Tenants
The building is the headquarters of EmblemHealth. HIP Health Plan of New York, which became a part of EmblemHealth, moved there with 2,000 employees in October 2004. It was the largest corporate relocation in downtown Manhattan following the September 11 attacks. Standard & Poor's, a corporate rating agency, is also headquartered in the building. The New York City Department of Transportation also has offices in the building.
From 1973 to 1983 the Whitney Museum of American Art maintained a branch museum in the building. Space was rented for a token fee and the operating cost was being paid for by several Wall Street corporations.
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