What was the original budget of 70 Pine Street?
Completed in 1932 for Cities Service, 70 Pine Street is a 290.2-metre Art Deco tower in Lower Manhattan designed by Clinton & Russell, Holton & George. Its pre-construction price was announced as $7 million, while contemporary coverage described a broader $15 million investment; those figures should not be treated as the same cost scope. The former office building was later converted to residential, hotel and retail use in a separately reported $550 million renovation.
Original budget
$7 million
Cost basis: 1930
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Basis of the published figure
Original budget1930
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Key dimensions
- HeightCouncil on Vertical Urbanism Skyscraper Center
- 290.2 m
- Floor areaCouncil on Vertical Urbanism Skyscraper Center
- 80,360 m²
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