520 Madison Avenue
Identification
520 Madison Avenue
Continental Illinois Building
115521
Map
Structure in general
skyscraper
Usage
commercial office
Facts
- The plaza in front of the 53rd Street entrance has a waterfall as well as a sidewalk clock. There is also a portion of the torn-down Berlin Wall on display.
- This building takes the form of a typical rectangular tower although here it has been sheathed in an expensive, polished red granite skin.
- Unlike the usual slab building, it flares out at the bottom and curves toward the sidewalk.
- The skyscraper was designed for offices with ground-level retail stores along Madison Avenue.
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More InformationLocation
520 Madison Avenue
520 Madison Avenue at East 53rd Street, NW corner to East 54th Street
10022
Technical Data
577.00 ft
577.00 ft
577.00 ft
43
1980
1982
Involved Companies
Architect:
Also recorded for this building:
Owner, Property management, Structural engineering