What building was built earlier,  Manhattan Life Insurance Building or 15 Penn Plaza?
15 Penn Plaza 15 Penn Plaza, also known as the Vornado Tower, is a proposed 68-story tower in the Midtown Manhattan section of New York City planned by Vornado Realty Trust. It would have 430 units and 2,050,000 square feet (190,451 m²) of floor space. The Hiller Group is the designer. Despite only having 68 floors, it would be just 10 m shorter than the Empire State Building, which has 102 floors.
Queens Plaza Park Queens Plaza Park was a proposed residential building, to be built in Queens. The building would have superseded One Court Square as the tallest in Queens, as well as the tallest building in New York City outside of Manhattan. The building was one of many planned in Queens Plaza due to a 2001 rezoning. When complete, the development will incorporate the Bank of Manhattan Company building.