Confucius Plaza

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Confucius Plaza
Confucious Tower.jpg
General information
Location Chinatown, New York
Coordinates 40°42′53″N 73°59′46″W / 40.71472°N 73.99611°W / 40.71472; -73.99611Coordinates: 40°42′53″N 73°59′46″W / 40.71472°N 73.99611°W / 40.71472; -73.99611
Status Complete
Constructed 1975
Opening December 1975
Use residential apartments
Height
Roof 433 feet (132 m)
Technical details
Floor count 44
Cost US$38,387,000
Companies involved
Architect(s) Horowitz & Chun
Structural engineer Rosenwasser / Grossman
Contractor DeMatteis Organizations
Management Mitchell-Lama Housing Program?

Confucius Plaza Apartments is a limited-equity housing cooperative in Chinatown, Manhattan. The 44-story (433 ft (132 m)) tower block with 760 apartments was constructed in 1975 at a cost of $38,387,000. The coop members are almost exclusively Chinese Americans. The complex is located north of Chatham Square at the intersection of Bowery and Division Street.

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