Madison Belmont Building, Office building in Midtown Manhattan, US.
The Madison Belmont Building is an 18-story office building in Neoclassical style, located at the corner of Madison Avenue and 34th Street in Midtown Manhattan. Its exterior is made of brick, steel, and architectural terracotta, with retail spaces on the lower floors.
Warren and Wetmore completed the building in 1925, at a time when Midtown Manhattan was rapidly becoming the city's main commercial center. It has since been recognized as a New York City Landmark, acknowledging its place in the area's development.
The ground floor of the building was once known for its silk showrooms, which shaped the identity of Madison Avenue as a trade corridor in the early decades of the 20th century. Today, the lower levels are home to retail shops open to the public.
The building sits in the heart of Midtown Manhattan and is easy to reach by several subway lines that stop nearby. The retail spaces on the lower floors are open to visitors, but the upper floors are private offices.
The base of the building features decorative iron and bronze elements by French metalwork artist Edgar Brandt, mixing Egyptian, Greek, and Roman figures in an Art Deco composition. These details are easy to miss at first glance but become very clear when you stop and look closely at street level.
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