500 Fifth Avenue
| 500 Fifth Avenue | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Office |
| Location | New York City, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°45′14″N 73°58′53″W / 40.753836°N 73.981279°W |
| Construction started | 1929 |
| Completed | 1931 |
| Owner | 1472 Broadway, Inc. |
| Height | |
| Roof | 709 feet (216 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 60 |
| Floor area | 20,893 sq ft (1,941.0 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Shreve Lamb & Harmon Associates |
| Developer | Walter J. Salmon, Sr. |
| Structural engineer | H.G. Balcom & Associates |
| Main contractor | Starrett Brothers and Ekin |
500 Fifth Avenue, located between West 42nd and 43rd Streets in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, is a 60-floor, 709-foot (216 m), 659,132 sq.ft office tower built in 1929-31 and designed by the firm of Shreve, Lamb & Harmon in the Art Deco style. Constructed for Walter J. Salmon, Sr., it is adjacent to Bryant Park and the Salmon Tower Building, also built for Salmon.
It was the original transmitter site for CBS Radio's New York City FM station (W67NY, later called WCBS-FM) in 1941.
The building was designated a New York City Landmark in 2010.
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