500 Fifth Avenue
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| 500 Fifth Avenue | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Office |
| Location | New York City, United States[1] |
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| Construction started | 1929 |
| Completed | 1931 |
| Owner | 1472 Broadway, Inc.[2] |
| Height | |
| Roof | 709 feet (216 m)[1][2] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 60 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Shreve Lamb & Harmon Associates[1][2] |
| Developer | Walter J. Salmon, Sr.[1] |
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From right to left: HBO headquarters, W. R. Grace Building, Aeolian Building (houses the State University of New York College of Optometry), Salmon Tower Building and 500 Fifth Avenue (annotated image on Commons).
500 Fifth Avenue, located between West 42nd and 43rd Streets in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, is a 60-floor, 709-foot (216 m) office tower built in 1929-31 and designed by the firm of Shreve, Lamb & Harmon in the Art Deco style.[1][2][3][4] Constructed for Walter J. Salmon, Sr., it is adjacent to Bryant Park and the Salmon Tower Building, also built for Salmon.
It was the original transmitter site for CBS Radio's New York City FM station (W67NY, later called WCBS-FM) in 1941.[5]
The building was designated a New York City Landmark in 2010.
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- ↑ Klose, Oliivia. "500 Fifth Avenue Designation Report" New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (December 14, 2010)
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- 500 Fifth Avenue Official website
