The Seagram Building, designed by Mies van der Rohe, continues to receive acclaim as New York s most prestigious office building and the finest example of modern American architecture. We are proud to own this great asset and are committed to ensuring that this Landmark building offers the utmost standards of excellence and service to all of our tenants.
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375 Park Avenue is widely recognized as one of the iconic structures of post-world War II International Style architecture, and is among the most significant works of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Philip Johnson, two of the most important architects of the 20th century. From the time of its completion, the building has been hailed as one of the most important works of American architecture. At the time of construction, the Seagram Building set the gold standard for postwar corporate architecture in America. The influence of the building on the course of American architecture can be seen up and down Park Avenue, in the immediate vicinity of the building and in suburban corporate office parks throughout the country. Its iconic plaza was the primary inspiration for the plaza bonus enacted as part of New York City s landmark zoning resolution in the early 1960s. 375 Park Avenue includes a number of structural and mechanical innovations. With a height of approximately 520 feet, the steel-frame tower was the tallest constructed to date with high-strength bolts; the tower also included an unusual vertical truss wind bracing. The exterior columns and all beams in the building are encased in concrete, while the interior columns are encased with gypsum block for fireproofing. The poured concrete floors included ducts for utilities, such as electric, telephone and closed circuit television cables. The building was the first skyscraper in New York City to use floor-to-ceiling plate glass. The glazing system in turn required special mechanical innovations such as a specially designed peripheral air conditioning system consisting of low modular units, which would cool the building without obstructing views. The New York Times called it one of the most notable of Manhattan s post-war buildings, and said of the plaza that it had become an oasis for office workers and passersby. In addition to critical praise, the Seagram Building and its architects received a number of awards. Soon after completion, the New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects awarded its medal of honor to Mies van der Rohe. The New York Board of Trade awarded its architecture prize to the Seagram Building, noting its elegant form and utilization of materials as well as the community benefit of the plaza. And the Municipal Arts Society called the Seagram Building a modern landmark, and awarded the building and its architects the Society s bronze plaque. Even before it was completed, the Seagram Building had a profound effect on the design of high-end corporate headquarters buildings in Manhattan and throughout the country. The elegant glass and metal façade soon became the de facto cladding for corporate office towers in New York and beyond, and came to typify the International Style for the rest of the world. 34 35
Captions and Credits Cover Evening View of Plaza 2 Daytime View of Building Photo by Ezra Stoller Esto 3 Evening View of Building 4 Urs Fischer sculpture installed in Plaza 6 Side Entrance 7 Alexander Calder sculpture installed in Plaza 8 Jeff Koons sculpture installed in Lobby 9 Building Lobby 10 The Pool Room at the Four Seasons Restaurant Photo by Pilar Freire 11 Alexander Calder sculpture installed in Plaza 12 13 Entrust Offices Interiors by Gensler Photo by Eric Laignel 14 Tenant Office Photo by David De Armas 16 Jeff Koons sculpture installed in Lobby Photo by Nico Curtis 17 Urs Fischer sculpture installed in Plaza 18 Terrace, Executive Lounge Photo by David De Armas 375 Park Avenue Landmark Plaque 20 21 Executive Lounge Photo by David De Armas 22 Terrace, Executive Lounge Photo by David De Armas 24 Roofscapes, 1958 Photo by Ezra Stoller Esto 26 Plaza, View from Roof 28 Urs Fischer sculpture installed in Plaza 30 Evening View of Plaza 31 Alexander Calder sculpture installed in Plaza 32 Landmark Plaque Photo by Pilar Freire 33 Parking Garage with Chauffeur Waiting Lounge 35 North Facade, showing rear bustle, 1958 Photo by Ezra Stoller Esto
Matthew Astrachan 212 812 6438 matthew.astrachan@am.jll.com Jonathan Fanuzzi 212 812 6044 jonathan.fanuzzi@am.jll.com Kip Orban 212 812 5726 kip.orban@am.jll.com Dan Turkewitz 212 418 2689 dan.turkewitz@am.jll.com 38