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This limestone Art Deco monolith resides just north of the World Trade Center site. The building houses offices of the federal government and a US post office. The exterior of the edifice was badly damaged in the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001. The building became condemned and all... more

The centerpiece of one of the most bizarre streetscapes in all of Manhattan, 134 East 60th Street is a tiny grey truncated row house connected to a gigantic contemporary 31-story glass and steel office building. The row house was originally built in 1865 as one of a row of multiple identical small... more

The IBM Building was built in 1983 to accommodate the New York offices of International Business Machines Corp. This gargantuan midtown behemoth was designed by renowned architect Edward Larrabee Barnes. The modernist building is distinguished by its interesting cantilevered entrance on the... more

The Brill Building, with is fantastically opulent gilded entryway, was built in 1931, at the start of the depression. The Brill Building derives its name from the Brill Brothers, the original owners of the building. The Brill Brothers clothing store was originally located on the bottom floor of... more

The Theresa Towers, formerly the Hotel Theresa, is one of the most distinguished buildings in all of Harlem. The Hotel opened in 1913 and immediately became the tallest building in Harlem. It retained that title until 1973 when the Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building was constructed. ... more

Built in 1893 as the home of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, the limestone (once marble) stronghold at One Madison Avenue added its expressive clocktower, now the building's signature feature, in an effort to claim the title of the world's tallest building, in 1908. (It did, but was... more