Interchem Building (New York City, New York)

552-foot, 45-story International-style office building completed in 1970. Designed by Emery Roth & Sons, the tower is clad in limestone with vertical strips of bronze-tinted windows arranged in 12 bays on the east and west sides, and 15 bays on the north and south. The base has two 1-story commercial wings that extend out toward the intersections at 43rd & 44th Streets, with terraces on their roofs. There are also narrow 10-story wings on the west two-thirds of the north and south facades that project out from the main bulk of the tower. The main entrances into the double-height lobby, are on the avenue, between the two 1-story corner wings, where the base of the facade is divided into four oversized bay with glass walls by limestone piers. The two outer of the four bays have sets of revolving doors; the two inner bays have window walls, fronted by a large stone planter. Hanging, metallic ceiling decorations in the lobby are visible through the front window wall. The double-height top floor of the tower houses mechanical equipment, where the windows are replaced by recessed black metal vents. Besides the lobby, the ground floor is occupied by a Citizens Bank branch, Steinway & Sons pianos, and entrances to the parking garage in the western bays on 43rd Street.
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Coordinates:  40°45'21"N 73°59'1"W
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