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Building

Address

51st Street
New York, NY 10022

Building Fact Sheet

Owner: Tower 570 Company, LP
Year Completed: 1932
Rentable Area: 450,622 SF
Location: 570 Lexington Ave
Architect: John W. Cross
Number of Floors: 50 floors
Typical Floor Size: 4,023 RSF to 18,917 RSF
Typical Slab Height: 10’ 6” floor-to-floor
Air Conditioning: Package units
Electricity General: 120/208 three phase
Distribution: 100 – 200 amp panels per floor
Emergency Generator: 100 KVA diesel
Internet: Everest Broadband, Cogent, Time Warner, Verizon
Fire Safety System: Class E
Passenger Elevators: 10
Freight Elevators: 1 with 2,500 lb. capacity
Security: Concierge desk Security cameras in lobby Key-card swipe required in each elevator to access individual floors
Lobby Renovation: 1994
Restaurant: Schnippers and Urbanspace

Overview

With its distinctive tower overlooking the prestigious Park Avenue corporate corridor, 570 Lexington Avenue is a true architectural masterpiece and one of New York City’s most famous skyscrapers – the perfect balance between Art Deco high style and classic, cool New York style.

Originally known as the ‘RCA Victor Building’ when designed by Cross and Cross in 1931, the most striking feature of this historic 50-story Art Deco jewel is its flamboyant crown of Gothic spires that may well be the most original and beautiful skyscraper top in the world. It’s an elegant mixture of Gothic spires in limestone and brickwork with filigree decoration and lightning bolt motifs – depicting the eletricity of RCA’s radio transmission waves. At night this fabulous crown is illminated from within, making the top look like a giant torch.

The lobby is sublimely elegant with its gleaming pink marble walls, aquamarinecolored glass lamp fixtures, and silver leaf vaulted ceiling with sunburst and ziggurat motifs and Rosewood-paneled elevator cabs. As Architect John Cross declared “…it strikes out into the future as far as the imagination can penetrate.”

Majestically situated adjacent to Saint Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church on the southwest corner of Lexington Avenue and 51st Street, this Midtown centerpiece is a short walk from Grand Central Terminal and surrounded by a world-class selection of corporate landmarks, restaurants, hotels, and cultural destinations, including the Waldorf-Astoria, Seagram Building, MetLife Building, Hotel InterContinental, Citicorp Center, Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, Grand Hyatt, Rockefeller Center, and many more.

The tower units provide exceptional city views, abundant natural light, and floor plans up to 4,205 square feet. The base building units offer expansive floor plans of up to 18,917 (divisible) square feet.

Key Highlights

Wired and serviceable for high speed internet access by Everest Broadband Networks

Enameled terra cotta 30-foot tall crown

Attended lobby and live video surveillance

National landmark with restored brick facade and Gothic Art Deco design

New windows throughout

Nearby St. Bartholemew's Episcopal Church

Octagonal orange and buff brick tower, originally the RCA Victor Building, is one of the most distinguished and unique skyscrapers of its era

Overlooking the prestigious Park Avenue corporate corridor

At night this fabulous crown is illminated from within, making the top look like a giant torch

Short walk from Grand Central Terminal and surrounded by a world-class selection of corporate landmarks, restaurants, hotels, and cultural destinations, including the Waldorf-Astoria, Seagram Building, MetLife Building, Hotel InterContinental, Citicorp Center, Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, Grand Hyatt, Rockefeller Center, and many more