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Quick Facts
City
New York
Country
USA
Year
2004 - 2006
Height
182,0m / 597ft
Floors
42
Surface
79.525m2 / 856,000sq ft
Realisation
Architect
Foster and Partners
Engineers
Cantor Seinuk Group
Developer
Hearst Corporation
Building Info
Name
Hearst Tower
Category
Office Building
Alias
Hearst Magazine Building
Materials
limestone
steel
glass
Address
959 Eighth Avenue, between 56th and 57th Streets
Notes
The original six-storey building, known as the International Magazine Building was constructed in 1928. It was designed by Joseph Urban and George P. Post &
Sons. 12 Additional stories were planned but due to the depression they were never built.
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