70 Pine Street
70 Pine Street | |
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General information | |
Type | residential (converted from offices) |
Location | 70 Pine Street Manhattan, New York City |
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Construction started | 1930 |
Completed | 1932 |
Height | |
Architectural | 952 ft (290 m)[1] |
Roof | 850 ft (260 m)[2] |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 67[1] |
Floor area | 865,400 sq ft (80,400 m2)[3] |
Lifts/elevators | 24[1] |
Design and construction | |
Developer | Rose Associates.[4] |
Structural engineer | Taylor Fichter Steel Construction |
70 Pine Street – formerly known as the American International Building, 60 Wall Tower and originally as the Cities Service Building – is a 67-story, 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. It was built in 1931-32 by the Cities Service Company[6] for the oil and gas baron Henry Latham Doherty,[7] and was designed by the firms of Clinton & Russell and Holton & George in the Art Deco style.[8]
The building was designated a New York City Landmark and Interior Landmark in June 2011.[9]
History
The Cities Service Building was constructed during the New York skyscraper race, which accounts for its gothic-like spire-topped appearance,[10] a popular architectural style at that time. When completed it was the third tallest building in the world, after the Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building.[10] It was the last skyscraper to be built in Lower Manhattan prior to World War II, and was the tallest building in Lower Manhattan until the 1970s when the World Trade Center was completed. Upon the 9/11 Attacks, it regained for some years the status of the tallest downtown building. As of 2015, it is the eighth tallest in New York City, the 20th tallest in the United States, and the 103rd tallest building in the world.[1]
One of the most noted themes of the limestone-clad tower is a mountain with a snow cap. The building features an open air platform with an enclosed glass observatory above it on the 66th Floor,[7] offering a higher view of downtown than from any building. This observatory is no longer accessible to the public. The tower was originally and famously built with double-decker elevators[6] that served two floors at a time to provide sufficient vertical service for the narrow tower and its limited elevator shafts. Soon afterwards, these elevators were removed because of their low popularity;[6] however, the Citigroup Center adopted this same idea in the 1970s.
Cities Service sold the building to the American International Group (AIG) in 1976 [11] when it moved its company headquarters to Tulsa, Oklahoma. It served as AIG's world headquarters until its financial struggles in 2008, and the building was sold to developer Youngwoo & Associates in 2009.[12] The building was later purchased by MetroLoft, which sold it to Rose Associates.[13]
Today, 70 Pine Street is held by Luxembourg-based Eastbridge Group and Rose Associates, a New York-based developer, owner and operator of premium residential properties.[4] Rose is in the process of transforming 70 Pine into ultra-luxury rental apartments. Residential leasing is expected to begin in fall 2014.[14] Upon completion, 70 Pine will consist of 644 residential units and 132 extended-stay apartments. Earlier this year, Rose placed La Palestra in 23,000 square feet of space at 70 Pine. An operator of high-end fitness centers focused on health and wellness, La Palestra will offer memberships to building and neighborhood residents. Rose is currently marketing an additional 35,000 square feet of retail space that is accessible from Pine, Pearl and Cedar streets as well as the building’s lobby.[14]
See also
- New York City portal
- Architecture portal
- List of tallest buildings in the United States
- Tallest buildings in New York City
- List of skyscrapers
- World's tallest structures
References
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "70 Pine Street" on Skyscraper Center website. Accessed: April 13, 2015.
- ↑ American International Building at SkyscraperPage.com
- ↑ The American International Building, Art Deco Era, part 3, New York Scrapers, greatgridlock.net.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cuozzo, Steve, "Rose Takes Over at 70 Pine St", New York Post (August 7, 2012)
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- ↑ For designation reports, see Matthew A. Postal, http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/2441.pdf; http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/2442.pdf
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- ↑ Ewing, Michael, [1], New York Observer (March 23, 2012)
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- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Cuozzo, Steve. "New plans for downtown’s 70 Pine St. are sky-high" New York Post (October 29, 2013)
Further reading
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External links
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- "Still Stopping Me in My Tracks", New York Times, 2013-01-07. "An architectural historian’s favorite buildings include the 1932 Cities Service Building ...."
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