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New York Furniture Exchange Building

New York Design Center
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New York Furniture Exchange Building

Site overview

The New York Design Center is the country’s oldest furniture and design building. Built in 1926 as the New York Furniture Exchange, 200 Lexington was the dream of visionaries in the furniture industry. This historic 16-story, 500,000-square-foot building designed by Ely Jacques Kahn was originally available only to furniture and department store buyers. In the late 1970s, the building began to shift its focus towards interior design and architecture; and in 1981, emerged as the New York Design Center. Today, 200 Lexington houses nearly 100 showrooms representing more than 500 lines of fine, traditional, contemporary, residential and contract furniture, as well as fabric, floor covering, lighting, wall covering, kitchen and bath and decorative accessory resources. (New York Design Center website)

New York Furniture Exchange Building

Site overview

The New York Design Center is the country’s oldest furniture and design building. Built in 1926 as the New York Furniture Exchange, 200 Lexington was the dream of visionaries in the furniture industry. This historic 16-story, 500,000-square-foot building designed by Ely Jacques Kahn was originally available only to furniture and department store buyers. In the late 1970s, the building began to shift its focus towards interior design and architecture; and in 1981, emerged as the New York Design Center. Today, 200 Lexington houses nearly 100 showrooms representing more than 500 lines of fine, traditional, contemporary, residential and contract furniture, as well as fabric, floor covering, lighting, wall covering, kitchen and bath and decorative accessory resources. (New York Design Center website)

How to Visit

Open to the public

Location

200 Lexington Ave
New York, NY, 10016

Country

US
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Designer(s)

Ely Jacques Kahn

Other designers

Ely Jacques Kahn
Completion

1926

Current Use

New York Design Center

Construction Period

1926
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