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Identification Name Times Square Tower Alternative name 7 Times Square, 1459 Broadway Emporis Building ID 102108
Location
Address as text * ZIP * Block 994 Zone Neighborhood District City State Country
Map and Surrounding Area
Technical Data Height (tip) * Height (architectural) 221.29 m Height (roof) * Floors (above ground) 47 Construction start * Construction end * Gross floor area * Floor-to-floor height * Floor-to-ceiling height * Elevators * Construction costs *
Structure in General Construction type skyscraper Current status  existing [completed] Structural material steel Facade material glass Facade system curtain wall Architectural style modernism
Usages Main usages  commercial office Side usages  shop(s) Facts
Times Square Tower benefits from special zoning which results in uniform floor sizes and panoramic views from every floor. |
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Times Square Tower, along with the Company's project across the street, 5 Times Square, will complete the renaissance of Times Square, New York's newest, most dynamic business location. |
Occupies the site of the famous Times Square Brewery Restaurant, which had to be
relocated nextdoor to 5 Times Square. |
On November 5th, 2004 a glass pane covering two windows on the 46th and 47th floors has collapsed down on the street below (possibly due to gusty winds), falling on a taxi and injuring the driver and the passenger. |
At the beginning of the twentieth century, the lot was occupied by a low-rise building about seven stories tall with a steep-sloped roof. |
Companies involved in this building
Emporis Premium Companies:
Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers (foundation engineering), MANNTECH Building Maintenance Systems (facade maintenance system supplier), Viracon (glass supplier)
architect:
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Other companies:
Boston Properties, Inc., Thornton Tomasetti, Inc., Turner Construction Company, Jenkins & Huntington, Inc., Canron Construction Corp,, Permasteelisa USA, Boston Properties, Inc., Alan G. Davenport Wind Engineering Group BLWTL, Spider, Boston Properties, Inc |
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