1 New York Plaza
1 New York Plaza is an office building in the Financial District of Manhattan in New York City, at the intersection of South and Whitehall Streets near South Ferry. The building, measuring 640 feet (200 m) tall with 50 floors, is the southernmost skyscraper in Lower Manhattan. It was designed by William Lescaze & Assocs. and Kahn & Jacobs, and developed by Sol Atlas and John P. McGrath.
| One New York Plaza | |
|---|---|
Viewed from the west | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Office |
| Architectural style | Modernist |
| Location | 1 New York Plaza, Manhattan, New York 10004, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°42′08″N 74°00′42″W |
| Construction started | 1967 |
| Completed | 1969 |
| Opening | 1970 |
| Renovated | 2014 |
| Owner | China Investment Corporation (49%) Brookfield Office Properties (35%) AEW Capital Management (15%) |
| Landlord | Brookfield Office Properties |
| Height | |
| Roof | 640 ft (200 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 50 |
| Floor area | 2,556,000 square feet (237,500 m2) |
| Lifts/elevators | 45 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Kahn & Jacobs, Lescaze & Associates |
| Developer | Atlas-McGrath |
| Structural engineer | Aaron Garfinkel & Associates |
| Main contractor | George A. Fuller Company |
The facade was designed by Nevio Maggiora, consisting of a boxlike "beehive" pattern with the windows recessed within, made of aluminum-clad wall elements resembling a type of thermally activated elevator button popular at the time of construction. There is a 40,000-square-foot (3,700 m2) retail concourse on the lower level.
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