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40 Wall Street

40 Wall Street
40 Wall Street.jpg
40 Wall Street in December 2005
40 Wall Street is located in Lower Manhattan
40 Wall Street
40 Wall Street is located in Manhattan
40 Wall Street
40 Wall Street is located in New York City
40 Wall Street
40 Wall Street is located in New York
40 Wall Street
40 Wall Street is located in the US
40 Wall Street
Location within Lower Manhattan
Alternative names The Trump Building, Manhattan Company Building
Record height
Tallest in the world from April 1930 to May 27, 1930
Preceded by Woolworth Building
Surpassed by Chrysler Building
General information
Location 40 Wall Street, New York City, New York 10005
Coordinates 40°42′25″N 74°00′35″W / 40.706964°N 74.009672°W / 40.706964; -74.009672Coordinates: 40°42′25″N 74°00′35″W / 40.706964°N 74.009672°W / 40.706964; -74.009672
Construction started 1929
Completed April 1930
Owner Donald Trump
Height
Architectural 927 ft (283 m)
Top floor 836 ft (255 m)
Technical details
Floor count 72
Floor area 1,111,675 sq ft (103,278.0 m2)
Lifts/elevators 36
Manhattan Company Building
Location 40 Wall Street, New York City
Area less than one acre
Built 1929–1930
Architect H. Craig Severance, Yasuo Matsui, et al.
Architectural style Skyscraper
NRHP Reference # 00000577
Added to NRHP June 16, 2000
References

40 Wall Street, also known as the Trump Building, is a 71-story skyscraper between Nassau Street and William Street in Manhattan, New York City. Erected by The Manhattan Company as its headquarters, the building was originally known as the Bank of Manhattan Trust Building, and also as the Manhattan Company Building, until its founding tenant merged to form the Chase Manhattan Bank. The structure was completed in 1930 after 11 months of construction.

The building was designed by H. Craig Severance, along with Yasuo Matsui (associate architect), and Shreve & Lamb (consulting architects). Edward F. Caldwell & Co. designed the lighting. Der Scutt of Der Scutt Architect designed the lobby and entrance renovation. Its pinnacle reaches 927 feet (283 m) and was very briefly the tallest building in the world, surpassed by a spire attached to the Chrysler Building a few months later.

Construction of the Bank of Manhattan Building at 40 Wall Street began in 1928, with a planned height of 840 feet (260 m), making it 135 feet (41 m) taller than the nearby Woolworth Building, completed in 1913. More importantly, the plans were designed to be two feet taller than the Chrysler Building, which was in an ostensible competition to be the world's tallest building.To stay ahead in the race, the architects of 40 Wall Street changed their originally announced height of 840 feet (260 m), or 68 stories, to 927 feet (283 m), or 71 stories, making their building, upon completion in May 1930, the tallest in the world. However, this triumph turned out to be short-lived.


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