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Skyscraper Financial District Lower Manhattan New York City East River Emery Roth & Sons 277 Park Avenue Superblock Front Street

55 Water Street is a 687-foot tall skyscraper in Lower Manhattan completed in 1972 that was designed by Emery Roth & Sons. At 53 stories and over 3.5 million square feet, it was the largest office building in the world at completion and remains the largest in New York by floor area. It was built on a superblock of four city blocks, eliminating part of Front Street.

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Skyscraper Financial District Lower Manhattan New York City East River Emery Roth & Sons 277 Park Avenue Superblock Front Street

55 Water Street is a 687-foot tall skyscraper in Lower Manhattan completed in 1972 that was designed by Emery Roth & Sons. At 53 stories and over 3.5 million square feet, it was the largest office building in the world at completion and remains the largest in New York by floor area. It was built on a superblock of four city blocks, eliminating part of Front Street.

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55 Water Street 55 Water Street is a 687-foot (209 m) tall skyscraper in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan, New York

City, on the East River. The 53 story,


3.5 million square feet (325,000 m2) structure was completed in 1972. Emery Roth & Sons designed the building, which is tied with 277 Park Avenue as the 40th
tallest building in New York City. When it was completed it was the largest office building in the world, and is still the largest in New York by floor area. In an
arrangement with the Office of Lower Manhattan Development, it was built on a superblock created from four adjoining city blocks, suppressing the western
part of Front Street.

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