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Confucius Plaza 
General information Type residential apartments Location Chinatown, New York Coordinates 40°42′53″N 73°59′46″W / 40.71472°N 73.99611°WCoordinates: 40°42′53″N 73°59′46″W / 40.71472°N 73.99611°W Completed 1975 Opening December 1975 Cost US$38,387,000 Height Roof 433 feet (132 m) Technical details Floor count 44 Design and construction Management Mitchell-Lama Housing Program? Main contractor DeMatteis Organizations Architect Horowitz & Chun Structural engineer Rosenwasser / Grossman Confucius Plaza Apartments is a limited-equity housing cooperative in Chinatown, Manhattan. The 44-story coop brown brick tower complex in chinatown(433 ft (132 m)) tower block with 762 apartments was constructed in 1975 at a cost of $38,387,000. The building was the first major public-funded housing project built for almost exclusively Chinese Americans. The 44-story arc contains 762 apartments, the Yung Wing Public School, P.S. 124 (K-8), shops, community space and a day-care center. One of the most frequently visited landmarks in Chinatown is the 15-foot bronze statue of Confucius, the Chinese philosopher, in front of the complex. Sculpted by Liu Shih, the statue was presented by the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association as a token of appreciation, and to commemorate the U.S. bicentennial. At its base, a Confucian proverb is inscribed aside an American Flag, praising a just government with remarkable leaders of wisdom and ability The complex is located north of Chatham Square at the intersection of Bowery and Division Street.
External links
- Confucius Plaza Apartments at Emporis Buildings
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Categories:- Condominiums and housing cooperatives in New York
- Buildings and structures in Manhattan
- Apartment buildings in New York City
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