165 Broadway at Liberty Street, Google Maps
Erected in 1973, floors: 54, height: 743 ft (227 m)
Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, Roy Allen as chief designer
The U.S. Steel Building was built in 1972 for the U.S. Steel Company on a site earlier occupied by the Singer Building.
The Singer Building was the world’s tallest at 612 feet when it was built in 1908.
The building’s name changed to 1 Liberty Plaza when the United States Steel company relocated.
The building was bought by Merrill Lynch, then Olympia & York, and most recently Brookfield Financial Properties.
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Pictures of One Liberty Plaza
The view on the 1 Liberty Plaza from the Hudson River, with the 1 WFC on the right.
The view on the 1 Liberty Plaza from the New York Bay, with the Ritz-Carlton Hotel and Residences on the front.
The view of 1 Liberty Plaza from the Liberty Street on 15 September 2001.
The view of the 1 Liberty Plaza Building from the observatory of destroyed World Trade Center.
The view of the 1 Liberty Plaza Building with the now destroyed World Trade Center behind.