Posted on 01/09/2019 6:49:25 AM PST by C19fan
New York City’s iconic Chrysler Building is up for sale.
The owners of the 1930 art deco office tower—an Abu Dhabi government fund and New York developer Tishman Speyer—have hired CBRE Group Inc. to market the property, according to Darcy Stacom, chairman of the firm’s New York City capital markets group.
In recent years, U.S. and overseas investors have splurged on famous properties like the Willis Tower in Chicago and New York’s Waldorf Astoria Hotel, for which a Chinese insurer paid $1.95 billion in 2015—a record for a U.S. hotel sale. The Chrysler Building’s owners are hoping to attract deep-pocketed suitors from across the globe, offering them the opportunity to own a famous slice of Manhattan skyline and a piece of New York City history.
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One absolutely beautiful skyscraper....especially when viewed from the East at late dusk.
I find the Chrysler bldg more attractive than the building it plays 2nd fiddle to, Empire State Bldg.
Yes, but does it have central air?
I am sure it does but it does not have open floor plans that business renters are looking for.
Yata be yet another.........they called it Twin Towers or something.....?????
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"...Chrysler Building..."
Nothing like Art Deco.
Easily my favorite skyscraper in NYC. A beautiful site when the sun rises.
Actually, I would be surprised if it did have central air.
Most buildings from that period did not have central air. Their heating came from steam pipe radiators, so there are no air venting system in the walls.
Drive West on Skillman Ave. from Roosevelt Ave. in Woodside, Queens just at or after dark. As you crest the hill the lighted spire of the Chrysler Bldg. rises from the roadway in front of you. An absolutely beautiful sight.
Just took a look on Google Earth. Evidently you’d have to do it in the winter now. The trees have filled out quite a bit since I last drove this 20 or more years ago :^/
Never mind that. How are the bathrooms?
Jerry: Anywhere in the city?
George: Anywhere in the city - I’ll tell you the best public toilet.
Jerry: Okay Fifty-fourth and Sixth?
George: Sperry Rand Building. 14th floor, Morgan Apparel. Mention my name - she’ll give you the key.
Jerry: Alright Sixty-fifth and Tenth.
George: (Scoffs) Are you kidding? Lincoln Center. Alice Tully Hall, the Met. Magnificent facilities.
And don’t forget Brand Leland. Marble everywhere and flush like a jet engine! Copiers tend to jam, though.
Woodside. In a former life I had a lady friend in Woodside, and I lived in Jackson Heights......1962.
1962...Jackson Heights...Jahn’s
A different world
I agree——my favorite NYC building.
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LOL...I just looked it up...Jahn’s is STILL there...LOL
Interesting that Panera now has a LARGE cookie named The Kitchen Sink.
sigh... and I don’t get paid until next month... :o( Gorgeous, gorgeous building!
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