Hearst Tower (Manhattan)
| Hearst Tower | |
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Hearst Tower in 2006
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| General information | |
| Type | Office |
| Location | 300 West 57th Street or 959 8th Avenue Manhattan, New York City, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 40°46′00″N 73°59′00″W / 40.766538°N 73.983452°WCoordinates: 40°46′00″N 73°59′00″W / 40.766538°N 73.983452°W |
| Construction started | April 30, 2003 |
| Completed | 2006 |
| Opening | 2006 |
| Cost | $500 million ($6250/office sq.m.) |
| Height | |
| Roof | 182 m (597 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 46 |
| Floor area | 80,000 square metres (861,100 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect |
Foster + Partners Gensler Adamson Associates Architects |
| Structural engineer | WSP Cantor Seinuk |
| Awards and prizes |
International Highrise Award 2008 |
The Hearst Tower is a building with the addresses of 300 West 57th Street and 959 Eighth Avenue, near Columbus Circle, in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It is the world headquarters of the Hearst Corporation, housing the numerous publications and communications companies of the media conglomerate under one roof, including, among others, Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Marie Claire, Harper's Bazaar, Good Housekeeping, and Seventeen.
The six-story base of the headquarters building was commissioned by the founder, William Randolph Hearst, and awarded to the architect Joseph Urban. The building was completed in 1928 at a cost of $2 million and contained 40,000 square feet (3,700 m2). The original cast stone facade has been preserved in the new design as a designated Landmark site. Originally built as the base for a proposed skyscraper, the construction of the tower was postponed due to the Great Depression. The new tower addition was completed nearly eighty years later, and 2,000 Hearst employees moved in on June 26, 2006.
The tower—designed by the architect Norman Foster, structurally engineered by WSP Cantor Seinuk, and constructed by Turner Construction—is 46 stories tall, standing 182 meters (597 ft) with 80,000 square metres (860,000 sq ft) of office space. The uncommon triangular framing pattern (also known as a diagrid) required 9,500 metric tons (10,480 tons) of structural steel—reportedly about 20% less than a conventional steel frame. Hearst Tower was the first skyscraper to break ground in New York City after September 11, 2001. The building received the 2006 Emporis Skyscraper Award, citing it as the best skyscraper in the world completed that year.
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