Citigroup Center - Wikipedia
WEBThe Citigroup Center (formerly Citicorp Center and also known by its address, 601 Lexington Avenue) is an office skyscraper in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. Built in 1977 for Citibank, it is 915 feet (279 m) tall and has 1.3 million square feet (120,000 m 2) of office space across 59 floors.
Citicorp Center engineering crisis - Wikipedia
WEBIn July 1978, a possible structural flaw was discovered in Citicorp Center, a skyscraper that had recently been completed in New York City. Workers quietly made repairs over the next few months. The building, now known as Citigroup Center, occupied an entire block and was to be the headquarters of Citibank.
The Skyscraper That Could Have Toppled Over in the Wind
WEBMay 21, 1995 · In 1978, Citicorp Center’s top engineer, William J. LeMessurier, faced his worst nightmare, Joe Morgenstern writes: the realization that his skyscraper could be blown down.
How the Citicorp Center nearly toppled and other NYC building …
WEBOct 7, 2020 · When the 59-story Citicorp Center was built in 1977 in Midtown Manhattan, the majestic glass tower with its sharply sloped roof was one of the tallest buildings in the world. It was also, it...
The Design Flaw That Almost Wiped Out an NYC Skyscraper
WEBApr 17, 2014 · The chevron bracing structure made the building exceptionally light for a skyscraper, so it would sway in the wind. LeMessurier added a tuned mass damper, a 400-ton device that keeps the building...
AD Classics: Citigroup Center / Hugh Stubbins - ArchDaily
WEBNov 5, 2014 · In a city of skyscrapers of nearly every shape and size, the Citigroup Center on Lexington Avenue is one of New York ’s most unique. Resting on four stilts perfectly centered on each side, it...
How a striking New York skyscraper was secretly saved from …
WEBApr 17, 2014 · One of the tallest skyscrapers in New York doesn't look like it should be standing — and for a brief time, there was a chance that it wouldn't. 601 Lexington, formerly known as the Citigroup...
Citigroup Center Stilts – New York, New York - Atlas Obscura
WEBAug 6, 2021 · In October of 1977, the construction of a 59-story midtown Manhattan skyscraper was completed. This $175 million project, originally called Citicorp Center (now Citigroup Center), was...
BUILDING BIG: Databank: Citicorp Center - PBS
WEBCiticorp Center was the first skyscraper in the United States to contain a tuned mass damper, a pendulum-like device that reduces the sway in tall buildings caused by the wind.
Citigroup Center - Wired New York
WEBCitigroup Center. 601 Lexington Avenue, Google Maps. Architect: Stubbins Associates, Emery Roth & Sons. Height: 915 ft (279 m), 59 floors. Construction started in 1974 and ended in 1977.
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