Trump Tower (New York)
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View from Fifth Avenue
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Location within Manhattan
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| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Retail, office, and residential |
| Location | 721 Fifth Avenue New York City, NY 10022 United States |
| Coordinates | 40°45′45″N 73°58′26″W / 40.7625°N 73.9738°WCoordinates: 40°45′45″N 73°58′26″W / 40.7625°N 73.9738°W |
| Construction started | 1979 |
| Completed | 1983 |
| Opening | November 30, 1983 |
| Owner | Donald Trump, The Trump Organization |
| Management | The Trump Organization |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 664 ft (202 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 58 actual stories; top story is numbered 68 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Der Scutt; Poor, Swanke, Hayden & Connell |
| Developer | Donald Trump |
| Structural engineer | Irwin Cantor |
Trump Tower is a 58-story, 664-foot-high (202 m) mixed-use skyscraper located at 721–725 Fifth Avenue between 56th and 57th Streets in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Trump Tower serves as the headquarters for The Trump Organization. Additionally, it houses the penthouse condominium residences of the building's namesake and developer, U.S. President Donald Trump, who was a businessman and real estate developer at the time the tower was developed. Several members of the Trump family also reside in the building. The tower stands upon a plot where the flagship store of department-store chain Bonwit Teller was formerly located.
Designed by Der Scutt of Poor, Swanke, Hayden & Connell and developed by Trump and the Equitable Life Assurance Company (renamed the AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company in 2004), the building broke ground in 1979. Despite being located in one of Midtown Manhattan's special zoning districts, the tower was approved because it was built as a mixed-use development. Trump was able to add additional stories to the tower due to his construction of the atrium on the ground floor. There were controversies during construction, including the destruction of historically important sculptures from the Bonwit Teller store; Trump's alleged underpaying of contractors; and a lawsuit that Trump filed over the fact that the tower was not tax-exempt.
The atrium, apartments, offices, and stores opened on a staggered schedule from February to November 1983. At first, there were few tenants willing to move into the commercial and retail spaces. On the other hand, the residential units were sold out within months of opening. Since 2016, the tower has seen a large surge in visitation due to Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and subsequent election, as both his 2016 and 2020 campaigns are headquartered in the tower.
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