Carter's Review

This slim, 19-story, mid-block, residential tower at 67 Liberty Street has one of the finest locations in Lower Manhattan.

It was erected in 2014 and abuts the great former New York Chamber of Commerce Building at 55 Liberty Street that was erected in 1902 and designed by James B. Baker and is one of Lower Manhattan’s most impressive Beaux-Arts structures. 

The Chamber of Commerce relocated in 1980 and in 1989 it was acquired by the International Commercial Bank of China.  It has a spectacular Great Hall that measures 90 by 60 feet and is 30-feet high.  The building’s exterior was designated a landmark by the city in 1966.

67 Liberty Street is also across Liberty Street from the great black office tower at 140 Broadway with the large bright red cube sculpture by Isamu Noguchi in its plaza.

The building has 16 condominium apartments.

It was erected by Pomegranate Realty of which Ron Shoshany is a principal.

Mitch Newman of the Newman Design Group of Cold Spring Harbor, L.I., was the architect for the project.

Bottom Line

An awkward sliver residential addition with floor-through units and a couple of duplexes almost disappears amidst some of downtown’s great architectural landmarks.

Description

The original five-story façade of the commercial building on the site was retained and two floors were added directly above it and then 12 more in a setback tower with some balconies.

The building’s tower is slightly torqued.

Amenities

The apartments have direct elevator access, but the building has no roof deck, no sidewalk landscaping, no garage, no gym and  no children’s playroom.

Apartments

Apartment 17 has an 18-foot-long living room with a balcony and is adjacent to a long and handsome open kitchen that leads to the 11-foot-long bedroom that has a small balcony.

Residence 15 has an 18-foot-long living room and is adjacent to a long and handsome open kitchen that leads to a 11-foot-long bedroom with a 13-foot-long balcony.

Residence 8 is a two-bedroom duplex with a 18-foot-long living room with an 18-foot-long terrace that is adjacent to a long and handsome open kitchen that leads to a bedroom with a dressing area and a small balcony on the lower level.