Bloomberg Building
Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects design for 731 Lexington Avenue, a 55-story office and residential tower in Midtown Manhattan, started with a modest program. Midway through schematic design, the client doubled the size of the project. This demanded a new approach to the design of the tower, its location on the block, and its entrance. As a result, the tower grew taller and more slender and was moved from the Third Avenue side of the site to Lexington Avenue. The building rises from a block-long commercial base and is visible from across the East River in Queens, its lighted top softly glowing at night.
Bloomberg Building
Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects design for 731 Lexington Avenue, a 55-story office and residential tower in Midtown Manhattan, started with a modest program. Midway through schematic design, the client doubled the size of the project. This demanded a new approach to the design of the tower, its location on the block, and its entrance. As a result, the tower grew taller and more slender and was moved from the Third Avenue side of the site to Lexington Avenue. The building rises from a block-long commercial base and is visible from across the East River in Queens, its lighted top softly glowing at night.