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| General information | |
| Type | Office [2] |
| Location | New York City, United States [1] |
| Coordinates | 40°45′26″N 73°58′58″W / 40.757223°N 73.982714°W |
| Construction started | 1989 [2] |
| Completed | 1992 [1] [2] |
| Opening | 1992 |
| Owner | Silverstein Properties [4] |
| Height | |
| Roof | 692 feet (211 m) [1] [2] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 50 [1] |
| Floor area | 933,995 sq ft (86,771.0 m2) [3] |
| Lifts/elevators | 45 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Swanke Hayden Connell Architects [1] [2] |
| Developer | Americas Tower Partners [3] |
Americas Tower, also known as 1177 Avenue of the Americas, [4] is a 50- story, 692-foot (211 m) skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, at Sixth Avenue and 45th Street. [1] Construction began in 1989 [2] and was expected to be completed in 1991. [3] This schedule was altered when construction was halted in December 1989 due to lawsuits. [1] [3] In February 1991, construction resumed. [1] Swanke Hayden Connell Architects designed the tower in a mixture of the art deco and postmodern styles. [1] [2] [3] The facade is made of polished reddish-pink granite. [1] [3] The tower was sold in 2002 for US$500 million to a group of German-American investors. [4]
Tenants
- The Weather Channel (floor 6) [5]
- Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel (concourse and floors 22–30) [6]
- Practising Law Institute (floor 2) [7]
- Turing Pharmaceuticals (floor 39) [8]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Americas Tower". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Americas Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Archived from the original on December 17, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f Carter B. Horsley. "The Midtown Book: 1177 Avenue of the Americas". The City Review. Archived from the original on January 30, 2008. Retrieved January 12, 2008.
- ^ a b c "German-American investors buy Americas Tower in NYC". Emporis.com. July 24, 2002. Archived from the original on September 21, 2004. Retrieved January 12, 2008.
- ^ "Weather Channel Signs New Lease at 1177 Avenue of the Americas". JLL. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ Cullen, Terence (February 13, 2017). "Kramer Levin Renews, Reduces at 1177 Avenue of the Americas". Commercial Observer. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ "Practising Law Institute, Inc.: Private Company Information - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ "Turing Pharmaceuticals LLC: Company Profile". Bloomberg. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
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| Americas Tower | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Office [2] |
| Location | New York City, United States [1] |
| Coordinates | 40°45′26″N 73°58′58″W / 40.757223°N 73.982714°W |
| Construction started | 1989 [2] |
| Completed | 1992 [1] [2] |
| Opening | 1992 |
| Owner | Silverstein Properties [4] |
| Height | |
| Roof | 692 feet (211 m) [1] [2] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 50 [1] |
| Floor area | 933,995 sq ft (86,771.0 m2) [3] |
| Lifts/elevators | 45 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Swanke Hayden Connell Architects [1] [2] |
| Developer | Americas Tower Partners [3] |
Americas Tower, also known as 1177 Avenue of the Americas, [4] is a 50- story, 692-foot (211 m) skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, at Sixth Avenue and 45th Street. [1] Construction began in 1989 [2] and was expected to be completed in 1991. [3] This schedule was altered when construction was halted in December 1989 due to lawsuits. [1] [3] In February 1991, construction resumed. [1] Swanke Hayden Connell Architects designed the tower in a mixture of the art deco and postmodern styles. [1] [2] [3] The facade is made of polished reddish-pink granite. [1] [3] The tower was sold in 2002 for US$500 million to a group of German-American investors. [4]
Tenants
- The Weather Channel (floor 6) [5]
- Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel (concourse and floors 22–30) [6]
- Practising Law Institute (floor 2) [7]
- Turing Pharmaceuticals (floor 39) [8]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Americas Tower". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Americas Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Archived from the original on December 17, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f Carter B. Horsley. "The Midtown Book: 1177 Avenue of the Americas". The City Review. Archived from the original on January 30, 2008. Retrieved January 12, 2008.
- ^ a b c "German-American investors buy Americas Tower in NYC". Emporis.com. July 24, 2002. Archived from the original on September 21, 2004. Retrieved January 12, 2008.
- ^ "Weather Channel Signs New Lease at 1177 Avenue of the Americas". JLL. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ Cullen, Terence (February 13, 2017). "Kramer Levin Renews, Reduces at 1177 Avenue of the Americas". Commercial Observer. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ "Practising Law Institute, Inc.: Private Company Information - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ "Turing Pharmaceuticals LLC: Company Profile". Bloomberg. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
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