388 Greenwich Street facts for kids

Quick facts for kids 388 Greenwich Street
388 Greenwich Street in 2019
General information
Type	Office
Architectural style	Postmodern
Location	Manhattan, New York City
Coordinates	40°43′14″N 74°00′40″W / 40.720685°N 74.011036°W / 40.720685; -74.011036
Construction started	February 11, 1986
Completed	August 10, 1988
Height
Roof	151 m (495 ft)
Top floor	38
Technical details
Floor count	39
Floor area	2,700,000 sq ft (250,000 m2) (complex)
Lifts/elevators	24, primarily double-deckers
Design and construction
Architect	Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC

388 Greenwich Street is a tall office building, also known as a skyscraper, located in New York City. It's in the Tribeca area of Lower Manhattan. This building is part of a larger group of buildings that includes the 10-story 390 Greenwich Street. Together, these buildings are the main offices for a big company called Citigroup.

388 Greenwich Street is one of the tallest buildings in its neighborhood. It has many useful features for the people who work there. These include a fitness center, places to eat, a medical center, and even a day care center. It also has a special outdoor park. One cool thing about this building is its unique double-deck elevators, which are elevators with two cabins, one on top of the other. After the events of September 11 attacks, the building's courtyard was used as a place to help injured people.

History of 388 Greenwich Street

In 2007, Citigroup sold 388 Greenwich Street and 390 Greenwich Street. They did this to reduce the amount of property they owned. Two companies, SL Green Realty and SITQ, bought the buildings together. However, Citigroup still needed a place for its main offices. So, they made a deal to rent the buildings back for 15 years. This allowed them to keep working there.

Later, in 2016, Citigroup bought the buildings back again. They then moved their main company offices to 388 Greenwich Street.

Building Renovations and Updates

In 2016, Citigroup decided to stay in the building for a long time. They announced plans to make the building look new and modern. The outside of the building was updated by a company called Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. They added a new glass wall, called a curtain wall, to the lower parts of the tower. They also added this glass wall to the entire 390 Greenwich Street building.

Inside, another company named Gensler worked on making the offices better. They also designed a brand new lobby, which is the main entrance area.

The Red Umbrella Icon

For many years, 388 Greenwich Street had a famous red umbrella sign. This sign was 50 feet by 50 feet and four stories tall. It was made of neon lights and placed near the top of the building. The sign was put up in 1997. Some people thought it was a symbol of the building, while others found it a bit distracting.

There was also a large, red steel umbrella sculpture outside the building at street level. This sculpture was 16 feet tall and weighed 5300 pounds. Both the neon sign and the sculpture have been removed. The sculpture was taken down in 2007. This happened because of a deal between Citigroup and another company called St. Paul Travelers Companies, which now owns the umbrella logo.

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