1211 Avenue of the Americas

1211 Avenue of the Americas
1211 Avenue of the Americas (view from the east)
Former names	Celanese Building News Corp. Building
General information
Type	Offices and television studios (Fox News Channel)
Location	Midtown Manhattan, New York City, New York United States
Coordinates	40°45′30″N 73°58′55″W / 40.758464°N 73.981806°W / 40.758464; -73.981806Coordinates: 40°45′30″N 73°58′55″W / 40.758464°N 73.981806°W / 40.758464; -73.981806
Completed	1973
Height
Roof	592 ft (180.44 m)
Technical details
Floor count	45
Floor area	1.9 million square feet (180×10^3 m2)
Design and construction
Owner	1211 6th Avenue Property Owner, L. L. C.
Main contractor	Celanese Corporation and Rockefeller Center, Inc.
Architect	Wallace Harrison (Harrison, Abramovitz & Harris)
Developer	Rockefeller Group Development Corporation
References
[1][2]

1211 Avenue of the Americas (also known as the News Corp. Building) is an International style skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Formerly called the Celanese Building, it was completed in 1973 as part of the Rockefeller Center extension, that started in the late 1950s with the Time-Life Building. The Celanese Corporation would later move to Dallas, Texas. 1211 is owned by an affiliate of Beacon Capital Partners, and leasing is managed by Cushman & Wakefield, Inc., of which the Rockefeller Group was once a major shareholder. The building is the American headquarters for News Corporation, housing many of its divisions including the Fox Entertainment Group, The Wall Street Journal, and New York Post.

Fox News Studios at street level

The building is well known for housing the main studios of the Fox News Channel. Studio J, home of the America's Election HQ segment, was used during the United States presidential election, 2008.

In 2006, Merritt Engineering Consultants was hired by Cushman & Wakefield to do restoration work on the News Corp Building. The restoration included sidewalk restoration, plaza enhancement and the installation of a new waterproofing system.

References

1. ^ 1211 Avenue of the Americas at Emporis
2. ^ 1211 Avenue of the Americas at Structurae

External links

	New York City portal
	Architecture portal

• 1211 Avenue of the Americas official website
• Building Restoration of the News Corp Building