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U.N. Skyscraper Faces Trimmed Luxuries and Delayed Finish
As the United Nations builds its 65 million dollar headquarters in Manhattan the project trims luxury features to fit budget. Officials confirm three top floors are gone from the secretariat building and plans for marble lobbies and private spaces are scaled back. The structure rises 39 stories with 300000 square feet of glass and a unique upended candy box shape. Construction progresses amid steel strikes and schedule shifts toward a late 1950s target, with an underground garage for 1500 cars and a future fourth building planned for specialized agencies.
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U.N
Secretariat
Dawson
World Organization
Vermont
Trygve Lie
Walls
General Assembly
Council
48Th Street
First Avenue
East River
Franklin
Franklin Roosevelt Drive. To Build Its Home, the U.N
United States
Wallace K. Harrison
Hax Abramovitz
H. L. McLeod
Glenn Bennett
Headquarters Planning Committee
Franklin Roosevelt
Christopher Columbus
Mercy
Empire State Building