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 1 Brooklyn Bridge Plaza - New York, NY Posted by:  geobwong2k
N 40° 42.599 W 074° 00.087
18T E 584346 N 4507042
1 Brooklyn Bridge Plaza also known as the Verizon Building can be seen from the Brooklyn Bridge.
Waymark Code: WMD21W
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 11/07/2011
Views: 14
1 Brooklyn Bridge Plaza can be seen from the Brooklyn Bridge. Also called the Verizon Building, it primarily houses telecommunications equipment.
Facts:
- The building houses telecom equipment inside its 32-storey mass. The form of the white slab is broken by twin protrusions on the sides, rising above the roof level, to the height of 164.5 meters.
- Located next to the Brooklyn Bridge in Downtown Manhattan, the building owes its great height to deal made with the builders of the adjacent Murray Bergtraum High School.
- As this triangular, low castle-like structure used only a portion of the building rights for the plot, they agreed to transfer the rest for the NY Telephone Co. to use on the switching station tower. As a payback, NY Tele paid the bonds that were used to finance the school building.
Building Name: 1 Brooklyn Bridge Plaza
Structure Height: 541
Number of Stories: 32
Year Built: 1976
Architect/Design Firm: Rose, Beaton & Rose
Style: International Style
Use: Other
Publicly accessible areas:
There are not publically accessible areas.
Address:
375 Pearl Street
New York, NY 10038
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) link: [Web Link]
Hours: Not listed
Cost: Not listed
Building Website: Not listed
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