Vestry England. In England, until the 19th century, the parish vestry committee was in effect what would today usually be called a parochial church council, but was also responsible for secular parish business, which is now the responsibility of a parish council, and other activities, such as administering locally the poor law. The original unit of settlement among the Anglo-Saxons in England was the "tun" or town. The inhabitants met to carry out this business in the town moot or meeting, at which they appointed the various officials and the common law would be promulgated. Later with the rise of the
70 Vestry will include a library, exercise facilities, and a swimming pool. 70 Vestry 70 Vestry is a thirteen-story residential building under development in the Tribeca neighborhood of Manhattan, in New York City. The building was designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects. Early renderings for the building were first released in mid-2015. The building secured financing in late 2015. Robert A.M. Stern Architects chose limestone as the material for the exterior of 70 Vestry. The building is exclusively residential, with forty-seven units spread across thirteen floors. The largest of these units is over 10,000 square feet and is priced at $65 million.