Completed as the headquarters for the Union Carbide Corporation in 1960, the 52-story office building is a contemporary of One Chase Manhattan Plaza, and is set back in a plaza, unlike its neighbors on Park Avenue. Of particular note is the structural engineering design, which responded to the constraints of a building site located over the railroad tracks leading north out of Grand Central Station.

Project Facts

Completion Year: 1962
Site Area: 80,000 ft²
Project Area: 1,518,000 ft²
Building Height: 707 ft
Number of Stories: 52

Project Awards

1961 • Administrative Management Magazine • Office of the Year Award
1961 • Fifth Avenue Association • New Buildings: First Prize
1961 • Municipal Art Society of New York • Certificate of Merit
1966 • Actual Specifying Engineer • Charles L. Staples Award