270 Park Avenue, Corporate headquarters in Midtown Manhattan, United States
Description
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.
History
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.
Culture
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.
Practical
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.
Did you know?
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.
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