270 Park Avenue

The office tower is a 215-meter skyscraper made of steel and glass in the heart of Manhattan, designed by Skidmore Owings Merrill in the International Style. The facade stretches across 52 floors and shows clean geometric lines with large glass surfaces that catch the city's light.

An earlier building on this site served from 1960 as the headquarters of Union Carbide before JPMorgan Chase took over the property. The bank demolished the old structure and erected a new tower that meets the needs of a modern financial institution.

The name refers to the address along one of the city's main business corridors, where banks and financial firms have placed their offices for over a century. Employees and visitors use the entrances and lobbies daily like a small urban network of hallways, elevators and meeting points.

The location between Park Avenue and Madison Avenue makes the building easy to reach from several subway lines and bus routes. Visitors should note that access to office floors requires prior registration, while the exterior area remains freely accessible.

During construction, 97 percent of materials from the previous building were recycled, a volume rarely achieved even in modern projects. This process helped avoid thousands of tons of waste and set benchmarks for environmentally conscious building projects in the city center.

Location: Manhattan

Inception: 1960

Architects: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architectural style: International Style

Floors above the ground: 52

Height: 215 m

Made from material: glass, steel

GPS coordinates: 40.75583,-73.97556

Latest update: December 4, 2025 23:43