 Taconic bought the 1.098-million-square-foot building () for $172.05 million, which amounted to $185 a foot when property was selling in Manhattan for $500 a foot.Other appeals of the building are its 16- to ceilings and floor plans as well as the naming rights.Taconic had announced plans to dramatically change in the facade in which a curtain wall designed by Cookfox is to be built.