<P> Occupied by AT&T, the building was originally known as the AT&T Long Lines Headquarters and was located at 24 Walker Street . Major reconstruction on the building followed during the early 1930s, as the address changed to 32 Avenue of the Americas . The building housed the technical offices and equipment for the company's transatlantic communications and other functions . In 1992, when AT&T sold the former AT&T Building in Midtown Manhattan to Sony, the company moved its head offices to the Tribeca location . </P> <P> Between 2001--02, the tower underwent an extensive renovation by the architecture firm of Fox & Fowle, which included the installation of new mechanical and communications infrastructures . The highlight of the restoration included the placement of two 120 - foot - tall (37 m) communications masts which increased the height of the overall tower from 429 feet (131 m) to 549 feet (167 m). Numerous features of the building's original design were restored, including the lobby with its expansive Art Deco murals . A quarter of the building's windows were replaced with louvers which emulated the pattern of the original sash windows . </P> <P> The building's entrance lobby contains a wall covered with a tiled map of the world . The ceiling is decorated with an allegorical mosaic decor designed by Hildreth Meiere . The exterior cladding of the facade is composed of brown brick--colored applied masonry . </P> <P> Within the building, there is an entrance to the Canal Street subway station on the A, ​ C, and ​ E trains . </P>

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