New York, New York: Renovations to a landmark Manhattan office building

A recent shot of the building via Flickr.

New York, New York:  Renovations to a landmark Manhattan office building were halted last week when a state Supreme Court judge responded to a lawsuit brought by preservationists. Located at Fifth Avenue and 43^rd Street in New York City, this former bank is the future site of Joe Fresh, a Canadian fast-fashion brand started by Joseph Mimran (also the founder of Club Monaco). When Gordon Bunshaft designed the building in 1954, it was Fifth Avenue’s first glass edifice. In the years since, preservationists and architecture experts alike have come to recognize it as a model of midcentury modernism. For more information about the legal dispute, and details concerning the building’s previous conservation efforts, visit this recent article in the NY Times.