Goldman Sachs New World Headquarters

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building_name= Goldman Sachs New World Headquarters


caption=Goldman Sachs New World Headquarters under construction
location= flagicon|USA New York City, New York, USA
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status = Under construction
groundbreaking = 2006
completion = 2009
opening =
use = Office
antenna_spire = 366 m(1,200 ft)
roof = 225.5 m(740 ft)
top_floor =
floor_count = 44
elevator_count = 53 [http://www.vdassoc.com/projects/OFFICES-One.Bryant.Park.html One Bryant Park] . Van Deusen & Associates. Retrieved on 2007-12-13.]
cost =
floor_area =
architect = Robert Woo
engineer = Severud Associates
contractor = Tishman Construction Corporation
developer = Goldman Sachs
owner = Goldman SachsThe Goldman Sachs New World Headquarters building is a 740-ft tall, 43-story building under construction in the Battery Park City neighborhood in New York City. The Goldman Sachs building is being constructed on the Site 26 parcel, located on West Street, between Vesey and Murray Streets. It is adjacent to the World Financial Center and the Embassy Suites hotel, across the street from the Verizon Building, and diagonally opposite the World Trade Center site and the Freedom Tower.

The Goldman Sachs building is designed by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, and will be a LEED-certified green building. The project has received $1 billion in Liberty Bonds, which provide tax-free financing. [cite news |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9405EFDD133BF934A25757C0A9629C8B63 |title=Despite Its Jersey City Tower, Goldman Sachs Commits to One in Lower Manhattan |date=April 17, 2004 |author=Bagli, Charles V. |publisher=The New York Times] It is expected to open in late 2008 or 2009, when Goldman's lease expires at One New York Plaza and at 85 Broad Street. [cite news |url=http://www.downtownexpress.com/de_52/golmansachsunveils.html |title=Goldman Sachs unveils B.P.C. tower design |publisher=Downtown Express |date=May 7, 2004 |author=Rogers, Josh]

Construction

On December 14, 2007, a nylon sling on a crane failed, sending a 7-ton load falling to the ground. It crushed two trailers on the ground and an architect inside. [cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/15/nyregion/15accident.html?_r=1&oref=slogin|publisher=The New York Times|title=7-Ton Load Falls Near Ground Zero|author=Christine Hauser|date=2007-12-15|accessdate=2008-05-20] The architect, Robert Woo, may never walk again. [cite news|publisher=The New York Post|url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/12162007/news/regionalnews/metal_fall_victim_may_never_walk_441612.htm|title='METAL FALL' VICTIM MAY NEVER WALK|author=Georgett Roberts|date=2007-12-16|accessdate=2008-05-20] Work at the site was halted for several days for safety violations. [cite news|publisher=The New York Times|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/16/nyregion/16crane.html?fta=y|date=2007-12-16|accessdate=2008-05-20|title=Most Work to Resume at Goldman Site]

The project was halted by New York City officials after a construction accident occurred on May 17, 2008. A 30" x 30" piece of steel fell eighteen stories onto a neighboring baseball field that was in use by children, though no one was injured. The City issued a Stop Work Order and cited the general contractor, Tishman Construction, for five violations. [" [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/05/18/2008-05-18_sachs_site_rains_steel_on_ballfield-2.html Sachs site rains steel on baseball field] ", Veronika Belenkaya, Carrie Melago, Rich Shapiro. "New York Daily News", May 18, 2008.]

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