How much did Adams Express Building cost to build?
The Adams Express Building is an early steel-framed office skyscraper at 61 Broadway in Lower Manhattan, extending through the block to Trinity Place. Francis H. Kimball designed the 32-story tower for a development syndicate led by Robert E. Dowling. Contemporary reporting shows that construction was under way in 1912 and that the building was erected by 1914. Its sheer, setback-free mass predates New York City's 1916 zoning resolution.
Published project estimate
$2 million
Cost basis: 1912
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Basis of the published figure
Published project estimate1912
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Key dimensions
- HeightCouncil on Vertical Urbanism / Skyscraper Center
- 136.6 m
- Floor areaCouncil on Vertical Urbanism / Skyscraper Center
- 61,400 m²
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