Trump Tower (New York City)
| Trump Tower | |
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 Trump Tower viewed from Fifth Avenue |
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| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | retail, office, and residential |
| Location | 725 Fifth Avenue Manhattan, New York City |
| Coordinates | 40°45′45″N 73°58′27″W / 40.76250°N 73.97417°WCoordinates: 40°45′45″N 73°58′27″W / 40.76250°N 73.97417°W |
| Construction started | 1979 |
| Completed | 1983 |
| Opening | November 30, 1983 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 202 m (663 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 58 |
| Design and construction | |
| Owner | Donald Trump |
| Architect | Der Scutt |
| Developer | Donald Trump |
| Structural engineer | Irwin Cantor |
Trump Tower is a 58-storey mixed-use skyscraper located at 725 Fifth Avenue, at the corner of East 56th Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It was developed by Donald Trump and the Equitable Life Assurance Company, it is now just developed/ owned by Donald Trump, and designed by Der Scutt of Swanke, Hayden Connell. The tower was completed on November 30, 1983.[1]
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Architecture
The Trump Tower is the 54th tallest building in New York City. The tower is a reinforced concrete, shear-wall/core structure and was the tallest structure of this type in New York City when completed. A concrete hat-truss at the top of the building ties exterior columns with the concrete core. This increases the effective dimensions of the core to that of the building in order to resist the overturning of lateral forces (wind, minor earthquakes, and impacts perpendicular to the building’s height). A similar structure was used for Trump World Tower.
Ordinarily a building of that height could not have been built on the small site. By mixing uses (retail, office, and residential), constructing a through-block arcade (connecting to the IBM building to the east), and using the air rights from Tiffany’s flagship store next door, and including the atrium (designed as a “public space” under the city codes at the time), Trump was able to assemble a bonus package that enabled a taller tower.
The building’s public spaces are clad in Breccia Pernice, a pink white-veined marble and brass and mirrors are used throughout. This includes the office lobby, off Fifth Avenue, and the five-level atrium which has a waterfall, shops, cafés, and a pedestrian bridge that crosses over the waterfall’s pool. The atrium is crowned with a skylight. In 2006, Forbes Magazine valued the tower at $318 million. Trump Tower is the setting of the NBC television show The Apprentice including the famous boardroom where at least one person will be fired at the end of each episode (actually a television studio inside Trump Tower).
Tenants
- Donald Trump
- Gucci (flagship store), ground retail
- Qatar Airways, 22nd Floor[2]
- Saudi Prince Mutaib
- CONCACAF
- Erik Prince
- Bruce Willis
- Beyoncé and Jay Z
- LuxuryTickers
- Raj Patel
- Emma Davis
- Glacé Entertainment Public Relations
- Janet Jackson [3]
See also
References
- Notes
- ^ Rubin, Sy, and Jonathan Mandell. Trump Tower. Secaucus, N.J.: L. Stuart, 1984
- ^ "New York." Qatar Airways. Retrieved on February 9, 2009.
- ^ http://pinterest.com/pin/351912441707463
- Bibliography
- Rubni, Sy (October 1984). Trump Tower (1st ed.). Lyle Stuart.
- Gardener, Ralf Jr (May 8, 2003). The New York Times. Unknown parameter
|tittie=ignored (help) - Horsley, Carter B. "The City Book: Trump Tower".
- Further reading
- Dirk Stichweh: New York Skyscrapers. Prestel Publishing, Munich 2009, ISBN 3-7913-4054-9
External links
Media related to Trump Tower (New York) at Wikimedia Commons
- in-Arch.net: The Trump Tower
- Trump Tower at Structurae
- Trump Tower at Der Scutt Architect website
- Trump Tower at CityRealty
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