The Former Equitable Life Assurance Company is currently under threat due to the proposed Empire Station Complex.
*This handsome building at 383-399 Seventh Avenue, next to the Hotel Pennsylvania, was built in 1922-23 as the headquarters of the Equitable Life Assurance Company Building which was formerly based at 120 Broadway. The stone-clad building was designed by the firm Starrett & Van Vleck with showroom-like windows on the first two floors.
According to the Environmental Impact Study report, “The former Equitable Life Assurance Company Building is significant under Criterion A for its association with commercial development around Penn Station. In addition, the building also meets Criterion C for its architectural design. In an Environmental Review letter dated December 14, 2020, LPC determined that it also appears to be eligible for NYCL designation.” This building would only be affected by “Potential Adverse Construction-Related Impacts from Construction on Sites 3 and 7.”
*Text and image via Untapped New York
STATUS Threatened
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