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City Investing Building, 33-story skyscraper in Financial District, Manhattan, US

The City Investing Building stood 486 feet tall with an F-shaped layout, featuring a light court facing Cortlandt Street and a wing extending toward Broadway.

Architect Francis H. Kimball designed this commercial structure in 1906, using 15,000 tons of structural steel before its completion in 1908.

The building represented the rapid development of Manhattan's financial sector during the early 1900s, incorporating Italian marble and extensive office spaces.

The structure contained 24 elevators and offered floor spaces ranging from 5,200 to 19,500 square feet across its 33 levels.

The building's foundations extended 80 feet below ground to bedrock, making the total vertical span nearly 500 feet from bottom to top.

Location: Manhattan

Inception: 1908

Architects: Francis H. Kimball

Architectural style: Romanesque Revival architecture in the United States

Floors above the ground: 33

Elevators: 24

Height: 148.29 m

GPS coordinates: 40.70990,-74.01110

Latest update: May 17, 2025 09:57

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