Built in
1989
Number of Floors
40 Stories. Incl. 8 Story Grand Central Post Office.
Building Size
910,273 Total Square Feet
Floor Sizes
20,000 - 40,000 RSF Plates
Passenger Cars
15 x 3,500 lbs
Freight Cars
2 x 3,500 - 4,500 lbs
Lobby Shuttle Cars
5 x 5,500 lbs
Ground Floor Lobby
Beige-toned granite walls bordered in matching polished marble. Dual-toned columns featuring dark green marble banded in black granite.
Garden Lobby
Walls finished in hand-rubbed mahogany and polished honey-beige marble. Matching marble tiled floors with the deep green marble accented borders.
Electrical
16,000-amp power load entering building via 4,000-amp. 480 volt-phase services feed at 265/460 volts. 6th floor switchgear room. Low and high-rise ducts to electrical closets on each floor. Expansion room available for installing additional stabs and switchboards. 8 watts/per USF capacity at 480/277 volts, or 5.5 watts USF at 120/208 volts.
HVAC
Steam converted to hot water by two plate and frame heat exchangers. Steam distributed to the perimeter heating system of baseboard convectors or hot water coils. Central plant cooling plant composed of a 4-cell cooling tower, with four VFD-equipped motors. Condenser water provided to the three 1,005-ton chillers serving AHUs on each floor.
Emergency Generator
1,400 kw, diesel-powered. Up to 18 hours of power for elevators and all critical life safety equipment.
Building Security
31 uniformed guards24/7 EAP/FSD coverage. CCTV cameras covering ground floor lobby, Garden Lobby, stairwells & loading dock. NYPD cameras outside 45th St. entrance.
Building Access
Access card readers.
Fire/Life Safety
Class E Fire Alarm and Voice Annunciation System/display. Two-way voice communication. 47-unit CCTV unit monitoring systemAED. Elevator lock-out (also handled at Lobby Desk). Emergency Action, Fire Safety, Massey, Crisis Communications & Floorplans; Building information Cared, Special Assistance List.
