Let's rate the unique 599 Lexington Avenue...

The Stats

Height: 653 ft/ 199 m
Floors: 50
Year: 1986
Architect: Edward Larrabee Barnes Associates

The Fact

The building is located on the east side of Lexington Avenue between 52nd and 53rd Streets, directly across from Citigroup Center with a subway portal on site.

The Pictures

http://tinypic.com/25e7t

http://tinypic.com/25e88

6.5/10 Great design, ugly color.

8/10

Its amazing how two boxes (or what looks like boxes), when placed at an angle to each other, create a visually-striking effect that is anything but boring.
The facade is also serene and soothing.

7/10 i kinda like the design, although its a bit boxy.

it's boxy...5.5/10

Nice,but the colour is bad :(And then again the facade looks pretty good :cool:
7.0/10

I'll give it an 8.5/10. I've always liked this building for some reason. THe color of it changed due to the sun light. Sometimes ugly but other times really good. I like its designe too. Its a bit boxy but the 2 triangles in it changes that. Its a decent height and I think it complements the Citicorp Ct. really nicely.

7.5/10

9/10 Awesome tower.

the proportionsand things remind me of fountain square in Dallas, but not as good 7

5.0

overall shape is interesting. exterior colors are plain nasty. unlucky that it is built next to one of the most beautiful buildings of nyc. contrast is interesting. 5.0 is a interesting number.

8/10

The shape is interesting enough but the colour is disgusting and it takes away from the overall effect that the building could have. 6.5

Like the color, 8/10

Anywhere else and its a poor poor 4

But it fits in so corporatelllllllyy with ole citygroup and the rest round that way, looks good from the river

3.5

7/10...Fits in very well with the surrounding Citigroup Center. The facade is good, but the aqua green color ruins the building.

twisty boxes. 7.5/10

5.5

I don't like how you can see inside the building from the windows... makes it look abandoned

A nice box, but the facade could have been better. 7/10

i dont like boxy. nice colour though 7/10

Somehow I think this building has a hidden beaty, but I can't find it...

i like it
7/10

Looks fresh, nice colours, interesting facade that relates nicely to the individual sunscreens. Cannot quite figure out the total 3D shape from the foto´s but it seems to work out fine.

8.5/10

7

design is interesting but teh color is not

wow! really cool combination of shapes and nice colour!:D

I like the design

8/10

8/10

The facade somehow interested me well....Kind of like the ReDisson SAS in Kopenhegen. Yet the shape is interesting but not impressive. Geometrical shaped like is such a match collection with the Citigroup tower neighbo'r....No...Not boring at all...I love it...8/10

3.0/10 :)

5/10 nope...

8/10


nice tower

7/10

7.5/10

7/10

I don't like the colour, but the shape is ok. 6.5/10

7.5/10

9/10

7.5
The colour spoils it slightly.

YES! A vastly underrated tower, and very serene and soothing. The perfect discreet neighbor for the Citibank Building. The color works much better in real light than it reproduces here, where it looks a little bland.

5/10

Cool. 10/10 :)

7/10

8/10

no pics :(

:redx:

7/10 Change the colour! ;)

http://www.thecityreview.com/lex1.gif

http://studley.onlinebuildings.com/photos/599%20Lex.jpg

http://birukan.fc2web.com/cj4n-nkmc/ny-020.jpg

Interesting building: 8/10

8/10

8/10

i love it 9/10

7.5/10

wow, I really like it! 9.5/10

7/10

http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=599lexingtonavenuenue-newyorkcity-ny-usa

8,5/10

7/10

good enough 8.5

Is a good one. 8.5

7,5/10

8/10

8/10

9/10

Pretty good 9/10

9,5/10

8.5/10. good looking box.

8. Good building. Regards.

8/10

Gotta love this.. 8.5/10

8/10

6.5/10

9/10

10/10

Amazing

9.5/10

A decent filler. No more than that. :) 7/10

9/10

8/10

9,5/10