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The building installed the world's first successful passenger elevator on March 23, 1857, a hydraulic lift designed for the building by Elisha Graves Otis.It cost $300, had a speed of .67 feet per second (0.20 m/s), [6] and was powered by a steam-engine installed in the basement. [4]
The Rodin Studios, also known as 200 West 57th Street, is an office building at Seventh Avenue and 57th Street in Midtown Manhattan in New York City.It was designed by Cass Gilbert in the French Gothic style and built from 1916 to 1917.
111 Eighth Avenue occupies the full city block between Eighth and Ninth Avenues and 15th and 16th Streets in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. [1] The building, completed in 1932, was designed by Lusby Simpson of Abbott, Merkt & Co. [2] [3] The building is 15 stories tall and has 2.9 million square feet (270,000 m 2) of floor space, more than the Empire State Building; [4 ...
The Equitable Life Building was the first office building in the world to feature passenger elevators, [18] [19] [20] with hydraulic elevators made by the Otis Elevator Company. [21] Before the structure's completion, there were three elevators in the city—one each at the Astor House , the Fifth Avenue Hotel , and a private apartment building ...
Lerch Bates is an international consulting services company [1] specializing in the design and management of building systems with 36 offices in North America, Europe, the Middle East and India. Founded in 1947, focused on elevator consulting, they work with architects, developers, building investors, owners and managers on the design ...
The John Hancock Center's sky lobby on the 44th floor serves only the residential portion of the building that occupies 48 floors (floors 45–92). Three express elevators run from the residential lobby on the ground floor to the 44th floor, with all three of the elevators stopping at one of the parking garage levels. [5]
50 Hudson Yards is a 58-story, 981-foot (299 m)-tall [3] building that was developed as part of the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project in Hudson Yards, Manhattan, New York City. The building is located to the north of 30 Hudson Yards , and on the east side of the Hudson Park and Boulevard , adjacent to 55 Hudson Yards . [ 4 ]
One Vanderbilt's Centurion New York club opened in March 2023 on the 55th floor. [62] On March 21, 2023, an elevator for Summit One Vanderbilt rapidly fell three stories and struck a buffer spring; no one was injured. [183] The collision caused the building to shake [184] and prompted some tenants to evacuate. [183]