Burnham & Company (later Graham, Anderson, Probst & White), with Peirce Anderson as the architect-in-charge. The Equitable Building, an early skyscraper, was designed by Ernest R. Across Broadway to the west and southwest are the Trinity and United States Realty Buildings. Federal Hall National Memorial is to the southeast and 14 Wall Street and the American Surety Building are to the south. Zuccotti Park is located to the northwest, while 140 Broadway is to the north and 28 Liberty Street is to the northeast. There are numerous buildings and structures immediately adjacent to the Equitable Building.
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The building is assigned its own ZIP Code, 10271 it was one of 41 buildings in Manhattan that had their own ZIP Codes as of 2019. The plot covers about 48,000–49,000 square feet (4,500–4,600 m 2) according to the New York City Department of City Planning, the building has a lot area of 49,614 square feet (4,609.3 m 2). The plot is shaped like a trapezoid, with the Nassau Street and Broadway frontages being almost parallel. The building has a frontage measuring approximately 167 feet (51 m) on Broadway, 312 feet (95 m) on Cedar Street, 152 feet (46 m) on Nassau Street, and 304 feet (93 m) and on Pine Street. The dimensions of the block are irregular. The building occupies the entire block bounded by Broadway to the west, Cedar Street to the north, Nassau Street to the east, and Pine Street to the south. It is also a contributing property to the Wall Street Historic District, a NRHP district created in 2007. The building was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1978 and was designated a city landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1996. This contributed to the adoption of the first modern building and zoning restrictions on vertical structures in Manhattan, the 1916 Zoning Resolution. Upon its completion, the Equitable Building was controversial because of its lack of setbacks, which in turn does not allow sunlight to reach the surrounding ground. The owner as of 2022, Silverstein Properties, purchased the Equitable Building in 1980 and renovated it multiple times. The Equitable Life Insurance Company, the building's namesake, occupied a small portion of the building until it moved out during 1960. The Equitable Building hosted a variety of tenants and, by the 1920s, was the most valuable building in New York City. Upon opening, it was the largest office building in the world by floor area. Work on the Equitable Building started in 1913 and was completed in 1915. The Equitable Building replaced the Equitable Life Building, the previous headquarters of the Equitable Life Insurance Company, which burned down in 1912. The building's articulation consists of three horizontal sections similar to the components of a column, namely a base, shaft, and capital. It is 555 feet (169 m) tall, with 38 stories and 1.2 million square feet (110,000 m 2) of floor space. Graham in the neoclassical style, with Peirce Anderson as the architect-in-charge. The Equitable Building is an office skyscraper located at 120 Broadway between Pine and Cedar Streets in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. Wall Street Historic District ( ID07000063)
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