Image Credit: Pedro Kummel
Current Status: Completed
Empire State Building Vital Stats
Address: 338 Fifth Avenue (Community Board 5)
Type: Commercial & Office Building
Name: Empire State Building
Construction: Begun March 17, 1930, Completed April, 1931; Officially opened May 1, 1931 when president Herbert Hoover pressed a button in the White House to turn on the lights.
Design Architect: William Lamb of Shreve, Lamb and Harmon
Executive Architect: __
Structural Engineer: Homer Gage Balcom
Developer: Empire State Inc., incl. John J. Raskob and Al Smith
Builder:Starrett Brothers and Eken
Height: 1,454 feet (1,453 feet, 8 9/16th inches) or 443.2m to top of lightning rod; 102 Stories.
– To 86th Floor Observatory: 1,050 feet
– To 102nd Floor Observatory: 1,250 feet
– 102nd Floor to tip: 230 feet
Total Construction Floor Area: 2,248,355 square feet; 208,879 square meters
Site Area: 79,288 square feet; 7,240 square meters
Density: __
Filed prior to July 2009, there are no Zoning Diagrams scanned for this project.
Superlatives: The Empire State Building is the tallest LEED-certified building in the United States.
The Empire State Building is the only building in New York to twice hold the title of the tallest building in the state.
Loopholes Exploited:
Read through our blog below for more information on Supertalls.
LW! December 2019 Supplemental Filing on 50 West 66th Street
Supplemental Response to LW! November 6th, 2019 Filing at the Board of Standards and Appeals. LW! submitted the following supplemental documentation: Submission Notice Supplemental Statement of Facts Diagram 18.1 "Existing Conditions" Diagram 18.2 "Consolidated...
CALL & BE HEARD! Call to End a Zoning Loophole
State Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal and State Senator Robert Jackson have introduced Bills A5026A/S3820A to set limits on mechanical space with the goal of avoiding scenarios like developer Extell’s 161-foot proposed void at 50 West 66th Street. If passed,...
Developer November 2019 BSA Filing on 50 W. 66th Street
These are the response documents filed by the Developer on Wednesday, November 27th, 2019 Submission Notice Cover Letter Supplemental Statement of Facts Table of Exhibits Igor Bienstock Affidavit Luigi Russo Affidavit Michael Parley Affidavit
Contact Information
Sean Khorsandi
Executive Director
LANDMARK WEST!
LandmarkWest@LandmarkWest.org
45 West 67th Street New York, NY 10023
212-496-8110
