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.

By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Though it only had the distinction of being the world’s tallest building for 11 months, the Chrysler Building in ...

But the Chrysler Building could also be dwarfed in the next decade by 175 Park Avenue — aka Project Commodore — that could rise to 1,581 feet on the site of the Grand Hyatt Hotel right across ...

Cooper Union won its battle over Chrysler Building’s leasehold against developer Aby Rosen. De Agostini via Getty Images Aby Rosen was booted over his failure to pay $21 million in ground rent.

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.

By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Though it only had the distinction of being the world’s tallest building for 11 months, the Chrysler Building in midtown Manhattan has remained one of the most ...