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Chanin Building

122 East 42nd Street, Midtown
New York City NY United States

Status:built
Construction Dates
  Began1927
  Finished1929
Floor Count56
Building Uses
 - office
Structural Types
 - highrise
Architectural Style
 - art deco
Materials
 - masonry

 Heights ValueSource / Comments 
Antenna680 ft
Roof649 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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