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.
Rogers Peet Building Rogers Peet Building was a five-story structure which was built in Manhattan in 1863 in City Hall Park. It was home to the Rogers Peet clothing store until December 4, 1898. It belonged to the Emanuel Hoffman estate and was one of the historic buildings of New York City. The edifice, located at Broadway and Warren Street, burned entirely during a fire which accounted for more than $1,000,000 in property losses.