Travel Reference
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Ford Foundation
Considered one of the city's best modern designs (1967). Every office opens onto a
skylit, 12-story atrium with lush landscaping and a pond.
• 320 East 43rd St at 1st Ave
• Lobby open during office hours
Fred F. French Building
Built for the best-known real estate firm of its day, this 1927 building is opulent in-
side and out. Don't miss the lobby.
• 551 5th Ave
• Lobby open during office hours
Tudor City
FredF.Frenchcreatedthismock-Tudorenclave,designedtoprovethatmiddle-class
housing could succeed in Midtown.
• 1st to 2nd Ave, 40th to 43rd Sts
• Lobby open during office hours
NY Yacht Club
The window bays of this 1899 private club are the carved sterns of ships, sailing on a
sea of sculpted waves.
• 37 West 44th St at 5th Ave
• Closed to public
American Standard Building
Raymond Hood's first New York skyscraper is an ornate black tower built in 1924,
now a hotel.
• 40 West 40th St
• Lobby open during office hours
