Much like the Hudson Yards today, the towers around Grand Central were built above railyards. This building will be no different.
https://www.som.com/projects/union_c...n_headquarters
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UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION HEADQUARTERS
Because of its location, the 52-story tower could have no basement under most of its bulk, and its column-footings had to be poured between active rail tracks.
To counteract train vibrations — more than 500 trains passed by each day — all columns were set on vibration pads. Moreover, SOM designed the building
so an underground pedestrian passage to Grand Central could be installed.
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https://www.american-rails.com/gct.html
277 Park
Mike Robbins
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This view is of the Grand Central Terminal platform tracks that were exposed during the early construction phase of the new Chemical Bank building
located at 277 Park Avenue in New York City, ca 1962, Houser Collection.
...This is an interesting scene showing the on-going demolition with workers present while the trains keep on operating.
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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexpe.../grandcentral/
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexpe...al-air-rights/
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Air Rights
Grand Central's builders pioneered the concept of air rights. Engineer William Wilgus called it "taking wealth from the air." Once the New York Central's tracks were electrified
and buried below street level, the space above was leased to real estate developers to pay for the entire project.
Today, few who walk north on Park Avenue in New York City realized the tracks are below them.
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Last edited by NYguy; Mar 5, 2018 at 6:09 AM.
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