The New York Times Building is a striking 52-story skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, standing 1,046 feet tall and serving as the headquarters for the New York Times Company. Designed by Renzo Piano and Fox & Fowle, its distinctive facade features a glass curtain wall shielded by ceramic rods to deflect heat and glare, and it was constructed as a green building with a cruciform steel frame. The site was originally slated for a merchandise mart in the 1980s and 1990s, but the Times Company proposed its headquarters there in 1999, with construction completed in 2007 at a cost of over $1 billion. The lower floors house a lobby, retail space, and the Times newsroom surrounding an enclosed garden, while the upper floors are leased as office space. As of 2025, it is tied with the Chrysler Building as the thirteenth-tallest building in New York City, and its ownership has evolved through developers like Forest City Ratner and ING Real Estate, with Brookfield Properties now operating the upper floors.