Editing Chrysler Building (section)

== Chrysler Center ==
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Chrysler Center is the building complex consisting of the Chrysler Building to the west, Chrysler Building East to the east, and the Chrysler Trylons commercial pavilion in the middle. After Tishman Speyer had acquired the entire complex, the firm renovated it completely from 1998 to 2000.<ref name="Dunlap 2001" />

The structure at 666 Third Avenue, known as the Kent Building at the time, was renovated and renamed Chrysler Building East.<ref name="Dunlap 2001" /> This [[International Style (architecture)|International Style]] building, built in 1952,<ref name="RealDeal-666Third" /> is {{convert|432|ft|m}} high and has 32 floors.<ref>{{ctbuh|115170|name=Kent Building}}</ref><ref name="emporis-calyon">{{Cite web |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/114867 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924142806/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/114867 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |title=Calyon Building |work=[[Emporis]]}}</ref> The mechanical systems were modernized and the interior was modified.<ref name="emporis-calyon" /><ref name="Holusha 1999" /> Postmodern architect [[Philip Johnson]] designed a new facade of dark-blue glass, which was placed about {{convert|4|in}} in front of the Kent Building's existing facade.{{sfn|Stern|Fishman|Tilove|2006|p=479}} The structure did not resemble its western neighbor; Johnson explained that he did not "even like the architecture" of the Chrysler Building, despite acknowledging it as "the most loved building in New York".{{sfn|Stern|Fishman|Tilove|2006|pp=479–480}}<ref name="nyt-1998-06-282" /> His design also included a {{convert|135000|ft2|m2|adj=on}} extension.<ref name="emporis-calyon" /><ref name="Holusha 1999">{{cite web|last=Holusha|first=John|title=Commercial Property /Lexington and Third Avenues, 42d and 43d Streets; The Making of the Chrysler Center|website=The New York Times|date=May 30, 1999|issn=0362-4331|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/05/30/realestate/commercial-property-lexington-third-avenues-42d-43d-streets-making-chrysler.html|access-date=November 6, 2017}}</ref> which surrounded the elevator core on the western end of the original Kent Building.{{sfn|Stern|Fishman|Tilove|2006|pp=479–480}}<ref name="nyt-1998-06-282" /> The expansion utilized {{convert|150000|ft2}} of unused [[air rights]] above the buildings in the middle of the block.{{sfn|Stern|Fishman|Tilove|2006|p=479}} The Kent Building was not a New York City designated landmark, unlike the Chrysler Building, so its renovation did not require the LPC's approval.<ref name="A 1999-11">{{cite magazine|url=https://usmodernist.org/AJ/A-1999-11.pdf|title=Trophy towers|first=Cheryl C.|last=Effron |volume=88|issue=11|date=Nov 1999|magazine=Journal of the American Institute of Architects|pages=140–142|id={{ProQuest|227865425}}}}</ref> After the addition, the total area of the Kent building was {{convert|770,000|ft2|m2}}.<ref name="ts-center">{{cite web|title=Chrysler Center|website=Tishman Speyer|url=http://www.tishmanspeyer.com/properties/chrysler-center|access-date=November 6, 2017}}</ref>

A new building, also designed by Philip Johnson, was built between the original skyscraper and the annex.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dunlap|first=David W.|title=Chrome Spire By Chrysler To Meet Crystal By Johnson|website=The New York Times|date=June 28, 1998|issn=0362-4331|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/28/nyregion/chrome-spire-by-chrysler-to-meet-crystal-by-johnson.html|access-date=November 6, 2017}}</ref> This became the Chrysler Trylons, a commercial pavilion three stories high with a retail area of {{convert|22,000|ft2|m2}}.<ref name="Dunlap 2001" /> Its design consists of three triangular glass "trylons" measuring {{cvt|57|ft}}, {{cvt|68|ft}}, and {{cvt|73|ft}} tall; each is slanted in a different direction.{{sfn|Stern|Fishman|Tilove|2006|p=480}}<ref name="Dunlap 2001" /> The trylons are supported by vertical steel [[mullion]]s measuring {{cvt|10|in}} wide; between the mullions are 535 panes of reflective gray glass.<ref name="Dunlap 2001" /> The retail structures themselves are placed on either side of the trylons.{{sfn|Stern|Fishman|Tilove|2006|p=480}} Due to the complexity of the structural work, structural engineer [[Severud Associates]] built a replica at [[Rimouski]], Quebec. Johnson designed the Chrysler Trylons as "a monument for 42nd Street [...] to give you the top of the Chrysler Building at street level."<ref name="Dunlap 2001">{{cite web|last=Dunlap|first=David W.|title=Commercial Real Estate; Philip Johnson's Latest Creation Is Now Stopping Traffic|website=The New York Times|date=May 9, 2001|issn=0362-4331|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/09/nyregion/commercial-real-estate-philip-johnson-s-latest-creation-is-now-stopping-traffic.html|access-date=November 6, 2017}}</ref>

After these modifications, the total leasable area of the complex was {{convert|2,062,772|ft2|m2}}.<ref name="ts-center" /> The total cost of this project was about one hundred million dollars.<ref name="Dunlap 2001" /> This renovation has won several awards and commendations, including an [[Energy Star]] rating from the [[Environmental Protection Agency]];<ref>{{Cite news|issn=0362-4331|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/25/science/earth/new-york-citys-effort-to-track-energy-efficiency-yields-some-surprises.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220101/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/25/science/earth/new-york-citys-effort-to-track-energy-efficiency-yields-some-surprises.html |archive-date=January 1, 2022 |url-access=limited|title=New York City's Effort to Track Energy Efficiency Yields Some Surprises|last=Navarro|first=Mireya|date=December 24, 2012|work=The New York Times|access-date=November 6, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> a LEED Gold designation;<ref name="realdeal20121029">{{Cite news|url=https://therealdeal.com/2012/10/29/chrysler-building-gets-a-green-makeover/|title=Chrysler Building gets a green makeover|date=October 29, 2012|work=The Real Deal New York|access-date=November 6, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> and the Skyscraper Museum Outstanding Renovation Award of 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skyscraper.org/PROGRAMS/EVENTS_ARCHIVE/MAKING_NEW_YORK_HISTORY_2001/mnyh01.htm|title=The 2001 Making New York History Awards|date=November 15, 2001|website=The Skyscraper Museum|access-date=November 6, 2017}}</ref>