New Goldman Sachs Headquarters

August 21, 2009 - New York

Famously averse to publicity, Goldman has said almost nothing about the $2.4 billion headquarters it is building in New York City, since the project was announced four years ago.

The fact that Goldman Sachs has permitted no one to speak on the record about the project, has only added to the curiosity and eagerness.

The 43-storey glass and steel tower located on West Street between Vesey and Murray Streets is expected to open later this year.

When it does, it will house more than 9,000 employees in 2.1 billion sq ft of space.

Designed by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, the LEED Gold building will have six high tech trading floors, thirty floors of office space and three floors of meeting and amenity space on the lower floors.

The heart of the building, will be what Mr. Cobb called a kind of living room for Goldman on the 10th through 12th floors, where exercise, dining and meetingareas will be linked by a sky lobby and a sweeping three-story stairway - well out of public view.

On the exterior, a 5,000 sq ft retail arcade will surround the tower and reconnect walkways to surrounding buildings, shopping areas and the Hudson River Park.

Source: worldarchitecturenews.com

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