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Modulightor Building

Coordinates: 40°45′36″N 73°57′55″W / 40.760009°N 73.965381°W / 40.760009; -73.965381
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Modulightor Building
The building in 2024, after its additions
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General information
Architectural styleModernist
Address246 East 58th Street,
Manhattan, New York City
Coordinates40°45′36″N 73°57′55″W / 40.760009°N 73.965381°W / 40.760009; -73.965381
Construction started1989
Construction stopped1994
Design and construction
Architect(s)Paul Rudolph
DesignatedDecember 19, 2023
Reference no.2676[1]

The Modulightor Building is a commercial building in the Midtown East neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. It was designed by noted architect Paul Rudolph and was built from 1989 to 1994.[2][3]

The fifth and sixth floor of the building were constructed from 2007 to 2015, in a project led by the original project manager using Rudolph's preliminary designs for a six-story building on the site.[3]

The four-story building was constructed for Modulightor, a company that Rudolph co-founded to sell light fixtures. It has seen commercial and residential uses, and later housed a gallery on its top floors. The gallery exhibited "Paul Rudolph: The Personal Laboratory" in 2018.[2][3] The building currently holds Modulightor's fabrication center in the basement and on the first floor; the remaining spaces house the Paul Rudolph Institute for Modern Architecture and several duplexes. One of these duplexes is occupied by Ernst Wagner, the building's owner.[4]

The building was designated as a landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 2023.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ Postal, Matthew A. (19 December 2023). "Modulightor Building Designation Report" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b Farago, Jason (20 December 2018). "Paul Rudolph at 100: The Mischief Maker in a New Light". The New York Times.
  3. ^ a b c Cohen, Michelle (29 July 2019). "Modernist Must-See: Tour the Upper East Side's Paul Rudolph-Designed Modulightor Building". 6sqft.
  4. ^ Gallow, Lauren (September 2021). "The Modulightor Building". Cereal Magazine.
  5. ^ "LPC Designates Two Modern Buildings as Individual Landmarks" (Press release). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
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