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{{Short description|Residential skyscraper in Manhattan, New York}}
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| name                     = Park Row Building
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| caption                  = Park Row facade
| location                 = 15 Park Row<br />[[Manhattan]], New York
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| built                    = 1896–1899
| architect                = [[R. H. Robertson]]
| architecture             = [[Classical Revival architecture|Classical Revival]]
| added                    = November 16, 2005
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| designated_other2_name   = New York City Landmark
| designated_other2_date   = June 15, 1999
| designated_other2_abbr   = NYCL
| designated_other2_link   = New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
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| designated_other2_number = 2024
| website                  = {{URL|15-parkrow.com}}
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The '''Park Row Building''', also known as '''15 Park Row''', is a luxury apartment building and [[early skyscraper]] on [[Park Row (Manhattan)|Park Row]] in the [[Financial District, Manhattan|Financial District]] of the [[New York City]] [[borough (New York City)|borough]] of [[Manhattan]]. The {{Convert|391|ft|m|-tall|abbr=|adj=mid}}, 31-story building was designed by [[R. H. Robertson]], a pioneer in steel skyscraper design, and engineered by the firm of Nathaniel Roberts. The Park Row Building includes 26 full floors, a partial 27th floor, and a pair of four-story [[cupola]]s. The architectural detail on the facade includes large columns and pilasters, as well as numerous ornamental overhanging balconies. [[J. Massey Rhind]] sculpted several ornamental details on the building, including the balconies and several figures atop the building.

The Park Row Building was developed by the Park Row Construction Company as an office building between 1897 and 1899. It used a steel frame and elevators to make it one of the [[List of tallest buildings|world's tallest buildings]] at the time. It was constructed over a period of two years and nine months. Upon completion, about 4,000 people worked at the Park Row Building, with tenants such as the [[Associated Press]] and the [[Interborough Rapid Transit Company]]. Until the completion of the [[Singer Building]] in 1908, it was the [[List of tallest buildings in New York City|city's tallest building]] and the world's tallest office building. The Park Row Building was used as an office structure until the early 2000s, when it was converted to residential use. Today, the Park Row Building consists of 339 luxury apartment units, two penthouse apartments, ground floor retail, and office suites located in the building's historic cupola space.

Upon its completion, the Park Row Building received praise from the general public, although architectural critics reviewed the building more harshly. The [[New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission]] gave city [[List of New York City Landmarks|landmark]] status to the Park Row Building in 1999, and the building was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2005.