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Originally Posted by ChiND
Isn’t the new facade only about ten to twelve years old? (Not that that marginal investment would warrant saving a crappy, worthless office tower that occupies a hyper-prime spot in which an Uber-luxurious hotel/condo can rise.)
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yep, it got a reno in 2008 —
Madison Avenue Building Gets New Look
Oct. 24, 2008
Interior construction has started at 655 Madison Avenue in New York City, architectural firm Montroy Andersen DeMarco announced. The 193,000-square-foot, 25-story office building at East 60th Street is undergoing a significant modernization program that will reposition it in the Plaza District marketplace.
The renovation of the building includes a new high-efficiency glass-and-granite exterior, a new lobby, new glass-walled elevator cabs, and new ceiling-mounted air-conditioning units, which yield more useable floor area for tenants. The building's life-safety systems have been upgraded to make the floors fully sprinklered. In addition, there will be new sidewalks on both Madison Avenue and 60th Street and improved prebuilt office space. A total of 75,000 square feet will be renovated.
more:
https://www.iands.design/industry-ne...-gets-new-look