The Tower Building was arguably New York City's first skyscraper, and the first building with a steel skeleton structure. Architect Bradford Lee Gilbert filed plans for its construction on 17 April 1888, it was completed on 27 September 1889 and demolished for tax purposes beginning in 1913. The location in Manhattan is given variously as 50 Broadway and 52 Broadway, going through to New Street. Though it was 108 ft deep, the building had just 21 feet, 6 inches of frontage on Broadway, necessitating its novel design. Source
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