Empire State Building Seen from the air, 2012 Record height Tallest in the world from 1931 to 1970 Preceded by Chrysler Building Surpassed by World Trade Center (North Tower) General information Status Complete Type Office building; observation deck Architectural style Art Deco Location 350 Fifth Avenue Manhattan, New York 10118 Construction started March 17, 1930; 88 years ago (1930 - 03 - 17) Completed April 11, 1931; 87 years ago (April 11, 1931) Opening May 1, 1931; 87 years ago (May 1, 1931) Cost $ 40,948,900 ($534 million in 2016 dollars) Owner Empire State Realty Trust Height Architectural 1,250 ft (381.0 m) Tip 1,454 ft (443.2 m) Roof 1,250 ft (381.0 m) Top floor 1,224 ft (373.1 m) Observatory 1,224 ft (373.1 m) (102nd floor) 1,050 feet (320 m) (86th floor) Other dimensions 424 ft (129.2 m) east -- west by 187 ft (57.0 m) north -- south Technical details Floor count 102 Floor area 2,248,355 sq ft (208,879 m) Lifts / elevators 73 Design and construction Architect Shreve, Lamb and Harmon Developer Empire State Inc., including John J. Raskob and Al Smith Structural engineer Homer Gage Balcom Main contractor Starrett Brothers and Eken Empire State Building U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. National Historic Landmark NYC Landmark Location in New York City Empire State Building (New York City) Empire State Building (New York) Show map of Manhattan Show map of New York City Show map of New York Show all Coordinates 40 ° 44 ′ 54.36 '' N 73 ° 59 ′ 08.36 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 40.7484333 ° N 73.9856556 ° W ﻿ / 40.7484333; - 73.9856556 Coordinates: 40 ° 44 ′ 54.36 '' N 73 ° 59 ′ 08.36 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 40.7484333 ° N 73.9856556 ° W ﻿ / 40.7484333; - 73.9856556 NRHP reference # 82001192 Significant dates Added to NRHP November 17, 1982 Designated NHL June 24, 1986 Designated NYCL May 19, 1981 References I. ^ Empire State Building at Emporis
who is the architect of the empire state building
Shreve, Lamb and Harmon