W. R. Grace Building
{{Short description|Office skyscraper in Manhattan, New York}}
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{{Infobox building
| name = W. R. Grace Building
| image = W. R. Grace Building, New York, NY 10018, USA - Jan 2013.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption = Curved vertical facade fronting on 42nd Street
| alternate_names =
| location = Sixth Avenue & 42nd Street
New York City, New York
| mapframe-wikidata = yes
| coordinates = {{coord|40|45|17|N|73|58|57|W|display=it|type:landmark_region:US-NY}}
| start_date = 1970
| completion_date = 1972
| building_type = Commercial offices
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| roof = {{convert|630|ft|abbr=on}}
| floor_count = 50
| elevator_count =
| cost =
| floor_area = {{convert|1,478,531|sqft|abbr=on}}
| architect = Gordon Bunshaft
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
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| owner = Brookfield Properties
| management =
}}
The W. R. Grace Building is a skyscraper in Manhattan, New York City. The building was designed principally by Gordon Bunshaft, and completed in 1972.{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=114922|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040907023833/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=114922|url-status=usurped|archive-date=September 7, 2004|title=W. R. Grace Building|publisher=Emporis|access-date=August 31, 2010}} The building was commissioned by the W.R. Grace Company, and was also used by the Deloitte & Touche, LLP.
The building's address is 1114 Sixth Avenue, but the main entrance is on 42nd Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It overlooks Bryant Park and the New York Public Library's main branch. The building size has approximately {{convert|1.518|e6ft2}} that are rentable, and sits on a site approximately {{convert|100|by|442|ft}}.
The Grace Building is located on the former site of Stern's flagship department store and headquarters. The building is currently owned by Brookfield Financial Properties, LP.{{Cite web |title=✅ W. R. Grace Building – Data, Photos & Plans |url=https://en.wikiarquitectura.com/building/w-r-grace-building/ |access-date=November 19, 2024 |website=WikiArquitectura |language=en}} Tenants include Bain & Company.[http://www.bain.com/offices/newyork/en_us/index.aspx
Architecture
File:West 42nd Street - Bryant Park (buildings).jpg (houses the State University of New York College of Optometry), Salmon Tower Building and 500 Fifth Avenue (annotated image on Wikimedia Commons)]]
The building was designed by Gordon Bunshaft. It has 50 floors, is {{convert|630|ft}} tall, and features a parking garage beneath the building for 185 vehicles. One of the aesthetic attributes of the building is the concave vertical slope of its north and south facades, on 42nd and 43rd Street, though only the 42nd Street side has an entrance.{{Cite news |title=New Grace Building Is Flamboyant Pop; An Appraisal |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1974/03/12/99161100.html?pageNumber=32 |access-date=November 19, 2024 |work=The New York Times |language=en |issn=0362-4331 | last=Goldberger | first=Paul | date=March 12, 1974 |page=32}} A reception area on the 47th and 48th floors was designed by Duffy Inc.
The Grace Building uses the original, rejected design for the facade of the Solow Building, another Bunshaft creation. 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. The Grace building has faced backlash on its design since its opening in 1974, with many criticizing its addition to the skyline, the unusual shape, and question the space taken up by the surrounding plaza. In fact, the company searched for a student design following the opening of the building to improve the design of the plaza.
File:At New York City 2023 122.jpg|W. R. Grace Building, looking up in front of the entrance on 42nd Street
File:Grace Building New York.jpg|Tower against the sky
File:Manhattan New York City 2008 PD 55.JPG|View from intersection of 43rd Street and Sixth Avenue
File:WR Grace Plaza-Matt Bisanz.jpg|View looking up from plaza
File:Grace Bldg NY from 5th and 40th.jpg|View from 40th Street and Fifth Avenue, New York Public Library in foreground
See also
References
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External links
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- {{official website|https://www.brookfieldproperties.com/portfolio/new-york/midtown-ny/grace-building/}}
- [http://www.in-arch.net/NYC/nyc3b.html#71 in-Arch.net: building information]
{{Midtown North, Manhattan}}
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Category:Skyscraper office buildings in Manhattan