Springs Mills Building
The Modernist building sits on an L-shaped lot that extends back to 39th Street and rises to a thin glass hexagonal tower.The building was purchased by RFR Holding in 1999 and subsequently passed to several owners, ultimately being sold to Princeton International Properties in 2012.[3] The company was the United States' largest manufacturer of bedsheets and pillow cases when the Springs Mills Building was built.[3] In 1945, Springs Mills opened a sales office at 200 Church Street in Tribeca, Lower Manhattan,[8] which continued to operate until 1959.[10] These companies included Lowenstein & Sons, which erected a 22-story office building at 1430 Broadway on the block between 39th and 40th Streets, and Deering Milliken & Co., which constructed their seven-story headquarters at 1045 Sixth Avenue.[14] With Harrison & Abramovitz selected as the architects,[11] the updated plans were filed with the New York City Department of Buildings by June.A ten-day celebration with a fashion show and an art-and-photography exhibit was held, and a delegation from South Carolina went to tour the new building.[19] The Beacon Manufacturing Company, which sold blankets, signed a lease for the 39th Street storefront in 1964 and used it for a sales headquarters.[21] That November, the Springs Mills Building was sold to real-estate investment firm Savanna Fund for $61.7 million, a price that also included the mortgage.Abbe's other works included the Corning Glass Building; LaGuardia Airport's main terminal in Queens; the U.S. Steel Tower in Pittsburgh; and the United Nations International School at Kips Bay, Manhattan.[29] Even though the presence of a plaza would result in less office space compared to setbacks, it was also seen as a feature that would increase the prominence of the building and the "prestige" of its owners.According to the LPC, the design of the 40th Street side "looked towards the future" with its plaza and a slab-like form that rises vertically without interruption.[29] As with the Corning Glass Building, these projecting mullions have the impression of an "elegant vertical direction" and also serve as anchors for window washers' carts.The entrance, set back within a breezeway, contained revolving doors with metal characters spelling out "109 W. 39", the building's alternate address.
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