Helmsley Building

Manhattan, United States

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

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The Helmsley Building is a 35-story Beaux-Arts skyscraper at 230 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, designed by Warren & Wetmore and completed between 1927 and 1929 as the New York Central Building. Standing 172 meters tall, it was the last major project built as part of the Terminal City complex surrounding Grand Central Terminal, located just to its south. The building's four-story limestone and Texas pink granite base contrasts with brick-clad upper stories, while its distinctive silhouette culminates in a pyramid topped by an ornate cupola. Vehicular traffic passes through the base via two portals connecting to the Park Avenue Viaduct, flanked by pedestrian passages linking 45th and 46th Streets to Grand Central. The bronze and marble-detailed lobby sits between these vehicular portals. Containing 1.4 million square feet of office space, the building was renamed the Helmsley Building in 1978 and designated a New York City landmark in 1987.