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275 Madison Avenue (also known as the Johns-Manville Building, American Home Products Building, and 22 East 40th Street) is a 43-story office building in the Murray Hill neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. It is along the southeast corner of Madison Avenue and 40th Street, near Grand Central Terminal. The building, constructed from 1930 to 1931, was designed by Kenneth Franzheim in a mixture of the Art Deco and International styles.

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  • 275 Madison Avenue (also known as the Johns-Manville Building, American Home Products Building, and 22 East 40th Street) is a 43-story office building in the Murray Hill neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. It is along the southeast corner of Madison Avenue and 40th Street, near Grand Central Terminal. The building, constructed from 1930 to 1931, was designed by Kenneth Franzheim in a mixture of the Art Deco and International styles. 275 Madison Avenue's three-story base is made of polished granite and contains large openings. On all the other floors, the facade contains vertical pilasters of white brick, as well as dark spandrels between windows, which were intended to give a vertical emphasis to the exterior. The 4th through 23rd floors contain several setbacks to comply with the 1916 Zoning Resolution. The building tapers to a rectangular cross-section on the 24th through 43rd floors. The interior of the base is designed with a main entrance lobby on 40th Street, as well as storefronts. Floor areas above the base range from 2,300 to 10,000 square feet (210 to 930 m2). 275 Madison Avenue was developed by , a firm headed by Texas entrepreneur Jesse H. Jones. It was originally known as 22 East 40th Street. The skyscraper opened at the onset of the Great Depression, and Houston Properties sold the skyscraper in 1933 to the New York Trust Company. In the mid-20th century, 275 Madison Avenue had several owners and was also known for major tenants Johns Manville and American Home Products. It has been owned by the RPW Group since 2016. The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission designated 275 Madison Avenue as an official landmark in 2009. (en)
  • 275 Madison Avenue (también conocido como Johns-Manville Building, American Home Products Building y 22 East 40th Street) es un edificio de oficinas de 43 pisos en el vecindario Murray Hill de Manhattan en Nueva York (Estados Unidos). Está situado a lo largo de la esquina sureste de Madison Avenue y la calle 40, cerca de Grand Central Terminal. Fue construido entre 1930 y 1931, y fue diseñado por en una mezcla de estilos art déco e Internacional. Su base de tres pisos es de granito pulido y tiene grandes aberturas. En todos los demás pisos, la fachada tiene pilastras verticales de ladrillo blanco, así como enjutas oscuras entre las ventanas, destinadas a acentuar el énfasis vertical. En los pisos 4 al 23 hay varios retranqueos para cumplir con la Ley de Zonificación de 1916. El edificio se estrecha a una sección transversal rectangular en los pisos 24 al 43. El interior de la base está diseñado con un vestíbulo de entrada principal en la calle 40, así como los escaparates. Las áreas del piso por encima de la base varían de 210 a 930 m². 275 Madison Avenue fue desarrollado por , una firma dirigida por el empresario de Texas , y originalmente se conocía como 22 East 40th Street. Se inauguró al comienzo de la Gran Depresión y Houston Properties se lo vendió en 1933 a . A mediados del siglo XX, 275 Madison Avenue tenía varios propietarios y también era conocida por sus principales inquilinos como y American Home Products. Ha pertenecido al Grupo RPW desde 2016. En 2009 la Comisión de Preservación de Monumentos Históricos de Nueva York lo declaró lugar emblemático de la ciudad. (es)
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  • 1931
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  • The main entrance at 40th Street has a translucent glass pane over it, as well as silver geometric motifs and flagpoles at the third floor. (en)
  • One of the window bays west of the entrance. The top of the opening has five spandrels and mezzanine windows, separated horizontally by vertical metal mullions. The ground level has a triple-width window flanked by three smaller panes. (en)
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  • Seen from across Madison Avenue and 40th Street (en)
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  • 275 Madison Avenue (also known as the Johns-Manville Building, American Home Products Building, and 22 East 40th Street) is a 43-story office building in the Murray Hill neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. It is along the southeast corner of Madison Avenue and 40th Street, near Grand Central Terminal. The building, constructed from 1930 to 1931, was designed by Kenneth Franzheim in a mixture of the Art Deco and International styles. (en)
  • 275 Madison Avenue (también conocido como Johns-Manville Building, American Home Products Building y 22 East 40th Street) es un edificio de oficinas de 43 pisos en el vecindario Murray Hill de Manhattan en Nueva York (Estados Unidos). Está situado a lo largo de la esquina sureste de Madison Avenue y la calle 40, cerca de Grand Central Terminal. Fue construido entre 1930 y 1931, y fue diseñado por en una mezcla de estilos art déco e Internacional. (es)
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