1221 Avenue of the Americas
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1221 Avenue of the Americas (formerly also known as the McGraw-Hill Building) is an international-style skyscraper at 1221 Sixth Avenue (also known as the Avenue of the Americas) in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The 51-floor structure has a seven-story base and a simple, cuboid massing. The facade has no decoration and consists of red granite piers alternating with glass stripes to underline the tower's verticality.
1221 Avenue of the Americas | |
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Former names | McGraw-Hill Building |
General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Office |
Architectural style | International style |
Location | 1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 U.S. |
Coordinates | 40°45′33″N 73°58′54″W |
Construction started | 1966 |
Completed | 1969 |
Opening | 1972 |
Owner | Rockefeller Group (Mitsubishi Estate) |
Height | |
Roof | 674 feet (205 m) |
Top floor | 640 feet (200 m) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 51 |
Floor area | 2,199,982 sq ft (204,385 m2) |
Lifts/elevators | 36 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Wallace Harrison |
References | |
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The building is set back 115 feet (35 m) from Sixth Avenue, with a sunken courtyard dominated by Sun Triangle, an 49-foot (15 m) abstract steel sculpture by Athelstan Spilhaus. The tower's lobby is clad in dark red terrazzo and red marble, with aphorisms by Plato and John F. Kennedy.[2]