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Woolworth Building
Sign in to saveskyscraper in Manhattan, New York City, United States
Key facts
- Preceded by
- Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower
- Surpassed by
- 40 Wall Street
- Architectural style
- Neo-Gothic
- Location
- 233 Broadway , Manhattan , New York, US
- Construction started
- November 4, 1910 ; 115 years ago ( 1910-11-04 )
- Topped out
- July 1, 1912 ; 113 years ago ( 1912-07-01 )
- Opening
- April 24, 1913 ; 113 years ago ( 1913-04-24 )
- Renovated
- 1977–1981
- Cost
- US$13.5 million (equivalent to $440,000,000 in 2025)
- Owner
- Witkoff Group , Cammeby's International (bottom 30 floors), KC Properties (top 30 floors)
- Roof
- 792 ft (241 m)
- Architect
- Cass Gilbert
- Developer
- F. W. Woolworth
- Structural engineer
- Gunvald Aus and Kort Berle
- Main contractor
- Thompson–Starrett Co.
- Renovating firm
- Ehrenkrantz Group
- Area
- 0.5 acres (0.2 ha)
- Nysrhp number span no
- 06101.001790
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Woolworth bldg nov2005c.jpg
- Height
- 241
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- number of elevators
- 34
- Commons category
- Woolworth Building
- floors above ground
- 58
- date of official opening
- 1913-04-24
- inception
- 1912-07-01
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The Woolworth Building is a 792-foot-tall (241 m) residential building and early skyscraper at 233 Broadway in the Tribeca neighborhood of Lower Manhattan in New York City, United States. Designed by Cass Gilbert in the Neo-Gothic style, the Woolworth Building was originally an office skyscraper. It was the tallest building in the world from 1913 to 1929, and it remains one of the United States' 100 tallest buildings as of 2024.
The Woolworth Building is bounded by Broadway and City Hall Park to its east, Park Place to its north, and Barclay Street to its south. It consists of a 30-story base topped by a 30-story tower. Its facade is mostly clad with architectural terracotta, though the lower portions are limestone, and it features thousands of windows. The ornate lobby contains various sculptures, mosaics, and architectural touches. The structure was designed with several amenities and attractions, including an observatory on the 57th floor and a private swimming pool in the basement.