Nelson Tower

Office skyscraper in Manhattan, New York

40°45′05″N 73°59′27″W / 40.75139°N 73.99083°W / 40.75139; -73.99083Construction started1930Completed1931Height560 ft (170 m)Technical detailsFloor count46Lifts/elevators15Design and constructionArchitect(s)H. Craig SeveranceDeveloperJulius NelsonWebsitewww.450seventhave.comReferences^[1]

Nelson Tower is a 46-story, 560-foot-tall (170 m) building located at 450 Seventh Avenue between 34th Street and 35th Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.^[2]

History

It was completed in 1931 and became the tallest building in the Garment District of Manhattan. Today it is dwarfed by the 60 story One Penn Plaza that sits across 34th Street from the Nelson Tower but still visible from most directions except the southeast. It was designed by H. Craig Severance. The building was originally planned and built by New York developer, Julius Nelson.

Architecture

The building has a rectangular base and recedes at different places. Each section is of brown stone with the top of them lined with white stone. The crown is completely white stone and has a slight slope.

References

^ "Nelson Tower". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 2, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
^ "Nelson Tower". Skyscraperpage. Retrieved February 27, 2017.

External links

Media related to Nelson Tower at Wikimedia Commons

Midtown (30th–42nd Sts) and Midtown South

Manhattan, New York City

Buildings

8th Av – 5th Av	One Penn Plaza 5 Times Sq 11 Times Sq 15 Penn Plaza 130 W 30th St 350 5th Av 452 5th Av (HSBC Tower) 1095 6th Av American Radiator Building The Bryant Bryant Park Studios Bush Tower Candler Building The Continental NYC Empire State Building Engineering Societies' Building Engineers' Club Building The Epic Greenwich Savings Bank Building James A. Farley Building Lord & Taylor Building Macy's Herald Square Manhattan Mall Marbridge Building Million Dollar Corner Music Bldg Nelson Tower New York Times Bldg Pennsylvania Plaza Springs Mills Building Times Square Tower
5th Av – 3rd Av (incl. Murray Hill)	One Grand Central Place 2 Park Av 3 Park Av 4 Park Av 10 E 40th St 18 E 41st St 29 E 32nd St (Grolier Club) 101 Park Av 110 E 42nd St 146 East 38th Street 152 East 38th Street 200 Madison Av 275 Madison Av 425 5th Av 461 5th Av Adelaide L. T. Douglas House Allerton 39th Street House Chanin Building Civic Club / Estonian House Colony Club Demarest Building George S. Bowdoin Stable Jonathan W. Allen Stable Joseph Raphael De Lamar House (Polish Consulate) Lefcourt Colonial Building Madison Belmont Building Pershing Square Building Robb House Socony–Mobil Building Tiffany and Company Building Union League Club Williams Club
Former	Bryant Hall Building Kaskel and Kaskel Building Latting Observatory Pennsylvania Station Waldorf–Astoria

Culture

Shops, restaurants, nightlife	Ai Fiori Café China The Cutting Room J. Levine Books and Judaica Keens Steakhouse Lan Sheng Wolfgang's Steakhouse
Museums/cultural centers	Girl Scout Museum and Archives Houdini Museum of New York Morgan Library & Museum Museum of the Dog Scandinavia House
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Green spaces	Bryant Park
Education	CUNY Graduate School of Journalism CUNY School of Professional Studies Guttman Community College High School of Art and Design New York Public Library Main Branch Norman Thomas High School Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library Stern College for Women William Esper Studio Wood Tobé–Coburn School
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Transportation

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