HomeDiagramsDatabaseMapsForum About
     

Go Back   SkyscraperPage Forum > Discussion Forums > Buildings & Architecture


MetLife Building in the SkyscraperPage Database

Building Data Page   • Comparison Diagram   • New York Skyscraper Diagram

Map Location
New York Projects & Construction Forum

Reply

 
Thread Tools Display Modes
     
     
  #61  
Old Posted Aug 14, 2014, 8:56 PM
hunser's Avatar
hunser hunser is offline
don't *meddle*...
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: New York City / Wien
Posts: 4,016
The day someone decides to tear this building down, I'll chain myself to it (given I'm still alive by that time).

Last edited by hunser; Aug 14, 2014 at 9:25 PM.
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #62  
Old Posted Aug 16, 2014, 10:25 AM
bobdreamz's Avatar
bobdreamz bobdreamz is online now
Registered User
 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Miami/Orlando, FL.
Posts: 8,123
My favorite shot of the building with the old building (don't know the name of it) in front of it :



I have always loved this tower for some reason!
__________________
Miami : 62 Skyscrapers over 500+ Ft.|150+ Meters | 14 Under Construction.
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #63  
Old Posted Aug 16, 2014, 11:42 AM
Perklol's Avatar
Perklol Perklol is offline
BANNED
 
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Somewhere
Posts: 1,460
ofc take a deep breathe of fresh asbestos filled air
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #64  
Old Posted Aug 16, 2014, 12:40 PM
hunser's Avatar
hunser hunser is offline
don't *meddle*...
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: New York City / Wien
Posts: 4,016
Quote:
Originally Posted by bobdreamz View Post
My favorite shot of the building with the old building (don't know the name of it) in front of it :
!
It's the famous Helmsley Building.
Thread.
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #65  
Old Posted Aug 16, 2014, 1:33 PM
OptimumPx's Avatar
OptimumPx OptimumPx is offline
Basket Case
 
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 119
Quote:
Originally Posted by Eveningsong View Post
ofc take a deep breathe of fresh asbestos filled air
What, do you think they just shrugged and left all the asbestos in the building for the last 26 years and did nothing about it?

*sigh*

Only 3 years after your article and the building was not only 95% occupied, but they were already working on addressing the asbestos issue.

Quote:
Commercial Property: Pan Am Building; '200 Park Avenue' Preferred
New York Times: August 18, 1991

YOU might call it the Mitsui Building. Or the Dreyfus Building. Or the Rogers & Wells Building. Or, as the landlord seems to prefer, 200 Park Avenue.

Whatever the choice, if the name of the gargantuan skyscraper athwart Park Avenue were to reflect its tenancy, the name would no longer be Pan Am.

Although the airline still has four floors -- down from the 15 it occupied when the building opened in 1963 -- it will probably vacate most, if not all, of that space.

.....

At the moment, the 2.9 million-square-foot building is 95 percent occupied, according to Eileen J. Koffler, a senior analyst at Met Life for real estate investments. No single tenant predominates. Instead, about 100 companies and firms occupy the tower. Besides Pan Am, the largest tenants are the law firm of Rogers & Wells, which has 257,000 square feet under lease; the Dreyfus Corporation, 230,000; Mitsui & Company (U.S.A.), 170,000; the law firm of Coudert Brothers, 125,000 and the law firm of Whitman & Ransom, 110,000.

.....

Mitsui will be shifted within the building, in part for asbestos removal, in part to allow for construction. "When people are making 15- or 20-year commitments, they're entering into multimillion-dollar transactions," said Robert N. Jenkins, vice president for real estate investments at Met Life. "We move them to get their space fully equipped, renovated and ready for continued occupancy."

NEITHER Mr. Jenkins nor Ms. Koffler would elaborate on the asbestos issue.
Source
__________________
If it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn't, it ain't. That's logic.
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #66  
Old Posted Aug 16, 2014, 6:29 PM
Amanita's Avatar
Amanita Amanita is offline
Crane Goddess
 
Join Date: Apr 2003
Posts: 2,229
Seriously Eveningsong, I don't know what's with you. In this thread I've seen you seriously advocate tearing down a building just because you don't like it, and because you read an outdated article about asbestos.
In another thread I believe it was you who advocated tearing down a complex of buildings and leaving a hole in the ground, for no other reason than not liking their looks.

Seriously, what else do you contribute?
__________________
"Build me to the heavens, and Life never stops"
"Live as if the world were as it should be, to show it what it can be"
-Angel
"Prayers are fleeting and wars are forgotten, but what is built endures"
-Ambassador DeLenn, Babylon 5
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #67  
Old Posted Aug 16, 2014, 6:35 PM
Amanita's Avatar
Amanita Amanita is offline
Crane Goddess
 
Join Date: Apr 2003
Posts: 2,229
__________________
"Build me to the heavens, and Life never stops"
"Live as if the world were as it should be, to show it what it can be"
-Angel
"Prayers are fleeting and wars are forgotten, but what is built endures"
-Ambassador DeLenn, Babylon 5
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #68  
Old Posted Aug 16, 2014, 7:14 PM
Sic'EmBears's Avatar
Sic'EmBears Sic'EmBears is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Dallas
Posts: 2,221
I preferred the name PanAm at the top, but that's just me. The building makes the perfect backdrop for the Helmsley building/ornamental features on Grand Central Terminal. Well planned.
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #69  
Old Posted Aug 16, 2014, 11:39 PM
shadowbat2 shadowbat2 is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 902
Talking

Eveningsong, you better get your ticket now! (Oh wait)


source
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #70  
Old Posted Aug 17, 2014, 9:16 AM
Perklol's Avatar
Perklol Perklol is offline
BANNED
 
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Somewhere
Posts: 1,460
^

Quote:
Originally Posted by hunser View Post
It's the famous Helmsley Building.
Thread.
Thanks for the thread!
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #71  
Old Posted Aug 17, 2014, 11:08 AM
ThatOneGuy's Avatar
ThatOneGuy ThatOneGuy is offline
Come As You Are
 
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Constanta
Posts: 920
This building is awesome. An icon of the Mid-Century Modern style.
__________________
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."
-Leonardo Da Vinci
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #72  
Old Posted Aug 17, 2014, 9:51 PM
bobdreamz's Avatar
bobdreamz bobdreamz is online now
Registered User
 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Miami/Orlando, FL.
Posts: 8,123
Quote:
Originally Posted by hunser View Post
It's the famous Helmsley Building.
Thread.
Thank you for identifying the building.
__________________
Miami : 62 Skyscrapers over 500+ Ft.|150+ Meters | 14 Under Construction.
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #73  
Old Posted Aug 18, 2014, 12:43 AM
Dac150's Avatar
Dac150 Dac150 is offline
World Machine
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: NY/CT
Posts: 6,749
I'll be getting off the train and passing through this building (and the Helmsley walk) in 9.5 hrs.
__________________
"I'm going there, but I like it here wherever it is.."
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #74  
Old Posted Oct 16, 2014, 3:40 PM
Hemeroscopium Hemeroscopium is offline
BANNED
 
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: BIG SUR
Posts: 86
Amazing building!
What about the plan of a new cladding?
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #75  
Old Posted Oct 16, 2014, 5:12 PM
Perklol's Avatar
Perklol Perklol is offline
BANNED
 
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Somewhere
Posts: 1,460
Just raze it and start over it. No need to put lipstick on a pig
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #76  
Old Posted Oct 24, 2014, 4:36 AM
Chapelo's Avatar
Chapelo Chapelo is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: San Diego
Posts: 324
Just because YOU don't like it doesn't mean there aren't people that do. Pound sand.
__________________
We spread out and occupy the cracks in the urban streets.
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #77  
Old Posted Oct 24, 2014, 11:49 AM
Hemeroscopium Hemeroscopium is offline
BANNED
 
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: BIG SUR
Posts: 86
Quote:
Originally Posted by Eveningsong View Post
Just raze it and start over it. No need to put lipstick on a pig

..and no need to argue with a red neck..
Just a suggestion:if you understand nothing about architecture,better care about
gardening..Your quote is poor and insulting.
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #78  
Old Posted Oct 24, 2014, 1:29 PM
Perklol's Avatar
Perklol Perklol is offline
BANNED
 
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Somewhere
Posts: 1,460

Last edited by Perklol; Nov 26, 2014 at 6:58 PM.
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #79  
Old Posted Oct 26, 2014, 8:39 PM
Amanita's Avatar
Amanita Amanita is offline
Crane Goddess
 
Join Date: Apr 2003
Posts: 2,229
^
__________________
"Build me to the heavens, and Life never stops"
"Live as if the world were as it should be, to show it what it can be"
-Angel
"Prayers are fleeting and wars are forgotten, but what is built endures"
-Ambassador DeLenn, Babylon 5
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #80  
Old Posted Oct 26, 2014, 11:12 PM
Perklol's Avatar
Perklol Perklol is offline
BANNED
 
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Somewhere
Posts: 1,460
awkward when its an older woman posting that

Last edited by Perklol; Nov 26, 2014 at 6:58 PM.
Reply With Quote
     
     
This discussion thread continues

Use the page links to the lower-right to go to the next page for additional posts
 
 
Reply

Go Back   SkyscraperPage Forum > Discussion Forums > Buildings & Architecture
Forum Jump


Thread Tools
Display Modes

Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 11:01 AM.

     
SkyscraperPage.com - Archive - Privacy Statement - Top

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.