In addition to designing the master plan for the Manhattan West Development, SOM was the engineer for Five Manhattan West. Image © ATCHAIN
For the second time this week, we can report that a supertall in Manhattan is reaching its peak. One Manhattan West’s concrete superstructure has topped-out 995 feet above Midtown. Brookfield is behind Manhattan West, which will create six buildings and a large public plaza, producing a total seven million square feet of office, residential, and hotel space.
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Soon enough … the curtain-wall exterior will dominate the eastern edge of Hudson Yards. While it’s not as tall as nearby 30 or 35 Hudson Yards, it does share one commonality with the latter. SOM, the internationally famous architecture firm behind One World Trade Center, is responsible for designing both buildings.