The United Nations Headquarters were constructed in New York City in 1949 and 1950 beside the East River, on land purchased from the New York real estate developer of the time, William Zeckendorf. This purchase was arranged by Nelson Rockefeller, after an offer of placing it on the Rockefeller family estate of Kykuit was rejected as being too far from Manhattan. The 8.5$ million purchase was then funded by his father, John D. Rockefeller, Jr; who donated it to the City. The architect for the building was the real estate firm of Wallace Harrison, the personal architectural adviser for the family.
United Nations Headquarters is a complex in New York City that served as the headquarters of the United Nations since it was finished in 1950. It's located in Turtle Bay, on the east side of Midtown Manhattan, overlooking the East River. Even though it is in New York City, the land by the United Nations Headquarters is considered international territory.
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