The Chyrsler Building is a very iconic New York horizon building, it’s art deco style making it a prominent feature of the cityscape. I first encountered it on ground level, seeing it from a distance to see it’s full height. But what really got me was the breathtaking view of the building from the top of the Empire State building and from the Top of the Rock. Being, somewhat, closer to eye level with its prominent tiered tower just made enjoying it even better. The Empire State building gets to change colors and be specific with what or who the colors are representing but the Chrysler’s lit up metal spikes remain timeless.
I wanted to find out a little bit more about the building and I stumbled upon this article: https://www.metro-manhattan.com/blog/why-the-chrysler-building-sold-for-just-150m/. I did find it humorous that the building itself is built atop a piece of rented land that even the Chrysler company today doesn’t find itself in need of renting. The rent nearly quadrupled in one year from ~8 million dollars to 32 in 2019. Chrysler decided long ago to part with the building, but thankfully they have other things going for their brand than needing the tie to the 11thtallest building in New York.
Featured Image from: https://www.dezeen.com/2019/01/14/chrysler-building-for-sale-new-york/
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