500 Fifth Avenue

500 Fifth Avenue
500 Fifth Avenue
General information
Location	New York City, United States
Coordinates	40°45′14″N 73°58′53″W / 40.753836°N 73.981279°W
Owner	1472 Broadway, Inc.
Height
Roof	697 feet (212 m)
Technical details
Floor count	60
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Shreve Lamb & Harmon Associates
Developer	Walter J. Salmon

500 Fifth Avenue is a 60-storey, 697-foot (212 m) office tower in Manhattan, New York City, standing at West 42nd Street.^[1] It is adjacent to Bryant Park.

While this art deco building^[2] is not as well known as the Empire State Building, it shares a couple of characteristics. Both buildings were completed in 1931 and designed by Shreve Lamb & Harmon Associates.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "500 Fifth Avenue". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
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