5 Columbus Circle
5 Columbus Circle (also known as 1790 Broadway and formerly known as the United States Rubber Company Building) is an office building on the southeast corner of Broadway and 58th Street, just south of Columbus Circle, in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, New York, United States. Designed by Carrère and Hastings in the Beaux-Arts style, it is 286 feet (87 m) tall with 20 stories.
5 Columbus Circle | |
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Former names | United States Rubber Company Building |
Alternative names | 1790 Broadway |
General information | |
Type | Office |
Architectural style | Beaux-Arts |
Address | 1790 Broadway |
Town or city | Manhattan, New York |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 40°46′00″N 73°58′53″W |
Groundbreaking | 1911 |
Opened | 1912 |
Height | 286 feet (87 m) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 20 |
Lifts/elevators | 8 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Carrère and Hastings |
Main contractor | Norcross Brothers |
New York City Landmark | |
Designated | December 19, 2000 |
Reference no. | 2078 |
The building contains a marble facade with a copper cornice above the 20th story. The windows are grouped into recessed bays, separated horizontally by metal spandrels and vertically by narrow piers. The base contains part of a flagship store for Nordstrom, which extends into Central Park Tower and another building.
5 Columbus Circle was originally built as the headquarters of the United States Rubber Company (U.S. Rubber) in 1912. It was part of Broadway's "Automobile Row" during the early 20th century. U.S. Rubber moved to a new headquarters in 1940, and the building was sold several times before being acquired by the West Side Federal Savings and Loan Association. The First Nationwide Savings Bank, which acquired the West Side Federal Savings and Loan Association, sold the building in 1985 to John Phufas and John O'Donnell, and small renovations were undertaken in subsequent years. The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the building as a city landmark in 2000.