These 42 Buildings in New York City Have Their Own Zip Codes
Posted September 27, 2018 By Andrew LittlefieldWith 4 million people on the island every day, a whole lot of mail moves through Manhattan. Getting all that mail to where it needs to go is a monumental task that relies on the ZIP code system. Interestingly enough, there are 42 buildings in Manhattan that have their own zip codes.
Having a unique zip code doesn’t directly correlate to the size or population of a given building—One World Trade Center, for example, is the city’s tallest building yet does not get its own ZIP. Rather, ZIP codes correspond to delivery zones and routes, which can vary in different areas. The first digit in a ZIP code designates the state (New York share “1” as the first digit with Pennsylvania and Delaware), the next two digits designate the sectional center facility, and the final two digits represent a specific area within the city.
Included on the list of unique building zip codes is our own 101 Park Avenue! Although, the unique ZIP is reserved for the upper level office tenants and not the ground floor retail space that Convene occupies. Also making an appearance is 605 Third Avenue, which will host a Convene property in spring of 2019.
You’ll also find 250 West 57th Street (the Fisk Building) listed here, which is the home of our friends at COOKFOX Architects, who converted a portion of the roof into a beautiful outdoor garden with a bee colony.
One Penn Plaza – 10119
Built: 1972
Architect: Kahn & Jacobs
Photo credit – MusikAnimal CC BY-SA 4.0
101 Park Avenue – 10178
Built: 1982
Architect: Eli Attia Architects
Editor’s note: 101 Park Avenue is the home of one of Convene’s most popular properties!
Photo credit – Americasroof CC BY-SA 3.0
112 West 34th Street (Kratter Building)- 10120
Built: 1954
Architect: Rene Brugnoni, Rudolph C.P. Boehler
120 Broadway (Equitable Building) – 10271
Built: 1915
Architect: Ernest R. Graham
Photo credit – Fletcher6 CC BY-SA 3.0
122 E 42nd St (Chanin Building) 10168
Built: 1929
Architect: Sloan & Robertson, Rene Chambellan
Photo credit – Doc Searls CC BY-SA 2.0
1290 Avenue of the Americas 10104
Built: 1963
Architect: Emery Roth & Sons; Harrison & Abramovitz
1345 Avenue of the Americas 10105
Built: 1969
Architect: Emery Roth & Sons
Photo credit – Americasroof CC BY-SA 3.0
150 E 58th St / 964 3rd Ave (Architects & Designers Building) 10155
Built: 1969
Architect: Pomerance & Brienes
2 Penn Plaza 10121
Built: 1968
Architect: Charles Luckman Associates
200 Park Ave (MetLife Building) 10166
Built: 1963
Architect: Emery Roth & Sons, Pietro Belluschi, and Walter Gropius
Photo credit – Postdlf CC BY-SA 3.0
225 W 34th St / 14 Penn Plaza (Pennsylvania Building) 10122
Built: 1925
230 Park Ave (Helmsley Building) 10169
Built: 1929
Architect: Warren and Wetmore
233 Broadway (Woolworth Building) 10279
Built: 1913
Architect: Cass Gilbert
Photo credit – Aude CC BY-SA 2.5
245 Park Ave 10167
Built: 1967
Architect: Shreve, Lamb and Harmon
Photo credit – Americasroof CC BY-SA 3.0
250 Park Ave (Postum Building) 10177
Built: 1924
Architect: Cross & Cross
250 W 57th St (Fisk Building) 10107
Built: 1921
Architects: Carrere & Hastings; Schreve & Lamb
Editor’s note: You may recognize this building from our recent article about the COOKFOX Architects office.
26 Federal Plaza (Jacob K. Javits Federal Building) 10278
Built: 1969
Architect: Alfred Easton Poor, Kahn & Jacobs
277 Park Ave 10172
Built: 1964
Architect: Emery Roth & Sons
Photo credit – Americasroof CC BY-SA 3.0
299 Park Ave (Westvaco Building) 10171
Built: 1967
Architect: Emery Roth & Sons
Photo credit – Urbanrenewal CC BY 3.0
30 Rockefeller Plaza 10112
Built: 1933
Architect: Raymond Hood
340 Madison Ave (Canadian Pacific Building) 10173
Built: 1921
Editor’s note: This building was previously numbered as 342 Madison Avenue
345 Park Ave 10154
Built: 1969
Architect: Emery Roth & Sons
Photo credit – Americasroof CC BY-SA 3.0
350 5th Ave (Empire State Building) 10118
Built: 1931
Architect: Shreve, Lamb and Harmon
375 Park Ave (Seagram Building) 10152
Built: 1958
Architect: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe; Philip Johnson
405 Lexington Ave (Chrysler Building) 10174
Built: 1930
Architect: William Van Alen
420 Lexington Ave (Graybar Building) 10170
Built: 1927
Architect: Sloan & Robertson
Photo credit – NYC.gov
450 Fashion Ave (Nelson Tower) 10123
Built: 1931
Architect: H. Craig Severance
Photo credit – Godsfriendchuck CC BY-SA 4.0
475 Riverside Dr (The Interchurch Center) 10115
Built: 1958
Photo credit – GM-InterchurchCenter CC BY-SA 4.0
500 5th Ave 10110
Built: 1931
Architect: Shreve Lamb & Harmon Associates
Photo credit – Gryffindor CC BY-SA 3.0
500 E 77th St (The Pavilion) 10162
Built: 1962
521 5th Ave (Lefcourt-National Building) 10175
Built: 1928
Architect: Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates
55 E 52nd St (Park Avenue Plaza) 10055
Built: 1981
Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Photo credit – Elisa.rolle CC BY-SA 4.0
55 Water St 10041
Built: 1972
Architect: Emery Roth & Sons, Lee S. Jablin
Photo credit – Beyond My Ken CC BY-SA 4.0
551 5th Ave (Fred F. French Building) 10176
Built: 1927
Architect: H. Douglas Ives and Sloan & Robertston
Photo credit – I, Dmadeo CC BY-SA 3.0
60 E 42nd St (One Grand Central Place) 10165
Built: 1930
Architect: Kenneth Norton
Photo credit – Jim.henderson CC BY 3.0
605 3rd Ave (Unysys Building) 10158
Built: 1963
Architect: Emery Roth & Sons
Editor’s note: 605 3rd Avenue will soon host a Convene property!
630 5th Ave (International Building) 10111
Built: 1935
Architect: Raymond Hood
Photo credit – Martin Dürrschnabel CC BY-SA 2.5
666 5th Ave 10103
Built: 1957
Architect: Carson & Lundin
Photo credit – David Shankbone CC BY 2.5
70 Pine St (American International Building) 10270
Built: 1932
Architect: Clinton and Russell, Holton & George
Photo credit – Clément Bardot CC BY-SA 3.0
745 5th Ave (Squibb Building) 10151
Built: 1931
Architect: Sherley W. Morgan
767 5th Ave (General Motors Building) 10153
Built: 1968
Architect: Edward Durell Stone & Associates, Emery Roth & Sons
888 Fashion Ave 101069
Built: 1969
Architect: Emery Roth & Sons
Photo credit – Americasroof CC BY-SA 3.0
