While specifics surrounding the platform covering the former pit under Brookfield’s Manhattan West are exquisitely explained in various informational videos, details regarding the actual office towers have been harder to come by. Now, per a new building permit filed at the DOB, YIMBY can bring the latest word on 401 Ninth Avenue, which — at just a hair over 300 meters — will officially rank as a supertall.
The 69-story building will stand 995 feet to its pinnacle, with interiors spanning 1,644,660 square feet. While the total size is not surprising, the floor-count is roughly the same as the shorter residential tower that will rise around the corner. The height discrepancy comes from the larger ceilings for the office tower, which will house Class-A space.
SOM is designing all of the site’s buildings, and Brookfield has chosen a restrained aesthetic for its mega-development, apparently ignoring the more daring designs coming to Related’s Hudson Yards, which will feature several architects working in sync. While the streamlined appearance of Manhattan West will not be bad, the site’s basic massing will keep its profile on the skyline relatively low.
At 995 feet, 1 Manhattan West will still rank as one of the tallest buildings in New York City, standing just ten feet shy of One57, or roughly two dozen feet above 150 Greenwich Street. If it weren’t for the multiple projects of over 1,000 feet rising just to the west, Brookfield’s site would become the visual anchor for the Far West Side, but instead, its towers will be reduced to relative filler.
While construction on Manhattan West’s residential tower is imminent, anchor tenants must be secured before the office components can rise, and so far, none have been confirmed.
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