It was advertised as the world's largest commercial office space by square footage at its opening, with 2.4 million square feet (220,000 m2) of usable office space. As of 2021, the MetLife Building remains one of the 100 tallest buildings in the United States.
What was the MetLife building before?
The original building project for the MetLife tower, back then known as the Pan Am building, is said to have originally been titled Grand Central City, but it was later changed and renamed in 1960 thanks to the main tenant which was Pan American Airways.
What is the building behind Grand Central Station?
Helmsley Building
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How old is the MetLife Building?
59c. 1963
What did the Pan Am building become?
The MetLife Building (also 200 Park Avenue and formerly the Pan Am Building) is a skyscraper at Park Avenue and 45th Street, north of Grand Central Terminal, in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City.The MetLife Building (also 200 Park Avenue and formerly the Pan Am Building) is a skyscraper at Park Avenue and 45th Street, north of Grand Central Terminal, in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York CityNew York CityNew York, often called New York City (NYC) to distinguish it from the state of New York, is the most populous city in the United States. Located at the southern tip of the state of New York, the city is the center of the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area.https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › New_York_CityNew York City - Wikipedia.
When was Met Life building built?
When did MetLife buy the Pan Am Building?
1981
How old is the oldest skyscraper in New York City?
Completed in 1891, the Manhattan Building is the oldest surviving skyscraper in the world to use a purely skeletal supporting structure and was the first 16-story building in the world.