200 West Street
40°42′53″N 74°00′52″W / 40.71472°N 74.01444°W
| Goldman Sachs Tower | |
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 200 West Street as seen from the Hudson River | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Office |
| Location | New York, New York, USA |
| Construction started | 2005[1] |
| Completed | 2010 |
| Opening | 2009 |
| Owner | Goldman Sachs |
| Height | |
| Roof | 740 ft (230 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 44 |
| Lifts/elevators | 53 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Pei Cobb Freed & Partners |
| Developer | Goldman Sachs |
| Structural engineer | Halcrow Yolles |
| Main contractor | Tishman Construction Corporation |
The Goldman Sachs Tower also known as 200 West Street, is the global headquarters of Goldman Sachs located in Lower Manhattan. The building is a 740-foot-tall (230 m), 43-story building that opened in October 2009 in the Battery Park City neighborhood of Manhattan. It is located on West Street, between Vesey and Murray Streets. It is adjacent to the World Financial Center and the Conrad Hotels, across the street from the Verizon Building, and diagonally opposite the World Trade Center site and One World Trade Center.
The skyscraper was designed by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, and received a Leed Gold certification.
Features
The building features an environmentally friendly raised floor underfloor air system. Conditioned air for the occupants is provided by multiple environmental air towers located in the tenant space that deliver 62 °F (17 °C) air into a raised access floor plenum. This underfloor air system provides users with the ability to control their own space temperature as well as improving the ventilation effectiveness. When building churn occurs, workstation moves can be performed more easily with lower cost and less product waste.
Construction
Construction on the building's foundation began in 2005 and faced various construction problems before completion in late 2009.[1] On December 14, 2007, a nylon sling on a crane failed, sending a 7-ton load falling to the ground. It crushed two trailers on the ground and an architect inside.[2] The architect, Robert Woo, may never walk again.[3] Work at the site was halted for several days for safety violations.[4]
The project was halted by New York City officials after a construction accident occurred on May 17, 2008. A 30-by-30-inch (760 mm × 760 mm) piece of steel fell eighteen stories onto a neighboring baseball field that was in use by children, though no one was injured. The City issued a Stop Work Order and cited the general contractor, Tishman Construction, for five violations.[5] Work resumed in the months thereafter.
The first employees arrived in October 2009. The building occupies 2,100,000 square feet (200,000 m2) and features six large trading floors.[1] Goldman Sachs headquarters were previously at 85 Broad street, and main trading floor was previously at One New York Plaza[6]
Financing
Built in the area affected by the 9/11 attacks, the project was awarded $1 billion in Liberty Bonds.[7] A $5 million, 80-foot-long (24 m) by 23-foot-high (7.0 m) mural was created for the entrance lobby by artist Julie Mehretu.[8]
Gallery
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Under construction in 2007. -
Left to right: 4 World Financial Center, 200 West Street, 3 WFC -
View from West Street
See also
References
- Notes
- ^ a b c Craig, Susanne (April 16, 2010). "Goldman Sachs's New Palace Creates Princes, Serfs". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ Christine Hauser (2007-12-15). "7-Ton Load Falls Near Ground Zero". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
- ^ Georgett Roberts (2007-12-16). "'METAL FALL' VICTIM MAY NEVER WALK". The New York Post. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
- ^ "Most Work to Resume at Goldman Site". The New York Times. 2007-12-16. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
- ^ Sachs site rains steel on baseball field, Veronika Belenkaya, Carrie Melago, Rich Shapiro. New York Daily News, May 18, 2008.
- ^ / http://www.businessinsider.com/goldman-sachs-kills-the-express-elevator-to-the-equity-trading-floor-at-one-new-york-plaza-2009-12
- ^ Bagli, Charles V. (April 17, 2004). "Despite Its Jersey City Tower, Goldman Sachs Commits to One in Lower Manhattan". The New York Times.
- ^ Tomkins, Calvin (March 29, 2010). "Big Art, Big Money". The New Yorker.