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Construction of the Empire State Building began in March of 1930 on the site of the old Waldorf-Astoria Hotel at 350 Fifth Avenue at 34th Street. It was completed 14 months later in May, 1931.

Location: 350 Fifth Avenue, between 33rd and 34th Streets, New

York, NY 10001

Architects: Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates.

Builders: Starrett Brothers & Eken, Inc.

Managing Agents: Helmsley Spear, Inc.

Height: 1,472 feet (448 meters) to top of antennae. 1,250 feet (391

meters) to 102nd floor observatory. 1,050 feet (320 meters) to 86th

floor observatory.

Volume: 37 million cubic feet.

Area of Site: 83,860 square feet.

Cost including land: $40,948,900.

Cost of building alone: $24,718,000 (expected cost of $50 million

did not materialize due to the Great Depression)

Construction schedule:

Excavation: Begun January 22, 1930, before demolition of old

Waldorf-Astoria Hotel completed.

Construction: Begun March 17, 1930. Framework rose at the rate of 4

1/2 stories per week.

Cornerstone: Laid by Alfred E. Smith, former governor of New York,

September 17, 1930.

Masonry completed: November 13, 1930.

Official opening: May 1, 1931, by President Herbert Hoover, who

pressed a button in Washington, D.C. to turn on the building's lights.

Total time: 7 million man hours, 1 year and 45 days work, including

Sundays and holidays.

Work Force: 3,400 during peak periods.

Building Materials:

Exterior: Indiana limestone and granite, trimmed with aluminum and

chrome-nickel steel from the 6th floor to the top.

Interior lobby: Ceiling high marble, imported from France, Italy,

Belgium and Germany.

Description
Made up of 4 pictures could have been done a bit better but I've done the best I can

Construction of the Empire State Building began in March of 1930 on the site of the old Waldorf-Astoria Hotel at 350 Fifth Avenue at 34th Street. It was completed 14 months later in May, 1931.

Location: 350 Fifth Avenue, between 33rd and 34th Streets, New

York, NY 10001

Architects: Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates.

Builders: Starrett Brothers & Eken, Inc.

Managing Agents: Helmsley Spear, Inc.

Height: 1,472 feet (448 meters) to top of antennae. 1,250 feet (391

meters) to 102nd floor observatory. 1,050 feet (320 meters) to 86th

floor observatory.

Volume: 37 million cubic feet.

Area of Site: 83,860 square feet.

Cost including land: $40,948,900.

Cost of building alone: $24,718,000 (expected cost of $50 million

did not materialize due to the Great Depression)

Construction schedule:

Excavation: Begun January 22, 1930, before demolition of old

Waldorf-Astoria Hotel completed.

Construction: Begun March 17, 1930. Framework rose at the rate of 4

1/2 stories per week.

Cornerstone: Laid by Alfred E. Smith, former governor of New York,

September 17, 1930.

Masonry completed: November 13, 1930.

Official opening: May 1, 1931, by President Herbert Hoover, who

pressed a button in Washington, D.C. to turn on the building's lights.

Total time: 7 million man hours, 1 year and 45 days work, including

Sundays and holidays.

Work Force: 3,400 during peak periods.

Building Materials:

Exterior: Indiana limestone and granite, trimmed with aluminum and

chrome-nickel steel from the 6th floor to the top.

Interior lobby: Ceiling high marble, imported from France, Italy,

Belgium and Germany.