The building was designed by architects Kirby, Petit & Green in the neo-classical style, and contains almost 20,000 square feet (1,900 m2) of space, with offices and residences on the upper floors.

The company had previously occupied several other sites in Lower Manhattan, and it developed a printing plant in the Bronx after 70 Broad Street was completed.

The American Bank Note Company Building is a New York City designated landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

The American Bank Note Company Building is in the Financial District of Manhattan in New York City, two blocks east of Bowling Green.

[6] Because of the Financial District's street grid, which is derived from the original Castello Plan for New Amsterdam, the site is trapezoid-shaped.

[6] The main entrance is through a set of glass-and-metal doors in the center of the Broad Street elevation; it is accessed by a small staircase leading from the sidewalk, flanked by short pedestals.

[14] The second through fourth floors on this facade contain two fluted, Corinthian columns, which support a metal-lettered frieze with the American Bank Note Company's name.

[5][7][11] The side facades on Beaver and Marketfield Streets, to the north and south respectively, each contain five vertical bays.

[6] The first floor contained a general office with a large oval mahogany counter, while the walls had wooden wainscoting under an ornate tapestry.

The third floor had a general workroom, with walls painted in a "pale terra cotta color", as well as red-painted woodwork.

[15][18] On the fourth floor was a board room with blue-and-gold decorations and indigo leather; a private office with mahogany wainscoting, mahogany furniture, and gold chandeliers; and a private dining room with wood wainscoting and a tapestry.

[20] Subsequently, the company began to grow its operations, establishing other factories in Canada and the U.S.,[14] as well as expanding its product offerings.

[13] The new building at that site, erected to plans by Kirby, Petit, and Green, was completed two years later.

[35] The building was given New York City landmark status in 1997,[10] and was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) two years later.

[37] The American Bank Note Company Building was purchased for $5.5 million in 2004 by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's organization, the Global Country of World Peace (GCWP).