3 Park Avenue
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3 Park Avenue is an office building located on Park Avenue in New York City, built by Cohen Brothers Realty. The 554 foot tall (169 meters) building was designed in the International Style by Shreve, Lamb and Harmon, designers of the Empire State Building, and replaced Clinton & Russell's armory for the New York National Guard's 71st Regiment.
The first 11 floors of the 41 storey building house Norman Thomas high school. The building is notable for its bright orange brick and 30 storey illuminated tower which lay at a 45 degree angle to Manhattan's street grid.
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