The building initially stood on the waterfront of the Hudson River, but in the 1970s the city extended the island using 100 acres of landfill, creating an additional land mass now called Battery Park City.
Commercial Office Space
(2) WME Magnitude Magnetic Bearing Water-Cooled Chillers (1,500 tons each)
Built in 1922 by the Barrett Company, 40 Rector Street is an 18-story Renaissance Revival office building. The project, designed by the renowned architectural firm Warren & Wetmore — architects of Grand Central Terminal — features a three-story rusticated stone base and detailed copper cornices across its 450,000-square-foot floorplate. Once a prestigious waterfront headquarters for the chemical industry, the building now serves as a modern office condominium hub for organizations like the NAACP, Doctors Without Borders, and the Metropolitan College of New York.