599 Lexington Avenue
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599 Lexington Avenue is a 653ft (199m) tall, 50-story skyscraper in New York City
, New York
designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes
. It was the first building constructed by Mortimer Zuckerman
and his company Boston Properties
in New York City. The site was acquired for $84 million in 1984, and completed in 1986.
It is the 52nd tallest building in New York City. The lobby contains Frank Stella
's Salto nel Mio Sacco. The property also contains an entry to the Lexington Avenue – 53rd Street subway station ( trains).
The building is notable for being completed without an anchor tenant.
New York City
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, New York
New York
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designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes
Edward Larrabee Barnes
Edward Larrabee Barnes was a American architect.Barnes was born in Chicago, Illinois into a family he described as "incense-swinging High Episcopalians", consisting of Cecil Barnes, a lawyer, and Margaret Helen Ayer, recipient of a Pulitzer Prize for the novel Year of Grace...
. It was the first building constructed by Mortimer Zuckerman
Mortimer Zuckerman
Mortimer Benjamin "Mort" Zuckerman is a Canadian-born American business magnate with interests primarily in magazines, publishing, and real estate. He is now a naturalized citizen of the United States....
and his company Boston Properties
Boston Properties
Boston Properties, Inc. is a self-managed real estate investment trust based in Boston, Massachusetts. Its primary focus is "Class A" office space which it acquires, develops, and manages in the major markets of Boston, New York City, Washington, D.C., and San Francisco...
in New York City. The site was acquired for $84 million in 1984, and completed in 1986.
It is the 52nd tallest building in New York City. The lobby contains Frank Stella
Frank Stella
Frank Stella is an American painter and printmaker, significant within the art movements of minimalism and post-painterly abstraction.-Biography:...
's Salto nel Mio Sacco. The property also contains an entry to the Lexington Avenue – 53rd Street subway station ( trains).
The building is notable for being completed without an anchor tenant.
External links
- Emporis
- Skyscraperpage
- Paul GoldbergerPaul GoldbergerPaul Goldberger is the Architecture Critic for The New Yorker, where since 1997 he has written the magazine's celebrated "Sky Line" column. He also holds the Joseph Urban Chair in Design and Architecture at The New School in New York City...
, Architecture View; Out-of-Town Builders Bring Their Shows to New York, The New York Times, June 1, 1986.