Swapniket Mahajan

Review of Bates Worlwide, New York

Empire State Building

Empire State Building
The Empire State Building is a 102-story[b] Art Deco skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Designed by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon and completed in 1931, the building has a roof height of 1,250 feet (380 m) and stands a total of 1,454 feet (443.2 m) tall, including its antenna. Its name is derived from "Empire State", the nickname of New York. As of 2017 the building is the 5th-tallest completed skyscraper in the United States and the 28th-tallest in the world. It is also the 6th-tallest freestanding structure in the Americas.
Empire State Building

Seen from the air, 2012
Record height
Tallest in the world from 1931 to 1970[I]
Preceded by
Chrysler Building
Surpassed by
World Trade Center (North Tower)
General information
Status
Complete
Type
Office building; observation deck
Architectural style
Art Deco
Location
350 Fifth Avenue
Manhattan, New York 10118[a]
Construction started
March 17, 1930; 88 years ago[1]
Completed
April 11, 1931; 87 years ago[2]
Opening
May 1, 1931; 86 years ago[3]
Cost
$40,948,900[4]
($534 million in 2016 dollars[5])
Owner
Empire State Realty Trust
Height
Architectural
1,250 ft (381.0 m)[6]
Tip
1,454 ft (443.2 m)[6]
Roof
1,250 ft (381.0 m)[6]
Top floor
1,224 ft (373.1 m)[6]
Observatory
1,224 ft (373.1 m) (102nd floor)
1,050 feet (320 m) (86th floor)[6]
Dimensions
Other dimensions
424 ft (129.2 m) east west by 187 ft (57.0 m) north south[7]
Technical details
Floor count
102[6][7][8][b]
Floor area
2,248,355 sq ft (208,879 m2)[6]
Lifts/elevators
73[6]
Design and construction
Architect
Shreve, Lamb and Harmon
Developer
Empire State Inc., including John J. Raskob and Al Smith
Structural engineer
Homer Gage Balcom
Main contractor
Starrett Brothers and Eken
Empire State Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
NYC Landmark

Location in New York City[9]

Empire State Building (New York City)

Empire State Building (New York)
Coordinates

NRHP reference #
82001192
Significant dates
Added to NRHP
November 17, 1982
Designated NHL
June 24, 1986
Designated NYCL
May 19, 1981
References
I. ^ Empire State Building at Emporis
[6][10][11]
The site of the Empire State Building, located on the west side of Fifth Avenue between West 33rd and 34th Streets, was originally part of an early 18th century farm. In the late 1820s, it came into the possession of the prominent Astor family, with John Jacob Astor's descendants building the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on the site in the 1890s. By the 1920s, the family had sold the outdated hotel and the site indirectly ended up under the ownership of Empire State Inc., a business venture that included businessman John J. Raskob and former New York governor Al Smith. The original design of the Empire State Building was a for a 50-story office building. However, after fifteen revisions, the final design was for a 86-story 1,250-foot building, with an airship mast on top. This ensured it would be the world's tallest building, beating the Chrysler Building and 40 Wall Street, two other Manhattan skyscrapers under construction at the time that were also vying for that distinction.