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The Union Carbide Building (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill). July 1960. Photo: Ezra Stoller.The JPMorgan Chase Tower or the Union Carbide Building is a skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan designed by Natalie de Blois Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Built in 1961, it served as the headquarters for Union Carbide until the company moved to Danbury, Connecticut. It is currently the world headquarters for JPMorgan Chase. The building is 707 feet (215 m) tall and contains 52 floors. The building is currently undergoing a full renovation in order to achieve a LEED Platinum certification.