How much did Citigroup Center cost to build?
Citigroup Center, built as the Citicorp Center and now 601 Lexington Avenue, is the 59-storey, 279 m office skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, designed by Hugh Stubbins with structural engineer William LeMessurier for Citicorp, with groundbreaking in April 1974 and completion in 1977, known for its raised corner supports and a 1978 structural fix. WikiArquitectura and the Wikipedia infobox give its cost as 195 million dollars.
Reported project cost
$195 million
Cost basis: 1977
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Basis of the published figure
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Key dimensions
- HeightWikiArquitectura
- 279 m
Project record
Completed
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