The building received the coveted America s Property Award in association with Bloomberg Television in the Best Mixed Use Development USA category.

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2 Introduction On the corner of Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, international architects Kohn Pederson Fox have created an office tower befitting its storied location. Its façade is composed of angular plates of luminous glass and, in the lobby, a museum-quality light installation by artist James Turrell creates an inventive, inviting, and visually compelling foundation for 275,000 square feet of office space. The building received the coveted America s Property Award in association with Bloomberg Television in the Best Mixed Use Development USA category. Key features Page 02 / 09 Views A floor-to-ceiling glass curtain wall allows expansive views of one of the city s most prominent intersections Sculptural Space The lobby, designed in collaboration with artist James Turrell, is a forced-perspective light box that creates different moods through changing colors over the course of 24 hours Architectural Details Setbacks in the upper stories allow terraces and internal atriums on select floors Innovative Construction A cast-in-place reinforced concrete structure and ground-floor perimeter columns encased in steel plates create exceptional structural integrity

3 The Building Page 03 / 09

4 The Building Lobby Page 04 / 09 Entrance Interior view

5 Overview and features 28 floors Floor to ceiling transparent glass curtain wall provides expansive views Private terraces Floor-by-floor tenant controlled air conditioning First class concierge attended lobby and internal messenger service Directly metered power Advanced telecommunications Advanced life safety systems Card key elevator access Direct operating pass-throughs Privately owned and managed building Back-up generator available to tenants Typical office finished ceiling height 10'6" Column-free spaces on floors Convenient to Grand Central Terminal, Pennsylvania Station and Port Authority Terminal Location Page 05 / 09 44th Street 43rd Street Penn Station+ Port Authority 42nd Street Bryant Park 40th Street New York Public Library Fifth Avenue 505 Madison Avenue Vanderbilt Avenue Grand Central Terminal Park Avenue 41st Street

6 Stacking Plan High-rise elevators 7,683 8,471 8,471 10,876 10,876 10,876 10,876 10,255 10,760 10,760 10,717 10,717 10,717 10,717 8,108 9,174 Page 06 / ,616 16,052 16, G Low-rise elevators 16,052 Retail Retail

7 Floorplans Sample high-rise EAST 42ND STREET FREIGHT ELEC. ROOM MECHANICAL ROOM Page 07 / 09 FIFTH AVENUE N

8 Floorplans Sample low-rise EAST 42ND STREET FREIGHT ELEC. ROOM MECHANICAL ROOM ATRIUM Page 08 / 09 FIFTH AVENUE N

9 About is a preeminent New York City real estate company with a reputation built on over three decades of development and management experience. A discerning architectural vision and impeccable personal service are signatures of prime commercial and exclusive residential properties throughout Manhattan. New York City Commercial Properties: 565 Fifth Avenue 579 Fifth Avenue 360 Madison Avenue Broad Financial Center Long Island City Center, I Long Island City Center, II 579 Fifth Avenue Page 09 / 09 Residential Properties: 132 Perry Street 27 Wooster Street 42 Wooster Street 579 Fifth Avenue LLC

New Entrance and Lobby

New Entrance and Lobby Introduction Located on the northeast corner of Fifth Avenue and 47th Street, this 17-story boutique office building has been redesigned by Kohn Pedersen Fox to clarify the original building s classic