270 Park Avenue
| JPMorgan Chase Tower | |
|---|---|
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Main façade of 270 Park Avenue | |
   Location within Manhattan | |
| Former names | Union Carbide Building |
| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Location | 270 Park Avenue, Manhattan, New York, NY 10017, United States |
| Construction started | 1957[1] |
| Completed | 1961 |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 707.01 ft (215.50 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 52 |
| Floor area | 2,400,352 sq ft (223,000.0 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Natalie de Blois Skidmore, Owings and Merrill |
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270 Park Avenue (also known as the JPMorgan Chase Tower and formerly the Union Carbide Building) is a high-rise office building located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It was designed by Natalie de Blois for Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
History
The address 270 Park Avenue was previously occupied by the 12-story, stone-clad Renaissance Revival Hotel Marguery built in 1917.[1] At one point around the 1930s, Nikola Tesla took out rooms at the Hotel Marguery.[2] The tenants of the Marguery Hotel hired New York prosecutor Peter McCoy in 1947 as their attorney. McCoy had previously prosecuted stockbrokers for the government before entering private practice.[3]
Natalie de Blois designed a skyscraper for Skidmore, Owings & Merrill for the address, which was built in 1961. It served as the headquarters for Union Carbide until the company moved to Danbury, Connecticut in 1983. It is currently the world headquarters for JPMorgan Chase. The building is 707 feet (215 m) tall and contains 52 floors. The building is currently undergoing a full renovation in order to achieve a LEED Platinum certification.[1]
In popular culture
- Kiss of Death was shot between March and May 1947, with additional scenes being shot in June. Much of the filming was done in New York, using locations as practical sets, including the old Hotel Marguery at 270 Park Avenue at 48th Street.[4]
- It was used in exterior shots as the headquarters for the "World Wide Wicket Company" in the 1967 movie How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "JPMorgan Chase Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
- ↑ Tesla Timeline - 923: Tesla Moves To Hotel Marguery
- ↑ "Peter J. M'Coy, 70, Former U.S. Aide". The New York Times. New York City, New York. July 19, 1958. p. 15. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
- ↑ MANHATTAN DOUBLES AS MOVIE SET: Henry Hathaway Looks For Realism and Finds It Here By THOMAS M. PRYOR. New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York, N.Y] 11 May 1947: X5.
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Coordinates: 40°45′21″N 73°58′31″W / 40.7558°N 73.9754°W
