One Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza

One Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza
General information
Type Office/Diplomatic Offices
Location 885 2nd Avenue, New York City, New York
Coordinates 40°45′13″N 73°58′12″W / 40.753519°N 73.969971°W / 40.753519; -73.969971Coordinates: 40°45′13″N 73°58′12″W / 40.753519°N 73.969971°W / 40.753519; -73.969971
Completed 1972
Height
Roof 628 ft (191 m)
Technical details
Floor count 49
Floor area 69,675 m2 (749,980 sq ft)

One Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza is a high-rise office building located at 885 Second Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.[1] It is a 628 ft (191 m) tall skyscraper. It was designed by Emery Roth and developed by Lawrence Ruben.[2] It was completed in 1972 and has 49 floors. It has 69,675 m² of floor area and is the 65th tallest building in New York. Its main usage is office space. Canada, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Spain, Chile, Sweden, Belgium, Ireland, Austria, Turkey, and Denmark all have their permanent missions to the United Nations located in this building. It is owned by the Ruben Companies whose chief executive is Richard Ruben.

Tenants

In fiction

  • In Stephen King's Dark Tower series, 2 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza was built on the site of the Rose, our world's version of the Dark Tower, in order to protect it.

See also

References

  1. "1 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2017-06-12.
  2. https://nypost.com/2018/09/06/one-dag-hammarskjold-plaza-to-be-sold-for-600-million/
  3. afg&contact
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