425 Park Avenue New York City, Manhattan Office Tower Topping Out, NYC High-rise Architecture
425 Park Avenue
Manhattan Office Tower, NYC, USA – design by Foster + Partners, Architects
Dec 12, 2018
425 Park Avenue New York City Topping Out
425 Park Avenue Topping Out News
Design: Foster + Partners
The topping out ceremony for 425 Park Avenue was attended by British architect Norman Foster, accompanied by David W. Levinson and Rob Lapidus, the co-founders of L&L Holding Company who commissioned the building.
The first full-block office building built on Park Avenue in over 50 years, 425 Park Avenue stands alongside Modernist icons designed by Mies van der Rohe, Eero Saarinen and Philip Johnson on the world?s grand boulevard of commerce.
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Norman Foster, Founder and Executive Chairman, Foster + Partners, said: ?New York is a city that I have deep personal connections with, dating from my time as a student at Yale University to present day where I maintain a home. The design for 425 Park Avenue emerged as a response that is respectful of its historical context, while reflecting the spirit of its own time. It will set new standards for workplace design and provide an enduring landmark that befits its renowned location.?

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