American Radiator Building is a hotel in East Village, the United States.[1] Wikidata describes it as “skyscraper in New York City”. It opened in 1924. It is owned by American Radiator Company. The building has 23 floors. It stands about 2.8 km from the centre of East Village.[3]
Overview
The American Radiator Building (also known as the American Standard Building) is an early skyscraper at 40 West 40th Street, just south of Bryant Park, in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, New York, U.S. It was designed by Raymond Hood and André Fouilhoux in the Gothic and Art Deco styles for the American Radiator Company. The original section of the American Radiator Building, a 338 ft-tall (103 m), 23-story tower, was completed in 1924. A five-story annex, to the west of the original tower, was built from 1936 to 1937.
From “American Radiator Building” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
The hotel opened in 1924. It was designed by Raymond Hood and J. André Fouilhoux, in the Art Deco architecture style. The building has 23 floors and is 103 m tall. It is listed as a National Register of Historic Places listed place, a New York City Landmark and a New York State Register of Historic Places listed place. [1]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 2.8 km from the centre of East Village. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is LaGuardia Airport (LGA), about 11 km from the centre of East Village.[4]
It is one of 124 hotels in and around East Village recorded in Wikidata, 67 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 38 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is Murray Hill Hotel, opened in 1884. See Hotels in East Village.
Other hotels within 1.5 km:
- Bryant Park Hotel — 0.0 km
- Park Terrace Hotel on Bryant Park — 0.1 km
- Archer Hotel New York — 0.1 km
- Hotel Hendricks — 0.1 km
- Colony Arcade Building — 0.2 km, opened 1912
- Refinery Hotel New York — 0.2 km
- Marriott Vacation Club Pulse, New York City — 0.2 km
- Embassy Suites by Hilton New York Manhattan Times Square — 0.2 km
- Andaz 5th Avenue — 0.2 km
- Hyatt Centric Midtown 5th Avenue New York — 0.3 km
See also
- Hotels in East Village
- Hotels in the United States
- Hotels in the Art Deco style
- List of heritage-listed hotels in the United States
- List of hotels opened in the 1920s
References
- ^ American Radiator Building (Q466979). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ American Radiator Building. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-09-28.
- ^ East Village (Q1043326). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in East Village. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.