Americas Tower
| Americas Tower | |
|---|---|
 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Office[1] |
| Location | New York City, United States[2] |
| Coordinates | 40°45′26″N 73°58′58″W / 40.757223°N 73.982714°WCoordinates: 40°45′26″N 73°58′58″W / 40.757223°N 73.982714°W |
| Construction started | 1989[1] |
| Completed | 1992[2][1] |
| Opening | 1993 |
| Owner | Silverstein Properties[3] |
| Height | |
| Roof | 692 feet (211 m)[2][1] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 50[2] |
| Floor area | 1,000,000 square feet (93,000 m2)[4] |
| Lifts/elevators | 45 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Swanke Hayden Connell Architects[2][1] |
| Developer | Americas Tower Partners[4] |
Americas Tower, also known as 1177 Avenue of the Americas,[3] is a 50-story, 692-foot (211 m) office tower in Manhattan, New York City, standing at West 45th Street.[2]
Construction began in 1989[1] and was expected to be completed in 1991.[4] This schedule was altered when construction was halted in December 1989 due to lawsuits.[2][4] In February 1991, construction resumed.[2]
The tower is designed with a mixture of art deco and postmodern styles.[2][1][4] The façade, which is a reddish-pink color, is made of polished granite.[2][4] The tower was sold in 2002 for US$ 500 million to a group of German-American investors.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Americas Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Americas Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
- 1 2 3 "German-American investors buy Americas Tower in NYC". Emporis.com. 2002-07-24. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Carter B. Horsley. "The Midtown Book: 1177 Avenue of the Americas". The City Review. Archived from the original on 30 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
See also
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