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Saks Fifth Avenue Expansion and Swiss Bank Tower New York, NY
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This 36-story, mixed-use office building is sited mid-block immediately behind the landmarked Saks Fifth avenue flagship department store, directly across from Rockefeller Center. The top 26-stories are the North American headquarters for the Basel-based Swiss Bank Corporation, with the first nine stories providing additional retail and support space for Saks Fifth Avenue.
The expansion of Saks also included two sub basements, at and below grade level and 60 foot long truck elevator which allows 6 trailor trucks to park simultaneously below grade. Blasting was done under the escalators and required sophisticated monitoring devices in the historic St. Patrick's Cathedral across the street.
The building's contextual design continues the store's classic motifs on the street facades while acknowledging Rockefeller Center with its own modern front. The chamfered corners recall those of the Saks Fifth Avenue store, and the design, utilizing smooth Indiana limestone cladding, is compatible with the historic landmark and traditional materials of New York's famed Fifth Avenue.
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For more information contact:
Lee Harris Pomeroy Associates / Architect
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