Bank of America Tower

The Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park is a 1,200 ft skyscraper in the Midtown area
of Manhattan in New York City. It is located on Avenue of the Americas, between 42 nd and
43rd streets, opposite Bryant Park.
Height: 366m
Floors: 55 (1- 51 tenant floors | 52 55 mechanical space)
Construction Time: 2004 2010
Cost: 1 billion USD
Architect: Rick Cook ( Cook + Fox Architects, LLP)
Location: New York, NY
Client: Bank of America at One Bryant Park, LLP, a joint venture between The Dust
Organization and Bank of America
Size: 2,100,000 sf
Executive Architect: Adamson Associates Architects
Mechanical Engineer: Jaros, Baum & Bolles
Structural Engineer: Severud Assoiates
Architectural Style: Deconstructivism, High tech architecture
Sustainability: One Bryant Park is recognized as one of the most environmentally advanced
skyscrapers in the world.

One Bryant Park

The 2.35 million square foot, 51-story office tower was completed in 2010. The Bank of
America Tower at One Bryant Park houses Bank of Americas global corporate and
investment banking businesses, The Durst Organizations corporate headquarters and
several other prestigious tenants. Setting a new standard in sustainable commercial
construction, this tower was the first skyscraper in North America to achieve LEED Platinum
and ranks among the most environmentally advanced skyscrapers in the world. Building
features include an urban garden room, a 4.6 megawatt combined heat and power plant, an
ice cooling system, a building-wide water reclamation system, green roofs that utilize
compost from tenant cafeteria waste, state-of-the-art advanced air filtration for exceptional
indoor air quality, destination dispatch elevator control and dedicated backup emergency
generators.

Major Tenants:
Bank of America
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
The Durst Organization

Amenities
PUBLIC SPACE
Three times the public circulation space required by zoning

New glass-enclosed dual-stair subway entrance at 42nd Street and Avenue of the
Americas
Widened sidewalks
Urban Garden Room at 43rd Street and Avenue of the Americas, serving as an indoor
extension of Bryant Park and Grace Plaza
THROUGH-BLOCK PEDESTRIAN PASSAGE
Through-block public passageway connecting 42nd and 43rd streets features
Broadway-inspired programming and attractions
Stephen Sondheim Theatre
(formerly known as Henry Millers Theatre)
DESIGN INTENT
To create a state-of-the-art Broadway playhouse that captures the intimacy of the
original Henry Millers Theatre and invokes its design intent and spirit
To captivate present-day audiences with excellent sightlines, spacious and accessible
audience amenities and a newly configured auditorium
RESTORATION AND RECONSTRUCTION HIGHLIGHTS
50,000 square foot reconstructed theater
Seating capacity increased to 1,000
Neo-Georgian landmarked faade of original 1918 Allen, Ingalls & Hoffmandesigned
theater preserved and restored
Restoration and reconstruction of the historic oval reception room, doors and
decorative plasterwork, and incorporation of salvaged elements into the new design
Fully ADAaccessible, including approximately 20 wheelchair viewing positions and a
spacious box office lobby
Three times the number of female toilets required by code
Incorporation of a large lobby bar at the orchestra level, a bar/caf on the ground
floor level, and a restaurant at an upper mezzanine within one building
Fully functional fly-tower and scenic loading facilities
Operated by Roundabout Theatre
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