Americas Tower

Office skyscraper in Manhattan, New York

40°45′26″N 73°58′58″W / 40.757223°N 73.982714°W / 40.757223; -73.982714Construction started1989[2]Completed1992[1][2]Opening1992OwnerSilverstein Properties[4]HeightRoof692 feet (211 m)[1][2]Technical detailsFloor count50[1]Floor area933,995 sq ft (86,771.0 m2)[3]Lifts/elevators45Design and constructionArchitect(s)Swanke Hayden Connell Architects[1][2]DeveloperAmericas 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]

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Americas Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Archived from the original on December 17, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2008.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Weather Channel Signs New Lease at 1177 Avenue of the Americas". JLL. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  6. ^ Cullen, Terence (February 13, 2017). "Kramer Levin Renews, Reduces at 1177 Avenue of the Americas". Commercial Observer. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  7. ^ "Practising Law Institute, Inc.: Private Company Information - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  8. ^ "Turing Pharmaceuticals LLC: Company Profile". Bloomberg. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
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