Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building

The Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building, originally the Harlem State Office Building, is a nineteen-story, high-rise office building located at 163 West 125th Street at the corner of Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. It is named after Adam Clayton Powell Jr, the first African-American elected to Congress from New York. It was designed by the African-American architecture firm of Ifill Johnson Hanchard in the shape of an African mask in the Brutalist style. It is the tallest building in Harlem, overtaking the nearby Hotel Theresa.

Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
State Office Building
(2013)
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeGovernment Offices
Architectural styleBrutalism
Location163 West 125th Street, Manhattan, New York, U.S. 10027
Coordinates40.80923°N 73.94746°W / 40.80923; -73.94746
Construction started1967
Completed1973
Opening1974
Renovated2014–2016
Cost$36 million (1974)
OwnerState of New York
ManagementOffice of General Services
Technical details
Floor count19
Floor area260,000 square feet (24,000 m2)
Lifts/elevators9
Design and construction
Architect(s)Ifill Johnson Hanchard
Main contractorTrans Urban Construction Co. Inc, and Lasker-Goldman Corporation
Awards and prizesNew York State Award for Excellence
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