Socony-Mobil Building

The Socony-Mobil Building, also known as 150 East 42nd Street, is a 45-story, 572-foot-tall skyscraper in the and East Midtown neighborhoods of in .
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: high-rise in New York City
  • Roof shape: flat

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Grand Central Terminal and Empire State Building.

Railway station
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is a commuter rail terminal at 42nd Street and Park Avenue in , New York City. Grand Central is the southern terminus of the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem, Hudson and New Haven Lines, serving the northern parts of the . is situated 880 feet northwest of Socony-Mobil Building.

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The is a 102-story, supertall skyscraper in the Midtown South neighborhood of , New York City, United States. The building was designed in the Art Deco style by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon and constructed between 1930 and 1931. is situated 2,900 feet west of Socony-Mobil Building.

Building
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The is a 1,046-foot-tall, Art Deco skyscraper in the East Midtown neighborhood of , New York City, United States. Located at the intersection of 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue, it is the tallest steel-framed brick building in the world.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Murray Hill and Tudor City.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood on the east side of in . is generally bordered to the east by the or and to the west by , though the exact boundaries are disputed.

Neighborhood
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is an apartment complex on the East Side of in , bordering the Turtle Bay and neighborhoods. It lies on a low cliff east of Second Avenue, between 40th and 43rd Streets, and overlooks First Avenue to the east.

Neighborhood
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A is an area where the cutting, polishing, and trade of diamonds and other gems takes place. There are a number of these districts around the world, including:…

Socony-Mobil Building

Latitude
40.75075° or 40° 45′ 3″ north
Longitude
-73.97553° or 73° 58′ 32″ west
Inception
1956
Height
72 feet (22 metres)
Open location code
87G8Q22F+8Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 159899676
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­flat
Wiki­data ID
Q23907605
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In Other Languages

From German to Spanish—“Socony-Mobil Building” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Permanent Mission of Australia to the United Nations and Australian Consulate-General.

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