<P> The Empire State Building is a 102 - story Art Deco skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan , New York City . Designed by Shreve , Lamb & Harmon and completed in 1931 , the building has a roof height of 1,250 feet ( 380 m ) and stands a total of 1,454 feet ( 443.2 m ) tall , including its antenna . Its name is derived from `` Empire State '' , the nickname of New York . As of 2017 the building is the 5th - tallest completed skyscraper in the United States and the 28th - tallest in the world . It is also the 6th - tallest freestanding structure in the Americas . </P>
<P> The Empire State Building is a 102 - story Art Deco skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan , New York City . Designed by Shreve , Lamb & Harmon and completed in 1931 , the building has a roof height of 1,250 feet ( 380 m ) and stands a total of 1,454 feet ( 443.2 m ) tall , including its antenna . Its name is derived from `` Empire State '' , the nickname of New York . As of 2017 the building is the 5th - tallest completed skyscraper in the United States and the 28th - tallest in the world . It is also the 6th - tallest freestanding structure in the Americas . </P>
when did they build the empire state building
when did they build the empire state building
1931
1931