Edward Trumbull's 100- by 76-Fot mural on ceiling of Chrysler Building lobby that was installed in 1930 has been restored by EverGreene Painting Studios; EverGreene president Jeffrey Greene ...

The 1,046-foot-tall Chrysler Building, completed in May of 1930, was the pinnacle of both the then-unnamed Art Deco period and the skyscraper boom that rapidly transformed New York City’s skyline.

The Chrysler Building was commissioned by the car company founder Walter P. Chrysler, who called it “a monument to me.” Constructed between 1928 and 1930, it rose to a staggering 1,046 feet.

The insects would not thrive up near the iconic spire of the Chrysler Building that loomed over them, but “here, they’re perfect,” said Matthew Flood, one of the beekeepers.

The Chrysler Building, a renowned gem of NYC, is the latest victim of the office apocalypse. Cooper Union, the property owner, told the Journal that RFR Holding owed $21 million in rent.