text: Tax adviser Duncan Hodgetts (pictured), from Birmingham, West Midlands, fell to his death from a Manhattan building . A British tax advisor has plunged more than 100ft to his death from an apartment window in a suspected suicide while on a business trip to New York. Duncan Hodgetts, 25, fell from the 14th floor window of the Executive Plaza building in midtown Manhattan at 8.30am yesterday morning. He was found on a third-floor balcony of the neighboring Michelangelo Hotel, near the Rockefeller Center, and was pronounced dead at the scene. It is understood the tax specialist for Ernst and Young, based in Birmingham, had been on a business trip when he fell from the balcony of one of the corporate apartments. An NYPD spokesman said  they were treating his death as suicide. He said: 'Officers were called at about 8.29am to the Michelangelo Hotel to reports a man had jumped to his death. 'His body was found on the third floor balcony of the hotel and he was pronounced deceased at the scene. 'Detectives from the mid-district precinct contacted his family and we are not treating the incident as suspicious. 'It is being treated as suicide and there are no further investigations into the matter at this stage.' A doorman at a nearby hotel confirmed to MailOnline that a body was removed from the apartment building at 11am on Monday. In a statement Ernst and Young said: 'We are very saddened to hear of the death of our colleague, Duncan Hodgetts. The 25-year-old reportedly fell from a 14th floor apartment window at the Executive Plaza building (pictured) at 8.30am on Monday . A spokesman for the New York Police Department said they were treating Mr Hodgetts' death as suicide . Tax adviser Duncan Hodgetts (pictured), from Birmingham, West Midlands, worked for accountancy firm Ernst and Young . 'The matter is being investigated by the New York Police Department and they can expect our full cooperation. 'Our thoughts and prayers are with Duncan's family, friends and colleagues.' The Michelangelo Hotel refused to comment on the death because Mr Hodgetts was not a guest of the hotel. Staff at Executive Plaza did not recognize Mr Hodgetts from photographs and referred questions to the building superintendent who was not immediately available for comment. The Executive Plaza at Rockefeller Center offer extended-stay, furnished apartments, from studios to two-bedrooms. A family member who answered the door at Mr Hodgett's £166,000 house that he shared with his parents Anthony, 65, and Sally, 62, in Shirley, West Midlands, said they were too upset to talk. 'It is all too raw at the moment,' he said. A neighbour, who did not wish to be named, added: 'He was such a lovely man and was driven by his work. 'You would see him come home at all hours but he always had a smile on his face and made time for you.' Mr Hodgetts was found on a third-floor balcony of the neighbouring Michelangelo Hotel on W 51stSt and was declared dead at the scene . It is understood the tax specialist for Ernst and Young (offices pictured) had been on a business trip when he fell from the balcony of the hotel . Mr Hodgetts shared this £166,000 home with his parents Anthony, 65, and Sally, 62, in Shirley, West Midlands . Mr Hodgetts' LinkedIn page says that he had worked for Ernst and Young since September 2011 . Another neighbour, who did not want to be named, said: 'I'm completely shocked. I have children the same age and my son grew up with him. 'I was just thinking the other day that I hadn't seen him in a while. 'He was such a lovely young man. Very quiet and very polite. I don't know if he had any children but as far as I know he wasn't married.' Mr Hodgetts' LinkedIn profile reveals that he had worked for Ernst and Young since September 2011. He also attended Durham University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Physics. Before that he went to King Edward VI Camp Hill Grammar School for Boys in Kings Heath, Birmingham, between 2001 and 2008. For confidential support call the Samaritans in the UK on 08457 90 90 90, visit a local Samaritans branch or click here for details.
target: Duncan Hodgetts fell from window at Executive Plaza, near Manhattan's Rockefeller Center .
  Mr Hodgetts, from Birmingham, West Midlands, pronounced dead at scene .
  He was found on third floor balcony of neighbouring Michelangelo Hotel .
  The 25-year-old tax adviser worked for accountancy firm Ernst and Young .