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. It was designed by Albert J. Wilcox and finished in 1928. It was developed by a firm headed by Walter J. Salmon Sr. Directly to the west of the Salmon Tower Building is the former Aeolian Building, and to its east is 500 Fifth Avenue, also built by Salmon Sr.

History

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in 1928 were located in the Salmon Tower Building. In September 1941, elevator operators in the building went on strike so only four of its eighteen elevators were operating on the morning of September 25. In October 1952 a fire in the structure's subbasement caused five firemen to be overcome from smoke inhalation. Salmon Tower Building was sold by the estate of Charles Frederick Hoffman in June 1964, following an ownership of over sixty years. At the time its assessed value was $5.25 million and it was situated on a

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'' * New York University School of Professional Studies, also known as the "NYU Midtown Center", on the 4th, 5th, and 10th floors

Former tenants

The offices of ''

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'' magazine were moved to the building from its longtime home at 25 West 43rd Street, just to the north, in 1991. The magazine moved to

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in 1999. ''

'' moved into the space in 2007.

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