The Chrysler Building has been an iconic part of the NYC skyline since its completed construction in 1930. Yet, almost a century later, the magnificent art deco building has deteriorated .

Former employees in the building told The New York Times about various problems including poor cell service, little natural light, pest infestation, flawed elevators and so on. It essentially lacks “all the amenities that so many other trophy buildings have,” the Times wrote in an article last year.

Cooper Union college, the owner of the land beneath the Chrysler Building, is now working with Savills, a real estate firm, to carry out the sale of the nearly century-old NYC landmark , and according to Smithsonian magazine , it might “go for cheap.”

As with previous sales of the Chrysler Bu

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