Built in 1902 and designed by Architect, Daniel Burnham. Height is 285 ft (87m). Fact; Original called the Fuller Building.
Built in 1913 and designed by Architect, Cass Gilbert. Height is 792 ft (241 m). Fact; Tallest in the world from 1913-1930.
Built in 1930 and designed by Architect, William Van Alen. Height is 1,046 ft (319 m). Fact; Built from 29961 tons of steel and 3,826,000 bricks.
Built in 1931 and designed by Architect, William F. Lamb. Height is 1,454 ft (443.2 m). Fact; The lights represent seasonal or other events. Follow @EmpireLights.
Built in 1933 and designed by Architect, Raymond Hood. Height is 850 ft (260 m). Fact; It was during the construction of this building when the iconic ‘Lunch atop a Skyscraper’ was taken.
Built in 1952 and designed by Architect, Gordon Bunshaft. Height is 307 ft (94m). Fact; It was the 2nd curtain wall skyscraper of New York City.
Built in 1958 and designed by Architect, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Height is 516 ft (157 m). Fact; On completion, it was the world’s most expensive Skyscraper.
Built in 1962 and designed by Architect, Emery Roth & Sons. Height is 808 ft (246 m). Fact; This was once the Headquarters of Pan American World Airways.
Estimated early 2014 completion. Designed by Architect, David Childs. Height is 1,792 ft (546.2 m). Fact; One World Trade Center shall be the tallest Skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere.
Built in 1952 and designed by Architect, Wallace K. Harrison. Height is 155 metres (509 ft). Fact; The site of the United Nations Headquarters has extraterritoriality status.
Built in 1986 and designed by Architect, John Burgee. Height is 453 ft (138 m). Fact; The company that owned the building filed for bankruptcy in 2010 after overpaying for the property.
Built in 2010 and designed by Architect, Frank Gehry. Height is 876 ft (267 m). Fact; It’s the 12th tallest residential tower in the world & the 2nd tallest residential building in the W. Hemisphere.
Built in 1977 and designed by Architect, Hugh Stubbins. Height is 915 ft (279 m). Fact; Changes during construction led to a finished product that was structurally unsound.
Built in 1911 and designed by Architect, Napoleon LeBrun & Sons. Height is 700 ft (213.36 m). Fact; Currently being converted into a New York Edition Hotel.
