200 West Street

200 West Street
(Goldman Sachs Tower)
as seen from the Hudson River (2010)
Map
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice
LocationBattery Park City, Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Coordinates40°42′53″N 74°00′52″W / 40.71472°N 74.01444°W / 40.71472; -74.01444
Construction started2005[1]
Completed2009[1]
Opening2010[1]
Cost$2.1 billion
OwnerGoldman Sachs
Height
Roof749 ft (228 m)[2]
Technical details
Floor count44
Floor area2,099,985 sq ft (195,095.0 m2)
Lifts/elevators53
Design and construction
Architect(s)Henry N. Cobb of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, with Adamson Associates Architects[3]
DeveloperGoldman Sachs
Structural engineerHalcrow Yolles
Main contractorTishman Construction Corporation

200 West Street is the global headquarters of the Goldman Sachs investment banking firm in the Battery Park City neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. The building is a 749-foot-tall (228 m), 44-story building located on West Street, between Vesey and Murray Streets in Lower Manhattan. It is adjacent to Brookfield Place and the Conrad Hotel, the Verizon Building, and the World Trade Center. It is the only office building in Battery Park City north of Brookfield Place, and it is also the tallest building located within Battery Park City.

The skyscraper was designed by Henry N. Cobb of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, with Adamson Associates Architects. Construction commenced in 2005 after New York City and state government officials gave Goldman Sachs large subsidies to fund the project. There were several incidents during construction, including a falling load that paralyzed an architect as well as a falling pane of glass. Workers started moving into 200 West Street in late 2009 and the project was completed the next year at a cost of $2.1 billion. The building received a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) gold certification.

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