Specifications

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Welcoming communal pantry where tenants can enjoy a coffee and a catch-up with colleagues.

GENERAL

BUILDING FEATURES

Major 2012 – 2013 capital improvement program including:	— Redesigned entryway and lobby — New interior elevator cabs — Redeveloped vest pocket park
$85 million in infrastructure improvements from 2003 to 2008, including:	— Modernization of all building systems (HVAC, elevators) — New shipping / receiving center and loading dock — New back-up generator

LOBBY & ENTRYWAY

Newly Updated	— New glass and steel entrance — Newly redesigned lobby

FLOOR DETAILS

Floor Sizes	— Tower: 13,000 RSF — High-rise: 17,000 RSF — Mid-rise: 19,000 – 25,000 RSF — Low-rise: 29,000 RSF
Floor Load Capacity	From 50 – 100 lbs/sf

HVAC

HVAC renovation	$35 million in 2008
Heating	— New meters, pressure-reducing valves and heat pump exchange installed between 2005 – 2008 — Steam from Con Edison is provided to the building
Ventilation	— Four main fans for building interior
Cooling	— New chillers with 2,750 tons of capacity — New perimeter fan coil units with individual controls connected to a new Trane “Trace Summit” BMS system — New 3000-ton Marley cooling towers

ELECTRICITY

Two separate Con Edison transformer vaults service the building:	— Northern component: Two (2) take-offs from the vault, each rated at 265/460 volts, and are 3 phase 4 wire with 4,000 amperes — Southern component: Two (2) take-offs from the vault, each rated for 120/208 volts, and are 3 phase 4 wire with 4,000 amperes
Controls	Modernized controls in 1997

ELEVATORS

13 passenger elevators	— four (4) servicing floors L – 11 — four (4) servicing floors L, 11 – 25 — five (5) servicing L, 20 – 31
2 freight elevators	servicing cellar and floors 2 – 31
ADA	Lobby has ADA Lift

LIFE SAFETY

Sprinklers	Fully sprinklered
Alarm System	Honeywell “Graphic Central” fully addressable Class E system

SECURITY

Building Security	24/7 building security with cameras and access control devices throughout building
Renovated	2007

TELECOM

Fiber optics	Located in basement
Providers	AT&T, Level 3, Lightower, Lightpath, Gigstreem, Spectrum, Verizon, Zayo and Cogent

LOADING DOCK

Location	43rd Street
East Bay	12′ wide and 12′ 5″ high
West Bay	8′ 9″ wide (excluding a 3′ 3″cut in door) and 11′ 10″ high

BUILDING RATING

Energy Star Rating	89 / A

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