70 Pine

70 Pine is a rental apartment building at 70 Pine Street in the Financial District of Manhattan, converted by Rose Associates with DTH Capital. The tower was completed in 1932 as the Cities Service Building and later served as the headquarters of AIG; it is a designated New York City landmark and one of the finest Art Deco skyscrapers downtown, with a crowned, setback silhouette and an ornate lobby.

The building stands between Pearl and Cedar Streets, a block from Wall Street and the New York Stock Exchange. The Wall Street 2, 3, 4 and 5 stations and the Fulton Center are both nearby, and the South Street Seaport and Battery Park are each a short walk.

When it was completed in 1932, the 66-story tower was the tallest building in Lower Manhattan and one of the tallest in the world. It was built for Henry Latham Doherty’s Cities Service Company and was known for its double-deck elevators and a glass-enclosed observatory near the top. AIG occupied it for decades and sold it after the company’s 2008 crisis, and the building was then converted to apartments, opening as 70 Pine in 2016.

The conversion kept the landmarked Art Deco lobby and much of the original detail, and the upper floors now hold restaurants as well as apartments. Because the floors were laid out for offices, apartment layouts vary considerably, and some units have unusually deep rooms or windows set into the tower’s setbacks. It is worth seeing several units before choosing.