919 Third Avenue
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919 Third Avenue is an office building in New York City, built in 1971, and is located at the intersection of 3rd Avenue and East 55th Street
in Manhattan.
919 Third Avenue
The building is 615 feet (188 meters) tall with 47 floors. The building was designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
.
During the mid-1960s, in what the New York Times called "one of the most unusual Manhattan real estate transaction
s in recent years", developers of the new skyscraper decided to build around a 3rd Avenue landmark—P. J. Clarke's
bar and restaurant. The property owner, at the time, refused to sell to the developers.
In July 1996, two repairmen almost lost their lives when a gust of wind smashed their scaffold through a window.
Notable occupants of 919 Third Avenue include Debevoise & Plimpton
, BNP Paribas
, Schulte Roth & Zabel
and Bloomingdale's
.
The building was also the home of the New York offices of law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
until 1999.
It is owned by SL Green Realty Corp.
55th Street (Manhattan)
55th Street is a two-mile-long, one-way street traveling east to west across Midtown Manhattan.-Sutton Place South:*The route officially begins at Sutton Place South which is on a hill overlooking FDR Drive....
in Manhattan.
919 Third Avenue
The building is 615 feet (188 meters) tall with 47 floors. The building was designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP is an American architectural and engineering firm that was formed in Chicago in 1936 by Louis Skidmore and Nathaniel Owings; in 1939 they were joined by John O. Merrill. They opened their first branch in New York City, New York in 1937. SOM is one of the largest...
.
During the mid-1960s, in what the New York Times called "one of the most unusual Manhattan real estate transaction
Real estate transaction
A real estate transaction is the process whereby rights in a unit of property is transferred between two or more parties, e.g. in case of conveyance one party being the seller and the other being the buyer...
s in recent years", developers of the new skyscraper decided to build around a 3rd Avenue landmark—P. J. Clarke's
P. J. Clarke's
P. J. Clarke's is a famous saloon, established 1884 and occupying a building located at 915 Third Avenue on the northeast corner of 55th Street in New York City.- History :...
bar and restaurant. The property owner, at the time, refused to sell to the developers.
In July 1996, two repairmen almost lost their lives when a gust of wind smashed their scaffold through a window.
Notable occupants of 919 Third Avenue include Debevoise & Plimpton
Debevoise & Plimpton
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is a prominent international law firm based in New York City. Founded in 1931 by Eli Whitney Debevoise and William Stevenson, Debevoise has been a long established leader in corporate litigation and large financial transactions. In recent years, its practice has taken on an...
, BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas S.A. is a global banking group, headquartered in Paris, with its second global headquarters in London. In October 2010 BNP Paribas was ranked by Bloomberg and Forbes as the largest bank and largest company in the world by assets with over $3.1 trillion. It was formed through the merger...
, Schulte Roth & Zabel
Schulte Roth & Zabel
Schulte Roth & Zabel is an American law firm and one of the top 100 largest law firms by revenue. The firm was founded in New York City in 1969 and launched in London offering American and English law capabilities in 2002. The firm also has an office in Washington, D.C...
and Bloomingdale's
Bloomingdale's
Bloomingdale's is an American department store owned by Macy's, Inc. .Bloomingdale's started in 1861 when brothers Joseph and Lyman G. Bloomingdale started selling hoop-skirts in their Ladies Notions' Shop on Manhattan's Lower East Side...
.
The building was also the home of the New York offices of law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates , founded in 1948, is a prominent law firm based in New York City. With over 2,000 attorneys, it is one of the largest and highest-grossing law firms in the world. Forbes magazine calls Skadden "Wall Street's most powerful law firm"...
until 1999.
It is owned by SL Green Realty Corp.