I wouldn’t usually post a bank as a new kid, since they seem to come and go and switch spots so quickly, but since TD Bank snagged the retail on this cast iron beauty, I thought it was worth a note.

The bank has six branches south of Canal, including the one on the southeast corner of Chambers and Greenwich.

TD Bank
287 Broadway at Reade
212-608-5034
Monday to Friday, 8a to 6p
Saturday, 9:30a to 1p

That poor (beautiful) building has been through it. I think it was around 2008 when its foundation was undermined by the construction of the ugly tower next to it — 57 Reade. The building then became known as the Leaning Tower of Tribeca when it started to tilt after the adjacent buildings at 279 were torn down — and then it got caught in litigation over who was responsible. The shrouds came off in 2018; I think there are 10 apartments inside.

I took this shot from Downtown Dance Factory in 2012, when the building had been emptied.