200 West Street
Coordinates: 40°42′53″N 74°00′52″W / 40.71472°N 74.01444°W / 40.71472; -74.01444
| Goldman Sachs Tower | |
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200 West Street as seen from the Hudson River |
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| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Office |
| Location | New York, New York, USA |
| Construction started | 2005 |
| Completed | 2010 |
| Opening | 2009 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 740 ft (230 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 44 |
| Lifts/elevators | 53 |
| Design and construction | |
| Owner | Goldman Sachs |
| Architect | Pei Cobb Freed & Partners |
| Developer | Goldman Sachs |
| Structural engineer | Halcrow Yolles |
| Main contractor | Tishman Construction Corporation |
The Goldman Sachs Tower also known as 200 West Street, is the global headquarters of Goldman Sachs located in Lower Manhattan. The building is a 740-foot-tall (230 m), 43-story building that opened in October 2009 in the Battery Park City neighborhood of Manhattan. It is located on West Street, between Vesey and Murray Streets. It is adjacent to the World Financial Center and the Conrad Hotels, across the street from the Verizon Building, and diagonally opposite the World Trade Center site and One World Trade Center.
The skyscraper was designed by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, and received a Leed Gold certification.
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