30 Rockefeller Center - LANDMARK WEST

Current Status: Completed

30 Rockefeller Center Vital Stats

Address: 1250 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020 (Community Board 5)

Type: Mixed Commercial and Residential

Name: Comcast Building; 30 Rockefeller Plaza; 30 Rock; The Slab; GE Building; RCA Building

Construction: Begun 1931; Completed 1933

Design Architect: Raymond Hood

Executive Architect: _

Developer: The Rockefeller Group

Builder: _

Height: 850 feet (259 meters); 70 stories

Total Construction Floor Area: 2,099,985 square feet; 195,095 square meters

Site Area: 107,766 square feet; 10,012 square meters

Filed prior to July 2009, there are no Zoning Diagrams scanned for this project.

Superlatives: Built as a symbol of American resilience during the Great Depression.

Loopholes Exploited:

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Judge Sides with Common Sense

Sep 29, 2020 | #isitsafe, #votersagainstsupertalls, 50 West 66th Street, CENTRAL dARK

Community WINS in Supreme Court of State of NY! -- Developer vows to Appeal the Decision Late on Friday, September 25, the Honorable Judge Arthur F. Engoron of the Supreme Court of the State of New York issued his findings regarding 36 (aka 50) West 66th...

That’s One Take…

Apr 16, 2020 | #votersagainstsupertalls, 200 Amsterdam, ABC Watch, West End Avenue, Zoning

There is plenty to worry about these days, and we are all being bombarded with news and updates. It's not always easy to decipher fact from speculation and definitely necessary to consider the source. We provide this message in response to the many concerned...

NYC’s Non-Essential Construction Grinds to a Halt

Apr 2, 2020 | #isitsafe, #votersagainstsupertalls, 200 Amsterdam, 50 West 66th Street, Dept. of Buildings, State of New York, UWS

New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, has ordered all "non-essential" construction to halt statewide. This new directive, announced on Friday, March 27th, contradicts the state's initial instruction that classified all construction as essential. Construction for general...