70 Pine Street
residential skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
70 Pine Street (also the American International Building) is a skyscraper in New York City, United States. It is a 67-floors, 952-foot (290 m) office building[5] located at the corner of Pearl Street and running to Cedar Street in the Financial District of Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. It was built in 1932 and is one of the tallest buildings in the world
| American International Building | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Residential (converted from offices) |
| Architectural style | art deco |
| Location | 70 Pine Street Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA |
| Coordinates | 40°42′23″N 74°00′28″W / 40.70643°N 74.00766°W |
| Construction started | 1930 |
| Completed | 1932 |
| Owner | Eastbridge Group |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 952 ft (290 m)[2] |
| Antenna spire | 290 m (952 ft) |
| Roof | 850 ft (260 m)[3] |
| Top floor | 800 ft (240 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 67[2] |
| Floor area | 864,988 sq ft (80,360.0 m2)[1] |
| Lifts/elevators | 24[2] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Clinton and Russell; Holton & George |
| Developer | Rose Associates.[4] |
| Structural engineer | Taylor Fichter Steel Construction |
| Main contractor | James Stuart & Co. Builders |
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ The American International Building Archived 2002-05-11 at the Wayback Machine, Art Deco Era, part 3, New York Scrapers, greatgridlock.net.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "70 Pine Street" Archived 2015-03-31 at the Wayback Machine on Skyscraper Center website. Accessed: April 13, 2015.
- ↑ American International Building at SkyscraperPage.com
- ↑ Cuozzo, Steve (August 7, 2012) "Rose Takes Over at 70 Pine St", New York Post
- ↑ Yankopolus, Jennifer Evans & Cramer, James A. (2005). Almanac of Architecture & Design 2006 (Almanac of Architecture and Design). Greenway Communication. p. 368. ISBN 0-9755654-2-7.
- Abramson, Daniel M. (2001), Skyscraper Rivals:The AIG Building and the Architecture of Wall Street, Princeton Architectural Press. (Excerpt).
Other websites
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Media related to 70 Pine Street at Wikimedia Commons
- 70 Pine Street Archived 2015-03-31 at the Wayback Machine on CTBUH Skyscraper Center
- Gallery of photographs
- American International Building at Emporis.com
- American International Building Archived 2013-06-17 at the Wayback Machine at in-Arch.net
- American International Building on Skyscraperpage.com