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Residential skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
the building in Manhattan, New York the building in Dallas, Texas formerly known as Lincoln Plaza Ross Tower
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1 Lincoln Plaza 1 Lincoln Plaza NYC.jpg The building viewed from Broadway in 2024 1971 1974 Residential 20 West 64th StreetManhattan, New York 10023United States 44 490 ft (149.4 m) 43 671 8 Philip BirnbaumDavid W. Dunlap November 28, 1996 https://www.nytimes.com/1996/11/28/arts/philip-birnbaum-89-builder-celebrated-for-his-efficiency.html Philip Birnbaum, 89, Builder Celebrated for His Efficiency The New York Times September 4, 2024 yes 40.77152 -73.9809 region:US-NY inline,title
1 Lincoln Plaza is a mixed-use, commercial and luxury residential condominium building in Lincoln Square, Manhattan, New York City, with 43 floors and 671 units. Construction began in 1971. Completed and ready for occupancy in 1974, the building is divided into eight floors of commercial space and 36 floors of luxury residential apartments.http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3601/is_/ai_114631052 Elaine Misonzhnik ASCAP renews at 1 Lincoln Real Estate Weekly March 1, 2004 December 12, 2008 October 17, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081017023404/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3601/is_/ai_114631052 usurped The roof, which is often considered the 44th floor, is home to the building's private fitness club called Top of the One.http://ogdencapproperties.com/EN/lincoln/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080919162316/http://ogdencapproperties.com/EN/lincoln/ September 19, 2008 One Lincoln Plaza Ogden Cap Properties, LLC
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A five-story residential building at 33 West 63rd Street, a tenement constructed in the 1890s owned by Jehiel R. Elyachar, became the target of an effort by Paul Milstein to assemble a group of properties that would become the site of 1 Lincoln Plaza. After lengthy negotiations, Milstein and Elyachar had agreed to a deal in which Milstein would acquire the property for cash, and then agreed to an exchange for a building on the Upper East Side. Though a verbal agreement had been reached, Elyachar insisted that a donation of $100,000 be made to one of the charitable organizations he supported, at which point Milstein walked away and said "You know what, you're going to keep your building". Howard Milstein, Paul's son, called the negotiations as being "among the most glaring examples of someone who overplayed their hand". The surrounding buildings on the site were demolished and 1 Lincoln Plaza was constructed around Elyachar's building at 33 West 63rd Street.Buckley, Cara https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/09/nyregion/09metjournal.html Tenement Long Outlasts Fight Against Skyscraper The New York Times October 8, 2010 October 11, 2010 which also notes, "A slightly different version of the deal's collapse is chronicled in the book New York's Architectural Holdouts, by Andrew Alpern and Seymour Durst."
The building has multiple addresses other than "1 Lincoln Plaza", including 20 West 64th Street, 33 West 63rd Street, 1897 Broadway, and 1900 Broadway. Provided a unit number is included, any mail sent to any of the above addresses will reach the required tenant.
The building also has commercial tenants. These have included three prominent entities in the entertainment industry: Sesame Workshop (which makes Sesame Street), SAG-AFTRA, and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP); the headquarters of ASCAP were located at One Lincoln Plaza from 1974 until 2018.Weiss Lois 2017-10-11 ASCAP is moving down Broadway https://nypost.com/2017/10/10/ascap-is-moving-down-broadway/ New York Post 2024-07-21 en-US
Notable residents
In January 2012, actor Nick Santino, a resident, killed himself soon after euthanizing his pit bull Rocco, due to pressure from what some neighbors told the press was harassment by building management.Condo board denies link between pet policy and shareholder suicide The Real Deal January 30, 2012 https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2012/01/30/condo-board-denies-link-between-pet-policy-and-shareholder-suicide/ November 17, 2025
In popular culture
The building can be seen in almost any scene that was filmed in the plaza at Lincoln Center after 1971, including Ghostbusters.https://www.lincolncenter.org/article/moviesfilmedatlincolncenter Starring Lincoln Center: 11 Films That Cast the Center for the Performing Arts LincolnCenter.org Peter Bowen June 28, 2015 February 23, 2020
References
External links
Ogden Cap Properties Website https://web.archive.org/web/20181022221458/http://ogdencapproperties.com/one-lincoln-plaza October 22, 2018
City Realty Article on One Lincoln Plaza
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