Current Status: Completed
40 Wall Street Vital Stats
Address: 40 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005 (Community Board 1)
Type: Commercial
Name: 40 Wall Street; The Trump Building; Bank of Manhattan
Construction: Begun 1929; Completed 1930
Design Architect: H. Craig Severance
Executive Architect: _
Developer: Bank of Manhattan Trust
Builder: _
Height: 927 feet (283 meters); 72 stories
Total Construction Floor Area: 1,061,286 square feet; 98,597 square meters
Site Area: 34,360 square feet; 3,192 square meters
Filed prior to July 2009, there are no Zoning Diagrams scanned for this project.
Superlatives: Stood as the world’s tallest building from April, 1930 to May 27th, 1930.
Loopholes Exploited:
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DCP to vote on their VOIDS Zoning Text Amendment
On Wednesday, the Department of City Planning is expected to vote on their proposal to close the voids loophole exploited by developers. The vote, more than four months overdue by their own schedule, is the next step forward, after a March 13th hearing and a review...
Is it Safe?
There are many questions we get on a daily basis in emails, calls, and drop ins, but a question arriving with greater regularity is "is it safe?". A fair question, and one worth asking. While development spurs strong response, and leaves some residents with concerns...
Court Supports Community on 200 Amsterdam
In a happy occurrence, the Courts have chosen to uphold the law and directed the New York City Board of Standards and Appeals to essentially "fix it". Previously, the BSA has upheld the prepared findings it stated at the onset of their initial hearing on 200...
Contact Information
Sean Khorsandi
Executive Director
LANDMARK WEST!
LandmarkWest@LandmarkWest.org
45 West 67th Street New York, NY 10023
212-496-8110
