W. R. Grace Building
W. R. Grace Building | |
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![]() Curved vertical facade fronting on 42nd Street | |
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General information | |
Type | Commercial offices |
Location | Sixth Avenue&42nd Street New York City,New York |
Coordinates | 40°45′17″N73°58′57″W/ 40.75472°N 73.98250°W |
Construction started | 1970 |
Completed | 1972 |
Owner | Brookfield Properties |
Height | |
Roof | 630 ft (190 m) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 50 |
Floor area | 1,478,531 sq ft (137,360.0 m2) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Gordon Bunshaft Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
TheW. R. Grace Buildingis a skyscraper inManhattan,New York City.The building was designed principally byGordon Bunshaft,and completed in 1972.[1]The building was commissioned by theW.R. Grace Company,and was also used by theDeloitte & Touche, LLP.
The building's address is 1114Sixth Avenue,but the main entrance is on42nd Street,betweenFifthand Sixth Avenues. It overlooksBryant Parkand theNew York Public Library'smain branch.The building size has approximately 1.518 million square feet (141,000 m2) that are rentable, and sits on a site approximately 100 by 442 feet (30 by 135 m).
The Grace Building is located on the former site ofStern'sflagship department store and headquarters. Tenants includeBain & Company.[2]TheMichelin-starredrestaurantGabriel Kreutheris located in its lobby as well as a sister chocolate store.
Architecture
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One of the aesthetic attributes of the building is the concave vertical slope of its north and south facades, on 42nd and 43rd Street. The Grace Building uses the original, rejected design for the facade of theSolow Building,another Bunshaft creation.[1]The sloping facade is also similar to theChase TowerinChicago.The exterior of the building is covered in whitetravertine,which forms a contrast against the black windows and makes the building appear brighter than those surrounding it.
- W. R. Grace Building
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W. R. Grace Building, looking up in front of the entrance on 42nd Street
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Tower against the sky
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View from intersection of 43rd Street and Sixth Avenue
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View looking up from plaza
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View from 40th Street and Fifth Avenue,New York Public Libraryin foreground
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ab"W. R. Grace Building".Emporis. Archived fromthe originalon September 7, 2004.RetrievedAugust 31,2010.
- ^Bain New York City
External links
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