1211 Avenue of the Americas
1211 Avenue of the Americas (also known as the News Corp. Building) is an International style skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Formerly called the Celanese Building, it was completed in 1973 as part of the Rockefeller Center extension, that started in the late 1950s with the Time-Life Building. The Celanese Corporation would later move to Dallas, Texas. Currently, 1211 is owned by Ivanhoé Cambridge.[3] The structure has a simple slab-like shape devoid of any decoration, its prosaic façade consisting of vertical alternating limestone and glass stripes. The façade stone piers are supernumerary; there are twice as many of them as structurally necessary. The glass bands are continuous and offer no indication of floor levels. These features ably create the visual lack of scale, so the tower does not look overly bulky.[4]
| 1211 Avenue of the Americas | |
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 1211 Avenue of the Americas (view from the east) in Midtown Manhattan | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Offices and television studios (Fox News Channel) |
| Architectural style | International style |
| Location |
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| Coordinates | 40.758464°N 73.981806°W |
| Completed | 1973 |
| Owner | Ivanhoé Cambridge |
| Height | |
| Roof | 592 ft (180.44 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 45 |
| Floor area | 1,854,912 sq ft (170,000 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Wallace Harrison (Harrison, Abramovitz & Harris) |
| Developer | Rockefeller Group Development Corporation |
| Main contractor | Celanese Corporation and Rockefeller Center, Inc. |
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Background
The building was part of the later Rockefeller Center expansion (1960s–1970s) dubbed the "XYZ Buildings".[4] Their plans were first drawn in 1963 by the Rockefeller family's architect, Wallace Harrison, of the architectural firm Harrison & Abramovitz.[5] Their letters correspond to their height. 1251 Avenue of the Americas is the "X" Building as it is the tallest at 750 ft (229 m) and 54 stories, and was the first completed, in 1971. The "Y" is 1221 Avenue of the Americas, which was the second tower completed (1973) and is the second in height (674 ft and 51 stories). The "Z" Building, the shortest and the youngest, is 1211 Avenue of the Americas with 45 stories (592 ft).[6]
The structure is LEED certified (silver level designation) by USGBC.[7]
Notable tenants
The building served as the global headquarters for the original News Corporation, founded by Australian-born businessman Rupert Murdoch in 1980. It continues to serve as the headquarters for subsequent spin-offs 21st Century Fox (2013–2019), Fox Corporation (2019–present) and the present-day News Corp (2013–present). The building is well-known for housing the main Fox News studios, part of the Fox News Group which is currently owned by Fox Corp. Well-known News Corp divisions housed within the building include Dow Jones & Company, The Wall Street Journal, and the New York Post.
Other companies unaffiliated with News Corp that lease office space in the building include Annaly Capital Management and Ropes & Gray LLP.
Studios
- B - After the Bell, FBN:am with Cheryl Casone and Lauren Simonetti, Lou Dobbs Tonight, Making Money and Varney & Co.
- D - The Greg Gutfeld Show
- E - Bulls & Bears, Countdown to the Closing Bell, First Things First, Fox Report and Journal Editorial Report
- F - The Five, Fox & Friends, Fox NFL Thursday, Outnumbered and The Story with Martha MacCallum
- G - Cavuto Live, Mornings with Maria, Trish Reagan Primetime and Your World with Neil Cavuto
- H - Bill Hemmer Reporting
- J - America's Newsroom, The Daily Briefing, Fox & Friends First, Justice with Judge Jeanine and Hannity
- N - The Evening Edit
References
- 1211 Avenue of the Americas at Emporis
- 1211 Avenue of the Americas at Structurae
- "1211 Avenue of the Americas". Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- Nash, Eric (1999). Manhattan Skyscrapers. Princeton Architectural Press. p. 127. ISBN 9781568981819. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
Celanese Building.
- Krinsky, Carol H. (1978). Rockefeller Center. Oxford University Press. p. 117. ISBN 978-0-19-502404-3.
- "XYZ Buildings Exxon Building McGraw-Hill Building Celanese Building". Manhattan Skyscrapers. New York, NY: Princeton Archit.Press. pp. 127–130. doi:10.1007/1-56898-652-1_57. ISBN 978-1-56898-545-9.
- "1211 Avenue of the Americas". 42 floors. Retrieved December 27, 2018.