Springs Mills Building
109 West 39th Street | also 104 West 40th Street | Garment District | built 1963
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- 1961
Harrison & Abramovitz design a tower split between two zoning eras
Springs Mills bought the site in December 1960, and Harrison & Abramovitz were chosen as architects, with revised plans filed by June 1961. The 1961 Zoning Resolution took effect during construction, so the building follows two sets of rules. Its 39th Street side has setbacks under the 1916 resolution, while the 40th Street side rises without setbacks behind a plaza.
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- 1962
Crews lift construction materials straight from trucks to ease street congestion
The narrow streets around the site had no loading areas, so contractor George A. Fuller Company had materials lifted directly from parked trucks to the place in the building where they would be used. The method was meant to reduce congestion. The steel structure was finished by August 1962.
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- 1963
Springs Mills opens its new tower with a ten-day celebration
In February 1963 the Springs Mills Building opened, coinciding with the textile company's 75th anniversary. Festivities lasted ten days and included a fashion show and an exhibit of art and photography, and a delegation from South Carolina toured the new tower. Springs Mills took only about a quarter of the space, and other textile firms filled the rest.
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- 2010
The city designates the Springs Mills Building a landmark
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the tower a city landmark in April 2010. It is an early New York example of the International Style, with a glass curtain wall that drew on nearby projects such as Lever House and the United Nations Secretariat.
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