The IBM Somers Office Complex is a complex of five office buildings formerly owned and occupied by
IBM
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in
Somers,
New York,
United States
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.
Situated on a campus, the
I. M. Pei-designed, glass pyramid-topped structures formerly housed the regional headquarters for the IBM corporation.
Begun in 1984, the
modernist
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complex has been described as a "futuristic fortress".
History
The complex was originally conceived in 1983 following the successful approval of a
PepsiCo
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corporate campus nearby.
Constructed between 1984 and 1989, the $200 million complex allowed consolidation of 3,000 employees previously spread among several facilities in the surrounding area.
The complex has overcome initial complaints over excessive water usage and light pollution to become a business fixture in the Somers area.
On September 29, 2016, IBM sold the property to a company called 294 Route 100, LLC (the address of the property) for $31.75M. The transaction was recorded on October 18, 2016. At the time of sale, the property was assessed with a full value of $122,150,943 and taxable value of $16,185,000.
Layout
Approximately 2,000 IBM employees in Global Services, Software, and the Systems and Technology Group
once occupied of office space in hilltop campus consisting of four triangle-shaped main buildings and a central service building, each topped with a glass pyramid.
Awards
In 1990 the Somers complex staff was given
IEEE
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The IEEE ...
Corporate Innovation Recognition "For the development of the multilayer ceramic thermal conduction module for high performance computers."
See also
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Thomas J. Watson Research Center
References
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1989 establishments in New York (state)
Buildings and structures in Westchester County, New York
I. M. Pei buildings
IBM facilities
Office buildings completed in 1989
Somers, New York