| Americas Tower | |
| Location: | New York City, United States[1] |
| Mapframe-Wikidata: | yes |
| Coordinates: | 40.7572°N -73.9827°W |
| Start Date: | 1989[2] |
| Completion Date: | 1992 |
| Opening: | 1992 |
| Building Type: | Office |
| Roof: | 692feet |
| Floor Count: | 50 |
| Elevator Count: | 45 |
| Floor Area: | 933995square feet[3] |
| Architect: | Swanke Hayden Connell Architects |
| Developer: | Americas Tower Partners |
| Owner: | Silverstein Properties[4] |
Americas Tower, also known as 1177 Avenue of the Americas,[4] is a 50-story, 692-foot (211 m) skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, at Sixth Avenue and 45th Street.[1] Construction began in 1989[2] and was expected to be completed in 1991.[3] This schedule was altered when construction was halted in December 1989 due to lawsuits.[1] [3] In February 1991, construction resumed.[1] Swanke Hayden Connell Architects designed the tower in a mixture of the art deco and postmodern styles.[1] [2] [3] The facade is made of polished reddish-pink granite.[1] [3] The tower was sold in 2002 for US$500 million to a group of German-American investors.[4]