200 West Street
- Architects
- Henry N. Cobb Pei Cobb Freed & Partners
- Year
- 2009
- Style
- Postmodernism
- City
- Manhattan, NY
200 West Street is the global headquarters of Goldman Sachs in Battery Park City, a 749-foot, 44-story tower designed by Henry N. Cobb of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners with Adamson Associates Architects. Construction began in 2005 after New York City and state officials offered Goldman Sachs large subsidies to fund the project, and workers began moving in during late 2009, with the project finished the next year at a cost of $2.1 billion. It is the tallest building in Battery Park City and the only office tower in the neighborhood north of Brookfield Place.
the building
A troubled build. Construction was marked by serious incidents, including a falling load that paralyzed an architect and a falling pane of glass. Despite the setbacks, the tower opened on schedule for occupancy in late 2009 and was completed in 2010.
Green credentials. The building received a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) gold certification, a distinction for a tower of its scale built for a single corporate tenant.
the style
The building's postmodern design gives it a sculpted, faceted profile distinct from the glass curtain walls of its Lower Manhattan neighbors, including the adjacent World Trade Center and Verizon Building.
More on Postmodernismthe architect
Henry N. Cobb of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners designed the tower, working alongside Adamson Associates Architects on the project.
significance
As the tallest building within Battery Park City, 200 West Street anchors the neighborhood's northern edge and stands as the headquarters that brought Goldman Sachs's workforce into Lower Manhattan after $2.1 billion in construction backed by public subsidies.
nearby
- Barclay-Vesey Building
- One World Trade Center
- Brookfield Place
- 1 World Trade Center
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