The New York Central Building (now Helmsley Building, New York City)

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The New York Central Building, now known as the Helmsley Building, is a landmark Beaux-Arts skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan that famously straddles Park Avenue just north of Grand Central Terminal.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Beaux-Arts architecture ⓘ
landmark ⓘ
office building ⓘ
skyscraper ⓘ
architect Warren & Wetmore ⓘ
linked to: Warren and Wetmore
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts ⓘ
borough Manhattan ⓘ
completionDate 1929 ⓘ
coordinates approximately 40.754°N 73.976°W ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
era early 20th century skyscraper ⓘ
floorCount 34 ⓘ
formerName New York Central Building ⓘ
hasAlternateName 230 Park Avenue ⓘ
New York Central Building ⓘ
hasDome no ⓘ
hasFacadeMaterial brick ⓘ
limestone ⓘ
masonry ⓘ
hasFeature arched vehicular passageways for Park Avenue traffic ⓘ
clock on facade ⓘ
ornate crown ⓘ
sculptural ornamentation ⓘ
hasSpire no ⓘ
hasStructuralSystem steel frame ⓘ
height approximately 566 feet ⓘ
location Manhattan ⓘ
Midtown Manhattan ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
nearbyLandmark Grand Central Terminal ⓘ
notableFor Beaux-Arts design ⓘ
location just north of Grand Central Terminal ⓘ
straddling Park Avenue ⓘ
openingDate 1929 ⓘ
originalClient New York Central Railroad ⓘ
originalFunction headquarters of New York Central Railroad ⓘ
partOf Park Avenue skyline ⓘ
positionRelativeTo just north of Grand Central Terminal ⓘ
region New York metropolitan area ⓘ
roofType mansard-like roof ⓘ
state New York ⓘ
straddles Park Avenue ⓘ
streetAddress 230 Park Avenue ⓘ
use commercial offices ⓘ

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Warren and Wetmore → notableWork → The New York Central Building (now Helmsley Building, New York City) ⓘ
Whitney Warren → designed → The New York Central Building (now Helmsley Building) ⓘ
linked to: The New York Central Building (now Helmsley Building, New York City)
Charles D. Wetmore → notableWork → The New York Central Building (now Helmsley Building) ⓘ
linked to: The New York Central Building (now Helmsley Building, New York City)