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Old Posted Sep 2, 2008, 7:38 PM
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Smile NEW YORK | 555 West 33rd St - World Product Centre | 1,011 FT / 308 M | 60 FLOORS

World Product Centre

1.5 Million Sq Feet Tower

Part of Manhattan's Far West Side Redevelopment

Opening: Winter 2013??


ARCHITECTS:

KOHN PEDERSON FOX ARCHITECTS (Exterior)

FXFOWLE ARCHITECTS (Interior)






World Products Centre will include up to 1.5 million square feet of exhibition and meeting space in the 60-story, LEED certified, building. The building is designed with a "diagrid" structural framing system to create column free interior floor plans allowing for maximum flexibility in the interior configurations. Elevator service in the building will include high-speed service from the building lobby to a sky lobby for tenants on the upper floors of the building. Energy efficient building systems will support all internal functions providing Licensees and Attendees with a high level of comfort, flexibility, and maximum efficiency in the operations of their spaces.




MTA Subway extension

The 7-train extension project, serving the redevelopment of the Hudson Yards area, contains plans to house a subway stop directly underneath World Product Centre.





World Product Centre site - former Copacabana (pink building)

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Last edited by Lecom; Sep 19, 2008 at 11:35 PM. Reason: Corrected feet to meter conversion
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