• The Rockefeller center is a building complex comprised of 19 commercial buildings covering an area of 222 acres between 48th and 51st streets in New York City. The center was developed by the John D. Rockefeller from 1930. He originally planned to build an opera house on the site but changed his mind after the 1929 stock market crash. It was the largest private building project to be undertaken in modern times.

• Fast Facts

  1. Location: between 48th and 51st streets in New York CityGoNY: Rockefeller Center
  2. 1928: John D. Rockefeller leased the space from Columbia University
  3. Largest private building project ever undertaken in modern times
  4. Observation deck overlooks Empire State Building and Central Park
  5. 1932: Radio City Music Hall completed
  6. 1985: Rockefeller Center bought by Mitsubishi Group
  7. 1987: Declared a national landmarkTripsay: Rockefeller Center Becomes National Landmark
  8. 2000: Current owner Jerry Speyer bought the complex

• Buildings in Rockefeller Plaza

  • One Rockefeller Plaza: Japan National Tourism Organization
  • 10 Rockefeller Plaza: The Today Show studios, New York City-area offices of Aeroflot
  • 30 Rockefeller Plaza (30 Rock): - GE Building
  • 50 Rockefeller Plaza: Bank of America Building
  • 1230 Avenue of the Americas: Simon & Schuster Building
  • 1260 Avenue of the Americas: Radio City Music Hall
  • 610 Fifth Avenue: La Maison Francaise
  • 620 Fifth Avenue: British Empire Building
  • 626 Fifth Avenue: Palazzo d'Italia
  • 630 Fifth Avenue: International Building
  • 636 Fifth Avenue: International Building North
  • 1271 Avenue of the Americas :Time-Life Building
  • 1251 Avenue of the Americas: Exxon Building
  • 1221 Avenue of the Americas: McGraw-Hill Building
  • 1211 Avenue of the Americas: News Corp. Building

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