CBS Building

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Modernist architecture headquarters building landmark in New York City office building skyscraper

The CBS Building is a modernist skyscraper in New York City, renowned for its minimalist granite façade and status as the iconic headquarters of the Columbia Broadcasting System.

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CBS Building canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Modernist architecture ⓘ
headquarters building ⓘ
landmark in New York City ⓘ
office building ⓘ
skyscraper ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Black Rock ⓘ
CBS Headquarters ⓘ
architect Eero Saarinen ⓘ
John Dinkeloo ⓘ
Kevin Roche ⓘ
architecturalStyle Modernism ⓘ
borough Manhattan ⓘ
city New York City ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1961 ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
designInfluencedBy International Style ⓘ
developer Columbia Broadcasting System ⓘ
facadeMaterial granite ⓘ
floorCount 38 ⓘ
function corporate headquarters ⓘ
office space ⓘ
hasCategory Headquarters in the United States ⓘ
Modernist architecture in New York City ⓘ
Skyscraper office buildings in Manhattan ⓘ
height approximately 490 feet ⓘ
locatedIn Manhattan ⓘ
Midtown Manhattan ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
locatedOn Sixth Avenue ⓘ
materialUsed dark granite ⓘ
namedAfter Columbia Broadcasting System ⓘ
near Museum of Modern Art ⓘ
Rockefeller Center ⓘ
notableFeature minimalist granite façade ⓘ
monolithic appearance ⓘ
slit windows ⓘ
occupant CBS Corporation ⓘ
Columbia Broadcasting System ⓘ
Paramount Global ⓘ
openingDate 1965 ⓘ
owner Columbia Broadcasting System ⓘ
partOf Avenue of the Americas ⓘ
surface form: Avenue of the Americas corridor
significance iconic headquarters of CBS ⓘ
notable example of corporate Modernist skyscraper design ⓘ
state New York ⓘ
streetAddress 51 West 52nd Street ⓘ
structuralEngineer Fred Severud ⓘ
yearCompleted 1964 ⓘ

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Eero Saarinen → notableWork → CBS Building ⓘ
Black Rock → alsoKnownAs → CBS Building ⓘ