A customer walks out of a branch of the JPMorgan Chase & Co bank in New York, March 15, 2013. A former JPMorgan Chase & Co executive in charge of the unit that made the disastrous "London Whale" trades that became public last year, told lawmakers on Friday that she does not bear personal responsibility for the $6 billion in losses.

The demolition of JPMorgan Chase’s 52-story HQ will end an era

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Much to the ire of preservationists, JPMorgan Chase will demolish its 52-story Manhattan headquarters, considered by many to be a jewel of the Mad Men era.

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A customer walks out of a branch of the JPMorgan Chase & Co bank in New York, March 15, 2013. A former JPMorgan Chase & Co executive in charge of the unit that made the disastrous "London Whale" trades that became public last year, told lawmakers on Friday that she does not bear personal responsibility for the $6 billion in losses.
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Slated for early next year, the JPMorgan Chase Tower project will represent the largest voluntary building demolition in history.

A customer walks out of a branch of the JPMorgan Chase & Co bank in New York, March 15, 2013. A former JPMorgan Chase & Co executive in charge of the unit that made the disastrous "London Whale" trades that became public last year, told lawmakers on Friday that she does not bear personal responsibility for the $6 billion in losses.
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The company plans to replace the Park Avenue building, built in 1961, with an even taller skyscraper that will accommodate the company’s swelling ranks.

A customer walks out of a branch of the JPMorgan Chase & Co bank in New York, March 15, 2013. A former JPMorgan Chase & Co executive in charge of the unit that made the disastrous "London Whale" trades that became public last year, told lawmakers on Friday that she does not bear personal responsibility for the $6 billion in losses.
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JPMorgan currently has 6,000 employees squeezed into office space designed for 3,500 workers. Its future 70-story tower will fit 15,000

A customer walks out of a branch of the JPMorgan Chase & Co bank in New York, March 15, 2013. A former JPMorgan Chase & Co executive in charge of the unit that made the disastrous "London Whale" trades that became public last year, told lawmakers on Friday that she does not bear personal responsibility for the $6 billion in losses.
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The bank’s headquarters, originally occupied by Union Carbide, was designed by Natalie Griffin de Blois—one of the few leading female architects in the (still) male-dominated field.

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