500 Fifth Avenue

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Art Deco building high-rise building office building skyscraper

500 Fifth Avenue is a prominent Art Deco skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, designed by the architectural firm Shreve, Lamb & Harmon.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Art Deco building → high-rise building → office building → skyscraper →
architect	Shreve, Lamb & Harmon → William F. Lamb →
architecturalFirm	Shreve, Lamb & Harmon →
architecturalStyle	Art Deco →
borough	Manhattan →
builtDuring	Great Depression →
city	New York City →
completionDate	1931 →
cornerWithStreet	West 42nd Street →
country	United States of America →
developer	Walter J. Salmon Sr. →
hasElevator	yes →
hasFeature	Art Deco lobby → ornamental spandrels → setback massing → vertical piers →
hasLandmarkStatus	New York City Landmark →
height	approximately 212 meters → approximately 697 feet →
landmarkDesignationBody	New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission →
landmarkDesignationYear	2010s →
locatedOnAStreet	Fifth Avenue →
location	Manhattan → Midtown Manhattan → New York City → New York State →
materialUsed	brick → granite → limestone → steel →
near	Grand Central Terminal → Times Square →
neighborhood	Midtown Manhattan →
neighboringBuilding	Bryant Park → New York Public Library Main Branch →
numberOfFloors	60 →
openingDate	1931 →
overlooks	Bryant Park →
partOf	Fifth Avenue commercial corridor →
roofShape	setback tower →
startDateOfConstruction	1930 →
streetAddress	500 Fifth Avenue →
use	commercial offices → ground-floor retail →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Shreve, Lamb & Harmon →	notableWork