Hearst Tower (Manhattan) Building

Address: 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019, USA

Website: https://www.hearst.com

Hours: Lobby Mon-Fri 8:00am-6:00pm; tower closed to casual visitors

Admission: Free (public lobby); tower is private offices

Hearst Tower in Manhattan is a mixed-use office building that pairs a 1928 limestone base with a modern glass-and-steel tower addition designed by Norman Foster. The tower portion was completed in 2006 and serves as headquarters space for the Hearst Corporation.

Visitors and passersby encounter a distinctive diagrid pattern on the tower’s facade and a ground-level atrium open to the public. Office floors rise above the historic base; the project is often noted for combining preservation of the original building with a contemporary vertical addition.

The site began with the street-level building constructed in 1928 to house Hearst’s magazine operations; the new tower was added decades later to provide expanded office space and modern systems. The combination preserved the original exterior while adding a new high-rise volume.

The building occupies a Midtown Manhattan block on West 57th Street near Columbus Circle, within the dense midtown business and cultural district.

• Public atrium: A publicly accessible ground-floor atrium provides seating and retail uses and can be viewed without entering the office areas above.

What to See#

• 1928 base: The original low-rise limestone building dating from 1928 that remains at street level and contains the building entrance and some historic interiors.
• Foster-designed tower: A glass-and-steel office tower completed in the mid-2000s featuring a distinctive diagrid facade and contemporary office floors above the historic base.

From Midtown Manhattan, the tower is a short walk from Columbus Circle and the southwest corner of Central Park. Subway: take the A/C/B/D/1 to 59th Street-Columbus Circle and walk east on 57th Street about 6-8 minutes. From the southeast, the N/Q/R/W to 57th Street-Seventh Avenue is a similar walk. Street parking is limited; public transit or a cab is recommended.

• Visit the lobby in daylight to appreciate the diagrid columns and the 1928 base details-photography is easiest then.
• Ask the security desk about any temporary public installations; the ground-floor atrium sometimes hosts exhibitions.
• Combine a visit with Lincoln Center or the Museum of Arts and Design-both are within a 10-15 minute walk.