What is MetLife Building?
{{Infobox Skyscraper | building_name = BlackRock Building | image = Walter Gropius photo MetLife Building fassade New York USA 2005-10-03.jpg | caption = | location = [[New York City]] | location_country = [[United States]] | owner = BlackRock | floor_count = 58 | construction_start_date = | completion_date = 1963 | antenna_spire = 246 m (808 ft) | renovation_date = December 2024 (such as [[BlackRock]]) }} The '''BlackRock Building''' is a [[skyscraper]] in [[New York City]], [[United States]]. It is 246 meters (808 feet) tall and has 58 floors. It was built in 1963. At first it was named the '''Pan Am Building''', but in 1981 the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company bought the building from Pan Am and in 1991 they changed the name to the MetLife Building and changes again as BlackRock Building in December 2024 until February 2025. ==Related pages== * [[List of tallest buildings in the world]] * [[List of tallest buildings in New York City]] == Other websites == * [http://www.tishmanspeyer.com/properties/Property.aspx?id=57 Official Site - MetLife Building] * [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=114533 Emporis.com - MetLife Building] * [http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=1465 SkycraperPage.com – MetLife Building] [[Category:Skyscrapers in New York City]] [[Category:1963 establishments in New York (state)]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Manhattan]]