599 Lexington Avenue is a 653 ft (199m) tall, 50-story skyscraper in

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, designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes/John MY Lee Architects. It was the first building constructed by

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and his company

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in New York City. The site was acquired for $84 million in 1984, and completed in 1986. The building is adjacent to the Citicorp Tower and is considered a well-designed contextual partner to the area. The entryway to the Lexington Ave. subway with glass shed roof, was an homage to the Citicorp Tower roof. Lexington Avenue-53 St Plaza entrance

It is tied with both of the

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as the 89th tallest building in New York City. The lobby contains

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's ''Salto nel Mio Sacco''. The property also contains an entry to the

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of the

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, served by the . The building was completed without an anchor tenant. In 2016
FXFowle Architects completed a remodel of the interior lobby
hallways, and elevators to better light the Stella artwork and brighten the lobby space.

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, the architect, was a protegé of Edward Larrabee Barnes and past employee. Advertising firm,

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, assisted with the graphical design of the way-finding information

Awards

599 Lexington Avenue was awarded the University of Virginia's Thomas Jefferson Award for Architecture in 1981

In popular media

599 Lexington Ave was used extensively as the headquarters of the fictional Pemrose Corporation in the 1987 Michael J, Fox movie, "The Secret of My Success."

Tenants

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(the major tenant; expanded holdings by six floors in 2002) *

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(17th floor & entire 18th floor), having moved from 320

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(22nd floor) *

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North American Branch (30th floor) *Atreaus Capital,

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and

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(each occupying part of the 38th floor) *

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(41st floor & entire 42nd, 43rd and 44th floors) *

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(47th floor)

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Awards

In popular media

Tenants

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