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Renderings of an overhauled 543 Madison Avenue via CBRE Renderings of an overhauled 543 Madison Avenue via CBRE
Following the 2016 departure of Hickey Freeman, the five-story retail and office property at 543 Madison Avenue has stood vacant and gloomy (a pervasive problem around the city). However, given its prime Madison Avenue locale, its owner hoping to breathe new life into the building with a top-to-bottom shimmering renovation that includes a new rooftop garden.

A listing for “The New 543” show renderings of a glistening commercial jewel box four stories topped by a garden. The site is a few blocks south of Madison Avenue’s most rarefied shopping, and is near the well-heeled tenants of the Plaza District and Park Avenue. The six rentable floors will range from 2,470 to 2,521 floor-plates. There is also an 868 square foot mezzanine level between the first and second floors.

543 Madison Avenue is ideal for attracting New Yorkers and tourists alike. While this stretch of Madison Avenue is very much an office district, the Fifth Avenue/53rd Street subway stop is nearby as well as Rockefeller Center, the Four Seasons, St. Regis, Peninsula, and Plaza hotels.
543 Madison Avenue Photo of existing 543 Madison Avenue (CityRealty)
Concept of new facade (CBRE)