1 Pace Plaza Explained

1 Pace Plaza
Alternate Names:Pace College Civic Center Campus
Printing House Square
Maria's Tower
Building Type:University building
Address:1 Pace Plaza
Location City:Financial District, Manhattan, New York City, New York
Location Country:United States
Coordinates:40.7114°N -74.0051°W
Groundbreaking Date:December 20, 1966
Start Date:1968
Completion Date:1970
Owner:Pace University
Height:199.36feet
Floor Count:18
Architect:Eggers & Higgins
Architecture Firm:Eggers & Higgins
References:[1]

1 Pace Plaza is the flagship building complex of Pace University in New York City, located directly across from the City Hall and adjacent to the Brooklyn Bridge ramp in the Civic Center neighborhood of Manhattan. The building houses the classrooms, administrative offices, a 2000square feet student union, the 750-seat community theater of the Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts, the Peter Fingesten Gallery, and an 18-floor high-rise known as Maria's Tower. The 5th through 17th floors of Maria's Tower houses approximately 500 freshmen residents and the 18th floor holds university administrative offices.

History

Construction on 1 Pace Plaza started in December 1966[2] [3] and was completed in 1970[4] on the site of the former New York Tribune Building.[5] It was part of the 1960s Brooklyn Bridge Title I Project, which included the Southbridge Towers, the Beekman Hospital (now New York Downtown Hospital) and the World Trade Center.

The architects of 1 Pace Plaza were Eggers & Higgins. Israeli sculptor Nehemia Azaz, working with Paul Lampl, Chief Designer at Eggers & Higgins, created the "Brotherhood of Man" copper prismed sculpture that still adorns the Pace Plaza entrance on Frankfort Street.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pace Plaza. https://web.archive.org/web/20200901085645/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/115104/pace-plaza-new-york-city-ny-usa. dead. September 1, 2020. Emporis. May 19, 2017.
  2. News: Carroll. Maurice. December 20, 1966. Ground is Broken for Pace Center; Humphrey and Lindsay Help Dedicate Downtown Site. en-US. The New York Times. September 23, 2020. 0362-4331.
  3. News: Committed to Head Start: HHH. Harry. Schlegel. December 20, 1969. New York Daily News. September 13, 2020. 575. newspapers.com .
  4. News: September 15, 1970. Pace Dedicates Campus, 3 Given Honorary Degrees. en-US. The New York Times. July 17, 2020. 0362-4331.
  5. News: Porterfield. Byron. May 20, 1966. 'Newspaper Row' Shrinking Again; The Old Tribune Building on Nassau Is Giving Way to Pace College Center. en-US. The New York Times. March 23, 2020. 0362-4331.
  6. Sculptures Added To Facade of New Campus. Pace Alumni News. October 1970. 2–3.