Bertelsmann Building
| Bertelsmann Building | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Type | Office [1] |
| Location | Times Square, New York City, United States[2] |
| Coordinates | 40°45′29″N 73°59′05″W / 40.758135°N 73.984853°WCoordinates: 40°45′29″N 73°59′05″W / 40.758135°N 73.984853°W |
| Construction started | 1989[1] |
| Completed | 1990 [2][1] |
| Opening | 1990 |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 733 ft (223 m)[2][1] |
| Roof | 616 ft (188 m)[1] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 42[2] |
| Floor area | 1,100,000 sq ft (100,000 m2)[1] |
| Design and construction | |
| Owner | Bertelsmann [2] |
| Architect | Skidmore, Owings and Merrill [2] |
| Developer | Eichner Properties [1] |
Bertelsmann Building, originally known as 1540 Broadway,[3] is a 42-story, 733 foot (223 m) office tower in Times Square in Manhattan, New York City, standing at West 45th Street.[2] The building is the North American headquarters of Bertelsmann.[2][1]
Started in 1989 and finished in 1990, the tower is one of the few in Times Square to contain class A office space.[2][1] Also found in the tower is Planet Hollywood's first Official All Star Café, and also there's Mac Flagship, Disney Store, and Forever 21 [2][1]
In the 1990s the Bertelsmann subsidiary of Random House looked to build a skyscraper across 45th Street from its parent and be connected to it via a neon-lighted bridge across 45th Street connecting them.[4] When the deal fell through it built the Random House Tower 10 blocks uptown.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Bertelsmann Building". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=1033. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Bertelsmann Building". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=bertelsmannbuilding-newyorkcity-ny-usa. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
- ^ Dunlap, David W. (1993-04-25). "Debacle on Times Square". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1993/04/25/books/debacle-on-times-square.html. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
- ^ Bagli, Charles V. (1999-02-04). "55th Street Is Said to Be Site For a Random House Tower". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/04/nyregion/55th-street-is-said-to-be-site-for-a-random-house-tower.html. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
[edit] Further reading
- Jerry Adler (1994). High Rise: How 1,000 Men and Women Worked Around the Clock for Five Years and Lost $200 Million Building a Skyscraper, HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN 0-0609245-6-X
