270 Park Ave. Not Under Consideration as a Landmark

JPMorgan Chase’s headquarters building at 270 Park Ave.

NEW YORK CITY—Architectural preservation activists Docomomo US and Docomomo US New York/Tri-State are not too happy with JPMorgan Chase’s plans to demolish its current headquarters at 270 Park Ave. and to erect a larger office tower in its place. The proposal calls for a new structure, 500 feet taller than its current 700-foot height.

As reported in GlobeSt.com, Docomomo US and Docomomo US New York/Tri-State requested the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission to designate the building at 270 Park Ave as a landmark. They say the trailblazing woman architect Natalie de Blois and the well-renowned Gordon Bunshaft, both of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, from 1958 to 1960 built the historically significant modern building that deserves protection.