Americas Tower

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Americas Tower
Information
Location New York City, United States[1]
Coordinates 40°45′26″N 73°58′58″W / 40.757223, -73.982714
Status Complete
Groundbreaking 1989 [2]
Constructed 1989 - 1992 [2]
Use Office [2]
Roof 692 feet (211 m) [1][2]
Floor count 50 [1]
Floor area 1,000,000 square feet (93,000 m²)[3]
Companies
Architect Swanke Hayden Connell Architects [1][2]
Developer Americas Tower Partners[3]
Owner Paramount Group[4]
and
Siemens Kapitalanlagegesellschaft[4]

Americas Tower, also known as 1177 Avenue of the Americas,[4] is a 50-storey, 692-foot (211 m) office tower in Manhattan, New York City, standing at West 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]

The tower is designed with a mixture of art deco and postmodern styles.[1][2][3] The façade, which is a reddish-pink color, is made of polished granite.[1][3] The tower was sold in 2002 for US$ 50 million to a group of German-American investors.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Americas Tower. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-12.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Americas Tower. SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-12.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Carter B. Horsley. The Midtown Book: 1177 Avenue of the Americas. The City Review. Retrieved on 2008-01-12.
  4. ^ a b c d "German-American investors buy Americas Tower in NYC", Emporis.com, 2002-07-24. Retrieved on 2008-01-12. 

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