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  • Raymond Hood’s first New York skyscraper is an ornate black tower built in 1924, now a hotel.

  • One of the great early Art Deco skyscrapers (c.1929) notable for its terra-cotta frieze and bronze band illustrating the theory of evolution.

  • The 48-story tower, built in 1999, is striking and environmentally friendly, with photovoltaic cells on the façade and integrated recycling chutes.

  • The Daily News has moved on, but this fine 1930 building is still an Art Deco classic. Step inside and marvel at the revolving globe.

  • Considered one of the city’s best modern designs (1967). Every office opens onto a skylit, 12-story atrium with lush landscaping and a pond.

  • Built for the best-known real estate firm of its day, this 1927 building is opulent inside and out. Don’t miss the lobby.

  • This 1931 Art Deco building has a clock whose arms grasp at lightning bolts.

  • This 24-story building of glass and steel by Gordon Bunshaft was the first “glass box” in New York.

  • The window bays of this 1899 private club are the carved sterns of ships, sailing on a sea of sculpted waves.

  • Fred R. French created this mock-Tudor enclave, designed to prove that middle-class housing could succeed in Midtown.

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