1585 Broadway

1585 Broadway
Morgan Stanley Building
General information
Type	Office
Location	1585 Broadway Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Coordinates	40°45′36″N 73°59′08″W / 40.76000°N 73.98556°W / 40.76000; -73.98556
Current tenants	Morgan Stanley
Construction started	1989
Completed	1990
Owner	Morgan Stanley
Height
Roof	685 ft (209 m)
Technical details
Floor count	42
Floor area	1,336,576 sq ft (124,172.0 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Emery Roth & Sons, Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects
Developer	Solomon Equities Inc.
Structural engineer	WSP Cantor Seinuk
Main contractor	Starrett Brothers and Eken
References
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1585 Broadway, also called the Morgan Stanley Building, is a 42-story office building on Times Square in the Theater District neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. The building was designed by Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects and Emery Roth & Sons and was developed by David and Jean Solomon. 1585 Broadway occupies a site on the west side of Broadway between 47th and 48th Streets. The building has served as the headquarters of financial-services company Morgan Stanley since 1995.

1585 Broadway consists of a low base, with setbacks that recede into a tower section measuring 685 ft (209 m) tall. The facade is designed with large signs at the base. The upper stories contain a facade of glass with aluminum spandrels, as well as a glass gable roof. At the ground level, the entire Broadway side contains stores, and the main entrances are placed on 47th and 48th Streets. The office entrances are connected by a wide lobby, which also connects to a basement cafeteria. Morgan Stanley's offices occupy the upper floors, with an executive suite at the 40th and 41st stories. The interior was designed by Gwathmey Siegel and Gensler.

Solomon Equities had developed 1585 Broadway as a speculative development in 1989, on the site of the Strand Theatre and another building. Morgan Stanley had expressed interest in the space during construction but ultimately decided against it. When 1585 Broadway was completed in 1990, law firm Proskauer Rose was the only tenant, occupying eleven floors. The Solomons unsuccessfully attempted to attract more tenants and fell into debt, forcing the building into foreclosure in December 1991. The building was taken over by a consortium of banks who sold it to Morgan Stanley in 1993. Morgan Stanley moved into the building after several renovations. Proskauer Rose renovated its own space in 2000 and continued to occupy part of the building until 2010. Afterward, Morgan Stanley expanded into the former Proskauer Rose space and renovated each floor in the mid-2010s.