Solow Building
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| Solow Building | |
|---|---|
| File:Solow Building New York August 2012.jpg The Solow Building from 5th Avenue and 59th Street | |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Location | 9 West 57th Street New York City, New York |
| Completed | 1974 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 689 ft (210 m)[1] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 50 |
| Floor area | 1,399,997 sq ft (130,064.0 m2) |
| Elevators | 34 |
| Design and construction | |
| Owner | Sheldon Solow |
| Architect | Gordon Bunshaft Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
| Developer | Solow Building Corporation |
| Structural engineer | Weidlinger Associates |
| References | |
| [1] [2] | |
The Solow Building is a skyscraper located at 9 West 57th Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, built in 1974. It was designed by Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill.
At 50 stories and 689 ft (210 m) in height, it is the 71st tallest building in New York.
Floors above the 23rd floor has a ublocked view of Upper Manhattan and a complete view of Central Park and The Plaza Hotel.
Solow Building Media
Moving of the orange "9" designed by Ivan Chermayeff to 9 West 57th Street
Facade of 9 West 57th Street during construction, January 1970
Contact sheet of 9 West 57th Street, 1970s
Profile of 9 West 57th Street from the west
Seen from across Fifth Avenue
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Solow Building at CTBUH Skyscraper Database
- ↑ Solow Building. Skyscraper CenterCTBUH. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
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