GE Building
| 30 Rockefeller Plaza (Comcast Building) |
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As the GE Building, October 2005
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| Former names | RCA Building (1933–1988) GE Building (1988–2015) |
| Alternative names | 30 Rock |
| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Offices and television studios (NBC) |
| Location | 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 |
| Coordinates | 40°45′32″N 73°58′44″W / 40.759°N 73.979°WCoordinates: 40°45′32″N 73°58′44″W / 40.759°N 73.979°W |
| Completed | 1933 |
| Owner |
NBCUniversal (floors 1–30 and 50–59) Tishman Speyer (floors 31–49) |
| Height | |
| Roof | 850 ft (260 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 70 |
| Floor area | 2,099,985 sq ft (195,095.0 m2) |
| Lifts/elevators | 60 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Raymond Hood |
| Developer | Rockefeller Family |
| Structural engineer | Edwards & Hjorth; H.G. Balcom & Associates |
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30 Rockefeller Center
(GE Building / Comcast Building) |
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| Area | 22 acres (8.8 ha) |
| Architect | Raymond Hood |
| Architectural style | Modern, Art Deco |
| Part of | Rockefeller Center (#87002591) |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 23, 1987 |
| Designated CP | December 23, 1987 |
| References | |
30 Rockefeller Plaza is an American Art Deco skyscraper that forms the centerpiece of Rockefeller Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Formerly called the RCA Building from 1933 to 1988, and later the GE Building from 1988 to 2015, It was renamed the Comcast Building on July 1, 2015, following the transfer of ownership to new corporate owner Comcast. Its name is often shortened to 30 Rock. The building is most famous for housing the NBC television network headquarters. At 850 feet (260 m) high, the 70-story building is the 14th tallest in New York City and the 39th tallest in the United States. It stands 400 feet (122 m) shorter than the Empire State Building.
The building underwent a US$170 million floor-by-floor interior renovation in 2014. The renovation included new Comcast signage atop the building; new ground-level signage that reads Comcast Building; and, for the first time, the display of the iconic NBC Peacock logo on the building's exterior.
The building was completed in 1933 as part of the Rockefeller Center complex. The noted Art Deco architect Raymond Hood led a team of Rockefeller architects. It was named the RCA Building for its main tenant, the Radio Corporation of America, formed in 1919 by General Electric. It was the first building constructed with the elevators grouped in the central core. During construction, a photographer took the famous photograph Lunch atop a Skyscraper on the 69th floor. The National Broadcasting Company, had the red and blue networks housed in the new building, which was also nicknamed "Radio City". NBC was the first national radio network in the country and was started by R.C.A. in 1926.
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