Americas Tower
Office skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
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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.[2] Construction began in 1989[1] and was expected to be completed in 1991.[3] This schedule was altered when construction was halted in December 1989 due to lawsuits.[2][3] In February 1991, construction resumed.[2] Swanke Hayden Connell Architects designed the tower in a mixture of the art deco and postmodern styles.[2][1][3] The facade is made of polished reddish-pink granite.[2][3] The tower was sold in 2002 for US$500 million to a group of German-American investors.[4] Silverstein Properties and CalSTRS resold the building to Norges Bank Investment Management in 2025 for US$542.6 million.[5][6]
| Americas Tower | |
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 Interactive map of the Americas Tower area | |
| General information | |
| Type | Office[1] |
| Location | Manhattan, New York, United States[2] |
| Coordinates | 40°45′26″N 73°58′58″W |
| Construction started | 1989[1] |
| Completed | 1992[2][1] |
| Opening | 1992 |
| Owner | Norges Bank Investment Management |
| Height | |
| Roof | 692 feet (211 m)[2][1] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 50[2] |
| Floor area | 933,995 sq ft (86,771.0 m2)[3] |
| Lifts/elevators | 45 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Swanke Hayden Connell Architects[2][1] |
| Developer | Americas Tower Partners[3] |
Tenants
- The Weather Channel (floor 6)[7]
- Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel (concourse and floors 22–30)[8]
- Practising Law Institute (floor 2)[9]
- Turing Pharmaceuticals (floor 39)[10]
