Time-Life Building

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modernist building office building skyscraper

The Time-Life Building is a prominent modernist skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan that long served as the headquarters for Time Inc. and other media companies.

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	modernist building → office building → skyscraper →
alsoKnownAs	1271 Avenue of the Americas →
architect	Emery Roth & Sons →
architecturalStyle	International Style → Modernism →
borough	Manhattan →
city	New York City →
completionDate	1959 →
country	United States →
developer	Rockefeller Center Inc. →
façadeMaterial	aluminum → glass → marble →
floorCount	48 →
formerHeadquartersOf	Time Inc. →
formerTenant	Fortune magazine → Life magazine → People magazine → Sports Illustrated → Time Inc. → Warner Communications →
hasArtwork	fountain and plaza sculptures →
hasLobbyFeature	elevated mezzanine → large murals →
hasPlazaFeature	planters and seating areas →
hasPublicPlaza	yes →
hasRenovation	2010s lobby and systems modernization →
height	179 m → 587 ft →
locatedOn	Avenue of the Americas →
location	Manhattan → Midtown Manhattan → New York City →
mainContractor	Turner Construction →
nearbyLandmark	Radio City Music Hall → Rockefeller Plaza →
nearbySubwayStation	47–50 Streets Rockefeller Center →
neighborhood	Midtown →
openingDate	1960 →
owner	Rockefeller Group →
partOf	Rockefeller Center → Sixth Avenue skyscraper corridor →
streetAddress	1271 Avenue of the Americas →
uses	commercial offices →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Empire (film) →	filmedFrom
Rockefeller Center →	hasPart