1 Pace Plaza
| 1 Pace Plaza | |
|---|---|
Interactive map of the 1 Pace Plaza area | |
| Alternative names | Pace College Civic Center Campus Printing House Square Maria's Tower |
| General information | |
| Type | University building |
| Location | 1 Pace Plaza, Financial District, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°42′41″N 74°00′18″W / 40.7114°N 74.0051°W |
| Groundbreaking | December 20, 1966 |
| Construction started | 1968 |
| Completed | 1970 |
| Owner | Pace University |
| Height | |
| Height | 199.36 feet (60.76 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 18 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Eggers & Higgins |
| Architecture firm | Eggers & Higgins |
| References | |
1 Pace Plaza is the flagship building complex of Pace University in New York City, located directly across from the City Hall and adjacent to the Brooklyn Bridge ramp in the Civic Center neighborhood of Manhattan. The building houses the classrooms, administrative offices, a 2,000-square-foot (190 m2) student union, the 750-seat community theater of the Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts, the Peter Fingesten Gallery, and an 18-floor high-rise known as Maria's Tower. The 5th through 17th floors of Maria's Tower houses approximately 500 freshmen residents and the 18th floor holds university administrative offices.