The Hippodrome Building

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The Hippodrome Building

1120 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY – The Hippodrome was originally built as a theater in 1905. The Hippodrome was known for its lavish spectacles including circus animals, diving horses, opulent sets, a 500 member chorus and popular vaudeville artists of the day such as Harry Houdini. On August 16, 1939 the Hippodrome hosted its last show and in 1954 the current office building was constructed on the site. The tower was added to the building in 1962 totaling 21 stories. The building has been family owned and operated since 1978. In 2004 the owner decided to spend $60 million to renovate the building into a state of the art class ‘A’ building. The renovation consisted of a new aluminum and glass curtain wall system cladding the existing structure, rebuilding of the structure and renovation of the existing 3 level garage, entire new MEPS / life safety / security / telecommunications infrastructure, addition and restoration of all ground floor retail stores and a superbly designed 2 story high main building entrance lobby. The finishes selection were made using only the finest of stone for the floors and walls, Benhiem glass and metal portals corridors and aluminum leaf glazed ceiling. A space begging to be visited.

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