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The Empire State Building is a 102-story skyscraper located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on Fifth Avenue between West 33rd and 34th Streets. It has a roof height of 1,250 feet (381 m), and with its antenna spire included, it stands a total of 1,454 feet (443 m) high.
1954 - Col. Henry J. Crown and his Chicago group purchase the building for $51.5 million. 1961 - An investment group headed by Lawrence Wien purchases the building for $65 million. 1973 - The construction of the World Trade Center in Manhattan ends the Empire State Building's reign as the tallest building in the world.