New York Merchandise Mart

The New York Merchandise Mart, also known as 1 Madison Square Plaza, is a building in the Flatiron District of Manhattan, New York City, at 41 Madison Avenue at East 26th Street adjacent to Madison Square Park.[1] The building is a 42-floor, 175.57 metres (576.0 ft),[1] International style skyscraper with an unadorned facade of brown aluminum and darkened black glass, and was designed by Emery Roth & Sons. Completed in 1974,[2] the skyscraper was built for the tableware, decorations and gift industries as a showcase and trade facility. It has 23 floors of showrooms featuring products from 85 manufacturers,[3] and is managed by Rudin Management Company.

The Jerome Mansion, torn down in 1967

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Forty One Madison
General information
Architectural styleInternational
Location41 Madison Avenue, Manhattan, New York City
Coordinates40°44′33″N 73°59′11″W
Completed1974
ManagementRudin Management Company
Height
Roof576 ft (176 m)
Technical details
Floor count42
Design and construction
ArchitectEmery Roth & Sons

The building was constructed on the site of the elaborate mansion of financier, and grandfather of Winston Churchill, Leonard Jerome, built in 1859. The mansion was given landmark status in 1965, but when the owner was unable to find a buyer for it after two years, it was permitted to be torn down in 1967.[4]

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Notes

  1. "Merchandise Mart Building" at Emporis.com
  2. "Merchandise Mart Building" at SkycraperPage.com
  3. Official website
  4. Mendelsohn, Joyce (1998), Touring the Flatiron: Walks in Four Historic Neighborhoods, New York: New York Landmarks Conservancy, ISBN 0-964-7061-2-1, OCLC 40227695 p. 26


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