| Floors Above Ground 50 |
| # of Hotel Rooms 273 |
| Official Name | Metropolitan Life Tower |
| Name of Complex | Metropolitan Life Towers |
| Other Names | New York Edition Hotel, Met Life Tower, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower |
| Structure Type | Building |
| Status | Completed |
| Country | United States |
| City | New York City |
| Street Address & Map | 1 Madison Avenue |
| Postal Code | 10010 |
| Original Function | office |
| Current Function | hotel / office |
| Structural Material | steel |
| Landmark Status | national |
| Proposed | 1905 |
| Construction Start | 1907 |
| Completion | 1909 |
| Retrofit Start | 2012 |
| Retrofit End | 2015 |
| Official Website | The New York EDITION |
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| Regional Ranking | #151 Tallest in North America |
| City Ranking | #49 Tallest in New York City |
| Owner | |
| • Past | Africa Israel Investments Ltd.; Metropolitan Life Insurance Company; SL Green |
| Developer | Metropolitan Life Insurance Company |
| Architect | |
| • Design | Napoleon LeBrun & Sons |
| Main Contractor | Hedden Construction Company |
| Other Consultant | |
| • Interiors | Rockwell Group |
| Owner | |
| • Current | Abu Dhabi Investment Council |
| • Past | Marriott International, Inc. |
| Other Consultant | |
| • Building Monitoring | Vidaris, Inc. |
| • Interiors | Rockwell Architecture, Planning and Design, P.C. |
| • Preservation | Vidaris, Inc. |
| • Recladding | Vidaris, Inc. |
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