The area of the former building McGraw-Hill at 1221 Sixth Avenue between West 48th Street and 49th Street waiting for radical transformation, which is designed to hold familiar to many of the locations are unusual and fresh look.
Currently the building, part of Rockefeller Group, is a recessed square with a few benches and a large triangular sculpture, designed by artist Athelstan Spilhaus in the 1960-ies, and models of the planets of the Solar system in the South-Western corner.
For a new project are architects from the Italian firm Citterio-Viel & Partners, which promise to rebuild the area, raising it to the level of sidewalks. At its center will be a huge portal, which will be a source of natural light for the new shopping centre, located under the square. There the surface will lead two staircases that provide access to shops, located on two underground floors.
According to senior Vice President of Rockefeller Group bill Edwards, construction will begin when the signed contract with the main tenant retail space. It is expected that the reconstruction will be completed in 2019 and would require a big infusion of size with an eight-digit number.
