3 Park Avenue
Encyclopedia
3 Park Avenue is an office building located on Park Avenue
at 33rd Street in New York City
, built in 1976 by Cohen Brothers Realty. The 554 feet (168.9 m) building was designed in the International Style
by Shreve, Lamb and Harmon
, designers of the Empire State Building
, and replaced Clinton & Russell's armory of 1905, built for the New York National Guard's 71st Regiment.
The first 11 floors of the 41-story building house Norman Thomas High School, H.S. 620 in the New York City public school system
.
JCDecaux
North America is located on the 33rd floor.
The building is notable for its bright orange brick and 30-story illuminated tower, which lies at a 45-degree angle to Manhattan's
street grid.
The building is the home to many engineering organizations including IEEE (17th floor), AIChE (19th floor), and ASME (23rd floor).
International advertising company Carat, The Seavey Organization, Dalton Management Company, Inner City Broadcast Holdings
(WBLS/WLIB) and TransPerfect
are also major tenants. The WLIB studios were the original home of the Air America radio network and the building is the setting for most of the documentary "Left of the Dial".
Park Avenue (Manhattan)
Park Avenue is a wide boulevard that carries north and southbound traffic in New York City borough of Manhattan. Through most of its length, it runs parallel to Madison Avenue to the west and Lexington Avenue to the east....
at 33rd Street in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, built in 1976 by Cohen Brothers Realty. The 554 feet (168.9 m) building was designed in the International Style
International style (architecture)
The International style is a major architectural style that emerged in the 1920s and 1930s, the formative decades of Modern architecture. The term originated from the name of a book by Henry-Russell Hitchcock and Philip Johnson, The International Style...
by Shreve, Lamb and Harmon
Shreve, Lamb and Harmon
Shreve, Lamb, and Harmon was the architectural firm best known for the 1931 Empire State Building, the tallest building in New York, and the world, at that time....
, designers of the Empire State Building
Empire State Building
The Empire State Building is a 102-story landmark skyscraper and American cultural icon in New York City at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. It has a roof height of 1,250 feet , and with its antenna spire included, it stands a total of 1,454 ft high. Its name is derived...
, and replaced Clinton & Russell's armory of 1905, built for the New York National Guard's 71st Regiment.
The first 11 floors of the 41-story building house Norman Thomas High School, H.S. 620 in the New York City public school system
New York City Department of Education
The New York City Department of Education is the branch of municipal government in New York City that manages the city's public school system. It is the largest school system in the United States, with over 1.1 million students taught in more than 1,700 separate schools...
.
JCDecaux
JCDecaux
JCDecaux Group is a multinational corporation based in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, that is active primarily in advertising....
North America is located on the 33rd floor.
The building is notable for its bright orange brick and 30-story illuminated tower, which lies at a 45-degree angle to Manhattan's
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
street grid.
The building is the home to many engineering organizations including IEEE (17th floor), AIChE (19th floor), and ASME (23rd floor).
International advertising company Carat, The Seavey Organization, Dalton Management Company, Inner City Broadcast Holdings
Inner City Broadcasting Corporation
The Inner City Broadcasting Corporation is an American media company based in New York City. ICBC is notable for being one of the first broadcasting companies wholly owned by black people...
(WBLS/WLIB) and TransPerfect
TransPerfect
TransPerfect Translations, commonly known as TransPerfect, is a privately held translation services company. The TransPerfect family of companies provides a full range of language and global business services in over 100 languages...
are also major tenants. The WLIB studios were the original home of the Air America radio network and the building is the setting for most of the documentary "Left of the Dial".