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Adams Express Building

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Adams Express Company Building, New York City
Adams Express Company Building, New York City

The Adams Express Building is an office building at 61 Broadway in the Financial District of Manhattan, New York City. The building's primary frontage is on 57-61 Broadway, with additional frontage along 33–41 Trinity Place. Architect Francis Kimball designed the 32–story building for the Adams Express Company. Construction began in 1912 at which point the cost was estimated at $2,000,000 (equivalent to $53,634,483 in 2020). Upon completion in 1914, the building was the seventh tallest structure in Manhattan. As of 2014 it is owned by RXR Realty.

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Adams Express Building
Trinity Place, New York Manhattan

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10275 New York, Manhattan
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