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32 Avenue of the Americas
32 Avenue of the Americas, also known as the AT&T Long Distance Building, is a 27-story landmarked Art Deco skyscraper located in the Tribeca neighborhood of New York City. The building reaches a height of 549 feet (167.3 m) up to its twin spires, and was completed in 1932. It is located by the intersections of Walker Street, Lispenard Street, Church Street and the Avenue of the Americas.
The structure is currently the 369th tallest building in New York City〔(NYC Skyscraper Diagram ). ''Skyscraperpage.com''. Retrieved 2010-09-08.〕〔(World's Tallest Building 2010 ). ''Skyscraperpage.com''. Retrieved 2010-09-08.〕 The tower was designed by the architectural firm of Voorhees, Gmelin and Walker, and contains of office space. It is managed by the privately held Rudin Management Company.
==History==
Occupied by AT&T, the building was originally known as the ''AT&T Long Lines Headquarters'' and was located at 24 Walker Street. Major reconstruction on the building followed during the early 1930s, as the address changed to 32 Avenue of the Americas.〔(Milestone in AT&T Network History ). ''AT&T''. Retrieved 2010-09-08.〕 The building housed the technical offices and equipment for the company's transatlantic communications and other functions. In 1992, when AT&T sold the former AT&T Building in Midtown Manhattan to Sony, the company moved its head offices to the Tribeca location.〔(AT&T Building ). ''Emporis''. Retrieved 2010-09-08.〕
Between 2001–02, the tower underwent an extensive renovation by the architecture firm of Fox & Fowle, which included the installation of new mechanical and communications infrastructures.〔(32 Avenue of the Americas ). ''FXFowle''. Retrieved 2010-09-08.〕 The highlight of the restoration included the placement of two communications masts which increased the height of the overall tower from to . Numerous features of the building's original design were restored, including the lobby with its expansive Art Deco murals. A quarter of the building's windows were replaced with louvers which emulated the pattern of the original sash windows.〔
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