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| Floors Above Ground 57 |
| # of Elevators 34 |
| Top Elevator Speed 3.55 m/s |
| Tower GFA 120,773 m² / 1,299,990 ft² |
| # of Apartments 33 |
| # of Parking Spaces 150 |
| Official Name | Woolworth Building |
| Other Names | Cathedral of Commerce |
| Structure Type | Building |
| Status | Completed |
| Country | United States |
| City | New York City |
| Street Address & Map | 233 Broadway |
| Postal Code | 10007 |
| Original Function | residential / office |
| Current Function | residential / office |
| Structural Material | steel |
| Landmark Status | local |
| Construction Start | 1910 |
| Completion | 1913 |
| Recladding | 1977 |
| Retrofit Start | 2014 |
| Retrofit End | 2017 |
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| Global Ranking | #491 Tallest in the World |
| Regional Ranking | #72 Tallest in North America |
| National Ranking | #63 Tallest in United States |
| City Ranking | #25 Tallest in New York City |
| Owner | |
| • Current | Alchemy Properties; Alchemy Properties; Cammeby's International; Witkoff |
| • Past | F.W. Woolworth Company |
| Developer | F.W. Woolworth Company; Irving National Exchange Bank |
| Architect | |
| • Design | Cass Gilbert |
| Structural Engineer | |
| • Design | Gunvald Aus Company |
| Main Contractor | Thompson-Starrett & Co. |
| Other Consultant | |
| • Façade | Vidaris, Inc. |
| • Interiors | The Office of Thierry W Despont Ltd. |
| Material Supplier | |
| • Elevator | Otis Elevator Company |
| Developer | Alchemy Properties; Witkoff |
| Architect | |
| • Design | SLCE Architects |
| Structural Engineer | |
| • Design | Gilsanz Murray Steficek |
| Other Consultant | |
| • Façade | Vidaris, Inc. |
| • Interiors | The Office of Thierry W Despont Ltd. |
| • Sustainability | Vidaris, Inc. |
Milan Tall Building Conference
19 Apr 2016
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Event
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Woolworth Building Renovation Tour
28 Oct 2015
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Tour
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Height: The History of Measuring Tall Buildings
Dec 2009
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CTBUH News
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Mar 2018 –
International Journal of High-Rise Buildings Volume 7 Number 1
How New Generations, Industries and Workplace Paradigms Are Redefining the Commercial High-Rise
26 Oct 2015 –
Global Interchanges: Resurgence of the Skyscraper City
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Oct 2015 –
CTBUH Journal, 2015 Issue IV
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Tallest building in the world 1913 - 1930. Preceded by the Metropolitan Life Tower and surpassed by the Bank of Manhattan
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