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270 Park Avenue (2021
270 Park Avenue has been the address of several buildings on the west side of Park Avenue, between 47th Street and 48th Street, in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City: * Hotel Marguery (1917–1957) * 270 Park Avenue (1960–2021), also known as the Union Carbide Building * 270 Park Avenue (2021–present) 270 Park Avenue, also known as the JPMorgan Chase Building, is a supertall skyscraper on the East Side (Manhattan), East Side of the Midtown Manhattan, Midtown neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. Designed by the firm of Foster + Partners ...
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Hotel Marguery
The Hotel Marguery was the first of three buildings located at 270 Park Avenue in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. It was a six-building apartment hotel complex built in 1917 as part of Terminal City (Grand Central Terminal), Terminal City. It was demolished in 1957 to make way for the Union Carbide Building. Hotel and residences After the construction of Grand Central Terminal in 1913, the newly fashionable "Terminal City (Grand Central Terminal), Terminal City" area north of the terminal was ripe for investment. Developer Dr. Charles V. Paterno built what was called the largest apartment building in the world with two distinct sections. The mansion-like apartments that took the address 270 Park Avenue, and the apartment hotel that used the name Hotel Marguery on Madison Avenue. The residents would share a garden with a private drive. As the restrained brick and stone structure rose, Manhattan millionaires rushed to take apartments. The 6-building ...
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270 Park Avenue (1960–2021)
270 Park Avenue, also known as the JPMorgan Chase Tower and the Union Carbide Building, was a skyscraper in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. Built in 1960 for chemical company Union Carbide, it was designed by the architects Gordon Bunshaft and Natalie de Blois of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM). The 52-story, skyscraper later became the global headquarters for JPMorgan Chase. It was demolished in 2021 to make way for a taller skyscraper at the same address. At the time of its destruction, the Union Carbide Building was the tallest voluntarily demolished building in the world. The building occupied a full city block bounded by Madison Avenue, 48th Street, Park Avenue, and 47th Street. It was composed of two sections: a 52-story tower facing Park Avenue to the east and a 12-story annex facing Madison Avenue to the west, both surrounded by public plazas. About two-thirds of 270 Park Avenue was built atop two levels of underground railroad tracks, whi ...
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