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.
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Referendum Questions Addressed!
FREE Public Education Forum in Manhattan on Community Board Referendum Questions Thursday October 18th 6:30pm-8:30pm Gregorio Luperon High School for Science and Mathematics 501 West 165 Street Attend the only public education forum in Manhattan regarding three...
36 West 66th Street Throws Shade on the UWS
The Department of Buildings (DOB) has 75 days from our 9/9/2018 CHALLENGE * filing against 36 West 66th St. to respond--that means news comes after Thanksgiving! In the meantime, as the developer had their recent STOP WORK ORDER lifted, our work, too continues! ...
Excavator Flips, Progress Flops
Thankfully, there are no known reported injuries as of yet, but an excavator flipped over at the construction hole at 36 West 66th Street leading to a partial stop work order for the site. While this accident was within the site, it will just be a matter of months...
Contact Information
Sean Khorsandi
Executive Director
LANDMARK WEST!
LandmarkWest@LandmarkWest.org
45 West 67th Street New York, NY 10023
212-496-8110
