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10 East 40th Street
10 East 40th Street from the New York Public Library Main Branch
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Alternative namesMercantile Building
General information
StatusCompleted
Architectural styleRenaissance Revival
Town or cityManhattan, New York
CountryU.S.
Coordinates40°45′06″N 73°58′53″W / 40.751592°N 73.981323°W / 40.751592; -73.981323
Completed1929
Renovated2002
Height632 feet (193 m)
Technical details
Floor count48
Floor area350,000 sq ft (33,000 m2)
Design and construction
Architecture firmLudlow and Peabody
References
[1]

10 East 40th Street or the Mercantile Building is a skyscraper on 40th Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It is located in the middle of the block between Fifth and Madison avenues, extending south to 39th Street. Designed by Ludlow and Peabody and built by Jesse H. Jones, it was finished in 1929 and is an example of Renaissance Revival architecture.[2] When it was built, it was the fourth-tallest tower in the world.[3]

It is 632 feet (193 m) high, with 48 floors, and contains 350,000 sq ft (33,000 m2) of office or mixed-use space.[2]

  1. ^ "10 East 40th Street". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
  2. ^ a b "Mercantile Building". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2007. Retrieved July 12, 2008.
  3. ^ "World's tallest buildings in 1930" (PDF). Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 26, 2010.

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