Sony Tower
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Identification
Name
Sony Tower
Alternative name
Sony Building
AT&T Building
Emporis Building Number
115511
Location
| Main address |
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| 550-570 Madison Avenue |
| Virtual address |
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| 13-29 East 55th Street |
| Virtual address |
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| 14-28 East 56th Street |
Address as text
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ZIP
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Block
1291
Lot
100012
Neighborhood
District
City
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Map and Surrounding Area
Technical Data
Height (tip)
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Height (architectural)
197.32 m
Height (roof)
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Length
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Floors (above ground)
37
Construction start
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Construction end
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Structure in General
Construction type
skyscraper
Current status
existing [completed]Facade material
granite
Architectural style
postmodern
Usages
Main usages
commercial officeFeatures and Amenities
One of the city's famous buildings
Facts
When the building was sold to Sony in 1992, AT&T moved its head offices to the AT&T Building at 32 6th Avenue. |
Structurally, the building employs tube frame in its framework, with the tubular columns tied with trusses at the top and bottom. |
The building is clad in grayish-pink granite from the same quarry that supplied the facade facing for Grand Central Terminal. |
A statue from the roof of the previous AT&T headquarters at 195 Broadway, the seven-meter Spirit of Communication (or "Golden Boy") by Evelyn B. Longman, was removed from the entrance lobby after the transaction and moved to AT&T's New Jersey premises. |
The building is the U.S. headquarters of Sony Corporation. |
The entrance is a grand, glazed arch surmounted by porthole-shaped openings. |
The tripartite division of the facade is emphasized by a large entrance and pedestrian arcade at the base, a tall shaft with regular windows, and a wide band of windows just below the building's crown. |
The plaza never succeeded as a public space and was converted to an enclosed retail space when Sony purchased the building. |
There is a Sony Shop of New Technology in the building's base. |
One of the most noticeable skyscrapers in New York, with its unusual pediment topping a slablike shaft. The shape is often likened to a Chippendale highboy, designed by the master 18th century English cabinet-maker, Thomas Chippendale. |
A similar building named Edificio Simon Bolivar was built in 1992 in Santiago, Chile. |
Companies involved in this building
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Emporis Premium Companies:
foundation engineering:
Architect: Johnson/Burgee Architects, Simmons Architects Other companies: Leslie E. Robertson Associates, American Telephone & Telegraph Company, Sony Corporation, Project Development International, Inc., Claude R. Engle, Lighting Consultant, E-J Electric Installation Company, Alan G. Davenport Wind Engineering Group BLWTL, R. Bratti Associates, Inc. |