Bloomingdale's flagship store

Bloomingdale's flagship store
Exterior of Bloomingdale's flagship store (2007)
General information
StatusOpen
TypeDepartment store
Architectural style
Location1000 Third Avenue (59th Street and Lexington Avenue), New York City, New York, United States
Coordinates40°45′43″N 73°57′59″W / 40.76194°N 73.96639°W / 40.76194; -73.96639
Current tenantsBloomingdale's
Opened1866
ClientJoseph B. and Lyman Bloomingdale
OwnerBloomingdale family
Technical details
Floor area815,000 square feet (75,700 m2)
Design and construction
Architecture firm
  • Schwarzmann & Buchman (original building)
  • Buchman & Deisler (1893 expansion)
  • Starrett & Van Vleck (1930 expansion)
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The Bloomingdale's flagship store is a department store between Third and Lexington Avenues, and 59th and 60th Streets on the border of the Upper East Side and Midtown Manhattan in New York City. It was designed by Herman J. Schwarzmann and Albert Buchman for Joseph B. and Lyman Bloomingdale, and opened in 1886; it was expanded in 1893 and 1930. The store spans 815,000 square feet (75,700 m2), of which 555,000 square feet (51,600 m2) is selling space, and occupies nearly an entire city block. It remains the flagship store and headquarters of the Bloomingdale's department store chain, founded in 1861 and owned by Macy's, Inc. since 1930.[a]

History

The present-day Bloomingdale's flagship store originated as the third relocation of the Bloomingdale's Great East Side Bazaar founded by Joseph B. and Lyman Bloomingdale.[3]

Architecture

Buchman & Deisler designed the 1893 expansion in the Renaissance style, and included an annex and a wing that extended to 59th Street. Starrett & Van Vleck expanded the store to occupy the entire city block with the 1930 expansion, which also added the signature Art Deco facade along Lexington Avenue. The original construction and subsequent additions were described as "a complete mess architecturally" by architect William J. Conklin in the 1980s, however Federated Department Stores did not move forward with his exterior restoration plans at that time.

Notes

  1. ^ Macy's, Inc. was named Federated Department Stores from 1929 until 2007.

References

  1. ^ Gray, Christopher (March 11, 2001). "Streetscapes/Bloomingdale's, 59th Street and Lexington Avenue; A Group of Store Buildings Made to Look Like One". The New York Times. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  2. ^ Moin, David (December 11, 2017). "With a Sweeping Renovation, Bloomingdale's 59th Street Looks to Sharpen Its Edge". WWD. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  3. ^ Traub, Marvin (December 23, 1993). "How did a second tier New York department store called Bloomingdale's —where the city's domes..." NPR. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
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