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« on: November 30, 2008, 12:17:36 am »



40 Wall Street




40 Wall Street was the world's tallest building from April 1930 to May 27, 1930.*
Preceded by Woolworth Building
Surpassed by Chrysler Building
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Location New York, New York USA
Status Complete
Constructed 1929–1930
Height
Antenna/Spire 927 ft (283 m)
Technical details
Floor count 70

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*Fully habitable, self-supported, from main entrance to highest structural or architectural top; see the list of tallest buildings in the world for other listings.
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« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2008, 12:19:10 am »

40 Wall Street is a 70-story skyscraper originally known as the Bank of Manhattan Trust building,[2] but then became known by the numerical address when its founding tenant merged with the Chase National Bank to form the Chase Manhattan Bank. It later became The Trump Building.[3] The building, located between Nassau Street and William Street in Manhattan, New York City, was completed in 1930 after only 11 months of construction.

The building was designed by H. Craig Severance, along with Yasuo Matsui (associate architect), and Shreve & Lamb (consulting architects). Der Scutt of Der Scutt Architect designed the lobby and entrance renovation.[3] Its pinnacle reaches 927 feet (282.5 m) and was very briefly the tallest building in the world, soon surpassed by the Chrysler Building finished that same year.

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« Reply #2 on: November 30, 2008, 12:19:54 am »

Race to be the world's tallest building

40 Wall Street was planned to be 135 feet (41 m) taller than the nearby Woolworth Building, which was completed in 1913. Most important, the plans were designed to be two feet taller than the Chrysler Building's planned height of 925 feet (282 m).

However, the Chrysler Building developers secretly changed the projected height of their building after 40 Wall Street was completed. A 125-foot (38 m) spire was secretly assembled in the Chrysler Building's crown and hoisted into place, fulfilling tycoon Walter Chrysler's dream of owning the tallest building on Earth. Such glory was short-lived, however, as the Empire State Building would be finished the next year, 1931.

In 1946, It was hit by a United States Coast Guard airplane during a thick fog. The crash killed five people, and the pyramidal tower was damaged.[3]

Though zoned for commercial use only, it has been said that Governor Thomas A. Dewey took residence below the observation deck for a time.
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« Reply #3 on: November 30, 2008, 12:21:01 am »



Location: 40 Wall Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York
Built/Founded: 1929–1930
Architect: H. Craig Severance
Added to NRHP: June 16, 2000
NRHP Reference#: 00000577 [1]
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« Reply #4 on: November 30, 2008, 12:21:48 am »

Decline and revival

In 1982, Joseph J. and Ralph E. Bernstein purchased 40 Wall Street and later found to be acting on behalf of Ferdinand E. Marcos, the late President of the Philippines. However, when Marcos was removed from power and his assets in the United States were frozen, the building was placed in limbo. [4]

In 1995, after years of neglect, 40 Wall Street was bought by Donald Trump for $[] and later renamed it to The Trump Building. He planned to convert the upper half of it to residential space, leaving the bottom half as commercial space. However, the cost of converting it to residential space proved to be too expensive and it remains 100% commercial space. He attempted to sell the building in 2003, expecting offers in excess of $300 million. However, such offers did not materialize and Trump retains control of the building. In the ninth episode of the fourth season of The Apprentice, Trump claimed he only paid $1 million for the building, but that it is actually worth $400 million. This episode aired November 17, 2005. On CNBC's The Billionaire Inside, Trump again claimed he paid $1 million for the building, but stated the value as $600 million, a $200 million increase from two years previous. The episode aired October 17, 2007 on CNBC.

In 1998, the building was designated a landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. The tower is the tallest mid-block building in New York City.
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« Reply #5 on: November 30, 2008, 12:24:23 am »



40 Wall Street New York City at Sunset
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« Reply #6 on: November 30, 2008, 12:26:25 am »

40 Wall Street (The Trump Building)

Home / Skyscrapers and Architecture / 40 Wall Street (The Trump Building)
Address: 40 Wall Street, corner of Wall and Broad Streets, Google Local Map

Height: 927 ft (283 m), floors: 72

Architect: H. Craig Severance and Yasuo Matsui
Consulting Architects: Shreve & Lamb
Developer: Bank of Manhattan Trust Company

Construction started: 1929, completed: 1930
Use: Office
Aliases: Trump building, Bank of Manhattan Trust building
Building Materials: steel structure, limestone

This tower was once a part of a celebrated three-way race to become the tallest building in the world. The building briefly held the world's tallest title until it was eclipsed by the Chrysler Building's spire. The Trump Company acquired the building in 1995.

Like the Empire State Building, the 40 Wall has also been hit by an aircraft: in 1946 a US Coast Guard plane hit the building in fog, killing four people.

Originally the headquarters of the bank of Manhattan
Renovated in 1996 by Donald Trump
Tallest building in the world for a brief period in 1930
Also known as The Crown Jewel of Wall Street or as the Trump building
In the fog, the building was hit by a US Coast Guard plane in 1946, killing four people.

Originally named the Bank of Manhattan Trust Building, 40 Wall Street was remarkably completed in less than one year.

In a race to build the world's tallest building with his former parter William Van Alen's Chrysler Building, architect H. Craig Severance designed a 927-foot structure in 1929 to stand at the heart of New York's financial district.

The building at 40 Wall Street was to tower 135 feet above Cass Gilbert's gothic Woolworth Building, which was completed a decade earlier.

More importantly, Severance's plans edged the projected 925-foot height of Van Alen's Chrysler Building by a significant two feet.

When completed in 1930, 40 Wall Street briefly held the title of world's tallest building. (Currently it ranks 33rd).

In a sly maneuver, Van Alen secretly changed the projected height of the Chrysler Building after 40 Wall Street had been completed. A 185-foot spire was secretly assembled in the building's crown and hoisted into place, fulfilling tycoon Walter Chrysler's dream of owning the tallest building on Earth.

Despite losing the status of world's tallest building, 40 Wall Street, dubbed "The Crown Jewel of Wall Street," would long dominate the skyline of lower Manhattan with its ornate pyramidal crown and gothic spire.

To gain respect for the newly opened Bank of Manhattan Trust Building, consulting architects Shreve & Lamb claimed the building contained the world's highest usable floor (nearly 100 feet above Chrysler's top floor) and observation deck.

Though the structure was strictly zoned for commercial use, it is alleged that Governor Thomas A. Dewey took residence below the observation deck for a time.
In 1996, Donald Trump renovated 40 Wall Street to its original grandeur with "3,500 new Wausau windows, two 1,300-ton York Chillers, state-of-the-art safety and communications systems, and an all new Italian marble and bronze lobby."

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The view on the 40 Wall Street building from the World Trade Center observation deck. To the left of it is the J. P. Morgan Bank Headquarters.
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« Reply #8 on: November 30, 2008, 12:30:17 am »



The facade of the 40 Wall Street building.
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« Reply #9 on: November 30, 2008, 12:31:13 am »



The Wall Street entrance to 40 Wall Street Building.
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« Reply #10 on: November 30, 2008, 12:32:34 am »



The Pine Street entrance to 40 Wall Street Building. The view from One Chase Plaza.
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« Reply #11 on: November 30, 2008, 12:33:28 am »



The Wall Street and the Trinity Church.
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« Reply #12 on: November 30, 2008, 12:34:12 am »



The view on 40 Wall Street building from the East River. To the left is the City Bank Farmers Trust Co. Building. The picture was taken before September 11th, so you can see the World Trade Center.
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