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Americas Tower
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Americas Tower
General information
TypeOffice [1]
Location New York City, United States [2]
Coordinates 40°45′26″N73°58′58″W / 40.757223°N 73.982714°W / 40.757223; -73.982714
Construction started1989 [1]
Completed1992 [2] [1]
Opening1992
Owner Silverstein Properties [3]
Height
Roof692 feet (211 m) [2] [1]
Technical details
Floor count50 [2]
Floor area933,995 sq ft (86,771.0 m2) [4]
Lifts/elevators45
Design and construction
Architect(s) Swanke Hayden Connell Architects [2] [1]
DeveloperAmericas Tower Partners [4]

Americas Tower, also known as 1177 Avenue of the Americas, [3] is a 50-story, 692-foot (211 m) skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, at Sixth Avenue and 45th Street. [2] Construction began in 1989 [1] and was expected to be completed in 1991. [4] This schedule was altered when construction was halted in December 1989 due to lawsuits. [2] [4] In February 1991, construction resumed. [2] Swanke Hayden Connell Architects designed the tower in a mixture of the art deco and postmodern styles. [2] [1] [4] The facade is made of polished reddish-pink granite. [2] [4] The tower was sold in 2002 for US$500 million to a group of German-American investors. [3]

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