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W. R. Grace Building

Office skyscraper in Manhattan, New York

Field	Value
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
location	Sixth Avenue & 42nd Street
New York City, New York
mapframe-wikidata	yes
coordinates
start_date	1970
completion_date	1972
building_type	Commercial offices
roof	630 ft
floor_count	50
floor_area	1,478,531 sqft
architect	Gordon Bunshaft
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
owner	Brookfield Properties

New York City, New York | mapframe-wikidata = yes Skidmore, Owings & Merrill 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. 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 1.518 e6ft2 that are rentable, and sits on a site approximately 100 by.

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. Tenants include Bain & Company. The Michelin-starred restaurant Gabriel Kreuther is located in its lobby.

Architecture

The building was designed by Gordon Bunshaft. It has 50 floors, is 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. 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

References

"W. R. Grace Building". Emporis.
"✅ W. R. Grace Building – Data, Photos & Plans".
[http://www.bain.com/offices/newyork/en_us/index.aspx Bain New York City ]
Goldberger, Paul. (March 12, 1974). "New Grace Building Is Flamboyant Pop; An Appraisal". The New York Times.

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