Clear structural composition and carefully designed details characterize this pristine modernist building. The unobstructed view of the vault door and banking rooms from Fifth Avenue indicated a new trend in bank design at the time of the project's completion in 1954. The building was designated a New York City Landmark in 1997.

Project Facts

Completion Year: 1954
Project Area: 94,177 ft²
Number of Stories: 5

Project Awards

1955 • Administrative Management Magazine • Office of the Year Award
1955 • Architectural League of New York • Gold Medal
1955 • Municipal Art Society of New York • Plaque of Commendation
1956 • AIA • First Honor Award
1956 • Fifth Avenue Association • New Buildings: First Prize