Park Avenue Tower

Coordinates: 40°45′39″N 73°58′19″W / 40.76083°N 73.97194°W / 40.76083; -73.97194
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Park Avenue Tower
65 East 55th Street
Murphy/Jahn Architects
DeveloperPark Tower Realty

Park Avenue Tower (also 65 East 55th Street) is a building on

Murphy/Jahn Architects in postmodern style, Park Avenue Tower is made of stone, steel and glass.[1] The floor plan of the building is a square with flattened corners and the tower narrows as it increases in height. There is a pyramid-shaped structure on the roof of the building that is not visible from the street.[2]

In front of the Park Avenue Tower main entrance on 55th Street is a

Site

Park Avenue Tower is located in

<6>​, N, ​R, and ​W trains).[8]

Park Avenue Tower borders three buildings, namely the Café Cosí in the northwest, the New York Friars Club in the southwest and 430 Park Avenue in the east. On the other side of 56th Street is 432 Park Avenue, while on the other side of 55th Street are Park Avenue Place, the Heron Tower and 410 Park Avenue. In addition, 550 Madison Avenue is to the west and 590 Madison Avenue is to the northwest.

History

In 2007,

Jones Lang LaSalle, but could not obtain further funding. In July 2014, the building was sold again to a previous owner, Blackstone Group for $750 million[5][11]

References

  1. ^ "SkyscraperPage.com – Park Avenue Tower". Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Emporis – Park Avenue Tower". Archived from the original on September 7, 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  3. ^ Kayden, Jerold S. "Privately Public Owned Space – 65 East 55th". Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  4. ^ "42Floors – 65 East 55th Street". Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  5. ^ a b Weiss, Lois (1 July 2014). "Schwarzman's Blackstone buys Park Avenue Tower for $750M". New York Post. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Paul Hastings To Move To Smaller, Tech-Focused NY Office". Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Aquavit". Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  8. ^ "MTA Neighborhood Maps: Midtown Manhattan". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  9. ^ Burr, Andrew C. (1 July 2008). "Shorenstein Takes Two Former Macklowe Towers". CoStar. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  10. ^ Ghigliotty, Damian (5 December 2013). "Million Acquisition Financing for Park Ave Tower". Commercial Observer. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  11. ^ Hui-yong, Yu (2 July 2014). "Blackstone Said to Buy Park Avenue Tower for $750 Million". Bloomberg. Retrieved 23 July 2014.

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