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Identification
Official name 520 Madison Avenue
Alternative names *
Emporis Building Number 115521
NYC Building ID Number *
 
Location
Address *
Bordering street #1 East 53rd Street
Bordering street #2 East 54th Street
Bordering street #3 Madison Avenue
Postcode *
Exact Latitude *
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Location Map (POI) *
Block Number *
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Neighborhood Midtown
Borough Manhattan
City New York City
State New York
Country U.S.A.
 
Technical Data
Height (tip) *
Height (struct.) 176 m 577 ft
Height (roof) *
Floors (OG) 43
Construction start *
Construction end 1982
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UFA *
 
Building in General
Type of construction skyscraper
Status completed

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.

Companies involved in this Building*
Architect: Swanke Hayden Connell Architects

Other companies: The Cantor Seinuk Group Inc..