650 Fifth Avenue
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Identification
Name
650 Fifth Avenue
Alternative name
Pahlavi Foundation Building
Emporis Building Number
115390
Location
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| 642-650 5th Avenue |
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Address as text
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ZIP
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Block
1267
Lot
100026
Neighborhood
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Map and Surrounding Area
Technical Data
Height (tip)
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Height (architectural)
150.00 m
Height (roof)
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Floors (above ground)
36
Construction end
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Structure in General
Construction type
skyscraper
Current status
existing [completed]Facade material
granite
Facade system
curtain wall
Architectural style
modernism
Usages
Main usages
commercial officeFacts
Along with the different bases, the window rows and twin openings at the top are the only diversions from the esthetic design, resembling in form and style the mid-part of the contemporary, aluminium-clad Citigroup Center. |
This building was built for the Pahlavi Foundation (of the late Shah of Persia). |
The building replaced DePinna's department store on the northern portion of the blockside facing Fifth Avenue, next to the intensely set-back Cromwell Collier Building -- whereas the new neighbour had only the single setback required by the Special District zoning. |
The facade is of light brown granite facing, with horizontal stripes of windows on the Fifth Avenue and 52nd Street side, extending also a bit over the corner to the 51st Street side and western facade. |
On the 52nd Street side is a large colonnaded opening with an outdoor escalator leading to the second floor retail spaces. |
Companies involved in this building
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Architect: John Carl Warnecke & Associates Other companies: Vornado Realty Trust, Jones Lang LA Salle |