Manhattan · NYC landmark
Fred F. French Building
551 Fifth Avenue · Manhattan, New York City
A real-estate headquarters brings colorful glazed ornament and bronze details to Fifth Avenue.
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NYFE Summary
The developer brought architectural, construction and management businesses together under his own name. Investors financed this headquarters through a plan that shared building profits with them.
A series of setbacks leads to a narrow tower decorated with brightly colored glazed panels. At street level, bronze entrance frames and friezes show winged creatures, lotus flowers and papyrus stalks drawn from ancient Near Eastern designs.
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