860 Broadway

Built in 1884 for the Daniel Parish estate, the Parish Building—later known as the Butler Building—stands on a site formerly occupied by the Henry Parish mansion and mid-19th-century commercial structures on land developed by the Manhattan Bank Company.^[1] From the late 19th to early 20th centuries, it accommodated notable jewelers, silversmiths, and home furnishing merchants, including Sypher & Company, Dominick & Haff and Thonet Brothers, and for several years served as the New York City showroom for Butler Brothers, dry goods and general wholesalers.^[2][3][1]

In 1974, Pop artist Andy Warhol moved his studio, The Factory, to 860 Broadway, where he occupied the entire third floor.^[4] The renovations were overseen by his partner Jed Johnson and architect Peter Marino.^[5][6] The new space featured a more subdued atmosphere than his previous Factories, highlighted by large Art Deco furnishings repurposed from the Paris production of L'Amour (1972).^[7] During Warhol's tenure at 860 Broadway, the location became an influential art and cultural hub.^[8] In 1984, he moved to 22 East 33rd Street, a former Con Edison substation.

The Public Art Fund commissioned artist Rob Pruitt to design a chrome statue of Warhol that was installed outside 860 Broadway from March to October 2011.^[9]

The Underground nightclub operated at 860 Broadway from 1980 to 1989.^[10][11][12] It was owned by Jay Levy and Maurice Brahms,^[13][14][15] a former partner of Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager, the original owners of Studio 54, after Studio 54 closed due to jailing of Rubell and Schrager.^[16][17][18] The club opened on February 28, 1980.^[19] John Blair got his start there.^[20] Baird Jones promoted Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night parties from 1983 to 1986.^{[21][22][23][24]} Music videos for "I Want To Know What Love Is" by Foreigner and "Word Up!" by Cameo were filmed at the club.^[25][26] After about a decade, the club was reimagined by BlackBook Magazine columnist Steve Lewis & Co. as Le Palace de Beauté, where RuPaul often performed.

After the Underground closed, Petco opened, moving in 2022, to 44 Union Square, the former Tammany Hall.^[27][28] Today, the building houses a variety of tenants, including technology, media, and service firms. Notable occupants have included software company Kaltura, architectural design firm Selldorf Architects, flexible workspace provider Industrious, and fintech firm Valon Technologies.^[29][30]

860 Broadway is a six-story neo-Grec–style commercial building designed by architect Detlef Lienau and constructed in 1883–84 for the estate of Daniel Parish. Lienau, a student of French architect Henri Labrouste, was among the earliest proponents of the French Second Empire and neo-Grec styles in the United States.^[1] The façade of the building was altered in 1925 by F. H. Dewey & Company, which updated its exterior while losing much of its original neo-Grec character.^[31]

The structure contains approximately 75,800 square feet, with retail space occupying the ground floor and basement, and full-floor office suites above. The upper floors have large windows that offer views of Union Square Park.^[31]