Equitable Building (Manhattan)

The Equitable Building is an office skyscraper in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan. The skyscraper was designed by Ernest R. Graham in the neoclassical style, with Peirce Anderson as the architect-in-charge. It is 169 m (555 ft) tall, w/ 38 stories & 110,000 m2 of floor space. The building's articulation consists of 3 horizontal sections similar to the components of a column.

Upon its completion in 1915, the building was controversial because of its lack of setbacks, which didn't allow sunlight to reach the surrounding ground. This contributed to the adoption of the 1st modern building and zoning restrictions on vertical structures in Manhattan, the 1916 Zoning Resolution. The building was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1978 and a city landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1996. It's a contributing property to the Wall Street Historic District.