GM Building

Architecture & Buildings

North America, United States, New York City

The General Motors Building is a 50-story, 705-foot (215 m) office tower in Manhattan, New York City, facing Fifth Avenue at 59th Street . The building is one of the few structures in Manhattan that occupies a full city block. The building size is approximately 1,774,000 rentable square feet on a plot measuring 200 x 420 (84,350 square feet) that was formerly the site of the Savoy Hotel. The tower was designed in the international style by Edward Durell Stone & Associates in association with Emery Roth & Sons.