When the Starret Brothers took on the job of building the Empire State building in Manhattan in 1930, they didn't know how they were going to do it - but they knew it had to be done. The story of the construction of this landmark has always resonated with us. Sometimes we have the dreams but not the tools - and we will never let that stand in our way.
The Empire State Building was finished ahead of schedule and under budget.
The tools to build what they needed didn't exist. So they had to build the tools as they went along. Despite the challenge, the builders carried on, believing they'd figure it out as they went ... and they did.
The skeleton was assembled so fast that the first 30 stories were completed before certain details of the ground floor were finalised.
Starret Brothers and Eken used an assembly line process to erect the new skyscraper in a brisk 410 days.