Tower 270

Tower 270
Tower 270 from the east on Chambers Street. The Tweed Courthouse is in the foreground.
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Alternative namesArthur Levitt State Office Building, 80 Chambers Street, 86 Chambers Street
General information
Location270 Broadway
Manhattan, New York City, New York
Coordinates40°42′51″N 74°00′24″W / 40.714281°N 74.006765°W / 40.714281; -74.006765
Construction started1929
Completed1930
OwnerRAL Companies
Height370 feet (110 m)
Technical details
Floor count28
Floor area350,785 square feet (32,589.0 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)E.H. Faile & Company
References
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Tower 270 (also known as 270 Broadway, Arthur Levitt State Office Building, 80 Chambers Street, and 86 Chambers Street) is a 28-story mixed use building in the Civic Center and Tribeca neighborhoods of Manhattan, New York City. Completed in 1930 to designs by E.H. Faile & Company, it has 350,785 square feet (32,589.0 m2) of floor space, on a plot with 50 feet (15 m) facing Broadway to the east and 242 feet (74 m) on Chambers Street to the north.

Tower 270 is just west of New York City Hall, near several other structures, including the Broadway–Chambers Building, 280 Broadway, and the Tweed Courthouse.[2]

It housed the first headquarters of the Manhattan Project in 1942–43.

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