Americas Tower, also known as 1177 Avenue of the Americas,^[4] is a 50-story, 692-foot (211 m) skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, at Sixth Avenue and 45th Street.^[1] Construction began in 1989^[2] and was expected to be completed in 1991.^[3] This schedule was altered when construction was halted in December 1989 due to lawsuits.^[1][3] In February 1991, construction resumed.^[1] Swanke Hayden Connell Architects designed the tower in a mixture of the art deco and postmodern styles.^[1][2][3] The facade is made of polished reddish-pink granite.^[1][3] The tower was sold in 2002 for US$500 million to a group of German-American investors.^[4] Silverstein Properties and CalSTRS resold the building to Norges Bank Investment Management in 2025 for US$542.6 million.^[5][6]

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Americas Tower
Interactive map of the Americas Tower area
General information
Type	Office[2]
Location	Manhattan, New York, United States[1]
Coordinates	40°45′26″N 73°58′58″W / 40.757223°N 73.982714°W / 40.757223; -73.982714
Construction started	1989[2]
Completed	1992[1][2]
Opening	1992
Owner	Norges Bank Investment Management
Height
Roof	692 feet (211 m)[1][2]
Technical details
Floor count	50[1]
Floor area	933,995 sq ft (86,771.0 m2)[3]
Lifts/elevators	45
Design and construction
Architect	Swanke Hayden Connell Architects[1][2]
Developer	Americas Tower Partners[3]
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1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} "Americas Tower". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2008.
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} "Americas Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Archived from the original on December 17, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2008.
3. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Carter B. Horsley. "The Midtown Book: 1177 Avenue of the Americas". The City Review. Archived from the original on January 30, 2008. Retrieved January 12, 2008.
4. ^ ^{a b} "German-American investors buy Americas Tower in NYC". Emporis.com. July 24, 2002. Archived from the original on September 21, 2004. Retrieved January 12, 2008.
5. ^ "Norway wealth fund buys 95% stake in New York office building". Reuters. September 2, 2025. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
6. ^ Cunningham, Cathy (September 2, 2025). "Norges, Beacon Buy Silverstein's 1177 Avenue of the Americas for $571M". Commercial Observer. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
7. ^ "Weather Channel Signs New Lease at 1177 Avenue of the Americas". Jones Lang LaSalle. June 24, 2013. Archived from the original on April 3, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
8. ^ Cullen, Terence (February 13, 2017). "Kramer Levin Renews, Reduces at 1177 Avenue of the Americas". Commercial Observer. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
9. ^ "Practising Law Institute, Inc.: Private Company Information". Bloomberg. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
10. ^ "Turing Pharmaceuticals LLC: Company Profile". Bloomberg. Retrieved August 5, 2017.

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