689 Fifth Avenue, Neoclassical office building at Fifth Avenue and 54th Street, Manhattan, United States.
The limestone and marble structure rises fifteen stories with distinctive setbacks at the tenth, twelfth, and fourteenth floors of the building.
Built between 1925 and 1927 by Warren and Wetmore architects, the building replaced William Rockefeller's residence during Manhattan's transformation from residential to commercial district.
The Fifth Avenue Association presented Warren and Wetmore with a gold medal for creating the most beautiful building in the Fifth Avenue district in 1926.
The building contains twenty-three commercial units across fifteen floors, situated near multiple transit connections including the Fifth Avenue-53rd Street subway station.
Elizabeth Arden purchased the building in 1944 and transformed five upper floors into a luxury cosmetics headquarters with a separate ground floor entrance.
Location: Manhattan
Inception: 1920s
Architects: Warren and Wetmore
Architectural style: Neoclassical architecture
Floors above the ground: 15
Address: 689 5th Avenue
GPS coordinates: 40.76103,-73.97427
Latest update: May 17, 2025 10:36
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