W. R. Grace Building

The proposed by Gordon Bunshaft building was completed in 1974. Contracting for the construction of the building was the company WR Grace and Company, the Grand owner of the building were also later sublet and only small parts of the building to companies such as Deloitte Haskins & Sells, Deloitte & Touche LLP. Today, the main owner, among other AOL Time Warner and Limited Brands are.

The building is located at number 1114 Avenue of the Americas (aka 6th Avenue ), but the main entrance is located on 42nd Street between 5th and 6th Avenue. Near the building there is the Bryant Park, the New York Public Library, when the Bank of America Tower (aka One Bryant Park ) and the American Radiator Building.

One of the architectural features of the building are the sloping sides of the building on 42nd and at the 43nd Street; another detail that goes back to the architect Gordon Bunshaft, the already the Solow Building was built in a similar style. Another feature is the white window frames of the building, which can look bigger and leaner the skyscrapers in the surrounding facades of dark area.

In 2005, the City University of New York opened an information center on the ground floor of the building to assist aspiring students.

40.754683 - 73.982666Koordinaten: 40 ° 45 ' 17 "N, 73 ° 58' 58 " W

  • Skyscraper in New York City
  • Built in the 1970s
  • Building in Manhattan
  • Structure of post-modernism in New York City
  • Skyscraper in America
Architectural style Postmodern architecture Concrete Glass W. R. Grace and Company L Brands 42nd Street (Manhattan) Bank of America Tower (New York City)
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