3 Park Avenue
3 Park Avenue | |
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General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Commercial and educational |
Location | 3 Park Avenue New York, NY 10016 United States |
Coordinates | 40°44′47″N 73°58′52″W / 40.74639°N 73.98111°W |
Opening | 1973 |
Owner | Cohen Brothers Realty Corporation (Office) New York City Educational Construction Fund (Lower floors) |
Height | |
Roof | 556 feet (169 m) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 42 |
Lifts/elevators | 12 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Shreve, Lamb and Harmon |
Structural engineer | Rosenwasser/Grossman Consulting Engineers, P.C. |
3 Park Avenue is a
Architecture
The building was designed by
The building is notable for its diagonal alignment and the bright light colored bricks used for its construction and the same bricks are used for the small plaza at the building's main entrance. A sculpture titled "Obelisk to Peace", created by Irving Marantz in 1972, is situated at the main entrance and is a height of 23 feet (7.0 m), made from bronze and is set on a polished granite base.[3] The sculpture was Marantz's last outdoor work before his death.[3]
The entrance to the school is on the East 33rd Street side of the building, where arcade and plaza space (which surrounds the three sides of the building facing the street) exists; although a bench is situated at the entrance,
History
Prior to the construction of 3 Park Avenue, the site contained the armory of the 71st Regiment,
In 2000, the building was owned by Three Park Avenue Building Company LP.[3] By 2014, the property formed part of the Cohen Brothers Realty Corporation's portfolio in June 2014.[5]
The building's lobby was renovated in 2001. In 2016, Cohen Brothers retained César Pelli's Pelli Clarke Pelli architects to design a renovation of the lobby.[6] Changes included new metal canopies, gray granite, and columns at the exterior plaza, renovations of the 25,000 square feet (2,300 m2) of retail space, and new wood paneling, glass walls, lighting, and elevator cabs for the lobby. In December 2018, Citibank provided $182 million in debt to refinance the building.[7]
Tenants
As of November 14, 2014[update], the list of tenants in the building includes:
- IEEE Communications Society – 17th floor[8]
- adMarketplace – 27th floor[9]
- Mimeo, Inc – 22nd Floor
- Major League Gaming – 32nd floor[10][11]
- JCDecaux North America – 33rd floor[12]
- TransPerfect – 39th floor[13]
In popular culture
The building is featured in the 2005 HBO documentary Left of the Dial, a film about the Air America radio station,[14] a previous tenant of the building.
References
- ^ Klose, Olivia (December 14, 2010). "500 Fifth Avenue" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 24, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
- ^ a b "3 Park Avenue". Emporis. Emporis GMBH. 2000–2014. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-471-36257-9.
- ^ Andrew Cusack (January 27, 2007). "A Sienese Gem Lost". Andrew Cusack. Andrew Cusack. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
- ^ "Portfolio – Three Park Avenue". Cohen Brothers Realty Corporation. Cohen Brothers Realty Corporation. June 19, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
- ^ La Guerre, Liam (November 17, 2016). "Under Construction: New Lobby and Façade Designs For 3 Park Avenue". Commercial Observer.
- ^ Grossman, Matt (December 14, 2018). "Cohen Brothers Scores $182M Refi for 3 Park Avenue". Commercial Observer.
- ^ "ComSoc Staff". IEEE Communications Society. IEEE Communications Society. June 19, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
- ^ "Contact Us". adMarketplace. adMarketplace. June 18, 2014. Archived from the original on August 18, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
- ^ "Careers". Major League Gaming. Major League Gaming, Inc. June 18, 2014. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
- ^ Kim Bhasin (March 2, 2012). "See What Happens When Major League Gaming Flies In The World's Best Starcraft Players To Battle It Out In NYC". Business Insider. Business Insider Inc. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
- ^ "Contact Us". JCDecaux North America. JCDecaux North America. June 19, 2014. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
- ^ "New York". TransPerfect. TransPerfect Translations International, Inc. June 19, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
- ^ Matthew Gilbert (March 31, 2005). "'Left of the Dial' documentary takes the wrong direction". The Boston Globe. The New York Times Company. Retrieved June 19, 2014.