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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Equitable Building canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic landmark
ⓘ
office building ⓘ |
| architect | Ernest R. Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalFirm | Graham, Burnham & Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Beaux-Arts
ⓘ
surface form:
Beaux-Arts architecture
Neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| borough | Manhattan ⓘ |
| boundedByStreet |
Broadway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cedar Street NERFINISHED ⓘ Nassau Street NERFINISHED ⓘ Pine Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityBlockCoverage | occupies entire block between Broadway and Nassau Street ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1915 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| developer | Equitable Life Assurance Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1996 ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | New York City Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspired | 1916 Zoning Resolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Financial District, Manhattan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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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