| 1251 Avenue of the Americas | |
|---|---|
 The base of 1251 Avenue of the Americas | |
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| Former names | Exxon Building |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Office |
| Architectural style | New Formalism |
| Location | 1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 40°45′36″N 73°58′53″W / 40.76000°N 73.98139°W |
| Construction started | 1965 |
| Completed | 1968 |
| Opening | 1971 |
| Owner | Mitsui Fudosan |
| Height | |
| Roof | 750 feet (230 m) |
| Top floor | 715 feet (218 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 54 |
| Floor area | 2,101,115 sq ft (195,200 m2) |
| Lifts/elevators | 36 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Wallace Harrison |
| Structural engineer | Edwards & Hjorth |
| Main contractor | George A. Fuller Co. |
| References | |
| [1] | |
1251 Avenue of the Americas (formerly known as the Exxon Building) is a skyscraper on Sixth Avenue (also known as Avenue of the Americas), between 49th and 50th Streets, in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. It is owned by Mitsui Fudosan. The structure is built in the international style[2] and looks like a simple cuboid devoid of any ornamentation. The facade consists of alternating narrow, vertical stripes of glass and limestone. The glass stripes are created by windows and opaque spandrels, forming continuous areas that are washed by machines sliding down the facade. A seven-floor base wraps around the western portion of the building, and there is a sunken plaza with a large two-tier pool and fountains facing Sixth Avenue. In the plaza stands the bronze statue named Out to Lunch[3] by John Seward Johnson II—of the same series as the one standing outside 270 Park Avenue.[4]
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- ^ "Frre to be... Philistine". Spy. May 1989. p. 85. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
- ^ "THE EXXON BUILDING (1251 Sixth Ave.)". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2018.