New York’s Newest Iconic Office Tower Touted Second Tallest Office Building in City

A ribbon cutting celebrated the historic opening of One Vanderbilt, New York City’s newest iconic skyscraper. The building abuts Grand Central Terminal and is now the second tallest office tower in New York City. AECOM Tishman served as construction manager on the 1,401-foot office tower in Midtown East. The firm completed the project ahead of schedule and under budget.

One Vanderbilt features 1.7 million square feet of space and includes a transit hall with direct access to Grand Central and a 14,000-square-foot public plaza at the base. The super-tall structure was built with over 26,000 tons of U.S. steel and 74,000 cubic yards of concrete. In 2017, AECOM Tishman completed the continuous pour of 8,438 tons of concrete over a span of nineteen hours at One Vanderbilt, the largest-ever continuous pour of concrete in Manhattan.

At the height of construction, over 1,200 workers were onsite at a given time. The project also employed over 50 subcontractors.

Fast Facts

• Construction at One Vanderbilt created over 3,400 temporary constructions jobs and 1,800 spillover jobs
• The project took over 4 million man hours to complete
• The structure includes 5,490 tons of rebar and 905,000 square feet of exterior wall
• One Vanderbilt includes 581,667 square feet of glass, which is equivalent to 10 football fields
• One Vanderbilt includes 5,675 individual stairs