The Solow Building, also known as 9 West 57th Street, is a skyscraper in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. Completed in 1974 and designed by Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, it is west of Fifth Avenue between 57th and 58th Streets, overlooking the Plaza Hotel and Central Park. The building measures 689 feet (210 m) tall with 50 stories. 9 West 57th Street was developed by Sheldon Solow, who named the building after himself and continued to manage and own the building until his death in 2020.
The Solow Building's north and south facades curve inward from ground level to the 18th floor, where the tower rises upward to the 50th story. The north and south walls are made of gray-tinted glass, while the west and east facades are clad in travertine. The design was largely criticized upon the building's completion, with many architectural critics regarding the building as a disruptive presence on the skyline. There is a travertine plaza at ground level, with a red sculpture of the digit "9" on the 57th Street side. The first floor contains a private art collection and the basement includes the Brasserie 8 1/2 restaurant. The building contains about 1.5 million square feet (140,000 m2) of rentable space.
Solow acquired the building's site in the 1960s from numerous owners, including the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which had originally planned its own skyscraper at the site. Construction of the Solow Building commenced in 1969, and Avon Products took up a third of the space, becoming the major tenant. Since opening, the Solow Building's office stories have been occupied for some of the highest rates in the city, being rented largely to law and financial firms. The lower stories were less successful; the basement was unused until 2000, when Brasserie 8 1/2 opened there. During his lifetime, Solow was obstinate about several aspects of the building's operation, and he was involved in several lawsuits against tenants.
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name. In all, he purchased 14 buildings on 61,800 square feet (5,740 m2) at a cost of $12 million. In the 1970s, Solow obtained financing, and in collaboration...
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other retailers. Nine West was named for its founding location in the SolowBuilding at 9 West 57th Street in New York City. In 1983, Nine West opened its...
defunct Drexel Burnham Lambert. The company is headquartered in the SolowBuilding in New York City, with offices across North America, Europe, and Asia...
management Founded 1999 Founder Philippe Laffont Thomas Laffont Headquarters SolowBuilding, 9 West 57th Street, New York City, New York, U.S. AUM $70 billion (Q1...
2018; 5 years ago (July 2018) Founder Daniel Sundheim Headquarters SolowBuilding, 9 West 57th Street, New York City, New York, U.S. Products Hedge fund...
2001; 23 years ago (March 2001) Founder Chase Coleman III Headquarters SolowBuilding, 9 West 57th Street, New York City, New York, U.S. Products Hedge fund...
13 years ago (2011) Founders Stefan Kaluzny Peter Morrow Headquarters SolowBuilding, New York City, New York , U.S. Key people Stefan Kaluzny Peter Morrow...
funds Founded 1994; 30 years ago (1994) Founder Daniel Och Headquarters SolowBuilding New York City, New York, United States Key people Jimmy Levin (CIO &...
University – Ithaca, New York 1974 – SolowBuilding – 9 West 57th Street, New York City 1974 – W. R. Grace Building – New York City 1974 – Hirshhorn Museum...
General Motors Building to the east; the Park Lane Hotel to the west; and the SolowBuilding, Paris Theater, and Bergdorf Goodman Building to the south...
founder of the Soffer Organization Sheldon Solow (1928–2020), NYC-based developer, founder of SolowBuilding Co. Jerry Speyer (1940–), co-founder of Tishman...
widely imitated. In New York City, subsequent buildings that used a similar style included SOM's SolowBuilding and Emery Roth's 450 Park Avenue, as well...
(d. 1997) 1909 – Gordon Bunshaft, American architect, designed the SolowBuilding (d. 1990) 1912 – Pedro Armendáriz, Mexican-American actor (d. 1963)...
Building to the north; the Bergdorf Goodman Building and SolowBuilding to the northwest; the Crown Building to the west; 712 Fifth Avenue and the townhouses...
61 m). Nearby sites include the Bergdorf Goodman Building and SolowBuilding to the west, the Crown Building to the southwest, the Tiffany & Co. flagship...
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