590 Madison Avenue, New York City

#1006 among attractions in New York City

Skyscraper, Modernist architecture

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590 Madison Avenue, also known as the IBM Building, is a skyscraper at 57th Street and Madison Avenue in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. Designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes and Associates the 41-story, 603-foot -tall tower was developed for the technology company IBM and built from 1978 to 1983. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 40°45'44"N, 73°58'17"W

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Midtown Manhattan (Midtown East)New York City United States

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590 Madison Avenue – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Apple Fifth Avenue, Grand Army Plaza, 520 Park Avenue, Lever House.

~870 ftNW
Shopping, Department store
Apple Fifth Avenue, New York City
5 min walk • Apple Fifth Avenue, located in the heart of New York City, is not just a retail store but an architectural marvel and a modern-day landmark. Known for its iconic glass cube entrance, this flagship Apple store sits at the prestigious address on the corner of Fifth...
~990 ftNW
Park
Grand Army Plaza, New York City
5 min walk • Grand Army Plaza is a distinguished open space in New York City, serving as the main entrance to the renowned Prospect Park in Brooklyn. This historically significant park is not just a green oasis but also a grand tribute to the Union Army of the American Civil War...
~810 ftNE
Tower
520 Park Avenue, New York City
4 min walk • 520 Park Avenue is a skyscraper on East 60th Street near Park Avenue on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City. It was designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects and completed in 2018. The building was funded through a US$450 million construction loan from The Children's Investment Fund.
~1100 ftSW
Art museum, Museum, Building
Lever House, New York City
6 min walk • Lever House is a glass-box skyscraper at 390 Park Avenue in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. The building was designed in the International Style by Gordon Bunshaft and Natalie de Blois of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill as the headquarters of soap company Lever Brothers, a subsidiary of Unilever.
~920 ftNW
Monuments and statues
Pulitzer Fountain, New York City
5 min walk • Pulitzer Fountain is an outdoor fountain located in Manhattan's Grand Army Plaza in New York. The fountain is named after newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer who died in 1911 having bequeathed $50,000 for the creation of the fountain.
~940 ftS
Synagogue, Museum
Central Synagogue, New York City
5 min walk • Central Synagogue is a Reform synagogue located at 652 Lexington Avenue, at the corner of East 55th Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.
~1000 ftNW
Theater
Paris Theater, New York City
5 min walk • The Paris Theater is a 571-seat single-screen movie theater, located in Manhattan in New York City. It often showed art films and foreign films in their original languages.
~950 ftE
Skyscraper
731 Lexington Avenue, New York City
5 min walk • 731 Lexington Avenue is a 1,345,489 sq ft mixed-use glass skyscraper on Lexington Avenue, on the East Side of Midtown Manhattan, New York City.
~700 ftW
Landmark skyscraper with a public atrium
Trump Tower, New York City
4 min walk • Trump Tower is a 58-floor, 664-foot-tall mixed-use skyscraper at 721–725 Fifth Avenue in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, between 56th and 57th Streets. It serves as the headquarters for the Trump Organization.
~890 ftNW
Museum, Art gallery, Art museum
A La Vieille Russie, New York City
5 min walk • A La Vieille Russie is a New York City-based antique store specializing in European and American antique jewelry, Imperial Russian works of art, 18th-century European gold snuff boxes, and objets d’art.
~810 ftNE
Church
Christ Church United Methodist, New York City
4 min walk • Christ Church, United Methodist is a United Methodist church on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to 590 Madison Avenue?

Nearby attractions include Korean Cultural Center New York, New York City (1 min walk), Fuller Building, New York City (1 min walk), 432 Park Avenue, New York City (2 min walk), LVMH Tower, New York City (2 min walk).

How to get to 590 Madison Avenue by public transport?

The nearest stations to 590 Madison Avenue:

Bus

Madison Avenue & East 57th Street • Lines: Q32 (2 min walk)
East 59th Street & Madison Avenue • Lines: Q32 (3 min walk)

Metro

59th Street • Lines: <6>, 4, 5, 6 (6 min walk)

Train

Grand Central Terminal (19 min walk)
New York Penn Station (36 min walk)