One Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza | |
Architectural Style: | International |
Location: | 885 2nd Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York |
Mapframe-Wikidata: | yes |
Coordinates: | 40.7535°N -73.97°W |
Completion Date: | 1972 |
Building Type: | Office |
Roof: | 628feet |
Floor Count: | 49 |
Floor Area: | 750000square feet |
Architecture Firm: | Emery Roth & Sons Raymond & Rado |
Developer: | Ruben Companies |
Owner: | Rockpoint Group |
References: | [1] |
One Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza is a skyscraper located at 885 Second Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.[2] It is a 628feet tall skyscraper. It was designed by Emery Roth and developed by Lawrence Ruben.[3] Named for Dag Hammarskjöld, it was completed in 1972 and has 49 floors. It has of floor area and is the 102nd tallest building in New York.
Its main usage is office space. Denmark, Turkey, Canada, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Spain, Chile, Belgium, Ireland, Austria and Sweden all have their permanent missions to the United Nations located in this building, while Norway and Belgium have consulates there. Communications company Dell Publishing is also a tenant.[4] It is owned by Rockpoint Group, who bought the building from the Ruben Companies in 2018 for $600 million.[5] [6] Andy Warhol's Factory stood on the site (on 47th Street) from 1963 to 1967.