The 46-story, 600-foot tall skyscraper has proven to be one of the most striking office towers in lower Manhattan
Also one of the most challenging to design with severe winds, site restrictions, and a small wedge shaped floor plate adding to the building’s structural complexity
DeSimone devised a wind resisting system that consisted of a bundled, braced core coupled with an exterior tube frame
Using a hat truss at the top of the building also allowed for the structure to be constructed for significantly less than the original estimated cost
