The MetLife Building (formerly The Pan Am Building) is a 59-story asset centrally located in the core of Midtown Manhattan’s prestigious office submarket, between Grand Central Terminal and E 45th St. Built in 1960-1963, the then-headquarters of Pan Am World Airways, it was designed by Emery Roth & Sons, Pietro Belluschi and Walter Gropius.
The building stands at 59 stories tall and is 246.3 meters (808 feet) in height, making it one of the tallest buildings in New York. It is currently owned by The Irvine Company and Tishman Speyer.