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https://therealdeal.com/2017/05/17/m...5-madison-ave/

Milstein plans $100M renovation of
335 Madison Ave.
Developer abandons plans of building new tower

May 17, 2017

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Howard Milstein abandoned the idea of tearing down office tower 335 Madison Avenue and now wants to spend $100 million renovating it instead.

The developer plans to expand the building’s so-called Urban Tech Hub, which offers free incubator space and below-market rents to technology firms, from 100,000 to 250,000 square feet. The New York Post reported renovation plans also call for a new lobby, lower facade and 150,000 square feet of new retail space and amenities.

The Post reported on Milstein’s plans to tear down the property in 2015. The 1.1-million-square-foot tower is connected to Grand Central Terminal and sits next to SL Green Realty’s office development One Vanderbilt.

SL Green recently reported that it won’t start leasing until 2018, leading to concern among some analysts.

Milstein made headlines in 2015 when animal rights activists protested outside his home after the New York Blood Center, which Milstein chaired, withdrew funds from a chimpanzee facility.

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Originally Posted by NYguy (Post 7807820)

https://therealdeal.com/2017/05/17/m...5-madison-ave/

Milstein plans $100M renovation of
335 Madison Ave.
Developer abandons plans of building new tower

May 17, 2017

Milstein didn't have the money to build a new tower. The plan of renovation isn't a good deal, it is better to sell the tower.

Been waiting to see how SHoP will redevelop this building. No plans yet, but ome details...

http://rew-online.com/2018/06/05/335...pany-building/

335 Madison to become ‘vertical tech campus,’ rebranded Company Building

BY KYLE CAMPBELL
JUNE 5, 2018

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Once destined for the wrecking ball, Howard Milstein’s 335 Madison Avenue will be reborn as a vertical tech campus with all 1.1 million s/f being used to house and support startups.

Through a new enterprise called Company, Milstein Properties will pour $150 million into modernizing the 1984 office building, outfitting it with state-of-the-art fiber optics, an ironclad cybersecurity system and 150,000 s/f of new amenities and retail.

Floors three through seven will be home to the startup tenants, which will be hand-picked by Company based on not only their business credentials but also corporate values, Company co-founder and CEO Matthew Harrigan said. Higher floors will be reserved for established global brands but only those that are willing to collaborate with the budding companies below.

“The idea is to have a building that houses the entire tech ecosystem under one roof,” Harrigan said. “For potential tenants, it’s not just a question of whether you’re interested in joining Company but whether you can add value to Company and contribute to the tech community we’re trying to cultivate.”

At the property, which Harrigan said will be rebranded as The Company Building, 250,000 s/f will be designated for between 150 and 200 new ventures while 700,000 s/f will be set aside for 10 to 30 enterprise tenants. The remaining space will be for amenities such as a pool, a gym, a medical center, a creative studio, event spaces, dining venues and a terrace with a bar and a view of nearby Grand Central Station.

SHoP Architects will oversee the design of the overhauled office tower.

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Previously, Howard Milstein toyed with the idea of tearing down the 335 Madison to build a new, state-of-the-art tower that could take advantage of the Vanderbilt Avenue rezoning that paved the way for SL Green to assemble the development rights for One Vanderbilt. However, the company backed down from that plan in 2015. The next year, the company received a grant from the city to expand its startup offices.

Grand Central Tech will still occupy 15,000 s/f within The Company Building and continue to offer free space to selected programs. The rest of the building will operate on a traditional rent model.

Renovations at the site will be rolled out in phases, with the first new office space coming online in August followed by the terrace in October; the hotel-style lobby and bars in January 2019 then retail and other amenities later next year.

Harrigan said the goal is not to compete with other tech-centric development in the city, such as the rising office parks in Hudson Yards and FiDi, or even with the sprawling campuses of Silicon Valley. However, he said 335 Madison will have the advantage of having all ends of the startup lifecycle, “from soup to nuts,” in one single location.

“This is one tower so people won’t be distributed across buildings, they’ll be distributed across different floors,” Harrigan said. “They’ll share a pool, bars and restaurants with other people who they can collaborate with and that’s really going to drive the interactivity that makes the notion of a tech campus exciting in the first place.”

That's a shame. 335 Madison is a uniquely hideous building in that neighborhood; it was the best candidate for a redo into a new tower. I hope ShOp totally guts the exterior.

The tower must be sold and not renewed. In this area it is useless to open office spaces for the startups. There are other good places in New York for startups.

I think that this will be a short-term fix and that it will be razed in twenty years. Milstein is just not ready to go that route now.

probably good for the city as a transit-oriented tech hub, but certainly boring for us skyscraper nerds.

First Look at Company, the SHoP Architects-Designed Vertical Tech Campus in NYC

https://images.adsttc.com/media/imag...jpg?1530377522

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Originally Posted by Busy Bee (Post 8278996)

1970 much?

For real. The lobby looks like a dying mall.

https://images.adsttc.com/media/imag...jpg?1530377575

Source: Archdaily/SHoP

It's like they're sending the building back in time.
This would make more sense if the building had a 70's Internationalist exterior, but it's 80s Pomo.
Everything from the furniture in the renderings to the framed Audobon Society bird prints is sooo 70s. It's almost kitschy.

This building is horrible, and needs to be demolished/replaced with a supertall under the new Midtown zoning.

The "vertical tech campus" idea is gimmicky marketing fluff. This neighborhood is dominated by finance, not tech. If Milstein can't do the job, he needs to sell to someone who can.

https://therealdeal.com/2019/05/20/s...-of-buildings/

Scaffold at Milstein tower didn’t have guardrails when worker fell to his death: Department of Buildings
Fatality occurred at 335 Madison Avenue

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By Kathryn Brenzel
May 20, 2019

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A construction worker died on Saturday after falling from an unguarded scaffold at Milstein Properties’ 335 Madison Avenue.

Giuseppe Pagano, 49, of Queens, was cleaning debris on a scaffold on the fifth floor when he fell through a part of the structure that didn’t have guardrails, according to the city’s Department of Buildings and New York Police Department. He fell 30 feet to the second floor and was transported to the hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, NBC first reported.

The DOB issued a full stop worker order and intends to file violations, though the agency’s investigation remains ongoing. A DOB representative indicated that guardrails were required at the construction site.

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“We were deeply saddened to learn of the tragic death of a construction worker at 335 Madison on Saturday,” Milstein said in a statement. “We take site safety extremely seriously and will be working with [the project’s] construction manager and the city on a thorough and detailed review of this incident.”

The site’s construction manager, Sciame Construction, said in a statement that Pagano was a “long-time, beloved employee.”

“Everyone at Sciame is devastated by this tragic accident and extend our deepest condolences to his family, loved ones and colleagues,” the company said in a statement. “We are working closely with the city on a full investigation and to ensure that every protocol is in place to keep our construction workers and worksites safe.”

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A representative for the project indicated that a subcontractor might have removed a section of guardrail on a work floor where an interior curtain wall system was being installed.

The office building is undergoing a $100 million renovation, and last last year, Facebook inked a lease for 40,000-square-foot lease in the tower. It wasn’t immediately clear if the construction was being done with all or a mix of union and nonunion labor, but records indicate Pagano was a member of a labor union.

The city has seen a steady stream of construction deaths in recent years, recording 18 last year. In April, three construction workers were killed on the job in a single week. In response, the DOB announced that was sending more than 90 inspectors out to some 5,000 sites to ensure safety compliance.