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HSBC Tower
מגדל HSBC, מנהטן, קבוצת נכסים ובניין.jpg
Former names Republic National Bank of New York Building
General information
Status Complete
Architectural style Modernism
Location 452 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10005
United States
(1 West 39th St.)
Construction started 1980
Completed 1984
Owner Property & Building Corporation
Height
Roof 400 feet (121.9 m)
Technical details
Floor count 30
Floor area 863,000 sq ft (80,200 m2)
Design and construction
Architect Eli Attia Architects

The HSBC Tower is a 30-story office building located at 452 Fifth Avenue overlooking the New York Public Library Main Branch and Bryant Park, on the southwest corner of 40th Street and Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The building, completed in 1984, is 400 feet (121.9 m) tall and is connected to three pre-existing buildings, including the 10-story landmark Beaux-Arts Knox Building (1902) that served as the original headquarters for Republic National Bank of New York.

Originally it was planned as part of a project consisting of two symmetrical towers on either side of the avenue, facing each other. Since April 2010 it is owned by Property & Building Corporation (PBC). The firm bought the property from Midtown Equities and Israeli holding company IDB Group for $330 million in a lease-back deal. Asking rents at this Class A building are over $100 per square foot, according to the New York Observer, which make it amongst one of 80 buildings in New York City achieving triple digit rents.

Tenant list

452 Fifth Ave
HSBC Tower as seen from Bryant Park.

The building is 100% occupied. Tenants include:

  • Baker & McKenzie
  • HSBC Bank USA
  • KLS Diversified
  • Man Group
  • NCH Capital
  • PBC USA Real Estate
  • R.W. Pressprich
  • StormHarbor Securities LP
  • Tilden Park Capital Management
  • TriPointe Capital Partners
  • VTB Capital See Their Space
  • Wood Mackenzie

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