The New York Times Building is a
skyscraper on the west side of
Midtown Manhattan that was completed in 2007. Its chief tenant is
The New York Times Company,
publisher of
The New York Times as well as
The Boston Globe, the
International Herald Tribune, and other newspapers. Construction was a joint venture of The New York Times Company,
Forest City Ratner Companies—the
Cleveland-based
real estate firm redeveloping the
Brooklyn Atlantic rail yards—and
ING Real Estate.
Planning and development
The project was announced on December 13, 2001, entailing the erection of a 52-story tower on the east side of
Eighth Avenue between 40th and 41st Street across from the
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Bus Terminal. The project was announced shortly after the
Hearst Corporation was given approval to construct a tower over their landmark six-story headquarters along the west side of Eighth Avenue, between 56th and 57th Streets. In conjunction with the
Hearst Tower, the site selection represents the further westward expansion of Midtown along
Eighth Avenue; a corridor that had seen no construction following the completion in 1989 of
One Worldwide Plaza.
In addition, the new location keeps the paper in the
Times Square area, which was named after the paper following its move to
42nd Street in 1904. The New York Times Company had most recently been located at 229 West 43rd Street.
The site for the building was obtained by the
Empire State Development Corporation (ESDC)...
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