NEW YORK
FACT EXCHANGE

Manhattan · NYC landmark

Pepsi-Cola Building

500 Park Avenue · Manhattan, New York City

A small glass-and-aluminum headquarters that helped change the appearance of corporate office buildings.

Save and Boost open this place in the interactive map. An account is needed to save; Boost opens its options before payment.

Original low Pepsi-Cola Building at the left foreground of 500 Park Avenue, beside a later tower, in 2026
Photo: Ajay Suresh · CC BY 4.0

NYFE Summary

Pepsi-Cola chose a transparent, low building for its corporate headquarters. Glass walls exposed the office floors to the street, a marked change from the heavy masonry walls of earlier headquarters.

Slim metal divisions and broad sheets of glass make the upper block appear light. The original low building is the part to examine at street level. The much taller adjoining tower belongs to a later development.

NYFE summary from the official history and visitor sources linked below.

Plan a visit

Check the operator’s current opening, admission and access information before travelling. Historic status does not guarantee public access to every interior.

Official visitor information ↗

Sources & further reading

    More to explore in Manhattan