116 John Street

{{short description|Commercial building in Manhattan, New York}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2024}}

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = 116 John Street

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| image = 116_John_Street,_Lower_Manhattan,_New_York_City.jpg

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| location = 116 John Street, New York City

| coordinates = {{coord|40|42|27|N|74|00|21|W|region:US_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Lower Manhattan#USA New York City#USA New York#USA

| map_label = 116 John Street

| built = {{Start date|1931}}

| architect = Louis Allen Abramson

| builder = Julian Kovacs and the Platt Construction Company

| architecture = Art Deco

| added = June 20, 2014

| area = {{convert|0.64|acre}}

| refnum = 14000331{{cite web|url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/listings/20140627.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=June 27, 2014|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/16/14 through 6/27/14 |publisher=National Park Service}}

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116 John Street is a historic office tower at the southwest corner of John Street and Pearl Street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It was built in 1931, and is a 35-story brick and terra cotta building consisting of a three-story base, a 19-story shaft, and 12 upper stories that recede in a series of setbacks. The Louis Abramson designed building features Art Deco style design elements at the recessed entrances and in the lobby.{{rp|3–4,7}} Built as a speculative office building for insurance companies, the building interior was rehabilitated starting in 2011.{{cite web |last=Satow |first=Julie |date=April 7, 2011 |title=Another Financial District Building Converts to Residential |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/10/realestate/10posting-financial-district.html |access-date=December 22, 2024 |website=The New York Times}} Some floors had been converted to apartments by 2013.{{cite web |url=https://cris.parks.ny.gov/ |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20190404141934/https://cris.parks.ny.gov/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 4, 2019 |title=Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS) |publisher=New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation |format=Searchable database |accessdate=December 1, 2015 }} Note: This includes {{cite web |url=https://cris.parks.ny.gov/Uploads/ViewDoc.aspx?mode=A&id=294860&q=false |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: 116 John Street |accessdate=December 1, 2015 |author=Lindsay Peterson |format=PDF |date=December 2013 }} See also: {{cite web |url=https://cris.parks.ny.gov/Uploads/ViewDoc.aspx?mode=A&id=294865&q=false |title=Accompanying photos }}{{rp|3–4,7}}

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. Larry Silverstein bought the building in 2021 for $248 million.{{cite web |last=Rizzi |first=Nicholas |date=December 22, 2021 |title=Silverstein Nabs 116 John Street Residential Tower for $250M |url=https://commercialobserver.com/2021/12/silverstein-properties-116-john-street-metro-loft-management/ |access-date=December 22, 2024 |website=Commercial Observer}}{{cite web |last=Bockmann |first=Rich |date=December 22, 2021 |title=Silverstein buys FiDi apartment building for $248M |url=https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2021/12/22/larry-silverstein-buying-fidi-apartment-building-for-248m/ |access-date=December 22, 2024 |website=The Real Deal}}