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The Beekman Tower, also known as the Panhellenic Tower, is a 26-story Art Deco skyscraper situated at the corner of First Avenue and East 49th Street in Midtown Manhattan, in New York City. The building was constructed between 1927 and 1928 to a design by John Mead Howells. The Beekman Tower had been built for the Panhellenic Association's New York chapter as a club and hotel for women in college sororities. However, due to a lack of patronage, it was opened up to non-sorority women and to men by the mid-1930s. It was later converted into a hotel and then corporate apartments.

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  • The Beekman Tower, also known as the Panhellenic Tower, is a 26-story Art Deco skyscraper situated at the corner of First Avenue and East 49th Street in Midtown Manhattan, in New York City. The building was constructed between 1927 and 1928 to a design by John Mead Howells. The Beekman Tower had been built for the Panhellenic Association's New York chapter as a club and hotel for women in college sororities. However, due to a lack of patronage, it was opened up to non-sorority women and to men by the mid-1930s. It was later converted into a hotel and then corporate apartments. The Beekman Tower contains a design with numerous setbacks, chamfers at its corners, and a massing that abuts onto the boundaries of its lot. Its sculptural ornamentation was designed by Rene Paul Chambellan in the Art Deco style with Gothic influences. In 1998, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission made the building an official city landmark. (en)
  • La Beekman Tower, también conocida como Panhellenic Tower, es un rascacielos art déco de 26 pisos situado en la esquina de Primera Avenida y East 49th Street en Midtown Manhattan, en Nueva York. Fue construido entre 1927 y 1928 según un diseño de John Mead Howells. La Beekman Tower se había construido para la sección de Nueva York de la Asociación Panhelénica como club y hotel para mujeres en hermandades universitarias.​ Sin embargo, debido a la falta de patrocinio, a mediados de la década de 1930 se abrió al público general. Más tarde se convirtió en hotel y luego en apartamentos corporativos. Tiene un diseño con numerosos retranqueos, chaflanes en sus esquinas y una masa que linda con los límites de su lote. Su ornamentación escultórica fue diseñada por en estilo art déco con influencias góticas. En 1998, la Comisión para la Preservación de Monumentos Históricos de Nueva York convirtió el edificio en un símbolo oficial de la ciudad. (es)
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  • Turtle Bay, Manhattan, New York, US (en)
  • 1-7 Mitchell Place (en)
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  • 1928
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  • 1927
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  • The Panhellenic, Panhellenic Tower (en)
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  • The Panhellenic, Panhellenic Tower (en)
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  • The Beekman Tower, also known as the Panhellenic Tower, is a 26-story Art Deco skyscraper situated at the corner of First Avenue and East 49th Street in Midtown Manhattan, in New York City. The building was constructed between 1927 and 1928 to a design by John Mead Howells. The Beekman Tower had been built for the Panhellenic Association's New York chapter as a club and hotel for women in college sororities. However, due to a lack of patronage, it was opened up to non-sorority women and to men by the mid-1930s. It was later converted into a hotel and then corporate apartments. (en)
  • La Beekman Tower, también conocida como Panhellenic Tower, es un rascacielos art déco de 26 pisos situado en la esquina de Primera Avenida y East 49th Street en Midtown Manhattan, en Nueva York. Fue construido entre 1927 y 1928 según un diseño de John Mead Howells. (es)
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