122 East 42nd Street, Midtown New York City NY United States
Status:
built
Construction Dates
Began
1927
Finished
1929
Floor Count
56
Building Uses
- office
Structural Types
- highrise
Heights
Value
Source / Comments
Antenna
680 ft
Roof
649 ft
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Description Architect: Sloan and Robertson
Developer: Irving S. Chanin
Having been surpassed in height by a number of buildings, most notably the Chrysler Building located across the street, the observatory on the 54th floor has long been closed.
The building had a 200 seat theater on the 50th and 51st floors used by tenants.
Named after Irwin Chanin, a big time New York developer in the 1920s.
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