Levitz Furniture, a specialty retailer of furniture, bedding and home furnishings, recently opened its new corporate headquarters today in the historic Woolworth Building in downtown Manhattan. The move comes one year after new ownership took over management of the company, implementing an aggressive plan to revitalize one of America’s great retail brands.

The Company, which formerly had its corporate office in Woodbury, N.Y., now occupies the entire 23rd floor (approximately 30,000 square feet) of the Woolworth Building, located at 233 Broadway between Barclay Street and Park Place in downtown Manhattan. The Company maintains a small corporate presence in Woodbury.

“It is somewhat symbolic that we are moving into our new headquarters one year to the date that we began work to energize our company and breathe new life into the Levitz Furniture brand,” said Tom Baumlin, CEO of Levitz Furniture.

Built in 1913, the Woolworth Building is one of the 20 tallest buildings in New York City, and was the world’s tallest building until 1930, when it was surpassed by 40 Wall Street. The building, which totals 54 stories and more than 855,000 square feet, was commissioned by Woolworth’s founder Frank Woolworth as the retailer’s new corporate headquarters.

“It is also not lost on us that as we begin work in our new corporate home — one of America’s most beautiful landmark buildings — we are in many ways moving back to some of the roots of retailing, as the Woolworth company was a pioneer and it continues to influence the best global retailing brands,” said Baumlin. “We are also proud to be part of the ongoing revitalization efforts in downtown Manhattan and know we will prosper along with our new neighbors for many years to come.”

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