| 1211 Avenue of the Americas | |
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 1211 Avenue of the Americas inMidtown Manhattan | |
 Interactive map of the 1211 Avenue of the Americas area | |
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| 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 | 1211Avenue of the Americas,New York City,New York, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 40°45′30″N73°58′55″W / 40.758464°N 73.981806°W /40.758464; -73.981806 |
| 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 | |
| Architects | Wallace Harrison (Harrison, Abramovitz & Harris) |
| Developer | Rockefeller Group Development Corporation |
| Main contractor | Celanese Corporation andRockefeller Center, Inc. |
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1211 Avenue of the Americas, also known as theNews Corp. Building or theFOX Building, is anInternational Style skyscraper onSixth Avenue in theMidtown Manhattan neighborhood ofNew York City. Formerly called theCelanese Building, it was completed in 1973 as part of the laterRockefeller Center expansion (1960s–1970s) dubbed the"XYZ Buildings".Celanese, its primary tenant, later moved toDallas, Texas. The building is owned byIvanhoé 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]
The building was part of the laterRockefeller Center expansion (1960s–1970s) dubbed theXYZ Buildings.[4] Their plans were first drawn in 1963 by theRockefeller family's architect,Wallace Harrison, of the architectural firmHarrison & 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" is1221 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).[4]
The structure isLEED-certified at a silver-level designation byUSGBC.[6] In January 2025,RXR Realty bought a 49% ownership stake in 1211 Avenue of the Americas.[7][8] RXR subsequently refinanced the building that October for $1.45 billion[9][10] and announced plans to renovate the building.[11]
The building served as the globalheadquarters for the originalNews Corporation, founded by Australian-born businessmanRupert Murdoch in 1980. It continues to serve as the headquarters for subsequent spin-offsFox Corporation (2019–present) and the present-dayNews Corp (2013–present), and until 2019,21st Century Fox (2013–2019). The building is well-known for housing the mainFox News studios, part of the Fox News Group which is currently owned by Fox Corp, as well as its streetsideplaza, known as Fox Square. News Corp divisions housed located in the building includeDow Jones & Company,The Wall Street Journal, and theNew York Post.[12] News Corp and Fox Corp renewed their leases for a combined 1.2 million square feet (110,000 m2) for 20 years in 2023,[13] but Fox vacated one-fourth of that space in 2025.[14][15]
Other companies unaffiliated with News Corp that lease office space in the building includeAnnaly Capital Management andRopes & Gray LLP.
Celanese Building.
