| 1221 Avenue of the Americas | |
|---|---|
 1221 Avenue of the Americas with 1251 Avenue of the Americas visible to its left | |
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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 / 40.75917°N 73.98167°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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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. It served as the headquarters of McGraw Hill Financial from 1972 to 2015.[2]
The building is set back 115 feet (35 m) from Sixth Avenue. Its sunken courtyard formerly contained 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.[3]
- ^ "Emporis building ID 114548". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 18, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Martin, Timothy W. (July 8, 2015). "McGraw Hill Moves Downtown, Says Goodbye to Namesake Building". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
- ^ "The McGraw-Hill Building II (1221 Sixth Ave.)". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2018.