Ritz Tower

Ritz Tower (HM94B)

Location: New York, NY 10022 New York County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 45.717', W 73° 58.217'

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Once the tallest residential building in New York City, the Ritz Tower was constructed in 1925-27 by journalist Arthur Brisbane, an employee and friend of William Randolph Hearst. Designed by Emery Roth in collaboration with Thomas Hastings, the building rises in five stages from a limestone commercial base enriched with neo-classical ornament to a slender apartment tower capped by obelisks and a pyramidal roof. Managed by the Ritz-Carlton Company, the building provided luxury hotel services to the apartments and attracted many celebrated tenants, such as William Randolph Hearst, Marion Davies, and Greta Garbo.
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HM NumberHM94B
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Year Placed2002
Placed ByNew York Landmarks Preservation Foundation
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Date Added Monday, September 22nd, 2014 at 12:51pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 586912 N 4512841
Decimal Degrees40.76195000, -73.97028333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 45.717', W 73° 58.217'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 45' 43.02" N, 73° 58' 13.02" W
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Area Code(s)212, 631, 646, 917, 914
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 475 Park Ave, New York NY 10022, US
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