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Chanin Building
122 East 42nd Street, Midtown New York City NY United States
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Status: | built | Construction Dates | Began | 1927 | Finished | 1929 | Floor Count | 56 |
| | Building Uses | - office | Structural Types | - highrise | Architectural Style | - art deco | Materials | - masonry |
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| Heights | | Value | | Source / Comments | | | | Antenna | | 680 ft | | | | | | | | | | Roof | | 649 ft | | | | | | | |
Description Architect: Sloan and Robertson
Developer: Irving S. Chanin
Having been surpassed in height by a number of buildings, most notably the Chrysler Building located across the street, the observatory on the 54th floor has long been closed.
The building had a 200 seat theater on the 50th and 51st floors used by tenants.
Named after Irwin Chanin, a big time New York developer in the 1920s.
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