Bank of America Tower (New York City)

Bank of America Tower
The Bank of America Tower, with its spire, as viewed from the New York Public Library Main Branch at Fifth Avenue
Alternative names	One Bryant Park
General information
Type	Commercial offices
Location	Avenue of the Americas & 42nd Street Manhattan, New York 10036
Coordinates	40°45′19″N 73°59′03″W / 40.755278°N 73.984167°W / 40.755278; -73.984167Coordinates: 40°45′19″N 73°59′03″W / 40.755278°N 73.984167°W / 40.755278; -73.984167
Construction started	2004
Completed	2009
Cost	US$1 billion
Height
Architectural	365.8 m (1,200 ft)
Roof	287.9 m (945 ft)
Top floor	234.5 m (769 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	55 (+3 basement floors) (7 mechanical)
Floor area	2,100,000 sq ft (200,000 m2)
Lifts/elevators	52
Design and construction
Architect	COOKFOX Architects Adamson Associates Architects
Developer	Durst Organization
Structural engineer	Severud Associates
Main contractor	Tishman Construction Corporation
References

The Bank of America Tower (BOAT) at One Bryant Park is a 1,200 ft (366 m) skyscraper in the Midtown area of Manhattan in New York City. It is located on Avenue of the Americas, between 42nd and 43rd Streets, opposite Bryant Park.

The US$1 billion project was designed by COOKFOX Architects, and advertised to be one of the most efficient and ecologically friendly buildings in the world. It is the fourth tallest building in New York City, after One World Trade Center, 432 Park Avenue, and the Empire State Building, and the sixth tallest building in the United States. Construction was completed in 2009.

The building's Urban Garden Room at 43rd Street and 6th Avenue is open to the public.

The tower's architectural spire is 255.5 ft (77.9 m) tall and was placed on December 15, 2007. The building is 55 stories high and contains 2,100,000 square feet (195,096 m²) of office space, three escalators and a total of 52 elevators manufactured by Schindler Group – 50 to serve the offices and two leading to the New York City Subway's mezzanine below ground, for the 42nd Street – Bryant Park / Fifth Avenue station.

Several buildings were demolished to make way for the tower. Among them was the Hotel Diplomat, a 13-story structure which occupied the site at 108 West 43rd Street since 1911, and Henry Miller's Theatre, which was rebuilt and reopened at its previous location. The building's tenants include Bank of America as the anchor tenant and Marathon Asset Management, and the tower's platinum LEED rating and modern column-free office space has enticed tenants from all over the city. The Bank of America Tower is considered a worldwide model for green architecture in skyscrapers.