Equitable Building

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The Equitable Building is a landmark early 20th-century skyscraper in Manhattan’s Financial District, historically significant for its massive bulk and for inspiring New York City’s first zoning laws.

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Equitable Building canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic landmark ⓘ
office building ⓘ
architect Ernest R. Graham ⓘ
architecturalFirm Graham, Burnham & Company ⓘ
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts architecture ⓘ
linked to: Beaux-Arts

Neoclassical architecture ⓘ
borough Manhattan ⓘ
boundedByStreet Broadway ⓘ
Cedar Street ⓘ
Nassau Street ⓘ
Pine Street ⓘ
builtFor Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States ⓘ
linked to: The Equitable
cityBlockCoverage occupies entire block between Broadway and Nassau Street ⓘ
completionDate 1915 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
developer Equitable Life Assurance Society ⓘ
floorCount 40 ⓘ
hasAtrium yes ⓘ
hasBasementLevels 3 ⓘ
hasElevatorCount over 30 elevators ⓘ
hasFacadeMaterial granite ⓘ
limestone ⓘ
hasFloorArea approximately 1,200,000 square feet ⓘ
hasLandmarkStatus designated a landmark by New York City ⓘ
hasLobby marble-clad lobby ⓘ
hasNickname The Equitable ⓘ
hasRoofFeature setback-free roofline ⓘ
hasSignificantEvent inspired 1916 New York City Zoning Resolution ⓘ
hasStructuralSystem steel frame ⓘ
hasUsage office ⓘ
retail ⓘ
height 164 meters ⓘ
538 feet ⓘ
heritageDesignationBy New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate 1996 ⓘ
heritageStatus New York City Landmark ⓘ
inspired 1916 Zoning Resolution ⓘ
locatedIn Financial District, Manhattan ⓘ
linked to: Lower Manhattan

Manhattan ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
New York State ⓘ
United States ⓘ
notableFor massive bulk and lack of setbacks ⓘ
role in creation of New York City’s first comprehensive zoning law ⓘ
openingDate 1915 ⓘ
owner Silverstein Properties ⓘ
replaced previous Equitable Life Assurance Society building destroyed by fire in 1912 ⓘ
startDateOfConstruction 1913 ⓘ
streetAddress 120 Broadway ⓘ
timePeriod early 20th century ⓘ

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