• Construction finish: 1968
• Designed by: Emery Roth & Sons
• Type: Skyscraper
• Stories: 50
• Maximum Height: 705 feet / 215 meters

• May, 2008: It is announced that this building will be sold for $2,900,000,000.

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  My father worked here from the day it opened in '68 until he retired in '82. I was to visit sometime after it opened and on that morning, he heard on the news that a bomb went off on the floor they housed the GM computers. I think it was left behind a vending machine. As I recall, the damage wasn't great, but my father was stressed and I couldn't go with him to work that day. I was a very disappointed kid. I was there many times and ALWAYS loved the car showroom. They also had appliances on the second floor which was reached via escalator from the main lobby. GM was truly a powerhouse back then. in case you didn't know, A lot of the cars on display looked fancy, but weren't. They used to put base engines and transmissions in them since they were just sitting there for quite awhile. You could buy the cars on the showroom once they were done with their display. He got a '71 Olds with a straight 6 enigne and 3 speed column manual shifter. I loved riding those elevators!

Paul Sanders - Thursday, May 18th, 2006 @ 12:23pm