270 Park Avenue
Update
06/10/24
Facade Installation Continues at 270 Park Avenue
General contractor, Tishman Construction, curtainwall specialist, New Hudson Facades, and steel erector + crane operator, NYC Constructors, are still attaching facade panels to the topped-out, steel superstructure of 270 Park Avenue in East Midtown. The colossal, 70-story supertall, is being developed in-house by multinational investment bank, , to house its new corporate headquarters.
Designed by , 270 Park will total over 2.5 million square feet and contain office space for approximately 15,000 employees. Coming as a significant upgrade, the tower is being constructed as a replacement for the 707-foot-tall, Union Carbide Building (now demolished), which housed the company's previous head office, and only 3,500 people.
But the tower hasn't just been designed with size in mind. The team also envisions the project as being the next poster child for sustainable buildings. According to Foster + Partners, "270 Park will be New York City’s largest all-electric skyscraper with net-zero operational emissions and will be 100% powered by renewable energy sourced from a New York State hydroelectric plant."
The building will also boast a number of cutting-edge features and systems that will contribute to its net-zero goal. Included in the list are outdoor terraces with natural green space, intelligent sensors and AI to respond and adapt to energy demands, water reuse systems that will reduce water usage by more than 40%, and automatic solar shades that are integrated with the HVAC systems to reduce energy consumption.
Taking up a full city block, 270 Park Avenue will undoubtedly dominate the East Midtown skyline when construction wraps up in 2025.
