Martin Tower
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Identification
Name
Martin Tower
Alternative name
Bethlehem Steel Martin Tower
Emporis Building Number
125611
Location
Map and Surrounding Area
Technical Data
Height (architectural)
101.20 m
Height (roof)
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Floors (above ground)
21
Construction end
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Gross floor area
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Structure in General
Construction type
skyscraper
Current status
existing [completed]Facade system
curtain wall
Architectural style
modernism
Usages
Main usages
commercial officeFacts
Martin Tower was built as the headquarters of Bethlehem Steel Corporation and as a symbol of its postition as the second largest steel producer in the United States. |
It was named for then-chairman Edmund F. Martin. |
Eight feet taller than PPL Corporation’s headquarters in neighboring Allentown, it is the tallest building in the Lehigh Valley. |
The crucifix form allowed a greater number of corner offices. |
Bethlehem Steel's fortunes declined rapidly through the 1970's; by 1995 production of steel in Bethlehem had ceased. |
Bethlehem Steel was bought by International Steel of Ohio in 2003, which was in turn bought by Ispat International, a Dutch conglomerate, in late 2004. |
Freedman & Co. Real Estate of New Jersey agreed to buy the building in early 2004, but the deal fell through in May of that year. |
In early 2007, a local group of developers was proposing to convert the tower and surrounding property into residential condominiums. |
Companies involved in this building
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Architect: Haines Lundberg Waehler |