How much did it cost to build the Chrysler building and the World Trade Center? Also, What is the Weight of both of these buildings.

• ID# 153.2 (reply to #153.1) - 24 Nov 1999
  In short: I don't know of these figures, but:
  • The cost of the Empire State Building was $25 million (although without the Depression's effect on wages and costs, that figure would have been doubled), so the smaller size of the Chrysler, offset by the costs during the pre-Depression construction, as well as the more lavish decor and finish, should give a value that is -- something... The WTC eventually came to cost about $800 million.
  • The Empire State Building weighs 365,000 tons, so a healthy reduction from that for Chrysler's lower and slimmer mass should again give an unspecified figure... As for the WTC, no idea. ED