Brill Building Designated Landmark

POP LANDMARK: The famed Brill Building, at 1619 Broadway, home to Tin Pan Alley and early pop-rock songwriters like Carole King, Neil Sedaka and Neil Diamond, who wrote for Phil Spector and Don Kirschner, has been designated a landmark by the city. According to Roger Friedman, the Brill Building is where Burt Lancaster’s J.J. Hunsecker lives in The Sweet Smell of Success, while Woody Allen also used it for the title character’s office in Broadway Danny Rose. (3/24p)