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Tower Takes 2nd-Tallest NYC Honors

New BofA building outgrows Chrysler; only Empire State is taller

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(Newser) – The Big Apple skyline’s getting a new No. 2, the New York Observer reports: Bank of America's new headquarters is set to overtake the Chrysler Building this week as runner-up to the Empire State Building. Luckily for the newcomer, height is traditionally marked at the “structural top”: The definition excludes radio antennas but includes One Bryant Park’s 250-foot spire.

The BofA headquarters will top off at 1,200 feet—50 feet shy of the Empire State Building (not counting its 200-foot antenna) and 152 more than the art deco masterpiece four blocks down 42nd Street. But One Bryant Park’s stint at the top may be brief: Two skyscrapers planned for the former World Trade Center site would outdo it.

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Construction workers look up at a crane attached to One Bryant Park, the Bank of America Tower currently under construction at 42nd Street and Sixth Avenue in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2007. (AP Photo/Bennett Wilson)
Construction workers look up at a crane attached to One Bryant Park, the Bank of America Tower currently under construction at 42nd Street and Sixth Avenue in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2007. (AP Photo/Bennett...   (Associated Press)
Construction workers points to the top of a high-rise in construction at One Bryant Park. Upon completion, the new addition to the skyline will be the second highest building in New York City.
Construction workers points to the top of a high-rise in construction at One Bryant Park. Upon completion, the new addition to the skyline will be the second highest building in New York City.   (Getty Images)
A building crane swings widely as building materials and debris...
A building crane swings widely as building materials and debris...   (Getty Images)
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