NEW YORK | 270 Park Ave | 1,389 FT | 57 FLOORS

[Fvn]

Given the height of the building and assuming its steel we may see a tower crane be utilized as well

[NYguy]

It'll be interesting to watch, one of the few times watching demo could be (almost) as exciting as watching a new tower go up.

[NYguy]

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[JMKeynes]

I’d like to see lanes of traffic eliminated and the medians and sidewalks widened.

[chris08876]

Originally Posted by JMKeynes

I’d like to see lanes of traffic eliminated and the medians and sidewalks widened.

42nd Street could greatly use it. Make it more pedestrian friendly.

[Busy Bee]

^^^

Original width of Park Avenue median. Would be lovely to see this returned:


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[yankeesfan1000]

Originally Posted by JMKeynes

I’d like to see lanes of traffic eliminated and the medians and sidewalks widened.

Used to work at 245 Park, Lexington Ave is straight up dangerous during rush hour. Would love to see that happen throughout allllllll of Midtown. Needs it.

[chris08876]

Hasn’t started planning commission review yet.

[ILNY]

[NYguy]

Originally Posted by chris08876

Hasn’t started planning commission review yet.

https://discourse-cdn-sjc1.com/busin...d1c75984f6.png

The City Planning hearing will be next wednesday (Jan 30). I believe those general hearings start at 10 am. Maybe someone will go and get a detailed account of the happenings.

[patriotizzy]

Originally Posted by ILNY

Woot. Deconstruction of this is a dream come true
How long till this is gone?

[Fvn]

Originally Posted by patriotizzy

Woot. Deconstruction of this is a dream come true
How long till this is gone?

Possibly close to a year or longer. Dismantling takes a while. The low-rise portion could be gone soon though as I would imagine they might wanna use that area as staging for dumpsters, material processing, etc.

Also, anyone know who got the demo contract?

[NYguy]

http://gothamist.com/2019/01/25/chas...er.php#photo-1

A demolition permit application was filed last week with the city’s Department of Buildings for 270 Park, better known as the Union Carbide building for its original occupant. But the filing is only a preliminary step. Chase still needs to submit materials that detail how the company plans to proceed with the demolition and comply with safety requirements, according to DOB officials.

DOB First Deputy Commissioner Thomas Fariello and Borough Commissioner Scott Pavan said on Thursday that the agency will have to examine many facets of the project, including its coordination with the Department of Transportation to ensure that cars and pedestrians are protected. They added that it was too early to say when the demolition, which will be completed in stages, will commence.

The company has said it anticipates completing the demolition sometime in the fourth quarter of 2020. It then intends to replace it with a new 70-story headquarters that can accommodate 15,000 employees; 270 Park currently accommodates about 6,000 of Chase's workers.

Latest permit filing....


http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/Jo...ssdocnumber=01

01/25/2019

REMOVAL OF GLASS ON THE 29TH AND 41ST FLOOR AND HOIST OPENINGS ON FLOORS 2-52 AND ROOF AS INDICATED ON PLANS FILED HEREWITH.

https://ny.curbed.com/2019/1/25/1819...r-fifth-avenue

In December, JP Morgan Chase unveiled a plan to reduce the POPS surrounding the base of its headquarters at 270 Park Avenue—where the not-long-for-this-world Union Carbide Building stands—from 10,000 feet to 7,000 feet. The plan failed to win over Community Board 5’s land use committee, and will be represented with a finessed concept in the coming months.

[artspook]

the twins were my favorite "boxes" in the city . .
270 Park was my 3rd favorite clean classy box in town . .
I liked all 3 of them better than the sacred modernist shrine . .
the revered Seagram "box" just up the street . .
now my top 3 modern rectangular-solid pieces
of NYC architecture will be gone . .
they'd better do something spectacularly auspicious here . .

[NYguy]

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs55wmZlkuY/

Last week demolition permits were filed for the Union Carbide building at 270 Park Avenue, which will be replaced by JP Morgan Chase with a new 70-story tower designed by Foster & Partners. Due to its location, the building will not be demolished using explosives. Instead, it will be covered in cocoon netting and disassembled piece by piece, first removing harmful materials, then working inside out to remove everything from doors and fixtures to the steel structural columns and concrete slabs.

[kenratboy]

This has to be one of the bigger buildings torn down overall, no?

[chris08876]

Originally Posted by kenratboy

This has to be one of the bigger buildings torn down overall, no?

Tallest skyscraper to be demolished. In terms of square footage, Vegas had some quite big demo jobs that would eclipse this, but they did not have the height.

[colemonkee]

I think this is a pretty big loss too, but excited to see what Foster does here.

[Zerton]

Originally Posted by NYguy

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs55wmZlkuY/

Very Mad Men. At the time, that style of Miesian International Modernism was so cutting edge. All that glass, black metal, and chrome was so alien in a sea of brick buildings and small windows.

[NYguy]

I don't think we're losing much. I can't think of a particular reason why this one needs to stand forever. If it's for age's sake, then all of Manhattan should practically be preserved. Just about every building is filled with history in one form or another. I wonder, if they could dissemble it and assemble it in another city, would anyone take it? Or would they prefer new and modern construction? More likely the newer and modern tower.