Building in Manhattan, New York
The building before the exterior renovations in 2014.
Five Manhattan West is a 16-story building at 450 West 33rd Street in
Hudson Yards ,
Manhattan ,
New York City .
[2] Previously known as Westyard Distribution Center ,
[3] it was designed by
Davis Brody Bond and opened in 1969.
[4]
[5]
The building sits above rail tracks running west from
Penn Station . The portals of the
North River Tunnels and
Empire Connection are beneath the building.
[6]
History
The building opened in 1969.
[4] It is 16 stories tall
[7] and covers about 1.8 million square feet (170,000 m2 ).
[8] In the 1980s, the external structure was painted beige and brown metal siding was added.
[9]
[7] In 2003, cosmetic work was done to the
precast concrete facade.
[10]
Brookfield Properties acquired the property in 2011.
[9] In 2014, Brookfield began a $300 million project to replace the
brutalist architecture concrete exterior with a glass
facade and replace the interior and mechanical systems.
[11] The design work was done by
REX .
[9] When renovation of the building was completed in 2017, it was renamed 5
Manhattan West .
[6] In April 2018, Brookfield obtained a $1.15 billion
mortgage loan secured by the building.
[12]
Tenants
References
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"Five Manhattan West" .
CTBUH Skyscraper Center .
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"Five Manhattan West" .
Brookfield Properties .
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"Westyard Distribution Center" .
Davis Brody Bond .
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a
b Cunningham, Cathy; Grossman, Matt; Cunningham, Cathy (April 13, 2018).
"Brookfield Lands $1.2B Landesbank Loan for 5 Manhattan West" .
Observer Media .
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"Ad giant IPG grows to 280K sf at Brookfield's 5 Manhattan West" .
The Real Deal . January 26, 2015.
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a
b Hughes, C.J. (March 17, 2017).
"Hudson Yards, Meet Your New Neighbor, Manhattan West" .
The New York Times .
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a
b
"Five Manhattan West / REX" . ArchDaily . December 6, 2017. Retrieved February 5, 2024 .
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"REX Unveils Details of Five Manhattan West Development" . ArchDaily . February 10, 2014. Retrieved February 5, 2024 .
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a
b
c
d Kim, Betsy (November 16, 2017).
"Five Manhattan West: Architectural Feat in Renovation and Preservation" .
ALM .
^ Cuozzo, Steve (February 10, 2014).
"It's beast to beauty on 33rd" .
New York Post .
^ Morris, Keiko (February 10, 2014).
" 'Brutalist' Building Set for Yet Another Look" .
The Wall Street Journal .
^ Jordan, John (April 16, 2018).
"Brookfield Lands Refinancing Deal for 5 Manhattan West" .
ALM .
^ Martin, Douglas (May 4, 1995).
"Moving Day At The News" .
The New York Times .
ISSN
0362-4331 .
^ Holusha, John (February 7, 1999).
"Commercial Property / 450 West 33d Street; From Skating on the Ice to Logging On to the Web" .
The New York Times .
ISSN
0362-4331 .
^ Bagli, Charles V. (January 3, 2003).
"Associated Press to Move From Rockefeller Center" .
The New York Times .
ISSN
0362-4331 .
^ SCHRAM, LAUREN ELKIES (August 11, 2014).
"R/GA Moving to Brookfield's 450 West 33rd Street" .
Observer Media .
^ Maurer, Mark (March 27, 2015).
"Financial data firm Markit signs huge lease at 5 Manhattan West" .
The Real Deal .
^ Rothstein, Ethan (June 5, 2017).
"JPMorgan To Expand By 300K SF At Five Manhattan West" .
Bisnow Media .
^ Small, Eddie (September 21, 2017).
"It's official: Amazon is coming to Brookfield's 5 Manhattan West" .
The Real Deal .
^ SCHRAM, LAUREN ELKIES (April 10, 2018).
"Peloton Signs Two Leases Totaling 32K SF at Five Manhattan West" .
Observer Media .
^ Young, Liz (July 20, 2020).
"Whole Foods opens new store at Manhattan West development" .
American City Business Journals .
^ Matsuda, Akiko (November 4, 2020).
"Noom inks 113K-sf sublease at 5 Manhattan West" .
The Real Deal .
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