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375 Pearl Street

375 Pearl Street (also known as the Intergate.Manhattan, One Brooklyn Bridge Plaza, and Verizon Building) is a 32-story office and datacenter building in the Civic Center of Lower Manhattan in New York City, at the Manhattan end of the Brooklyn Bridge. It was built for the New York Telephone Company and completed in 1975. It was renovated in 2016.

375 Pearl Street
Seen in 2018 with the old logo, after its 2016 renovation
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General information
TypeOffice
LocationManhattan, New York City
Coordinates40°42′39″N 74°00′04″W / 40.71081°N 74.00118°W / 40.71081; -74.00118
Completed1975
Renovated2016–2018
OwnerSabey Data Centers Properties
Height
Roof540 feet (160 m)[1]
Technical details
Floor count32
Floor area1.098 million square feet (102×10^3 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Rose, Beaton & Rose[2]

History

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The building under construction in 1974

The building was built for the New York Telephone Company and was completed in 1975.[3][4] The building originally appeared windowless but had several 3-foot-wide slits (0.91 m) (some with glass) running up the building. As it approached completion, The New York Times architecture critic Paul Goldberger decried it as the "most disturbing" of the phone company's new switching centers because it "overwhelms the Brooklyn Bridge towers, thrusts a residential neighborhood into shadow and sets a tone of utter banality."[5][6]

In the 1990s and 2000s, Verizon switching operations included a small DMS-100 telephone exchange and a Switching Control Center System. The building's CLLI code, its identification in the telecommunications industry, was NYCMNYPS.[7] The Pearl Street CS2K softswitch was the recipient of voice traffic from decommissioned legacy switches in the city.

2000s

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The building played an important part in recovering service to the New York City Police Department following the September 11, 2001 attacks.[citation needed] Prior to 2002, the building featured the logo of New York Telephone and Bell Atlantic; that year, the sign was replaced with the logo of Verizon.[8]

In September 2007 it was announced that Taconic Investment Partners had purchased the building from Verizon, which leased back floors 8 through 10.[9] Taconic bought the 1.098-million-square-foot building (102,000 m2) for $172.05 million, which amounted to $185 a foot when property was selling in Manhattan for $500 a foot. Other appeals of the building were its 16- to 17-foot (5.2 m) ceilings and 39,000-square-foot (3,600 m2) floor plans as well as the naming rights.[5] Taconic had announced plans to replace the facade with a glass curtain wall designed by Cookfox. The New York Times wrote:

Paul E. Pariser, co-chief executive of Taconic, said a reporter had told him: 'Mr. Pariser, you have a challenge cut out for you — turning a G.E. dishwasher into an office building.' I like that challenge.[5]

2010s to present

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The building as seen from Brooklyn Bridge, under renovation in March 2016

In early June 2011, data center operator Sabey Data Centers Properties purchased the deed in lieu of foreclosure from M&T Bank for $120 million, considerably less than what Taconic had paid a few years earlier.[10][11] Sabey had initially intended to partner with YoungWoo & Associates but instead hired National Real Estate Advisors as its development partner.[10] Sabey intended to redevelop the property as a major Manhattan data center and technology building called Intergate.Manhattan.[12] John Sabey, president of the company, said Intergate.Manhattan would appeal to "new scientific, academic and medical research centers" in addition to data center tenants.[13]

In 2012, The Daily Telegraph ranked 375 Pearl Street as the 20th "ugliest building in the world".[14] Starting in 2016, the building was renovated. The limestone walls on the top 15 stories were removed and replaced with plate glass panels to improve the building's aesthetics and attract traditional office tenants.[15][16] Leasing of the office stories had started in January 2016.[17] Sabey placed the 15th through 30th stories for sale in 2018 for over $300 million.[18] The space was instead leased to tenants like the New York City Police Department[19] and Rafael Viñoly Architects.[20] Viñoly Architects bought the floors that it occupied in July 2020.[21]

Sabey and National Real Estate Advisors refinanced the building in June 2021. Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase gave the owners a $220 million fixed-rate loan as well as a $30 million mezzanine loan.[22][23]

Tenants

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The building was traditionally home primarily to telecommunications tenants, but following the renovations has attracted numerous traditional office users. The New York City government occupies a significant area of the building including the NYPD with 106,000 square feet (9,800 m2) on the 15th through 17th floors, the Human Resources Administration with 194,000 square feet (18,000 m2), the Department of Finance with 175,000 square feet (16,300 m2), and the Department of Sanitation with 72,000 square feet (6,700 m2).[24] Following the 2021 New York City mayoral election, the space also contained an office for mayor Eric Adams.[25]

Following the renovation, Rafael Viñoly Architects signed a 20-year, 36,550 square feet (3,396 m2) lease for the 31st floor of the building in July 2018.[26]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tall Buildings in Selected North American Cities - history.com". Archived from the original on February 8, 2010. Retrieved January 15, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "One Brooklyn Bridge Plaza". SkyscraperPage. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
  3. ^ Kimmelman, Michael (June 2, 2016). "New York Above 800 Feet". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  4. ^ "Intergate Manhattan, New York City | 115587 | EMPORIS". Emporis. Archived from the original on April 26, 2018. Retrieved November 1, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ a b c Dunlap, David W. (January 15, 2008). "Open a New Window: A Tower With a View". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  6. ^ Goldberger, Paul (December 6, 1975). "When Building for Future Means a Step Backward". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  7. ^ "Retirement and Removal of Verizon Broadway 4ESS Tandem (NYCMNYBW21T)" (PDF). Verizon.com. Verizon. December 8, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 1, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  8. ^ Lee, Denny (May 19, 2002). "Neighborhood Report: New York Signs; Verizon Lays Ma Bell to Rest With a Very Visible Swoosh". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  9. ^ Weiss, Lois (September 26, 2007). "Downtown Tower Deal; Verizon Sells Cheap to Taconic". New York Post. Retrieved September 4, 2009.
  10. ^ a b "Office conversion plans dropped as former Verizon tower changes hands for $120M". The Real Deal New York. June 8, 2011. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  11. ^ Fernandez, Tommy (June 7, 2011). "Downtown's Verizon tower fetches $120M". Crain's New York Business. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  12. ^ "Intergate.Manhattan". Sabey. Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
  13. ^ "Sabey Acquires Huge Verizon Building in NYC". Data Center Knowledge. June 7, 2011. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
  14. ^ "Are these the ugliest buildings in the world?". The Daily Telegraph. April 10, 2012. Archived from the original on May 5, 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
  15. ^ Baird-Remba, Rebecca (August 1, 2016). "Former Verizon Building at 375 Pearl Street Gets a New Look". New York YIMBY. Archived from the original on July 30, 2019.
  16. ^ Baird-Remba, Rebecca (March 12, 2019). "Under Construction: The Former Verizon Building at 375 Pearl Street". Commercial Observer. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  17. ^ Wilson, Reid (January 15, 2016). "Office Renovation, Leasing Underway At 32-Story Verizon Building, 375 Pearl Street, Civic Center". New York YIMBY. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  18. ^ "375 Pearl Street | Sabey Data Centers". The Real Deal New York. November 6, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  19. ^ Baird-Remba, Rebecca (August 24, 2018). "NYPD Nears Lease for 106K SF at 375 Pearl Street". Commercial Observer. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  20. ^ Mashayekhi, Rey (July 10, 2018). "Rafael Viñoly Architects Moving NYC Offices to Former Verizon Building". Commercial Observer. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  21. ^ Matsuda, Akiko (February 3, 2021). "Manhattan's Office Condo Price Sees 32% Decline in 2020". The Real Deal New York. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  22. ^ Cunningham, Cathy (June 18, 2021). "Wells Fargo, J.P. Morgan Close $250M Refi for 375 Pearl Street". Commercial Observer. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  23. ^ "Owners of 375 Pearl Street get $250M Refi". The Real Deal New York. June 21, 2021. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  24. ^ Baird-Remba, Rebecca (October 25, 2018). "NYPD Nails Down 106K SF at 375 Pearl Street". Commercial Observer. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  25. ^ "NYC Mayor Adams Has Secret Office at Sabey's 375 Pearl Street". The Real Deal New York. July 13, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  26. ^ Mashayekhi, Rey (July 10, 2018). "Rafael Viñoly Architects Moving NYC Offices to Former Verizon Building". Commercial Observer.
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