Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse
| Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse | |
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Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse
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| General information | |
| Location | 500 Pearl Street New York, NY, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°42′49″N 74°00′03″W / 40.71361°N 74.00083°WCoordinates: 40°42′49″N 74°00′03″W / 40.71361°N 74.00083°W |
| Named for | Daniel Patrick Moynihan |
| Groundbreaking | March 29, 1991 |
| Opened | June 3, 1996 |
| Client | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York |
| Owner | State of New York |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 27 |
| Floor area | 974,000 sq ft (90,500 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Kohn Pedersen Fox |
| Developer | BPT Properties |
| Structural engineer | Lehrer McGovern Bovis |
| Other designers | Structure Tone Inc. |
The Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse is a courthouse in Manhattan. At 500 Pearl Street in Foley Square in the Civic Center neighborhood of lower Manhattan in New York City, it houses the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
From November 2006 to January 2013, the Moynihan Courthouse temporarily housed the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit while its Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse, located across the street, underwent extensive renovations. The Second Circuit returned to the Marshall Courthouse after renovations were completed.
The courthouse is 27 stories tall. It is made of granite, marble, and oak. It includes public art from Raymond Kaskey and Maya Lin. The courthouse was designed by the architectural firm Kohn Pedersen Fox and was built under a design-build contract with developer BPT Properties with core and shell construction by Lehrer McGovern Bovis and interior construction by Structure Tone Inc.
Housing 974,000 square feet (90,000 m2) it is the second largest federal courthouse in the United States (behind Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse), housing 44 courtrooms and providing court support and administrative services to the United States Marshals Service and the Office of the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
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