When the Woolworth Building was constructed in 1910, owner Frank Woolworth and architect Cass Gilbert wanted to make the structure fireproof. With the recent tragedy of Triangle Shirtwaist Fire and ...

When retail boss Frank W. Woolworth commissioned the construction of the Woolworth Building in 1910, he reserved an entire floor for his office and built a private pool in the basement, where he would ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Constructed between 1910 and 1912, the Woolworth Building was the tallest building in the world for 17 years. It was commissioned by Frank Woolworth as the world headquarters ...

Grand Central Terminal is not the only New York landmark celebrating its one-hundredth birthday this year. The Woolworth Building, Manhattan’s gothic-style “Cathedral of Commerce,” was also built in ...

The story of the Woolworth Building begins with Frank W. Woolworth, who revolutionizing merchandising by creating the five and dime store that would make the F. W. Woolworth Company the most ...

If you’re in the market for a five-level penthouse, the iconic Woolworth building in downtown Manhattan just listed one—but it’ll set you back a whopping $79 million. Known as the Pinnacle, this 9,680 ...

Upon its completion, in 1913, the Woolworth Building was the tallest building in the world. Designed by Cass Gilbert (1859-1934), the 62-story, 792-foot Neo-Gothic skyscraper at 233 Broadway, New York ...

When an investment group headed by developer Alchemy Properties bought the top 30 floors of the Woolworth Tower in 2012 for a reported $68 million, the space, which had formerly been offices, was an ...

Alchemy Properties President Kenneth Horn has been a lawyer, a gelato maker, and, in his most high-profile gig to date, a developer who’s transforming the upper half of the iconic Woolworth Building ...

Once the tallest building in New York City, the Woolworth Building is a historic landmark. Completed in 1913, the building was equipped to maintain its own electricity, heat, subway entrance, and ...

Rehabilitation of the Woolworth’s building in downtown Sterling is moving in a different direction, as Logan County Economic Development Corporation has announced the property’s sale to Precision ...