Image courtesy of Vornado
Current Status: In Planning
Penn 15 Vital Stats
Address: 410 7th Avenue, New York, New York 10001 (Community Board 5)
Type: Commercial
Name: Penn 15
Construction: _
Design Architect: Rafael Vinoly
Executive Architect: _
Developer: Vornado Realty Trust
Builder: _
Height: 1,400 feet (427 meters); _ stories
Total Construction Floor Area: 2,800,000 square feet; 260,203 square meters
Site Area: 79,000 square feet; 7,339 square meters
There are no zoning documents currently available to the public for this development.
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Contact Information
Sean Khorsandi
Executive Director
LANDMARK WEST!
LandmarkWest@LandmarkWest.org
45 West 67th Street New York, NY 10023
212-496-8110
