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{{Infobox building
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| architectural_style= [[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival]]
| owner = Heights 75 Owners Corporation
| developer = Jacob Adelman<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/21/a-moment-in-the-limelight-30-years-late/?_r=0 |author=David W. Dunlap |title=A Moment in the Limelight, 30 Years Late |publisherwork=The New York Times |accessdatedate=2016February 21, 2012 |access-09-09date=September 9, 2016}}</ref>
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'''75 Livingston Street''', also known as the '''Court Chambers Building''', or the '''Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce Building''', is a 30-story {{convert|343|ft|m|0|abbr=on}} residential cooperative tower located in the [[Downtown Brooklyn]], neighborhood of [[New York City|New York]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.emporis.com/buildings/115492/court-chambers-building-new-york-city-ny-usa | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150714115556/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/115492/court-chambers-building-new-york-city-ny-usa | url-status = dead | archive-date = July 14, 2015 | title = Court Chambers Building | publisher = Emporis | accessdateaccess-date = September 9, 2016 }}</ref> The building was designed by [[architect]] Abraham J. Simberg, and built in 1926.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://skyscrapercenter.com/building/75-09livingston-09street/11996 |title=75 Livingston Street |publisher=Council Tall Buildings Urban Habitat |access-date=September 9, 2016}}</ref> The building was initially designed to have a dining room on the terrace of the 25th floor and to be 430&nbsp;ft high (131 m).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/06/realestate/06scapesready.html|title=Portrait of a Building as a Young High-Rise|work=The New York Times |date=December 3, 2009 |access-date=December 3, 2018|language=en}}</ref>
 
At one time in the past, the structure was called the Court-Livingston, due to its alternate street address of 66 Court Street.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brownstoner.com/brooklyn-life/a-look-at-the-c/ |title=A Look at the Court-Livingston |date=December 7, 2009 |publisher=Brownstoner |accessdateaccess-date=September 9, 2016-09-09}}</ref> Originally constructed as an office tower, the building was converted into [[cooperative]] apartments in 1981. In 2010 the building was included in the Borough Hall Skyscraper [[Historic district|Historic District]], which would landmark it, as well as several of the surrounding buildings.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cityrealty.com/nyc/downtown-brooklyn/75-livingston-street/review/38441 |author=Carter Horsley |title=75 Livingston Street |publisher=CityRealty |accessdateaccess-date=September 9, 2016-09-09}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/2449.pdf |title=Borough Hall Skyscraper Historic District Designation Report |publisher=NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission |accessdateaccess-date=September 9, 2016-09-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115012/http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/2449.pdf |archive-date=March 4, 2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref> This inclusion came with disagreements from many residents of the building who claimed that, not only was the building's architecture not significant enough to merit landmark status, but also argued that the status would be financially adverse for those living in the building.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.citylandnyc.org/borough-hall-skyscraper-historic-district-approved-2/|title=Borough Hall Skyscraper Historic District approved|date=2012-02-February 15, 2012|website=CityLand|language=en-US|access-date=December 9, 2018-12-09}}</ref> However, despite their claims the building was included in the Historic District and was land-markedlandmarked in 2011.<ref name=":0" />
==Overview==
The building was designed by [[architect]] Abraham J. Simberg, and built in 1926.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://skyscrapercenter.com/building/75-livingston-street/11996 |title=75 Livingston Street |publisher=Council Tall Buildings Urban Habitat |accessdate=2016-09-09}}</ref> The building was initially designed to have a dining room on the terrace of the 25th floor and to be 430 ft high (131 m).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/06/realestate/06scapesready.html|title=Portrait of a Building as a Young High-Rise|access-date=2018-12-03|language=en}}</ref>
 
At one time in the past, the structure was called the Court-Livingston, due to its alternate street address of 66 Court Street.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brownstoner.com/brooklyn-life/a-look-at-the-c/ |title=A Look at the Court-Livingston |publisher=Brownstoner |accessdate=2016-09-09}}</ref> Originally constructed as an office tower, the building was converted into [[cooperative]] apartments in 1981. In 2010 the building was included in the Borough Hall Skyscraper Historic District, which would landmark it, as well as several of the surrounding buildings.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cityrealty.com/nyc/downtown-brooklyn/75-livingston-street/review/38441 |author=Carter Horsley |title=75 Livingston Street |publisher=CityRealty |accessdate=2016-09-09}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/2449.pdf |title=Borough Hall Skyscraper Historic District Designation Report |publisher=NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission |accessdate=2016-09-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115012/http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/2449.pdf |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref> This inclusion came with disagreements from many residents of the building who claimed that, not only was the building's architecture not significant enough to merit landmark status, but also argued that the status would be financially adverse for those living in the building.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.citylandnyc.org/borough-hall-skyscraper-historic-district-approved-2/|title=Borough Hall Skyscraper Historic District approved|date=2012-02-15|website=CityLand|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-09}}</ref> However, despite their claims the building was included in the Historic District and was land-marked in 2011.<ref name=":0" />
 
==See also==
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*{{official website|https://75livingston.buildinglink.com/}}
*''[http://skyscrapercenter.com/building/75-livingston-street/11996 75 Livingston Street]'' on [[Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat|CTBUH]]
*''[https://web.archive.org/web/20150714115556/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/115492/court-chambers-building-new-york-city-ny-usa 75 Livingston Street]'' on [[Emporis]]
*''[http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=52483 75 Livingston Street]'' on [[Skyscraperpage.com]]
*''[https://structurae.net/structures/court-chambers-building 75 Livingston Street]'' on [[Structurae]]
 
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