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The 'New York Times Building' is a nearly completed skyscraper on the west side of Midtown Manhattan, New York. Its chief tenant is The New York Times Company, publisher of the ''The New York Times'', ''The Boston Globe'', the ''International Herald Tribune'', as well as other regional papers. Most of the external construction came to a completion during the second quarter of 2007, and The New York Times began moving into the building in mid April, though the internal projects are not yet completed (i.e. not all the elevators are fully functioning and the external hoist is not yet dismantled).
The project was announced on December 13, 2001, entailing the erection of a 52-story tower on the east side of Eighth Avenue between 40th and 41st Street across from the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Bus Terminal. The site selection represents the further westward expansion of Midtown along Eighth Avenue; a corridor that had seen no construction following the completion in 1989 of One Worldwide Plaza and the completion of the Hearst Tower in 2006. Construction is a joint venture of The Times Company, Forest City Ratner Companies - the Cleveland-based real estate firm constructing redeveloping the Brooklyn Atlantic rail yards, and ING Real Estate.
In addition, the new location keeps the paper in the Times Square area, which was named after the paper following its move to 42nd Street in 1904. The Times Company has most recently been located at 229 West 43rd Street.
The tower, designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop and FXFOWLE Architects, with Gensler providing interior design, is known for its innovative feature where thousands of small ceramic tubes draped horizontally in front of the glass curtain wall, meant to "screen the double glazed, spectrally selective, low-emissivity, full-height glass wall around the building, thus reducing the building's cooling loads."[1] The tower has numerous environmentally sustainable features. Principal among these is a work environment that maximizes natural light, maintaining a connection to the outside. Mechanized shades, working in concert with more than 20,000 dimmable fluorescent fixtures, maintain needed light levels while saving energy and preventing glare.
The tower will rise 748 feet (228 m) from the street to its roof, but the exterior curtain wall will extend 92 feet higher to 840 feet (256 m), and a mast will extend up to 1,046 feet (319 m). The building will have 1.54-million square feet (143,000 square meter) of gross space.
On November 11, 2006, the building reached its pinnacle height of 1,046 ft. (319 m) when the remaining piece of the spire was assembled. The building is currently tied with the Chrysler Building as the second tallest building in New York and the 6th tallest in the United States.
The story of the tower's construction is showcased at Liberty Science Center's new exhibition "Skyscraper! Achievement and Impact", the biggest exhibition ever made about tall buildings. A team from Liberty Science Center followed the construction of the building during two and a half years and created an interactive wall that explain the tower's construction through videos and photographs. A time lapse movie was also created showing the progress of the building through continuous photographs. The materials can be seen at the exhibition.
The New York Times Company will own about 800,000 square feet (74,300 square meter) on the second through the 28th floors and Forest City Ratner and ING Real Estate will own about 600,000 square feet (55,700 square meter) on floors 29 through 50 as well as 20,000 square feet (1,858 square meter) of street-level retail space.
Four law firms have their offices in the building as of August 2007, including Covington & Burling, LLP. Osler is on the 36th floor. Seyfarth Shaw, LLP occupies the 31st-33rd floors. Pepper Hamilton LLP occupies the 37th floor. In 2008, the law firm of Goodwin Procter LLP will move into the building, leasing a total of 7 floors (floors 23-27 from the New York Times and floors 29-30 from FCRC [the 28th floor is a mechanical floor]).
★ List of tallest buildings in New York City
★ The New York Times Building Official Building Web site
★ Forest City Enterprises Developer's Corporate Web site
The 'New York Times Building' is a nearly completed skyscraper on the west side of Midtown Manhattan, New York. Its chief tenant is The New York Times Company, publisher of the ''The New York Times'', ''The Boston Globe'', the ''International Herald Tribune'', as well as other regional papers. Most of the external construction came to a completion during the second quarter of 2007, and The New York Times began moving into the building in mid April, though the internal projects are not yet completed (i.e. not all the elevators are fully functioning and the external hoist is not yet dismantled).
| Contents |
| Background |
| Design |
| Tenants |
| See also |
| External Links |
Background
The project was announced on December 13, 2001, entailing the erection of a 52-story tower on the east side of Eighth Avenue between 40th and 41st Street across from the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Bus Terminal. The site selection represents the further westward expansion of Midtown along Eighth Avenue; a corridor that had seen no construction following the completion in 1989 of One Worldwide Plaza and the completion of the Hearst Tower in 2006. Construction is a joint venture of The Times Company, Forest City Ratner Companies - the Cleveland-based real estate firm constructing redeveloping the Brooklyn Atlantic rail yards, and ING Real Estate.
In addition, the new location keeps the paper in the Times Square area, which was named after the paper following its move to 42nd Street in 1904. The Times Company has most recently been located at 229 West 43rd Street.
Design
The tower, designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop and FXFOWLE Architects, with Gensler providing interior design, is known for its innovative feature where thousands of small ceramic tubes draped horizontally in front of the glass curtain wall, meant to "screen the double glazed, spectrally selective, low-emissivity, full-height glass wall around the building, thus reducing the building's cooling loads."[1] The tower has numerous environmentally sustainable features. Principal among these is a work environment that maximizes natural light, maintaining a connection to the outside. Mechanized shades, working in concert with more than 20,000 dimmable fluorescent fixtures, maintain needed light levels while saving energy and preventing glare.
The tower will rise 748 feet (228 m) from the street to its roof, but the exterior curtain wall will extend 92 feet higher to 840 feet (256 m), and a mast will extend up to 1,046 feet (319 m). The building will have 1.54-million square feet (143,000 square meter) of gross space.
On November 11, 2006, the building reached its pinnacle height of 1,046 ft. (319 m) when the remaining piece of the spire was assembled. The building is currently tied with the Chrysler Building as the second tallest building in New York and the 6th tallest in the United States.
The story of the tower's construction is showcased at Liberty Science Center's new exhibition "Skyscraper! Achievement and Impact", the biggest exhibition ever made about tall buildings. A team from Liberty Science Center followed the construction of the building during two and a half years and created an interactive wall that explain the tower's construction through videos and photographs. A time lapse movie was also created showing the progress of the building through continuous photographs. The materials can be seen at the exhibition.
Tenants
The New York Times Company will own about 800,000 square feet (74,300 square meter) on the second through the 28th floors and Forest City Ratner and ING Real Estate will own about 600,000 square feet (55,700 square meter) on floors 29 through 50 as well as 20,000 square feet (1,858 square meter) of street-level retail space.
Four law firms have their offices in the building as of August 2007, including Covington & Burling, LLP. Osler is on the 36th floor. Seyfarth Shaw, LLP occupies the 31st-33rd floors. Pepper Hamilton LLP occupies the 37th floor. In 2008, the law firm of Goodwin Procter LLP will move into the building, leasing a total of 7 floors (floors 23-27 from the New York Times and floors 29-30 from FCRC [the 28th floor is a mechanical floor]).
The new New York Times headquarters in Times Square
See also
★ List of tallest buildings in New York City
External Links
★ The New York Times Building Official Building Web site
★ Forest City Enterprises Developer's Corporate Web site
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