Taken on October 12, 2024
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Empire State Building’s property taxes could rise to $50M | Crain’s New York Business
In a city full of ultra-expensive properties, the most valuable of them all is the Empire State Building observatory. The tourist attraction on the 86th and 102nd floors is worth more than $20,000 per square foot, or double the amount paid for sky-high apartments on Billionaires Row. Beneath the observatory, the tower’s office suites are 94% leased…
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Those night shots are phenomenal. Your shots in general are great, too.
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Agreed. I love to see the building’s many floors lit up at night, as it signals to me that life inside the building is active and vibrant.
Side note, I wish the hue on 1 WTC’s “crown” lighting was a bit warmer to match the floors so it stood out a bit less.
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What a difference removing all of those dishes and other equipment from the ESB makes. It is again a truly beautiful Art Deco tower.
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That third photo is awesome!
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Visits to the Empire State Building’s observatory slipped for the second consecutive quarter, a decline that officials attributed in part to fewer international travelers coming to New York.
“We’re conscious of challenges for brand America,” Tony Malkin, chairman and CEO of the company that owns the landmarked tower, said on a conference call on Thursday.
Nearly 630,000 people went up to the 86th or 102nd-floor viewing decks last quarter, a 3% drop from the prior-year period. The decline follows a 12% drop in first-quarter traffic to the observatory, which its owner says has been voted by TripAdvisor users as the No. 1 tourist attraction in the world.
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