McGraw-Hill Building | |
New York City Landmark No. 1050
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| Location | 330 West 42nd Street Manhattan, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°45′27″N 73°59′30″W / 40.75750°N 73.99167°W |
| Area | 27,975 square feet (2,599.0 m2) |
| Built | 1931 |
| Architect | Raymond Hood, Frederick Godley, and J. André Fouilhoux |
| Architectural style | International Style, Art Deco, Art Moderne |
| NRHP reference No. | 80002701 |
| NYSRHP No. | 06101.000625 |
| NYCL No. | 1050 |
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| Added to NRHP | March 28, 1980 |
| Designated NHL | June 29, 1989 |
| Designated NYSRHP | June 23, 1980 |
| Designated NYCL | September 11, 1979 |
330 West 42nd Street, also known as the McGraw-Hill Building and formerly the GHI Building, is a 485-foot-tall (148 m), 33-story skyscraper in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, United States. Designed by Raymond Hood and J. André Fouilhoux in a mixture of the International Style, Art Deco, and Art Moderne styles, the building was constructed from 1930 to 1931 and originally served as the headquarters of the McGraw-Hill Companies.
The building's massing, or shape, consists of numerous setbacks facing 41st and 42nd Streets, which were included to comply with the 1916 Zoning Resolution. The facade is made of blue-green terracotta ceramic tile panels alternating with green metal-framed windows, with a strongly horizontal orientation. The facade was intended to blend in with the sky regardless of the atmospheric conditions. The entrance and the original lobby were decorated with light blue and dark green panels. Most of the upper stories had similar floor plans, except for their widths, which varied due to the setbacks on the facade. At the time of its completion, 330 West 42nd Street was controversial for the use of horizontal emphasis on its facade, which its contemporaries lacked. In subsequent decades, architectural critics recognized the building as an early example of the International Style.
McGraw-Hill Companies bought the land in early 1930 to replace smaller headquarters; the company originally took three-quarters of the space, renting out the other stories. As the surrounding neighborhood became more decrepit, McGraw-Hill moved in 1972 to 1221 Avenue of the Americas. The building subsequently became the headquarters of Group Health Insurance (GHI). Since then, ownership of 330 West 42nd Street has changed several times. In 2021, the building's owner, Resolution Real Estate, completely renovated the building, including the lobby, to designs by Moed de Armas and Shannon. The upper stories were converted into apartments starting in 2023. The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) has designated 330 West 42nd Street as a city landmark, and the structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as a National Historic Landmark.