52 Broadway

52 Broadway, formerly known as the Exchange Court Building or Chemical Bank Building, is a high-rise building on Broadway and Exchange Place in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan, New York City. The building was erected in 1898 as a 12-story building designed by architects Clinton and Russell, but it was gutted and stripped of its entire facade in 1980-1982 by Emery Roth & Sons. It is now 221.5 feet (67.5 m) high with 20 floors.^[1]

52 Broadway
The building in 1920
Former names	Exchange Court Building, Chemical Bank Building
General information
Type	Office
Address	52-56 Broadway
Town or city	Financial District, Manhattan, New York City, New York
Country	United States
Coordinates	40°42′23″N 74°0′44″W
Completed	1898
Renovated	1982
Height	221.51 feet (67.52 m)
Technical details
Floor count	20
Design and construction
Architecture firm	Clinton and Russell
Renovating team
Renovating firm	Emery Roth & Sons
References
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Tenants

In September 1903, the Consolidated National Bank took out a five-year lease on around 2,500 square feet of ground floor at the Exchange Court Building, which was located at the corner of Broadway and Exchange Place.^[2]

The naval architectural firm Gielow & Orr had their headquarters in the building in the early 20th century.^[3] The United Federation of Teachers currently has its headquarters in the building.^[4]

Investor Benjamin Graham rented an office at 52 Wall Street, as did the investing firm Tweedy, Browne which was closely associated with Graham and used similar investing theories.