28 Liberty Street Building
New York skyscraper in Lower Manhattan financial district
A modernist office tower and plaza in Lower Manhattan (One Chase Manhattan Plaza), completed in 1961; visitors notice its plaza-scale architecture and proximity to Wall Street and the World Trade Center site.
28 Liberty Street at a Glance#
Address: 28 Liberty Street, New York, NY, USA
About 28 Liberty Street#
28 Liberty Street is a modernist office complex in Lower Manhattan, New York City, formerly known as One Chase Manhattan Plaza. The building and its surrounding plaza form a notable mid-20th-century corporate development in the Financial District.
The site includes an expansive public plaza and lobby artworks that were part of the original design intent to combine office space with civic open space. It served historically as the headquarters for a major banking institution and has been redeveloped and rebranded in recent years.
The tower was constructed in the mid-20th century as part of Lower Manhattan’s postwar office expansion and has since seen changes in ownership and use consistent with shifts in the city’s financial district. The plaza continues to be a public space used for events and as a pedestrian route.
The building stands in the heart of Manhattan’s Financial District, within walking distance of the New York Stock Exchange and the World Trade Center site.
- Plaza and art: Includes a large public plaza and was designed as a modernist corporate headquarters with significant public art installations in its plaza.
How to Get to 28 Liberty Street#
28 Liberty Street is in Lower Manhattan’s Financial District. It’s a short walk from major subway hubs such as Fulton Street and Wall Street (the area is served by multiple NYC Subway lines), and is easily reached on foot or by local buses from other parts of Lower Manhattan and the World Trade Center area.
Best Time to Visit 28 Liberty Street#
For 28 Liberty Street (a working office tower and plaza), visit outside weekday business hours-evenings and weekends are generally much quieter.
Weather & Climate near 28 Liberty Street#
28 Liberty Street's climate is classified as Humid Subtropical - Humid Subtropical climate with warm summers (peaking in July) and freezing winters (coldest in January). Temperatures range from -4°C to 29°C. Abundant rainfall (1193 mm/year), wettest in July, distributed fairly evenly throughout the year.
| Month | Comfort | Temp | Feels | Rain | Sky | Humidity | Wind | UV | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Poor | -4° - 4° | -5° | 95 mm | partly cloudy | 82% | 4.8 m/s | 0.2 low | 9.5h |
| February | Poor | -3° - 5° | -4° | 77 mm | partly cloudy | 81% | 4.9 m/s | 0.4 low | 10.5h |
| March | Acceptable | 1° - 10° | 2° | 104 mm | partly cloudy | 81% | 5.0 m/s | 0.7 moderate | 11.8h |
| April | Good | 6° - 16° | 11° | 102 mm | partly cloudy | 82% | 4.8 m/s | 1.1 high | 13.1h |
| May | Very Good | 11° - 22° | 17° | 110 mm | partly cloudy | 84% | 4.2 m/s | 1.4 high | 14.3h |
| June | Excellent | 16° - 27° | 21° | 91 mm | partly cloudy | 83% | 4.0 m/s | 1.7 very high | 14.8h |
| July | Excellent | 20° - 29° | 25° | 114 mm | partly cloudy | 80% | 3.7 m/s | 1.8 very high | 14.6h |
| August | Excellent | 19° - 28° | 24° | 109 mm | partly cloudy | 78% | 3.6 m/s | 1.5 very high | 13.6h |
| September | Very Good | 15° - 24° | 20° | 102 mm | partly cloudy | 77% | 3.8 m/s | 1.2 high | 12.3h |
| October | Very Good | 9° - 18° | 13° | 91 mm | partly cloudy | 78% | 4.0 m/s | 0.6 moderate | 11.0h |
| November | Acceptable | 4° - 13° | 6° | 103 mm | partly cloudy | 79% | 4.5 m/s | 0.3 low | 9.8h |
| December | Poor | -1° - 7° | -1° | 95 mm | partly cloudy | 82% | 4.7 m/s | 0.2 low | 9.2h |
