Queens Plaza Court Building
Building in Queens, New York / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
28-11 Queens Plaza North, originally known as Queens Court Plaza[1] or Queens Plaza Court,[2] is an office building located at Queens Plaza North (Bridge Plaza North) and 29th Street in Long Island City, Queens, New York City. Currently city-owned, it is used as offices for the New York City Departments of Education and Transportation.
Departments of Education and Transportation Building | |
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Former names | Queens Plaza Court Building[1][2] Electric Building[3] Pan American Building / PAA Building[4][5] |
General information | |
Architectural style | Italianate |
Address | 28-01–28-19 Queens Plaza North Long Island City, Queens, New York, US |
Coordinates | 40°45′1″N 73°56′17″W |
Current tenants | NYCDOE, NYCDOT |
Year(s) built | 1912[1] |
Renovated | 1927,[1][6] 1953[1][7] |
Owner | New York City |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 9 |
Design and construction | |
Architecture firm | Thompson & Frohling[2] |
Completed in 1912, it was one of the first office buildings constructed along Queens Plaza, which would evolve into a financial and commercial district.[1][8][9] The building originally housed the Queens Chamber of Commerce and Long Island City Savings Bank, then served as regional offices for Consolidated Edison beginning in 1920. It was expanded from its original four stories into nine stories in 1927. After being used as Army barracks during World War II, the building became the Queens offices of Pan Am. The City of New York began using the building in 1964, and purchased the building in 1974.