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The Comcast Building

30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City

BASIC INFO -> The Comcast Building is a skyscraper, which has 66 floors and it is best known as the home of the NBC television network, and for the Rainbow Room. It is the 28th tallest building in New York City and the 60th tallest in the United States. It is 400 feet shorter than the Empire State Building which lies south of the Comcast Building.

OWNERS -> The construction of the building started in 1932 when businessman John D. Rockefeller Jr. and his family’s company finally found the land to build it on. When it was finished, its owners – the Rockefeller family company – rented some space to NBC, an entertainment company. In 2000, after almost seventy years of owning the skyscraper, the Rockefellers sold the building to Tishman Speyer Properties, a real estate company, which has owned it ever since. The Comcast Building is one of the most desired locations for companies looking for office space in New York City’s most prestigious business district. British company Deloitte, for example, moved into the skyscraper recently.

The owner has the whole building checked regularly. The last time was in 2019, five years after the last total repair of the building, which was carried out in 2014.

MOST FAMOUS PLACES IN THE COMCAST BUILDING

THE ROOF

This is a place from which visitors have an amazing view of the city. Visitors can only use one lift to get there. It starts on the ground floor and goes directly to the roof. The other 59 lifts in the building are only used to get to the other floors. On a clear day, visitors can even see planes approaching and leaving John F. Kennedy International Airport. If the roof was a few feet higher, the airport itself could be seen as well. In 1960, a 400-pound weather radar was installed on the very top of the Comcast Building. It was used for weather forecasts for thirty-five years. Although it is now out of service, it remains in its original location due to its historic value.

THE RAINBOW ROOM

This is a restaurant on the top floor of the 66-floor building. It is listed among the most popular places for weddings in New York City. On weekdays, it opens at 4:30 pm and closes at midnight. During opening hours, the Rainbow Room serves dinner to more than a thousand visitors every day. However, there were four times when the famous restaurant could not do that, either due to renovation or financial difficulties. The last time this happened was ten years ago. Let’s hope it doesn’t have to close again soon.

NBC STUDIOS

These are TV studios where many top talk shows are filmed. Many viewers think that the studios are on the top floors of the 66-floor building. That is because a large picture of the view from the top of the building is often used as a background for the shows. However, the studios fill the building’s first fourteen floors. The studios are open to the public from 8:20 am to 2:20 pm on weekdays. The number of tickets per hour is limited to 150 so that the total number of visitors a day is less than one thousand. Tours of the studios actually began as early as 1933, soon after the studios started working. The NBC studios have always been open to the public except for one year in which tours weren’t possible. However, the studios have never stopped working for a single day in its 90-year history.

In 2012, Hurricane Sandy hit New York City and damaged a lot of buildings. The NBC studios staff reported on the hurricane. They did so despite the danger of being in the Comcast Building at that time. The skyscraper itself remained whole and all right although it was expected to be damaged by strong winds.

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