Five Manhattan West | |
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General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Office and Retail |
Address | 450 West 33rd Street |
Coordinates | 40°45′11″N 73°59′58″W / 40.75306°N 73.99944°W |
Completed | 1969 |
Height | |
Roof | 995 ft (303 m)[1] |
Technical details | |
Floor area | 1,800,000 square feet (170,000 m2) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Davis Brody Bond |
Developer | Brookfield Properties Qatar Investment Authority |
Engineer | Cosentini Associates |
Structural engineer | Skidmore, Owings and Merrill |
Main contractor | AECOM Tishman Construction |
Five Manhattan West is a 16-story building at 450 West 33rd Street in Hudson Yards, Manhattan, New York City.[2] Previously known as Westyard Distribution Center,[3] it was designed by Davis Brody Bond and opened in 1969.[4][5]
The building sits above rail tracks running west from Penn Station. The portals of the North River Tunnels and Empire Connection are beneath the building.[6]
The building opened in 1969.[4] It is 16 stories tall[7] and covers about 1.8 million square feet (170,000 m2).[8] In the 1980s, the external structure was painted beige and brown metal siding was added.[9][7] In 2003, cosmetic work was done to the precast concrete facade.[10]
Brookfield Properties acquired the property in 2011.[9] In 2014, Brookfield began a $300 million project to replace the brutalist architecture concrete exterior with a glass facade and replace the interior and mechanical systems.[11] The design work was done by REX.[9] When renovation of the building was completed in 2017, it was renamed 5 Manhattan West.[6] In April 2018, Brookfield obtained a $1.15 billion mortgage loan secured by the building.[12]