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Equitable building

Equitable building, New York
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Quick Facts
City  New York
Country  USA
Year  1912 - 1915
Height  165,2m / 542ft
Floors  39
Surface  111.500m2 / 1,200,176sq ft
Realisation
Architect  Graham, Anderson, Probst & White (Ernest R. Graham)
Developer  Equitable Life Assurance Society
Building Info
Name  Equitable building
Category  Office Building
Alias  120 Broadway
Address  120 Broadway, between Pine and Cedar Streets
Notes
The height of this building and the blocking of the sunlight on the street as a result led to the introduction of the 1916 Zoning regulations.
The largest office building until the completion of the Empire state building in 1931.
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