Constructed as the headquarters of the Greenwich Savings Bank from 1922 to 1924, it occupies a trapezoidal parcel bounded by 36th Street to the south, Sixth Avenue to the east, and Broadway to the west.

The Greenwich Savings Bank Building was designed in the Classical Revival style by York and Sawyer.

The exterior, wrapping around the three sides of the building, consists of a base of rusticated stone blocks, atop which are Corinthian-style colonnades.

Inside is an elliptical banking room with limestone Corinthian columns, granite walls, a marble floor, and a coffered, domed ceiling with a large skylight.

The bronze tellers' screens contain sculptures of Minerva (symbolizing wisdom) and Mercury (representing commerce).

[7][8] The neighborhood had become dense after World War I with the construction of hotels and stores, as well as the development of what is now the Garment District of Manhattan.

[16] Architect magazine wrote, "it seems worth while [sic] to express appreciation of all those concerned in the construction of the bank and in the furnishing of all its varied details".

[17] Wrapping around three sides of the building, the facade consists of a base of rusticated pink granite walls, above which are Corinthian-style columns.

[10][14] The main facade of the Greenwich Savings Bank Building is on Broadway, where there is a projecting rusticated podium, a portico, and an attic.

[19] At the center of the Broadway facade is an entryway with a molded surround approached by four steps made of pink granite.

Because of the narrower width, there is no corresponding window on the northern end of the Sixth Avenue facade, which instead has an employee entrance and bronze gate.

The center of the floor surface has a lozenge measuring 29 by 31 inches (740 by 790 mm), which has a depiction of a black-tesserae triton within a green-and-white marble background and a black-and-white tesserae border.

The center of the floor surface has a medallion showing a brass ship on green marble waves, surrounded by the name of the bank.

The shorter walls, which correspond to the intercardinal directions (northwest, northeast, southwest, southeast), contain radiator grills, above which are capitalized inscriptions with gold fillings.

[25] The comptroller's office has a coffered ceiling, moldings on the walls, two stone columns, and doorways from the foyer and banking room.

[17][b] The floors are paved in marble with numerous contrasting colors, in a pattern intended to resemble antique pavement.

[34][17] The tellers' counter is supported by numerous sculptural pairs of Minerva (symbolizing wisdom) and Mercury (representing commerce), which are regularly spaced.

[41] The basement was described as containing lockers, toilets, storage, and other rooms primarily found in a regular savings bank.

The remainder of the walls are clad in rusticated stone, with metal grilles in the window opening, while the ceiling has coffers.

[44][45][c] By the 1920s, development was moving northward in Manhattan, and the bank wanted a new site that was centrally located, in anticipation of further growth.

[25] By early 1922, York and Sawyer were hired as architects while Marc Eidlitz & Son were awarded the general contract.

[13] The architect of record, Charles M. Dutcher of York and Sawyer, filed plans with the Manhattan Bureau of Building in June 1922 with the bank estimated to cost $1 million.

[52] York and Sawyer filed plans in 1940 to add office space to the Greenwich Savings Bank Building at a cost of $100,000.

The new office space, equivalent to one-third of a full story, was to be constructed between the trusses that held up the ceiling of the banking area.

The work was to be conducted by general contractor Eglehart, Caldwell & Scott Inc. as well as consulting engineers Meyer, Strong & Jones Inc. and H. Balcom Associates.

They created several renderings for alternative uses of the banking hall, including an auditorium, trading floor, restaurant, and store.

[38] Himmel & Meringoff had not wanted to sell the building, but they were forced to reject several potential applicants for having insufficient credit.

[58] The sale excluded 235,000 square feet (21,800 m2) of development rights associated with the building, which a buyer could potentially transfer to a nearby structure.

[62] An event management company was contracted to operate Gotham Hall and leased several of the Haier Building's large rooms through 2033.

[63] The events at Gotham Hall have attracted guests such as U.S. President Barack Obama, actress Eva Mendes, and fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger.