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270 Park Ave. Not Under Consideration as a Landmark

The JPMorgan Chase headquarters was not one of the buildings designated as a landmark during the East Midtown rezoning.

270 Park Ave. JPMorgan Chase’s headquarters building at 270 Park Ave.

NEW YORK CITY—Architectural preservation activists Docomomo US and Docomomo US New York/Tri-State are not too happy with JPMorgan Chase’s plans to demolish its current headquarters at 270 Park Ave. and to erect a larger office tower in its place. The proposal calls for a new structure, 500 feet taller than its current 700-foot height.

As reported in GlobeSt.com, Docomomo US and Docomomo US New York/Tri-State requested the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission to designate the building at 270 Park Ave as a landmark. They say the trailblazing woman architect Natalie de Blois and the well-renowned Gordon Bunshaft, both of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, from 1958 to 1960 built the historically significant modern building that deserves protection.

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Betsy Kim

Betsy Kim

Betsy Kim was the bureau chief, East Coast, and New York City reporter for Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com. As a lawyer and journalist, Betsy has worked as the director of editorial and content for LexisNexis Lawyers.com, a TV/multi-media journalist for NBC and CBS affiliated TV stations in the Midwest, and an associate producer at Court TV.

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