461 Fifth Avenue
461 Fifth Avenue is a 28-story skyscraper located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, near 40th Street. The building was constructed in 1988 by the Mitsui Fudosan development group and designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.[2]
461 Fifth Avenue | |
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General information | |
Type | Office and retail |
Location | New York, NY |
Coordinates | 40.7523°N 73.9815°W |
Construction started | 1988 |
Completed | 1989 |
Owner | SL Green Realty |
Height | |
Roof | 376 ft (115 m)[1] |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 28 |
Floor area | 200,000 sq ft (19,000 m2) |
Design and construction | |
Architect | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
Developer | Mitsui Fudosan, London & New York Estates Corporation, and Colonial Property Group |
References | |
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History
In the late nineteenth century, 461 Fifth Avenue was the residence of the Misses Furniss, who were known for hosting musicals and other social functions.[3] They had acquired the address from a J. M. Bixby sometime after 1873.[4]
Sometime between 1911 and 1915, the private house was replaced with an eleven-story office building, which in 1945 was renovated to become a Lane Bryant store.[5][6][7] By 1988 the Lane Bryant building was demolished.[8]
The current structure was built in 1988 by a Japanese-lead development group using a design by Raul de Armas of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.[9][10] Within a year of completion, the building had a 90% occupancy rate and had spurred a building boom in the Fifth Avenue area.[11] By 1992 it was fully leased.[12][13] The first floor shopping level was occupied by a Pier 1 Imports until 2007, when it was leased to BCBGMAXAZRIA.[14]
The building was sold to its current owner, SL Green Realty, in 2003 for $62.3 million.[15]
Architecture
The 461 Fifth Avenue building is noted for its use of modern materials, creating a stone-finish look, as well as its base-setback that is the same height as older buildings in the neighborhood. The building is also noted architecturally for its combination of a 10-story 19th-century base, which mirrors nearby older buildings, and an 18-story post-modern tower.[9][16]
The exterior uses a pre-cast concrete finish to mimic the appearance of limestone and has a copper mansard roof similar to other buildings in the area.[10][17]
References
- "461 5th Avenue". Emporis.com. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
- "461 Fifth Avenue". skyscraperpage.com. Skyscraper Source Media Inc. 2009. Archived from the original on June 29, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
- Patriarch (December 22, 1895). "Society". New York Times. p. 10. Archived from the original on June 29, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
- "The Assessed Valuation.; The Work of the Supervisors' Committee Yesterday". New York Times. July 31, 1873. p. 6. Archived from the original on June 29, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
- "Recent Demolition of Windsor Arcade Calls Attention to Fifth Avenue Changes". New York Times. June 18, 1911. pp. REFB-XX1. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
- "Silk House Takes Broadway Floor". New York Times. May 2, 1930. pp. RE-46. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
- "Store Alteration to Cost $200,000; Architects File Plans for New Home of Lane Bryant on Fifth Ave". New York Times. November 8, 1945. pp. B&F36. Archived from the original on June 29, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
- McCain, Mark (October 7, 1987). "Real Estate; 8 Blocks Of 5th Ave. Awakening". New York Times. pp. D26. Archived from the original on June 29, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
- Fletcher, Tom. "461 Fifth Avenue Bldg". nyc-architecture.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
- Horsley, Carter B. "461 Fifth Avenue". The Midtown Book. The City Review. Archived from the original on June 26, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
- Lyons, Richard D. (January 17, 1990). "Real Estate; A New Face For Stretch Of Fifth Ave". New York Times. pp. D22. Archived from the original on June 29, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
- "461 5th Ave. 100% occupied with tenants such as the State Bank of South Australia". Real Estate Weekly. Hagedorn Publication. December 2, 1992. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
- McCain, Mark (October 30, 1988). "Commercial Property: The Grand Central Area; Landlords Set Up a Special Tax to Upgrade District". New York Times. pp. 10–37. Archived from the original on June 29, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
- "BCBG leases 14,000 s/f at 461 Fifth Avenue". Real Estate Weekly. Hagedorn Publication. March 7, 2007. Archived from the original on June 29, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
- "SL Green Realty Corp. Announces Agreement to Acquire 461 Fifth Avenue for $62.3 Million" (Press release). Business Wire. July 21, 2003.
- "461 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, NY". SL Green Realty Corp. 2009. Archived from the original on June 28, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
- "About 461 Fifth Avenue". Red Hand, L.L.C. 2009. Archived from the original on June 28, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2009.