With the recent opening of the 1,401-ft-tall One Vanderbilt Avenue, New York City’s supertall office building stats are on the rise. The tower, located on East 42nd Street next to Grand Central Terminal, is the second tallest office building in New York City, after the 1,776-ft-tall One World Trade Center. It is the third tallest in North America, trailing the 1,453-ft Willis Tower in Chicago. Globally, it is the 11th tallest office building. The tallest is the 1,965-ft Ping An Finance Center in Shenzen, China.
One Vanderbilt opened on Sept. 14, after receiving its temporary certificate of occupancy on Sept. 11. It was completed ahead of schedule and under budget, says Matt Lawyue, a spokesman for the developer, SL Green Realty Corp. However, Lawyue declines to be more specific about the numbers.