Just Off Fifth: 30 Rockefeller Plaza
30 Rockefeller Plaza, also known as 30 Rock, The GE Building and more recently the Comcast Building, is the largest building in Rockefeller Center and one of the greatest Art Deco structures in the world. As of this writing still the 14th tallest building in New York City at 850 ft and 70 stories, it… Continue reading
580 Fifth Avenue, The World Diamond Tower
A unique Gothic-Normandy mish-mash from Warren & Wetmore, 580 Fifth Avenue is also known as The World Diamond Tower. Located at the gateway to the block-long Diamond District on West 47th Street, it is an imposing if eccentric presence. The building is currently under renovation.
“Room at the Top” at the Daily News Building
David V. Griffin, Founder & CEO of Landmark Branding LLC, and Jennifer Wallace, Co-Founder of leading arts advisory firm nAscent Art New York, are pleased to announce an upcoming event in our networking series “Room at the Top,” to be held at the Daily News Building, 220 East 42nd Street. Under the sponsorship of TitleVest,… Continue reading
551 Fifth Avenue, The Fred F. French Building
One of the city’s best Art Deco buildings, the Fred F. French Building at 551 Fifth Avenue was completed in 1927 to designs by H. Douglas Ives and Sloan & Robertson. The first setback skyscraper on Fifth Avenue and the tallest building on the street when completed, 551 Fifth Avenue did much to establish the… Continue reading
535 Fifth Avenue, The Ruppert Building
A subdued work that suggests the Colonial Revival writ extra large, 535 Fifth Avenue, the Ruppert Building, was designed by H. Craig Severance in 1930. It is one of three similarly proportioned buildings on its side of Fifth Avenue, neighbored by the Lefcourt Building to the south and the Fred F. French Building to the… Continue reading