Render courtesy of Inhabitat
Current Status: Completed
Bank of America Tower Vital Stats
Address: One Bryant Park, aka 1111 Avenue of the Americas (Community Board 5)
Type: Commercial and Office Buildings
Name: Bank of America Tower
Construction: Begun 2004; Completed 2009
Design Architect: COOKFOX Architects
Executive Architect: Adamson Associate Architects
Engineer: Severud Associates
Developer: Durst Organization
Builder: Tishman Construction Corporation
Height: 1,200 feet, (365.8 Meters); 55 Stories
Total Construction Floor Area: 2,099,985 square feet; 195,095 square meters
Site Area: 87,863 square feet; 8,162.7 square meters
Density: ___
Filed prior to July 2009, there are no Zoning Diagrams scanned for this project.
Superlatives:
Loopholes Exploited: This building includes a Privately Owned Public Space (POPS) called the Urban Garden Room on 43rd Street and 6th Avenue
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Sean Khorsandi
Executive Director
LANDMARK WEST!
LandmarkWest@LandmarkWest.org
45 West 67th Street New York, NY 10023
212-496-8110
