55 Water Street

55 Water Street is a 209 meter tall skyscraper in New York City. The 1972 building has 53 floors completed and is located between Water Street and the Franklin D. Roosevelt Drive in Lower Manhattan. Emery Roth & Sons planned the building, which occupies the 46th place of the tallest buildings in New York City along with the 277 Park Avenue. When it was completed in 1972, it was the largest area of ​​office buildings in the world and is still the largest area of ​​buildings within New York City. The Willis Tower is the only building in the United States, which has as the 55 Water Street represent more space. To date, there is despite umringender skyscraper a prominent feature in the skyline of lower Manhattan and makes mainly by its yellow striped facade attention to itself. Right on the side of the building there is another skyscraper that has 17 floors and a small, freely accessible green space that will serve as a resting place.