70 Pine St..The forgotten beauty?

limerickguy · November 26th, 2012, 02:07 PM

Probably my favourite skyscraper in the world..is this on of the more forgotton beauties in New York? Built in 1932 at 952 feet it is the 6th tallest in New York!

image hosted on flickr

Anyone have pictures from inside, a bit of info about it, who occupies it etc?

Nikonov_Ivan · November 26th, 2012, 09:35 PM

Yes, i like it too. It's one of my favourite art-deco skyscrapers. So many years it looked so tall, but now...

eennyc · November 27th, 2012, 01:05 AM

I'm completely agree with you , it's the best !!!!!!!!!!!

Hudson11 · November 27th, 2012, 01:07 AM

It's an art deco relic of the 30's but it is a masterpiece of architecture. Shame it and 40 Wall Street have been obscured by boxes and ugly buildings like 60 Wall St and One Chase Manhattan Plaza.

Uaarkson · November 27th, 2012, 03:59 AM

My all time favorite.

Jrobinson84 · November 27th, 2012, 05:41 PM

Beautiful beautiful building. It's a shame what all those box behemoths did to it and 40 Wall

***Sarcasticity*** · November 27th, 2012, 08:40 PM

Oh no, it's not a forgotten beauty. It may be surrounded and not as prominent as before, but it still stands above most buildings and definitely one of New York's finest gems

City Spire · November 27th, 2012, 11:37 PM

Regarding current info about 70 Pine, found this on curbed the other day:

http://blog.archpaper.com/wordpress/...8A%2FN+Blog%29

...seems like they're going for a residential conversion. Could become some great apartments.

Pics from the old observation lounge - looking north and south:

image hosted on flickr

image hosted on flickr

And a great pic taken from the air:

image hosted on flickr

City Spire · November 27th, 2012, 11:46 PM

Uhm, for some reason it seems like I posted the same pics from the old observation twice.

Btw, the pics are from the 70 Pine thread over at wirednewyork. You can find more pics/info over there.

urbanaturalist · November 28th, 2012, 08:52 PM

never really noticed it..but its beauty... i agree...

ThatOneGuy · November 29th, 2012, 04:20 AM

It's apparently being converted into apartments now.

Following Woolworth, this is my second favourite old building in lower manhattan.

That ugly building with the fake 'pillars' ruins it, though.

Hudson11 · November 29th, 2012, 09:50 PM

I hope they install LEDs to light the crown again some time in the future to compliment 1 WTC's spire.

Uaarkson · November 30th, 2012, 05:14 AM

If it's going to be residential, that's unlikely.

November 26th, 2012, 02:07 PM	#1
limerickguy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 678 Likes (Received): 4	70 Pine St..The forgotten beauty? Probably my favourite skyscraper in the world..is this on of the more forgotton beauties in New York? Built in 1932 at 952 feet it is the 6th tallest in New York! image hosted on flickr Anyone have pictures from inside, a bit of info about it, who occupies it etc?

November 27th, 2012, 03:59 AM	#5
Uaarkson Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 1,993 Likes (Received): 125	My all time favorite. __________________ Manhattan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S1MySJoFl8&hd=1 (HD)

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*Sarcasticity* Lost in the Big Apple Join Date: May 2005 Location: DC/NYC Posts: 1,861 Likes (Received): 26	Oh no, it's not a forgotten beauty. It may be surrounded and not as prominent as before, but it still stands above most buildings and definitely one of New York's finest gems __________________ FILIPINO by blood. AMERICAN by ambition. Filipino working in NYC

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Uaarkson Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 1,993 Likes (Received): 125	If it's going to be residential, that's unlikely. __________________ Manhattan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S1MySJoFl8&hd=1 (HD)

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November 26th, 2012, 09:35 PM	#2
Nikonov_Ivan Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Minsk/ Jurmala/ Dubai Posts: 1,468 Likes (Received): 97	Yes, i like it too. It's one of my favourite art-deco skyscrapers. So many years it looked so tall, but now...

November 27th, 2012, 01:05 AM	#3
eennyc Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: LANUS - Buenos Aires Posts: 133 Likes (Received): 0	I'm completely agree with you , it's the best !!!!!!!!!!!

November 27th, 2012, 01:07 AM	#4
Hudson11 Title Fabricator Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: The Empire State Posts: 1,074 Likes (Received): 212	It's an art deco relic of the 30's but it is a masterpiece of architecture. Shame it and 40 Wall Street have been obscured by boxes and ugly buildings like 60 Wall St and One Chase Manhattan Plaza.

November 27th, 2012, 05:41 PM	#6
Jrobinson84 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 159 Likes (Received): 43	Beautiful beautiful building. It's a shame what all those box behemoths did to it and 40 Wall

November 27th, 2012, 11:37 PM	#8
City Spire Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 34 Likes (Received): 0	Regarding current info about 70 Pine, found this on curbed the other day: http://blog.archpaper.com/wordpress/...8A%2FN+Blog%29 ...seems like they're going for a residential conversion. Could become some great apartments. Pics from the old observation lounge - looking north and south: image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr And a great pic taken from the air: image hosted on flickr

November 27th, 2012, 11:46 PM	#9
City Spire Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 34 Likes (Received): 0	Uhm, for some reason it seems like I posted the same pics from the old observation twice. Btw, the pics are from the 70 Pine thread over at wirednewyork. You can find more pics/info over there.

November 28th, 2012, 08:52 PM	#10
urbanaturalist Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 514 Likes (Received): 1	never really noticed it..but its beauty... i agree...

November 29th, 2012, 04:20 AM	#11
ThatOneGuy NOT BANNNED Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Constanța Posts: 7,087 Likes (Received): 695	It's apparently being converted into apartments now. Following Woolworth, this is my second favourite old building in lower manhattan. That ugly building with the fake 'pillars' ruins it, though.

November 29th, 2012, 09:50 PM	#12
Hudson11 Title Fabricator Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: The Empire State Posts: 1,074 Likes (Received): 212	I hope they install LEDs to light the crown again some time in the future to compliment 1 WTC's spire.