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Basonas Construction Corp is nearing the Restorative Completion of the Exterior of Tower 270

by Basonas Construction on Feb 11, 2010

Tower 270, once formerly known as the Arthur Levitt State Office Building , is an unassuming rectangular box with many windows. Minimalist in idea it was put up in 1930 and provided as offices for various New York State departments. In its lack of esthetics, it makes up for it in its view of great ones. Its distinction comes from its location at the northwest corner of City Hall Park giving it the vantage point of the striking Tweed courthouse building, City Hall, the Brooklyn Bridge , and the great skylines of Park Row. It is a short walk from the Woolworth Building on Broadway and conveniently near Tribeca and Chinatown .   It was sold by the state in 2000 for $33.6 million in a sealed bid transaction that was the highest-valued property sale ever carried out by the State of New York . In 2003, the top thirteen floors of the 28-story building were converted to condos with spectacular views of lower New York City .   The...Read More >>