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W. R. Grace Building
General information
Type Commercial offices
Location Sixth Avenue & 42nd Street
New York City, New York
Construction started 1971
Completed 1974
Height
Roof 192.03 m (630.0 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 50
Floor area 1,518,000 sq ft (141,000 m2)
Design and construction
Owner Brookfield Office Properties
Architect Gordon Bunshaft
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Developer W. R. Grace & Co.
The W. R. Grace Building is a skyscraper in Manhattan. Major tenants include the Interpublic Group of Companies.
History
The building was designed principally by Gordon Bunshaft, and completed in 1974.
The building was commissioned by the W.R. Grace Company, and was also used by the Deloitte & Touche, LLP formerly Deloitte Haskins & Sells.
However, today it is inhabited by several other organizations, most notably AOL Time Warner and Limited Brands.
The building is located at 1114 Avenue of the Americas (also known as Sixth Avenue), but the main entrance is on 42nd Street, between 5th and 6th.
It overlooks Bryant Park and the New York Public Library. The building size is approximately 1,518,000 rentable square feet, and sits on a site approximately 100 x 442 feet (67,875 square feet). The ownership is currently Brookfield Financial Properties, L.P.
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