HERITAGE ATLAS — USSR
Residential complex of the Soviet Mission to the UN in Riverdale
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Residential complex of the Soviet Mission to the UN in Riverdale
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Residential complex of the Soviet Mission to the UN in Riverdale

Жилой комплекс постпредства СССР при ООН в Ривердейле
USAНью-Йорк (Бронкс)1972–1974Residential buildings
The 20-storey building at 355 West 255th Street was built in 1974 on a site purchased by the USSR in December 1971. It used a top-down construction method, with prefabricated floors hoisted onto the frame starting from the top storey; the architects were Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and the contractor Tishman Construction. The building contains about 240 apartments, a school, an auditorium and sports facilities, and is used by the Permanent Mission of Russia to the UN.
20-этажное здание по адресу Западная 255-я улица, 355 построено в 1974 году на участке, купленном СССР в декабре 1971 года. Применён метод строительства «сверху вниз»: сборные перекрытия поднимались на каркас начиная с верхнего этажа; проект выполнен бюро Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, подрядчик — Tishman Construction. В здании около 240 квартир, школа, зал и спортивные помещения; используется постоянным представительством России при ООН.

Property abroad

EraUSSR
FunctionStaff housing
Present ownerRussian Federation
Acquisitionbuilt, 1974
StatusIn use
As of2022-03
According to CBS News of 2 March 2022, the building houses staff of the Permanent Mission of Russia to the UN and their families.

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