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Facts
Official Name Chrysler Building
Type building
Status Completed
Country United States
State New York
City New York City
Street Address / Map 405 Lexington Avenue
Building Function office
Structural Material steel
Start of Construction 1928
Completion 1930
Global Ranking #48 tallest in the World
Regional Ranking #7 tallest in North America
National Ranking #7 tallest in United States
City Ranking #3 tallest in New York City
Figures
Height: Architectural 318.9 meter / 1046 feet
Height: Occupied 274.0 meter / 899 feet
Height: To Tip 318.9 meter / 1046 feet
Floors Above Ground 77
# of Elevators 32
Top Elevator Speed 4.5 m/s
Tower GFA 111,201 m² / 1,196,958 ft²
Companies Involved
Developer WP Chrysler
Design Architect William van Alen
Structural Engineer Ralph Squire & Sons
Main Contractor Fred T Ley & Co
Other Consultants Otis Elevator Company;
Dow Corning Corporation
News Articles
Site Asks Readers to Name Best (and Worst) Tall Buildings
Curbed, 2012-06
Top 10 steel skyscrapers
arabianBusiness.com, 2010-10
Abu Dhabi to Buy Chrysler Building
World Architecture News, 2008-06