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Designing for the future Foster + Partners began development work on the building in 2018, creating a design inspired by New York City’ s grid system and the tradition and grandeur of the original building.
Challenging conditions at the site led to the innovative fan-column structure and triangular bracing that lifts the building approximately 80 feet off the ground while still integrating its foundations with the complex train infrastructure beneath the city.
“ This is a somewhat unusual tower,” says Foster + Partners Founder and Executive Chairman, Lord Norman Foster.“ It’ s different, and it’ s different for positive reasons.”
One of those reasons is the commitment to sustainability and employee wellbeing that drove the project. The building is the largest allelectric tower in New York with net zero emissions, according to JPMorganChase.
“ The tower is hydro-powered to minimise its carbon footprint,” adds Foster.“ The unique cantilevered structure, clad in bronze, delivers two and a half times the amount of public space at the base, including a garden, than its predecessor.
“ The unparalleled range of venues and leisure activities, couple to tall spaces with generous natural light and high levels of fresh filtered air( twice that of building codes) combine to set new standards of wellbeing. It is the workplace of the future designed for today.”
74 December 2025