Hearst Tower

Architect Sir Norman Foster added 40 new stories to this historic midtown low-rise without compromising its legendary art-deco facade. The innovative diagrid framing system uses a backbone of steel that sets higher standards for structural strength in post-9/11 New York.

Hearst Tower

Owner: Hearst Corp. New York, NY
Developer: Tishman Speyer New York, NY
Architect: Foster and Partners London, UK
Associate Architect: Adamson Associates New York, NY
Structural Engineer: WSP Cantor Seinuk New York, NY
General Contractor: Turner Construction New York, NY
Structural Steel Fabricator: Cives Steel Company Gouvernor, NY
Structural Steel Erector: Cornell and Company Westfield, NJ
Miscellaneous Metal Fabricators and Erectors: Empire City Iron Works Long Island City, NY
Ornamental Metal Fabricator and Erector: Allied Bronze LLC Long Island City, NY; Coordinated Metals, Inc. Carlstadt, NJ
Curtain Wall Fabricator: Permasteelisa Cladding Technologies LTD Windsor, CT
Curtain Wall Erectors: Tower Installation LLC Windsor, CT

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