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Also known as American International Building, Cities Service Building, 60 Wall Tower, 70 Pine

residential skyscraper in Manhattan, New York

Key facts

Former names
American International Building
Type
Residential (converted from offices)
Architectural style
Art Deco
Location
70 Pine Street, Manhattan , New York, United States
Opening
May 13, 1932
Cost
$7 million (equivalent to about $200 million in 2025 )
Owner
Eastbridge Group, AG Real Estate
Architectural
952 ft (290 m)
Roof
850 ft (260 m)
Top floor
800 ft (240 m)
Floor area
864,988 sq ft (80,360.0 m )
Architects
Clinton and Russell , Holton & George
Developer
Rose Associates
Structural engineer
Taylor Fichter Steel Construction
Main contractor
James Stewart & Co. Builders
Designated
June 21, 2011
Reference no
2441, 2442

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Encyclopedic overview

70 Pine Street (formerly known as the 60 Wall Tower, Cities Service Building, and American International Building) is a 67-story, 952-foot (290 m) residential skyscraper in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. Designed by the architectural firm of Clinton & Russell, Holton & George in the Art Deco style, 70 Pine Street was constructed between 1930 and 1932 as an office building. The structure was originally named for the energy conglomerate Cities Service Company (later Citgo), its first tenant. Upon its completion, it was Lower Manhattan's tallest building and, until 1969, the world's third-tallest building.

The building occupies a trapezoidal lot on Pearl Street between Pine and Cedar Streets. It features a brick, limestone, and gneiss facade with numerous setbacks. The building contains an extensive program of ornamentation, including depictions of the Cities Service Company's triangular logo and solar motifs. The interior has an Art Deco lobby and escalators at the lower stories, as well as double-deck elevators linking the floors. A three-story penthouse, intended for Cities Service's founder, Henry Latham Doherty, was instead used as a public observatory.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “70 Pine Street” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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