One Penn Plaza.
is a
skyscraper in
New York City, located between
33rd and
34th Streets, west of
Seventh Avenue, and adjacent to
Pennsylvania Station and
Madison Square Garden. It is the tallest building in the
Pennsylvania Plaza complex of office buildings, hotels, and entertainment facilities.
The skyscraper was designed by
Kahn & Jacobs and completed in 1972. It reaches 750 feet (229 m) with 57 floors. The tower has three
setbacks at 7th, 14th, and 55th floors. From its location on the west side of
Manhattan, most south, west and north-facing tenants have unobstructed views of the
Hudson River.
thumb|left|From the westThe building has 14 entrances and 44 elevators in seven banks. An underground
parking garage provides 695 spaces for cars and is accessible from both 33rd and 34th Streets. Direct passageways at each end of the building provide underground connections to the
Long Island Rail Road concourse of Pennsylvania Station, which is located one block to the south. The ground floor is leased to several commercial tenants, including the top floor of a , four-story
K-Mart store, and a restaurant.
thumb|right|Location next to Madison Square Garden A public plaza and fountain are located on the west end of the building. Unlike traditional fountains, steam is dispensed in the winter and fog is dispensed in the summer to prevent water from splashing out during gusty wind conditions.
One Penn Plaza is built with
structural steel and
concrete, with grey solar glass and
anodized aluminum on the outside walls. There are plans to install a
cogeneration plant in 2009.
One Penn Plaza is currently owned by
Vornado Realty Trust. It was previously owned by Helmsley-Spear Inc., and the building was sold by
Leona Helmsley and her partners for $420 million in the late 1990s.
See also
