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Kaskel and Kaskel Building

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316 Fifth Avenue Kaskel & Kaskel Building
316 Fifth Avenue Kaskel & Kaskel Building

The Kaskel and Kaskel Building was a historic building at 316 Fifth Avenue, near 32nd Street, in the NoMad/Koreatown neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. It was completed in 1902 and demolished in 2017, after an unsuccessful attempt to save it.

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Kaskel and Kaskel Building
West 32nd Street, New York Manhattan

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