The significance of Chase Plaza is a pioneering, 60 story International Style skyscraper, which reversed a mid century corporate exodus from the Financial District.
Chase Plaza was completed 1961 and was the first or tower that was built in the area since the Great Depression and served as the headquarters for the Chase Manhattan Bank.
The Project for Chase Plaza was spearheaded by David Rockefeller and was a deliberate attempt to keep the bank in Lower Manhattan, which triggered a downtown economic renaissance which paved the way for subsequent developments like the World Trade Center.
Chase Plaza was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, specifically Gordon Bunshaft and is an 813 foot tall, aluminum and glass tower that was a bold departure from the older, ornate masonry buildings in the area.
Chase Plaza is a 2.5 acre plaza that features a distinct "Sunken Garden" that was designed by artist Isamu Noguchi, which was also considered a pioneering effort to create open, human centered public spaces in a dense urban environment and it was also designated as an official New York City Landmark in 2008 as a result immense influence on the 20th century urban development.
Chase Plaza was also one of the first skyscrapers to use a central core for services and allowed for office spaces that are column free with panoramic views.
The owner of 28 Liberty Street is Fosun Hive Holdings, the real estate division of Chinese conglomerate Fosun International.
28 Liberty Street was built between the years of 1957 to 1961.
28 Liberty Street was officially opened in January of 1961 and the plaza at 28 Liberty Street was completed in may of 1964.
28 Liberty Street was formerly One chase Manhattan Plaza and the building at 28 Liberty Street was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in the international style.
And the 60 story skyscraper was also designated as a New York City Landmark in 2009.
28 Liberty St. is currently owned by Fosun Hive Holdings, the real estate division of Chinese conglomerate Fosun International.
The building at 28 Liberty Street is situated in Lower Manhattan and is bordered by Nassau, Liberty, William and Pine Streets.
The tower at 28 Liberty Street features a 60 story, 813 foot international Style, or Neues Bauen, design which was designed by Gordon Bunshaft and Natalie de Blois of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
The building at 28 Liberty Street serves as office space for diverse companies, which include Chase, AIG and innovators like HelloFresh and Booking.com
There's also another building that is referred to as the Liberty Building, which is located in Baltimore, which is not the 28 Liberty Street skyscraper building in NYC.
28 Liberty Street in New York City is located in New York County, which is the same as the borough of Manhattan, specifically in the Financial District, zip code 10005.