When completed in 1975, the Citicorp building (as it was then named) garnered initial attention for its silvery aluminum-clad tower,

The City obtained open space and sidewalk widenings along with the developer’s agreement to provide a major subway station improvement,

Encircling the three street sides of this office tower occupying the west side blockfront of Third Avenue between East 49th

The privately owned public and private spaces framing the three street sides of this brownish-red, polished granite-clad building, formerly known

Sited between Third and Lexington Avenues on the north side of East 48th Street, this stark rectangular urban plaza for

These lean public spaces are located in front of the East 44th and 45th Street entrances to this office tower,

As of this writing, the privately owned public spaces at 622 Third Avenue, formerly the Empire Blue Cross and Blue

The best aspect of this residential plaza is its success at serving equally well the passing pedestrian and the committed

It is difficult to appreciate the ample size of this plaza because so much of it is under landscaping. A

The main part of this residential plaza extends north, from the northwest corner of the Midtown Tunnel Access Road and