This project was redesigned in 1950 and replaced by Metropolitan Life North Building
You must be a CTBUH Member to view this resource.
Metropolitan Life North Annex
Building
Never Completed
Office
All-Steel
100
30
Proposed
Construction Start
You must be a CTBUH Member to view this resource.
Usually involved in the front end design, with a "typical" condition being that of a leadership role through either Schematic Design or Design Development, and then a monitoring role through the CD and CA phases.
The main contractor is the supervisory contractor of all construction work on a project, management of sub-contractors and vendors, etc. May be referred to as "Construction Manager," however, for consistency CTBUH uses the term "Main Contractor" exclusively.
06 November 2014
CTBUH Research
Without big dreams, there would be no tall buildings. Conceiving, financing, designing, and constructing a skyscraper is no simple feat, even under the best of...
Originally planned to be a 100-storey building, but construction was halted in 1933 at the 29th floor, resulting in the existing building: Metropolitan Life North Building.
Subscribe below to receive periodic updates from CTBUH on the latest Tall Building and Urban news and CTBUH initiatives, including our monthly newsletter. Fields with a red asterisk (*) next to them are required.
View our privacy policy