Random House Tower: Difference between revisions

Random House Tower and Park Imperial
Random House Tower and Park Imperial
	The tower from the southwest
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Apartments, office
Location	1745 Broadway/230 West 56th Street, Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Coordinates	40°45′55″N 73°58′57″W / 40.765341°N 73.982502°W
Construction started	2000
Completed	2003
Cost	$300 Million
Owner	SL Green/Ivanhoé Cambridge/Witkoff/Lehman Brothers (office portion)
Height
Roof	684 ft (208 m)
Top floor	632 ft (193 m)
Technical details
Floor area	860,036 sq ft (79,900.0 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Skidmore, Owings and Merrill and Ismael Leyva
Structural engineer	Thornton Tomasetti

Browse history interactively

← Previous edit Next edit →

Content deleted Content added

VisualWikitext

Inline

Revision as of 16:13, 7 July 2024

The Random House Tower, also known as the Park Imperial Apartments, is a 52-story, 684 ft (208 m)^[1] mixed-use tower in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It is owned by real estate companies SL Green Realty and Ivanhoé Cambridge.

Since its opening, the office portion of the tower has been leased by Random House, a global publishing company. Since 2016, it also has served as the global headquarters for Penguin Random House, its parent company, which was the inspiration for the building's name. On upper floors, above the offices, the tower maintains a luxury apartment complex. The entrance to Penguin Random House is on Broadway, and includes the lower 27 floors. The apartment complex entrance is on West 56th Street.

Description

The complex is on a trapezoidal block between 55th Street and 56th Street and follows the angle of Broadway. It has jagged setbacks to improve the views of Central Park.

The Random House Tower is divided into two parts: the office floors on the 2nd through 26th stories, and the residential floors between the 27th and 51st stories.^[2] The first floor contains 32,000 sq ft (3,000 m²) of retail space.^[3] Separate architects designed each of the sections. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill designed the office portion, which has a steel frame. Ismael Leyva Architects and Adam D. Tihany designed the residential portion, which has a concrete frame. The two sections do not entirely line up, and trusses were built on the 26th and 27th floor to transfer the load.^[4]

The residential section of the tower has 130 apartments. The apartments have ten-foot ceilings, and there are five penthouses of up to 2,970 sq ft (276 m²).^[3] The residential floors are numbered 48-70 for marketing purposes. Among the first tenants were rapper P. Diddy and New York Yankees pitcher Randy Johnson.^[4]

The building has two fluid tuned mass dampers, which are designed to damp building sway. Located on the 50th floor mechanical room, they have 16-inch-thick (41 cm) concrete walls, and measure 20 feet (6.1 m) wide by 70 feet (21 m) long and 12 feet (3.7 m) tall. One tank runs west-east and the other runs north-south.^[2]

History

When the lease of its longtime headquarters at 201 East 50th Street was ending, Random House decided to expand its headquarters and move to a newly built tower. They originally planned in 1998 to build a tower at 45th and Broadway across from its parent company Bertelsmann's headquarters at 1540 Broadway with a neon-lighted skyway across 45th Street connecting them, but after long negotiations the owner of the property withdrew from the plans. Looking for an alternative, the company spoke with various developers, who were already planning apartment buildings, and in 1999 decided for the project of Stephen M. Ross at Broadway and 55th Street, which was already under construction. Subsequently, they assigned architects to develop a new design.^[5]

While the building has functioned as Random House's headquarters ever since, the 2013 newly formed Penguin Random House parent company initially worked from SoHo at 345 and 375 Hudson Street. In 2016, two years before the lease of the Random House Tower would end, the company extended the contract till 2033 and also moved to the tower of its subsidiary. There, Penguin Random House occupies 603,650 sq ft (56,081 m²) and employs 2,400 people.^[3]

Critical reception

Critics have noted that its three main towers give it the impression of being three books (although the architects referred to them as "three sliding crystals").^[6]

References

^ "Random House Tower - The Skyscraper Center". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat – CTBUH. August 22, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Tamboli, Akbar; Tomasetti, Thornton (2005). "Manhattan's Mixed Construction Skyscrapers with Tuned Liquid and Mass" (PDF). Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. pp. 2–3 (PDF pp. 4–5). Retrieved August 8, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c Putzier, Konrad (September 7, 2016). "Penguin Random House signs 604K sf extension at SL Green's 1745 Broadway". The Real Deal. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Random House Tower, New York City". Emporis. Archived from the original on May 14, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
^ Bagli, Charles V. (February 4, 1999). "55th Street Is Said to Be Site For a Random House Tower". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
^ Great Gridlock

External links

[Council_on_Tall_Buildings_and_Urban_Habitat_–_CTBUH_2018_o359-1] "Random House Tower - The Skyscraper Center". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat – CTBUH. August 22, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2024.

[CTBUH_TMD-2] Tamboli, Akbar; Tomasetti, Thornton (2005). "Manhattan's Mixed Construction Skyscrapers with Tuned Liquid and Mass" (PDF). Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. pp. 2–3 (PDF pp. 4–5). Retrieved August 8, 2020.

[trd20160907-3] Putzier, Konrad (September 7, 2016). "Penguin Random House signs 604K sf extension at SL Green's 1745 Broadway". The Real Deal. Retrieved February 14, 2020.

[Emporis-4] "Random House Tower, New York City". Emporis. Archived from the original on May 14, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2020.

[5] Bagli, Charles V. (February 4, 1999). "55th Street Is Said to Be Site For a Random House Tower". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 8, 2020.

[6] Great Gridlock

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2019}}
+{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2020}}
 {{Short description|Skyscraper in Manhattan, New York}}
 {{Infobox building
-| name = Penguin Random House Tower and Park Imperial
+| name = Random House Tower and Park Imperial
 | image = Random-house2.jpg
 | image_size = 250px
 | caption = The tower from the southwest
-| location = 1745 Broadway/230 West 56th Street, New York City
+| location = 1745 [[Broadway (Manhattan)|Broadway]]/230 West 56th Street, [[Manhattan]], New York, U.S.
+| mapframe-wikidata = yes
 | coordinates = {{coord|40.765341|-73.982502|display=inline,title}}
 | status = Completed
@@ Line 15: / Line 16: @@
 | antenna_spire =
 | roof = {{convert|684|ft|m|abbr=on}}
-| top_floor = 52
+| top_floor = {{convert|632|ft|abbr=on}}
 | floor_count =
 | elevator_count =
 | cost = $300 Million
 | floor_area = {{convert|860,036|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
-| architect = [[Skidmore, Owings and Merrill]] and [[Ismael Leyva]]
+| architect = [[Skidmore, Owings and Merrill]] and Ismael Leyva
 | structural_engineer = [[Thornton Tomasetti]]
 | main_contractor =
 | developer =
-| owner = SL Green/[[Ivanhoé Cambridge]]/Witkoff/Lehman Brothers (Office portion)
+| owner = SL Green/[[Ivanhoé Cambridge]]/Witkoff/Lehman Brothers (office portion)
 | management =
 | references =
 }}
-The '''Penguin Random House Tower''', also known as the '''Park Imperial Apartments''', is a 52-story<ref>http://www.aviewoncities.com/buildings/nyc/randomhousetowerandparkimperial.htm</ref> [[mixed-use]] tower in [[New York City]], [[United States]], that is used as the American headquarters of book publisher [[Penguin Random House]] and a luxury apartment complex. The PRH entrance is on [[Broadway (Manhattan)|Broadway]] and goes up to 27 floors, while the apartment complex entrance is on West 56th Street. Rising to 684 ft (208 m), it is the 77th [[list of tallest buildings in New York City|tallest building in New York]].
+The '''Random House Tower''', also known as the '''Park Imperial Apartments''', is a 52-story, {{convert|684|ft|m|abbr=on}}<ref name="Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat – CTBUH 2018 o359">{{cite web | title=Random House Tower - The Skyscraper Center | website=Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat – CTBUH | date=August 22, 2018 | url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/random-house-tower/1500 | access-date=March 9, 2024}}</ref> [[mixed-use]] tower in [[Midtown Manhattan]], [[New York City]]. It is owned by real estate companies [[SL Green Realty]] and [[Ivanhoé Cambridge]].
-Separate architects designed each of the sections. [[Skidmore, Owings & Merrill]] designed the office portion, which has a steel frame. Ismael Leyva Architects and Adam D. Tihany designed the residential portion, which has a concrete frame. The two sections do not entirely line up, and trusses were built on the 26th and 27th floor to transfer the load.
+Since its opening, the office portion of the tower has been leased by [[Random House]], a global publishing company. Since 2016, it also has served as the global headquarters for [[Penguin Random House]], its parent company, which was the inspiration for the building's name. On upper floors, above the offices, the tower maintains a luxury apartment complex. The entrance to Penguin Random House is on [[Broadway (Manhattan)|Broadway]], and includes the lower 27 floors. The apartment complex entrance is on West 56th Street.
-The apartments have three-meter ceilings, and there are five penthouses of up to {{convert|2970|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} in size. Although the apartments start above the 27th floor of the office portion, the residential floors are numbered 48-70 for marketing purposes.  Among the first tenants were [[P. Diddy]] and [[New York Yankees]] pitcher [[Randy Johnson]].<ref>[http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=randomhousetower-newyorkcity-ny-usa Emporis]</ref>
+== Description ==
-At the top of the building are two fluid [[tuned mass damper]]s - the first of their kind in the city{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} - which are designed to damp building sway.  Similar dampers are employed in the [[Citigroup Center]] building, although Citigroup's dampers are made of [[concrete]].  PRH's dampers have capacities of 265,000 and 379,000 liters of water.
+The complex is on a [[trapezoid]]al block between [[55th Street (Manhattan)|55th Street]] and 56th Street and follows the angle of Broadway. It has jagged [[setback (architecture)|setback]]s to improve the views of [[Central Park]].
+The Random House Tower is divided into two parts: the office floors on the 2nd through 26th stories, and the residential floors between the 27th and 51st stories.<ref name="CTBUH TMD">{{cite web|url=https://global.ctbuh.org/resources/papers/download/1730-manhattans-mixed-construction-skyscrapers-with-tuned-liquid-and-mass.pdf|title=Manhattan's Mixed Construction Skyscrapers with Tuned Liquid and Mass|first1=Akbar|last1=Tamboli|first2=Thornton|last2=Tomasetti|date=2005|access-date=2020-08-08|publisher=[[Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat]]|pages=2–3 (PDF pp. 4–5)}}</ref> The first floor contains {{convert|32000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} of retail space.<ref name="trd20160907"/> Separate architects designed each of the sections. [[Skidmore, Owings & Merrill]] designed the office portion, which has a steel frame. Ismael Leyva Architects and Adam D. Tihany designed the residential portion, which has a concrete frame. The two sections do not entirely line up, and trusses were built on the 26th and 27th floor to transfer the load.<ref name="Emporis"/>
-The complex is on a [[trapezoid]]al block between [[55th Street (Manhattan)|55th Street]] and 56th Street and follows the angle of Broadway. It has jagged setbacks, similar in shape to the towers of [[Rockefeller Center]], to improve the views of [[Central Park]].
+The residential section of the tower has 130 apartments. The apartments have ten-foot ceilings, and there are five penthouses of up to {{convert|2970|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}.<ref name="trd20160907"/> The residential floors are numbered 48-70 for marketing purposes. Among the first tenants were rapper [[P. Diddy]] and [[New York Yankees]] pitcher [[Randy Johnson]].<ref name="Emporis">{{Cite web|title=Random House Tower, New York City|publisher=Emporis|url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/100376/random-house-tower-new-york-city-ny-usa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150514121111/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/100376/random-house-tower-new-york-city-ny-usa|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 14, 2015|access-date=August 8, 2020}}</ref>
-Critics have noted that its three main towers give it the impression of being three books (although the architects referred to them as "three sliding crystals").<ref>[http://www.greatgridlock.net/NYC/nyc4a.html#153 Great Gridlock]</ref>
+The building has two fluid [[tuned mass damper]]s, which are designed to damp building sway. Located on the 50th floor mechanical room, they have {{convert|16|in|cm|adj=mid|-thick}} concrete walls, and measure {{convert|20|ft}} wide by {{convert|70|ft}} long and {{convert|12|ft|m}} tall. One tank runs west-east and the other runs north-south.<ref name="CTBUH TMD"/>
-PRH occupies {{convert|645000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}, with the rest housing 130 apartments, as well as {{convert|32000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} of retail space.
+==History==
-In looking to expand its headquarters, [[Random House]] had originally planned to build a tower at 45th and Broadway across from its parent company [[Bertelsmann]]'s headquarters at [[1540 Broadway]] with a neon-lighted [[skyway]] across 45th Street connecting them.<ref>{{cite news | last = Bagli | first = Charles V. | title = 55th Street Is Said to Be Site For a Random House Tower | work = New York Times | date = 1999-02-04 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/04/nyregion/55th-street-is-said-to-be-site-for-a-random-house-tower.html | accessdate = 2009-09-04}}</ref>
+When the lease of its longtime headquarters at 201 East 50th Street was ending, Random House decided to expand its headquarters and move to a newly built tower. They originally planned in 1998 to build a tower at 45th and Broadway across from its parent company [[Bertelsmann]]'s headquarters at [[1540 Broadway]] with a neon-lighted [[skyway]] across 45th Street connecting them, but after long negotiations the owner of the property withdrew from the plans. Looking for an alternative, the company spoke with various developers, who were already planning apartment buildings, and in 1999 decided for the project of Stephen M. Ross at Broadway and 55th Street, which was already under construction. Subsequently, they assigned architects to develop a new design.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bagli|first=Charles V.|date=February 4, 1999|title=55th Street Is Said to Be Site For a Random House Tower|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/04/nyregion/55th-street-is-said-to-be-site-for-a-random-house-tower.html|access-date=August 8, 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
+While the building has functioned as Random House's headquarters ever since, the 2013 newly formed Penguin Random House parent company initially worked from [[SoHo, Manhattan|SoHo]] at 345 and 375 Hudson Street. In  2016, two years before the lease of the Random House Tower would end, the company extended the contract till 2033 and also moved to the tower of its subsidiary. There, Penguin Random House occupies {{convert|603,650|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} and employs 2,400 people.<ref name="trd20160907">{{cite news|last=Putzier|first=Konrad|title=Penguin Random House signs 604K sf extension at SL Green's 1745 Broadway|work=[[The Real Deal (magazine)|The Real Deal]]|url=https://therealdeal.com/2016/09/07/penguin-random-house-signs-604k-sf-extension-at-sl-greens-1745-broadway/|date=September 7, 2016|access-date=February 14, 2020}}</ref>
-==See also==
-*[[List of tallest buildings in New York City]]
+==Critical reception==
+Critics have noted that its three main towers give it the impression of being three books (although the architects referred to them as "three sliding crystals").<ref>[http://www.greatgridlock.net/NYC/nyc4a.html#153 Great Gridlock]</ref>
 ==References==
@@ Line 51: / Line 55: @@
 ==External links==
-*[http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=randomhousetower-newyorkcity-ny-usa Emporis profile]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070221003532/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=randomhousetower-newyorkcity-ny-usa Emporis profile]
 *[http://www.cityrealty.com/nyc/manhattan/the-park-imperial-230-west-56th-street/14603 Park Imperial] at CityRealty
 *[http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=1646 Skyscaperpage.com profile]
 *[http://wirednewyork.com/skyscrapers/random_house/ Wirednewyork profile]
 *[http://www.in-arch.net/NYC/nyc4a.html#153 in-Arch.net: profile and information]
+{{Midtown North, Manhattan}}
 {{Broadway (Manhattan)}}
-[[Category:Buildings and structures completed in 2003]]
-[[Category:Skyscraper office buildings in Manhattan]]
 [[Category:Apartment buildings in New York City]]
-[[Category:Residential skyscrapers in Manhattan]]
-[[Category:Media company headquarters in the United States]]
-[[Category:Random House]]
-[[Category:Skidmore, Owings & Merrill buildings]]
-[[Category:Midtown Manhattan]]
 [[Category:Broadway (Manhattan)]]
+[[Category:Buildings and structures completed in 2003]]
+[[Category:Mass media company headquarters in the United States]]
+[[Category:Midtown Manhattan]]
 [[Category:Penguin Random House]]
+[[Category:Random House]]
+[[Category:Residential skyscrapers in Manhattan]]
+[[Category:Skidmore, Owings & Merrill buildings]]
+[[Category:Skyscraper office buildings in Manhattan]]
+[[Category:Residential buildings completed in 2003]]