- Paramount Plaza
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building_name = Paramount Plaza
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location = 1633 Broadway
coordinates = coord|40.762142|-73.984450|format=dms
status = Completed
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opening = 1970
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use = Office, Broadway theatre
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roof = 670 feet (204 metre)
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floor_count = 48
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floor_area = 208,200 square meters
architect =Emery Roth & Sons
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developer = Uris Brothers
owner = Paramount Group
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references =Paramount Plaza (formerly the Uris Building or 1633 Broadway) is a 48-story skyscraper on Broadway in
New York City that houses two Broadway theatres.In October 2007 it is listed as the #46 on the
List of tallest buildings in New York City .The building, designed by
Emery Roth and Sons was built in 1970 by the Uris Brothers on the site of the Capital Theatre movie house who at the time claimed to be the largest private developers in New York City. It demonstrated a confidence in theTimes Square neighborhood, which was becoming dominated by sex-related businesses.The 204 meter/670 foot tower that occupies most of the block west of Broadway between West 51st and West 50th Streets has interior space of 208,200 square meters. [ [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=paramountplaza-newyorkcity-ny-usa Emporis profile of the building] ]
It was originally called the Uris Building for the developers, and the associated theatre (later renamed the
George Gershwin Theatre ) is one of the largest Broadway houses. A smaller theatre operated by theCircle in the Square was also in the space.The Uris Brothers sold the building to the Kinney Corporation which in 1974 faced with 30 percent vacancy rates took the building into bankruptcy before it was taken over by the Paramount Investment Group.
Paramount renamed the building. The Uris Theatre was eventually renamed the Gershwin. One of the sunken plazas now houses
Mars 2112 , a theme restaurant that caters to tourists.References
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