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One Vanderbilt May Offer Sky-High Observation Deck

FEBRUARY 20, 2015
DANA SCHULZ

When we talk about One Vanderbilt we typically focus on the base of the building — how it relates to its neighbor Grand Central and how it interacts with the planned public plaza in Vanderbilt Corridor. But at a presentation last night about the project, hosted by Openhousenewyork and put on by Jamie van Klemperer, president of Kohn Pedersen Fox (the project’s architect), we learned some exciting new details about the top of the 68-story, 1,514-foot zigzag building.

The four-part, contrapuntal structure will feature a transparent topper, which is currently envisioned as a public event space and observatory. And since One Vanderbilt will clock in as the third tallest office tower in the city, this look-out spot could possibly sit higher than that at One World Trade Center, which offers views at 1,250 feet above ground. Specific renderings of the top of the tower haven’t yet been released, and the architects note that the use is subject to change, but for now more information and renderings for the project are available here:

One Vanderbilt: New Images of Midtown East’s Zigzag Supertower