W. R. Grace Building
W. R. Grace Building | |
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Coordinates | 40°45′17″N 73°58′57″W / 40.75472°N 73.98250°W |
Construction started | 1970 |
Completed | 1972 |
Owner | Brookfield Properties |
Height | |
Roof | 630 ft (190 m) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 50 |
Floor area | 1,478,531 sq ft (137,360.0 m2) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Gordon Bunshaft Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
The W. R. Grace Building is a skyscraper in
The building's address is 1114
The Grace Building is located on the former site of Stern's flagship department store and headquarters. Tenants include Bain & Company.[2] The Michelin-starred restaurant Gabriel Kreuther is located in its lobby as well as a sister chocolate store.
Architecture
One of the aesthetic attributes of the building is the concave vertical slope of its north and south facades, on 42nd and 43rd Street. The Grace Building uses the original, rejected design for the facade of the Solow Building, another Bunshaft creation.[1] The sloping facade is also similar to the Chase Tower in Chicago. The exterior of the building is covered in white travertine, which forms a contrast against the black windows and makes the building appear brighter than those surrounding it.
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W. R. Grace Building, looking up in front of the entrance on 42nd Street
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Tower against the sky
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View from intersection of 43rd Street and Sixth Avenue
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View looking up from plaza
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View from 40th Street and Fifth Avenue, New York Public Library in foreground
See also
References
- ^ a b "W. R. Grace Building". Emporis. Archived from the original on September 7, 2004. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
- ^ Bain New York City