**This building is registered as a historic landmark
DESCRIPTION The Empire State, one of the icons in New York, was originally constructed in 1931. The facade was retrofitted in 2011, in a pioneer project of deep retrofit. The retrofit involved the addition of insulation behind radiators and the refurbishment on-site of all 6,500 windows.
OWNER W&H Properties
DEVELOPER John J. Raskob; Alfred E. Smith
DESIGN ARCHITECT Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates
EXECUTIVE ARCHITECT
ENGINEER Strong & Jones Engineers; H.G. Balcom & Associates; Post and McCord
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
GENERAL CONTRACTOR Starrett Brothers and Ekin
FACADE CONSULTANT
FACADE CONTRACTOR
OTHER CONSULTANT/CONTRIBUTOR
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1931
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1,545 ft471 m
105
2,248,355 ft2208,879 m2
ORIGINAL FACADE DESIGN
DESCRIPTION The Empire State, one of the icons in New York, was originally constructed in 1931. The facade was retrofitted in 2011, in a pioneer project of deep retrofit. The retrofit involved the addition of insulation behind radiators and the refurbishment on-site of all 6,500 windows.