500 Fifth Avenue
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General information | |
Type | Office |
Architectural style | Art-Deco |
Location | New York City, United States[1] |
Coordinates | 40°45′14″N 73°58′53″W / 40.753836°N 73.981279°W |
Construction started | 1929 |
Completed | 1931 |
Owner | 1472 Broadway, Inc.[2] |
Height | |
Roof | 697 feet (212 m)[1][2] |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 60 |
Floor area | 20,893 sq ft (1,941.0 m2) |
Design and construction | |
Architect | Shreve Lamb & Harmon Associates[1][2] |
Developer | Walter J. Salmon, Sr.[1] |
Structural engineer | H.G. Balcom & Associates |
Main contractor | Starrett Brothers and Ekin |
500 Fifth Avenue, located between West 42nd and 43rd Streets in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, is a 60-floor, 697-foot (213 m), 659,132 sq ft[3] office tower built from 1929 to 1931 and designed by the firm of Shreve, Lamb & Harmon in the Art Deco style.[1][2][4][5] Constructed for Walter J. Salmon, Sr., it is adjacent to Bryant Park and the Salmon Tower Building, also built for Salmon.
It was the original transmitter site for CBS Radio's New York City FM station (W67NY, later called WCBS-FM) in 1941.[6]
The building was designated a New York City Landmark in 2010.
See also
References
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 "500 Fifth Avenue". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on 2007-02-14. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
- 1 2 3 4 "500 Fifth Avenue". SkyscraperPage.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
- ↑ "CrediFi". www.credifi.com. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
- ↑ Klose, Oliivia. "500 Fifth Avenue Designation Report" Archived 2012-12-24 at the Wayback Machine. New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (December 14, 2010)
- ↑ "500 Fifth Avenue". 500 Fifth Avenue. Archived from the original on 8 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
- ↑ "Original transmitter site" (PDF).
External links
Media related to 500 Fifth Avenue at Wikimedia Commons - 500 Fifth Avenue at Emporis
- 500 Fifth Avenue Official website
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