One Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza Explained

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
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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.

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  1. Web site: One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza. https://web.archive.org/web/20150711154637/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/115500/one-dag-hammarskjold-plaza-new-york-city-ny-usa. dead. July 11, 2015. Emporis. December 14, 2018.
  2. Web site: 1 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza – The Skyscraper Center. www.skyscrapercenter.com. June 12, 2017.
  3. News: Weiss . Lou . September 6, 2018 . One Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza to be sold for $600 million . New York Post . March 14, 2021.
  4. News: July 18, 1976. News of the Realty Trade. en-US. The New York Times. September 23, 2022. 0362-4331.
  5. Web site: Kim . Betsy . Rockpoint Group Buys One Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza for $600M . GlobeSt . January 10, 2019 . September 23, 2022.
  6. Web site: Small. Eddie. September 7, 2018. Familiar face in contract on Ruben Companies' One Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza. September 23, 2022. The Real Deal New York. en-US.