One Lincoln Plaza

20 West 64th Street | also 3 Lincoln Plaza, 1900 Broadway, 1 Lincoln Plaza | Lincoln Square | built 1970

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  1. 1971

    Colonel Jehiel Elyachar refuses to sell, and One Lincoln Plaza is built around his tenement

    The Milstein family planned a 43-story tower and every owner agreed to sell except Col. Jehiel Elyachar, who owned an 1890s five-story tenement at 33 West 63rd Street. He kept changing terms, asking for cash, then a swap, then a $100,000 charity gift, until Paul Milstein walked away. The tower went up in the early 1970s around the tenement, leaving odd-shaped apartments and exposed walls.

    Source: Internet Archive

  2. 1971

    Philip Birnbaum designs One Lincoln Plaza, the tower known as the ASCAP Building

    Philip Birnbaum, who designed some 300 buildings, is credited with One Lincoln Plaza at Broadway and 63rd Street, dated 1971. His apartment layouts wasted little floor space, which let builders fit more units per floor, and he counted the rooftop swimming pool among his innovations.

    Source: Internet Archive

  3. 1974

    One Lincoln Plaza is ready for occupancy with eight commercial and 36 residential floors

    The tower was ready for occupancy in 1974, three years after construction began. It has 671 units, with commercial space on eight floors, luxury apartments on 36, and a private fitness club called Top of the One on the roof. Commercial tenants over the years have included Sesame Workshop, which makes Sesame Street, and SAG-AFTRA.

    “Completed and ready for occupancy in 1974, the building is divided into eight floors of commercial space and 36 floors of luxury residential apartments.”

    Source: Wikipedia

  4. 2004

    March

    ASCAP, here since 1974, signs a 15-year, 153,000-square-foot lease renewal

    The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers had been headquartered at One Lincoln Plaza since the building's completion in 1974. It considered a cheaper midtown space, but landlord Ogden CAP Properties made staying attractive. The renewal covered 153,000 square feet for 15 years and was ASCAP's third in the building.

    Source: Internet Archive

  5. 2017

    October 10

    ASCAP is reported to be leaving 1900 Broadway for 250 West 57th Street

    The New York Post reported that the music-licensing group ASCAP was moving from 1900 Broadway, near Lincoln Center, to 85,400 square feet over four floors at 250 West 57th Street, owned by Empire State Realty Trust. CBRE represented ASCAP in the long-term lease, and the asking rents were $67 to $74 a square foot.

    Source: nypost.com

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