This complex is being renovated by Slattery Gottlieb /Skanska
Gottlieb to add a full mezzanine to the IND station rather than
the existing Lexington Avenue and Third Avenue Mezzanines. Full
ADA to the IND is underway.
51st Street (6) has two tracks express
underneath) and two wall platforms. Wall tile is beige which is
over the original white tile. A crossunder is at the north end
(with elevators) and connects to the IND via passageway built by
Citibank when the Citigroup Center Building was built. This
passageway has lots of glass and leads to a lower level of the
office building
Lexington Avenue (E, V) has two tracks and an island
platform .
Artwork is entitled Tunnel vision and was installed in 1988.
The Artist is Nina Yankowitz. According to the
MTA Web Site " ...Tunnel
Vision consists of handmade tiles that line the 51st Street
and Lexington Avenue subway underpass. The 1,000 square-foot
ceramic tile installation contains a series of wide cracks that
appear as deep indentations in the form of lightning bolts
ripping through the site and exposing bright blue marbleized
water tiles. Revealed within are seascapes that offer a view to
another realm. A ceramic relief architectural frieze of the New
York City skyline in red, black, and white wraps around the top
portion of the walls, and column-like forms appear as pillars
supporting the ceiling. The passage is made to feel more
expansive as the view Yankowitz provides adds dimension, detail,
and interest."