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1211 Avenue of the Americas
1211 Avenue of the Americas
	1211 Avenue of the Americas in Midtown Manhattan
Alternative names	Celanese Building; News Corp. Building;
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Offices and television studios (Dow Jones & Company, Fox News, New York Post, The Wall Street Journal)
Architectural style	International Style
Location	1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York City, New York, U.S.
Coordinates	40°45′30″N 73°58′55″W / 40.758464°N 73.981806°W
Construction started	1968
Completed	1971
Opening	1973
Owner	Ivanhoé Cambridge
Height
Roof	592 ft (180.44 m)
Top floor	558 feet (170 m)
Technical details
Floor count	45
Floor area	1,854,912 sq ft (170,000 m2)
Lifts/elevators	36
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Wallace Harrison (Harrison, Abramovitz & Harris)
Developer	Rockefeller Group Development Corporation
Main contractor	Celanese Corporation and Rockefeller Center, Inc.
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1211 Avenue of the Americas, also known as the News Corp. Building, is an International Style skyscraper on Sixth Avenue in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. Formerly called the Celanese Building, it was completed in 1973 as part of the later Rockefeller Center expansion (1960s–1970s) dubbed the "XYZ Buildings". Celanese, its primary tenant, later moved to Dallas, Texas. The building is owned by Ivanhoé Cambridge as of 2023^[update].^[3]

The structure has a simple slab-like shape devoid of any decoration, its prosaic façade consisting of vertical alternating limestone and glass stripes. The façade stone piers are supernumerary; there are twice as many of them as structurally necessary. The glass bands are contiguous and offer no indication of floor levels. These features ably create the visual lack of scale, so the tower does not look overly bulky.^[4]

Background

The building was part of the later Rockefeller Center expansion (1960s–1970s) dubbed the XYZ Buildings.^[4] Their plans were first drawn in 1963 by the Rockefeller family's architect, Wallace Harrison, of the architectural firm Harrison & Abramovitz.^[5] Their letters correspond to their height. 1251 Avenue of the Americas is the "X" Building as it is the tallest at 750 ft (229 m) and 54 stories, and was the first completed, in 1971. The "Y" is 1221 Avenue of the Americas, which was the second tower completed (1973) and is the second in height (674 ft and 51 stories). The "Z" Building, the shortest and the youngest, is 1211 Avenue of the Americas with 45 stories (592 ft).^[6]

The structure is LEED-certified at a silver-level designation by USGBC.^[7] In January 2025, RXR Realty bought a 49% ownership stake in 1211 Avenue of the Americas.^[8]^[9]

Notable tenants

The building served as the global headquarters for the original News Corporation, founded by Australian-born businessman Rupert Murdoch in 1980. It continues to serve as the headquarters for subsequent spin-offs Fox Corporation (2019–present) and the present-day News Corp (2013–present), and until 2019, 21st Century Fox (2013–2019). The building is well-known for housing the main Fox News studios, part of the Fox News Group which is currently owned by Fox Corp, as well as its streetside plaza, known as Fox Square. News Corp divisions housed located in the building include Dow Jones & Company, The Wall Street Journal, and the New York Post.

Other companies unaffiliated with News Corp that lease office space in the building include Annaly Capital Management and Ropes & Gray LLP.

Studios

B - After the Bell, Fox Business Tonight, Making Money, and Varney & Co.
D - Gutfeld!
E - Bulls & Bears, Countdown to the Closing Bell, First Things First, Fox Report, and Journal Editorial Report
G - Cavuto Live, Mornings with Maria, and Your World with Neil Cavuto
J - America's Newsroom, America Reports, Fox & Friends First, Justice with Judge Jeanine, Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo,^[10] and Hannity
M - The Five, Fox & Friends, Outnumbered, Jesse Watters Primetime, and The Story with Martha MacCallum
N - The Evening Edit
W - Fox Weather

References

^ "Emporis building ID 114547". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.
^ 1211 Avenue of the Americas at Structurae
^ "1211 Avenue of the Americas". Retrieved October 8, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Nash, Eric (1999). Manhattan Skyscrapers. Princeton Architectural Press. p. 127. ISBN 9781568981819. Retrieved December 28, 2018. Celanese Building.
^ Krinsky, Carol H. (1978). Rockefeller Center. Oxford University Press. p. 117. ISBN 978-0-19-502404-3.
^ "XYZ Buildings Exxon Building McGraw-Hill Building Celanese Building". Manhattan Skyscrapers. New York, NY: Princeton Archit.Press. 2005. pp. 127–130. doi:10.1007/1-56898-652-1_57. ISBN 978-1-56898-545-9.
^ "1211 Avenue of the Americas". 42 floors. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
^ "RXR buys stake in Ivanhoe Cambridge's 1211 Sixth Ave, Fox News HQ". The Real Deal. January 9, 2025. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
^ Cunningham, Cathy; Coen, Andrew (January 8, 2025). "RXR Takes 49% Stake in Ivanhoé Cambridge's 1211 Avenue of the Americas". Commercial Observer. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
^ "'Sunday Morning Futures' moves to Studio J". News Cast Studio. August 13, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2020.

[1] "Emporis building ID 114547". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.

[2] 1211 Avenue of the Americas at Structurae

[3] "1211 Avenue of the Americas". Retrieved October 8, 2019.

[MS-4] Nash, Eric (1999). Manhattan Skyscrapers. Princeton Architectural Press. p. 127. ISBN 9781568981819. Retrieved December 28, 2018. Celanese Building.

[5] Krinsky, Carol H. (1978). Rockefeller Center. Oxford University Press. p. 117. ISBN 978-0-19-502404-3.

[6] "XYZ Buildings Exxon Building McGraw-Hill Building Celanese Building". Manhattan Skyscrapers. New York, NY: Princeton Archit.Press. 2005. pp. 127–130. doi:10.1007/1-56898-652-1_57. ISBN 978-1-56898-545-9.

[7] "1211 Avenue of the Americas". 42 floors. Retrieved December 27, 2018.

[8] "RXR buys stake in Ivanhoe Cambridge's 1211 Sixth Ave, Fox News HQ". The Real Deal. January 9, 2025. Retrieved January 9, 2025.

[9] Cunningham, Cathy; Coen, Andrew (January 8, 2025). "RXR Takes 49% Stake in Ivanhoé Cambridge's 1211 Avenue of the Americas". Commercial Observer. Retrieved January 9, 2025.

[10] "'Sunday Morning Futures' moves to Studio J". News Cast Studio. August 13, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2020.

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+'''1211 Avenue of the Americas''', also known as the '''News Corp. Building''', is an [[International Style]] skyscraper on [[Sixth Avenue]] in the [[Midtown Manhattan]] neighborhood of [[New York City]]. Formerly called the '''Celanese Building''', it was completed in 1973 as part of the later [[Rockefeller Center]] expansion (1960s&ndash;1970s) dubbed the [[Construction of Rockefeller Center#1960s and 1970s|"XYZ Buildings"]]. [[Celanese]], its primary tenant, later moved to [[Dallas]], Texas. The building is owned by [[Ivanhoé Cambridge]] {{as of|2023|lc=y}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=1211 Avenue of the Americas |url=https://www.ivanhoecambridge.com/en/office-buildings/properties/1211-avenue-of-the-americas | access-date=8 October 2019}}</ref>
-'''1211 Avenue of the Americas''' (also known as the '''News Corp. Building''') is an [[International style (architecture)|International style]] [[skyscraper]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]], [[New York City]]. Formerly called the ''Celanese Building'', it was completed in 1973 as part of the [[Rockefeller Center]] extension, that started in the late 1950s with the [[Time-Life Building]]. The [[Celanese Corporation]] would later move to [[Dallas]], [[Texas]]. Currently, 1211 is owned by an affiliate of [[Beacon Capital Partners]], and leasing is managed by [[Cushman & Wakefield|Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.]], of which the [[Rockefeller Group]] was once a major shareholder. The structure has a simple slab-like shape devoid of any decoration; its prosaic façade consisting of vertical alternating limestone and glass stripes. The façade stone piers are supernumerary; there are twice as many of them as structurally necessary. The glass bands are continuous and offer no indication of floor levels. These features ably create the visual lack of scale, so the tower does not look overly bulky.<ref name="MS">{{cite book |last1=Nash |first1=Eric |title=Manhattan Skyscrapers |date=1999 |publisher=[[Princeton Architectural Press]] |isbn=9781568981819 |page=127 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l3aAA2Di1YkC&pg=PA127&dq=Celanese+Building&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwit_MrZhcLfAhXGFSwKHVKjAMkQ6AEILDAB#v=onepage&q=Celanese%20Building&f=false |accessdate=28 December 2018}}</ref>
+The structure has a simple slab-like shape devoid of any decoration, its prosaic façade consisting of vertical alternating limestone and glass stripes. The façade stone piers are supernumerary; there are twice as many of them as structurally necessary. The glass bands are contiguous and offer no indication of floor levels. These features ably create the visual lack of scale, so the tower does not look overly bulky.<ref name="MS">{{cite book |last1=Nash |first1=Eric |title=Manhattan Skyscrapers |date=1999 |publisher=[[Princeton Architectural Press]] |isbn=9781568981819 |page=[https://archive.org/details/manhattanskyscra00nash_0/page/127 127] |url=https://archive.org/details/manhattanskyscra00nash_0 |url-access=registration |quote=Celanese Building. |access-date=28 December 2018}}</ref>
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-{{Rockefeller Center map|highlight=6}}
-}}
 ==Background==
+[[File:Fox News 6th 48 jeh.JPG|thumb|upright=1|left|[[Fox News]] studios at street level]]
-The building was part of the later [[Rockefeller Center]] expansion (1960s&ndash;1970s) dubbed the [[Construction of Rockefeller Center#1960s and 1970s|"XYZ Buildings"]].<ref name="MS" /> Their plans were first drawn in 1963 by the [[Rockefeller family]]'s architect, [[Wallace Harrison]], of the architectural firm [[Harrison & Abramovitz]].<ref>{{cite book | last=Krinsky | first=Carol H. |author-link=Carol Herselle Krinsky | title=Rockefeller Center | publisher=Oxford University Press | year=1978 | isbn=978-0-19-502404-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7xlDAQAAIAAJ | page=117 }}</ref> Their letters correspond to their height. [[1251 Avenue of the Americas]] is the "X" Building as it is the tallest at 750&nbsp;ft (229 m) and 54 stories, and was the first completed, in 1971. The "Y" is [[1221 Avenue of the Americas]], which was the second tower completed (1973) and is the second in height (674&nbsp;ft and 51 stories). The "Z" Building, the shortest and the youngest, is 1211 Avenue of the Americas with 45 stories (592&nbsp;ft).<ref>{{cite book | title=Manhattan Skyscrapers | chapter=XYZ Buildings Exxon Building McGraw-Hill Building Celanese Building | publisher=Princeton Archit.Press | publication-place=New York, NY | isbn=978-1-56898-545-9 | doi=10.1007/1-56898-652-1_57 | pages=127–130}}</ref>
+The building was part of the later [[Rockefeller Center]] expansion (1960s&ndash;1970s) dubbed the [[Construction of Rockefeller Center#1960s and 1970s|XYZ Buildings]].<ref name="MS" /> Their plans were first drawn in 1963 by the [[Rockefeller family]]'s architect, [[Wallace Harrison]], of the architectural firm [[Harrison & Abramovitz]].<ref>{{cite book | last=Krinsky | first=Carol H. |author-link=Carol Herselle Krinsky | title=Rockefeller Center | publisher=Oxford University Press | year=1978 | isbn=978-0-19-502404-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7xlDAQAAIAAJ | page=117 }}</ref> Their letters correspond to their height. [[1251 Avenue of the Americas]] is the "X" Building as it is the tallest at 750&nbsp;ft (229 m) and 54 stories, and was the first completed, in 1971. The "Y" is [[1221 Avenue of the Americas]], which was the second tower completed (1973) and is the second in height (674&nbsp;ft and 51 stories). The "Z" Building, the shortest and the youngest, is 1211 Avenue of the Americas with 45 stories (592&nbsp;ft).<ref>{{cite book | title=Manhattan Skyscrapers | chapter=XYZ Buildings Exxon Building McGraw-Hill Building Celanese Building | year=2005 | publisher=Princeton Archit.Press | publication-place=New York, NY | isbn=978-1-56898-545-9 | doi=10.1007/1-56898-652-1_57 | pages=127–130}}</ref>
-The structure is LEED certified (silver level designation) by [[USGBC]].<ref>{{cite web |title=1211 Avenue of the Americas |url=https://42floors.com/us/ny/new-york/1211-avenue-of-the-americas |publisher=42 floors |accessdate=27 December 2018}}</ref>
+The structure is [[LEED]]-certified at a silver-level designation by [[U.S. Green Building Council|USGBC]].<ref>{{cite web |title=1211 Avenue of the Americas |url=https://42floors.com/us/ny/new-york/1211-avenue-of-the-americas |publisher=42 floors |access-date=27 December 2018}}</ref> In January 2025, [[RXR Realty]] bought a 49% ownership stake in 1211 Avenue of the Americas.<ref>{{cite web | title=RXR buys stake in Ivanhoe Cambridge’s 1211 Sixth Ave, Fox News HQ | website=The Real Deal | date=January 9, 2025 | url=https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2025/01/09/rxr-purchases-stake-in-ivanhoe-cambridges-1211-sixth-avenue/ | access-date=January 9, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Cunningham | first=Cathy | last2=Coen | first2=Andrew | title=RXR Takes 49% Stake in Ivanhoé Cambridge’s 1211 Avenue of the Americas | website=Commercial Observer | date=January 8, 2025 | url=https://commercialobserver.com/2025/01/rxr-ivanhoe-49-percent-news-corp-1211/ | access-date=January 9, 2025}}</ref>
 ==Notable tenants==
+The building served as the global [[headquarters]] for the original [[News Corporation]], founded by Australian-born businessman [[Rupert Murdoch]] in 1980. It continues to serve as the headquarters for subsequent spin-offs [[Fox Corporation]] (2019&ndash;present) and the present-day [[News Corp]] (2013&ndash;present), and until 2019, [[21st Century Fox]] (2013&ndash;2019). The building is well-known for housing the main [[Fox News]] studios, part of the Fox News Group which is currently owned by Fox Corp, as well as its streetside [[plaza]], known as Fox Square. News Corp divisions housed located in the building include [[Dow Jones & Company]], ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', and the ''[[New York Post]]''.
-[[File:Fox News 6th 48 jeh.JPG|thumb|Fox News Studios at street level]]
-The building served as the global [[headquarters]] for the [[News Corporation (1980–2013)|original News Corporation]], founded by Australian-born businessman [[Rupert Murdoch]] in 1980. It continues to serve as the headquarters for subsequent spin-offs [[21st Century Fox]] (2013&ndash;2019), [[Fox Corporation]] (2019&ndash;present) and the present-day [[News Corp (2013–present)]]. The building is well-known for housing the main [[Fox News]] studios, part of the Fox News Group which is currently owned by Fox Corp. Well-known News Corp divisions housed within the building include [[Dow Jones & Company]], ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', and the ''[[New York Post]]''.
-Other companies unaffiliated with News Corp that lease office space in the building include [[Annaly Capital Management]].
+Other companies unaffiliated with News Corp that lease office space in the building include [[Annaly Capital Management]] and [[Ropes & Gray LLP]].
+== Studios ==
+*B - ''After the Bell'', ''Fox Business Tonight'', ''Making Money'', and ''[[Varney & Co.]]''
+*D - ''[[Gutfeld!]]''
+*E - ''Bulls & Bears'', ''Countdown to the Closing Bell'', ''First Things First'', ''[[Fox Report]]'', and ''[[Journal Editorial Report]]''
+*G - ''[[Cavuto Live]]'', ''Mornings with Maria'', and ''[[Your World with Neil Cavuto]]''
+*J - ''[[America's Newsroom]]'', ''[[America Reports]]'', ''[[Fox & Friends First]]'', ''[[Justice with Judge Jeanine]]'', ''Sunday Morning Futures with [[Maria Bartiromo]]'',<ref>{{cite web |title='Sunday Morning Futures' moves to Studio J |url=https://www.newscaststudio.com/2018/08/13/sunday-morning-futures-studio-j/ |website=News Cast Studio |date=August 13, 2018 |access-date=15 December 2020}}</ref> and ''[[Hannity]]''
+*M - ''[[The Five (talk show)|The Five]]'', ''[[Fox & Friends]]'', ''[[Outnumbered (American TV program)|Outnumbered]]'', '' [[Jesse Watters Primetime]]'', and ''[[The Story with Martha MacCallum]]''
+*N - ''The Evening Edit''
+*W - [[Fox Weather]]
 == See also ==
-{{Portal|New York City|Architecture}}
 * [[1221 Avenue of the Americas]]
 * [[1251 Avenue of the Americas]]
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+[[Category:International style architecture in New York City]]
+[[Category:Ivanhoé Cambridge]]
+[[Category:Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design basic silver certified buildings]]
+[[Category:Mass media company headquarters in the United States]]
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+[[Category:1970s architecture in the United States]]
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