2024-05-01T20:58:26-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/149974332/nyc-breaks-ground-on-one-vanderbilt-its-second-tallest-tower D. Pham 2016-10-19T11:41:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/bs/bs6sd3rxhdloek2s.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Designed by the tall tower pros at Kohn Pedersen Fox Architects, One Vanderbilt will rise to become the second tallest tower in NYC and the tallest tower in Midtown. However, unlike the city&rsquo;s other skyscraper additions noted for their slim silhouettes, this tower will be a behemoth occupying a full block between Vanderbilt and Madison avenues and East 42nd and East 43rd streets; the site is also directly adjacent to Grand Central Terminal.</p></em><br /><br /><p>On Tuesday morning, developer SL Green held an official groundbreaking ceremony for the KPF-designed One Vanderbilt.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/7b/7b0ubo1g22wqqym2.jpg"></p><p>The tower, which will rise&nbsp;1,401 feet when completed in 2020, will be New York City's second tallest, and one of its largest with more than 1.6 million square feet of office space distributed across 58 stories.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/k5/k5fz6oh8l0oxg8r1.jpg"></p><p>One Vanderbilt will also occupy an entire city block,&nbsp;bound by Vanderbilt and Madison avenues and East 42nd and East 43rd streets. Notably, the site is directly adjacent to Grand Central Terminal.</p>