1211 Avenue of the Americas

October 2019 August 2019 Office skyscraper in Manhattan, New York 1211 Avenue of the Americas 1211 Avenue of the Americas in Midtown Manhattan Location of 1211 Avenue of the Americas Celanese Building News Corp. Building 1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York City, U.S. yes 40.758464 -73.981806 region:US-NY inline,title Complete 1968 1971 1 1973 Offices and television studios (Dow Jones & Company, Fox News, New York Post, The Wall Street Journal) 592 ft m 2 on 558 ft m 45 International Style 36 1,854,912 sqft 2 on Wallace Harrison (Harrison, Abramovitz & Harris) Celanese Corporation and Rockefeller Center, Inc. Rockefeller Group Development Corporation 1211 Avenue of the Americas.jpg Ivanhoé Cambridge https://www.emporis.com/buildings/114547 https://web.archive.org/web/20160307023557/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/114547 usurped March 7, 2016 Emporis building ID 114547 Emporis20037444 1211 Avenue of the Americas, also known as the News Corp. Building or the FOX Building, is an International Style skyscraper on Sixth Avenue in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. Formerly called the Celanese Building, it was completed in 1973 as part of the later Rockefeller Center expansion (1960s–1970s) dubbed the "XYZ Buildings". Celanese, its primary tenant, later moved to Dallas, Texas. The building is owned by Ivanhoé Cambridge 2023 y.1211 Avenue of the Americas https://www.ivanhoecambridge.com/en/office-buildings/properties/1211-avenue-of-the-americas 8 October 2019 The structure has a simple slab-like shape devoid of any decoration, its prosaic façade consisting of vertical alternating limestone and glass stripes. The façade stone piers are supernumerary; there are twice as many of them as structurally necessary. The glass bands are contiguous and offer no indication of floor levels. These features ably create the visual lack of scale, so the tower does not look overly bulky.Nash Eric Manhattan Skyscrapers 1999 Princeton Architectural Press 9781568981819 127 https://archive.org/details/manhattanskyscra00nash_0 registration Celanese Building. 28 December 2018 Background thumb|upright=1|left|Fox News studios at street level The building was part of the later Rockefeller Center expansion (1960s–1970s) dubbed the XYZ Buildings. Their plans were first drawn in 1963 by the Rockefeller family's architect, Wallace Harrison, of the architectural firm Harrison & Abramovitz.Krinsky Carol H. Carol Herselle Krinsky Rockefeller Center Oxford University Press 1978 978-0-19-502404-3 https://books.google.com/books?id=7xlDAQAAIAAJ 117 Their letters correspond to their height. 1251 Avenue of the Americas is the "X" Building as it is the tallest at 750 ft (229 m) and 54 stories, and was the first completed, in 1971. The "Y" is 1221 Avenue of the Americas, which was the second tower completed (1973) and is the second in height (674 ft and 51 stories). The "Z" Building, the shortest and the youngest, is 1211 Avenue of the Americas with 45 stories (592 ft). The structure is LEED-certified at a silver-level designation by USGBC.1211 Avenue of the Americas https://42floors.com/us/ny/new-york/1211-avenue-of-the-americas 42 floors 27 December 2018 In January 2025, RXR Realty bought a 49% ownership stake in 1211 Avenue of the Americas.RXR buys stake in Ivanhoe Cambridge's 1211 Sixth Ave, Fox News HQ The Real Deal January 9, 2025 https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2025/01/09/rxr-purchases-stake-in-ivanhoe-cambridges-1211-sixth-avenue/ January 9, 2025Cunningham Cathy Coen Andrew RXR Takes 49% Stake in Ivanhoé Cambridge's 1211 Avenue of the Americas Commercial Observer January 8, 2025 https://commercialobserver.com/2025/01/rxr-ivanhoe-49-percent-news-corp-1211/ January 9, 2025 RXR subsequently refinanced the building that October for $1.45 billionPascus Brian Cunningham Cathy RXR Secures $1.45B Recapitalization for 1211 Avenue of Americas Commercial Observer October 7, 2025 https://commercialobserver.com/2025/10/rxr-1-45b-recapitalization-1211-avenue-of-americas/ November 10, 2025Russo Anthony RXR Strikes $1.5B Recap on Murdoch Office Building and Plans Building Improvements GlobeSt October 7, 2025 https://www.globest.com/2025/10/07/rxr-strikes-15b-recap-on-murdoch-office-building-and-plans-building-improvements/ November 10, 2025 and announced plans to renovate the building.Renderings Revealed for Renovations to 1211 Avenue of The Americas in Midtown, Manhattan New York YIMBY Young Michael Pruznick Matt November 6, 2025 https://www.newyorkyimby.com/2025/11/renderings-revealed-for-renovations-to-1211-avenue-of-the-americas-in-midtown-manhattan.html November 10, 2025 Notable tenants The building served as the global headquarters for the original News Corporation, founded by Australian-born businessman Rupert Murdoch in 1980. It continues to serve as the headquarters for subsequent spin-offs Fox Corporation (2019–present) and the present-day News Corp (2013–present), and until 2019, 21st Century Fox (2013–2019). The building is well-known for housing the main Fox News studios, part of the Fox News Group which is currently owned by Fox Corp, as well as its streetside plaza, known as Fox Square. News Corp divisions housed located in the building include Dow Jones & Company, The Wall Street Journal, and the New York Post. Trey Williams The Wall Street Journal’s parent company is ordering staff back to the office because ‘screens deny us the subtleties of body language’ FORTUNE January 13, 2023 November 7, 2025 https://fortune.com/2023/01/13/news-corp-dow-jones-wall-street-journal-demands-office-return/ News Corp and Fox Corp renewed their leases for a combined 1.2 e6ft2 for 20 years in 2023,Hayes Dade January 4, 2023 Fox, News Corp. Sign 20-Year Lease Renewals At New York Headquarters Building, A Hopeful Sign For Return Of Midtown Manhattan Office Pulse https://deadline.com/2023/01/fox-news-corp-sign-20-year-lease-renewals-new-york-city-headquarters-manhattan-covid-1235211417/ March 30, 2025 Deadline but Fox vacated one-fourth of that space in 2025.March 27, 2025 Fox poised to vacate 330K sf at 1211 Sixth Ave https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2025/03/27/fox-poised-to-vacate-330k-sf-at-1211-sixth-ave/ March 30, 2025 The Real DealElstein Aaron March 27, 2025 Fox plans to vacate space at Midtown headquarters https://www.crainsnewyork.com/real-estate/fox-plans-vacate-space-midtown-new-york-headquarters March 30, 2025 Crain's New York Business Other companies unaffiliated with News Corp that lease office space in the building include Annaly Capital Management and Ropes & Gray LLP. Studios B - After the Bell, Fox Business Tonight, Making Money, and Varney & Co. D - Gutfeld!, Fox News Saturday Night E - Bulls & Bears, Countdown to the Closing Bell, First Things First, and Journal Editorial Report G - Cavuto Live, Mornings with Maria, and Your World with Neil Cavuto J - America's Newsroom, America Reports, Fox & Friends First, Justice with Judge Jeanine, Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo,'Sunday Morning Futures' moves to Studio J https://www.newscaststudio.com/2018/08/13/sunday-morning-futures-studio-j/ News Cast Studio Hill Michael P. August 13, 2018 15 December 2020 and Hannity M - The Five, Fox & Friends, Outnumbered, Jesse Watters Primetime, and The Story with Martha MacCallum N - The Evening Edit, America's Weather Center, and Fox Report W - Fox Weather See also 1221 Avenue of the Americas 1251 Avenue of the Americas References Architecture New York City Category:Fox Corporation Category:International Style architecture in New York City Category:Ivanhoé Cambridge Category:Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design basic silver certified buildings Category:Mass media company headquarters in the United States Category:News Corporation Category:Office buildings completed in 1973 Category:Rockefeller Center Category:1970s architecture in the United States Category:Sixth Avenue Category:Skyscraper office buildings in Manhattan Category:1973 establishments in New York City Category:Television studios in the United States