Paramount Plaza facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Paramount Plaza |
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| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Office, Broadway theatre |
| Location | 1633 Broadway |
| Coordinates | 40°45′44″N 73°59′04″W / 40.7621°N 73.98445°W |
| Construction started | Late 1967 |
| Opening | 1970 |
| Owner | Paramount Group |
| Height | |
| Roof | 670 ft (200 m) |
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| Floor count | 48 |
| Floor area | 2,359,148 sq ft (219,172.0 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Emery Roth & Sons |
| Developer | Uris Brothers |
Paramount Plaza is a huge, 48-story skyscraper in New York City. It stands tall at 670 feet (204 meters) on Broadway in Midtown Manhattan. This building is special because it's not just offices; it also has two famous Broadway theaters inside! It's one of the tallest buildings in New York.
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A Look Back: History of Paramount Plaza
The building we now call Paramount Plaza was finished in 1970. It was first named the Uris Building. It was designed by a company called Emery Roth and Sons. The Uris brothers built it on the spot where an old movie theater, the Capitol Theatre, used to be. At that time, the Uris brothers were very big real estate developers in New York City.
Building such a large tower showed they believed in the area around Times Square. This part of the city was not doing so well back then. The tower is 669 feet (204 meters) tall. It takes up most of the block between West 51st and 50th Streets.
Theaters Inside
The building was originally named after its developers, the Uris brothers. It also has the Uris Theatre inside, which is now called the Gershwin Theatre. This is one of the biggest Broadway theaters. Another smaller theater, run by the Circle in the Square company, is also located here.
Changing Owners and Names
After one of the Uris brothers passed away, the company sold the building. In 1974, the new owners faced some financial challenges. Later, a group called Paramount Investment Group bought the building. This group eventually became the full owner in 2015. Paramount then changed the building's name to Paramount Plaza.
Some parts of famous movies like The King of Comedy and Silent Movie were filmed here. In 1999, Nickelodeon opened an animation studio in the building. This studio mainly worked on shows for Nick Jr..
Cool Features
The building has two sunken plazas on Broadway. One of these plazas has a gym. It also has an entrance to the 50th Street subway station. For many years, a fun space-themed restaurant called Mars 2112 was in the northern plaza. You can also see the name of a German company, Allianz, at the very top of the building.
Who Works There?
Many different companies have offices in Paramount Plaza. As of late 2019, almost all the office spaces were rented out. Some of the companies that have offices there include:
- Bleacher Report (sports news)
- Warner Music Group (music company)
- Showtime Networks (TV network)
- Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (bank)
- Gannett (news company)
- Morgan Stanley (financial services)
- MongoDB Inc. (software company)
- Charter Communications (cable and internet)
- Allianz (financial services)
- New Mountain Capital (investment firm)
Images for kids
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Seen from ground level
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Ground-level retail cube
See also
In Spanish: Paramount Plaza para niños
