Summit One Vanderbilt glass box observatory to open high above New York
(CNN) — Why accept one sky-high attraction when you may have three inside one constructing?
That actually appears to be the pondering behind Summit One Vanderbilt, which is ready to open at Manhattan’s One Vanderbilt tower on October 21.
Billed because the “world’s most immersive observatory expertise,” New York’s newest commentary deck options an all-glass enclosed elevator that travels to over 1,200 ft, clear glass bins and a room lined fully with mirrors.
The latter is a part of newly-announced artwork set up “Air,” designed by artist Kenzo Digital and described as “a walk-through artwork expertise and story of each literal and figurative reflection.”
“The thrill surrounding Summit One Vanderbilt has been overwhelming,” Marc Holliday, chairman and CEO of SL Inexperienced, the Manhattan-based actual property funding belief that owns the constructing, stated in an announcement.
Awe-inspiring experiences
Summit One Vanderbilt will open on the One Vanderbilt tower in Manhattan on October 21.
SL Inexperienced
“Now that we’re lastly capable of supply a glimpse into the awe-inspiring, multi-level and multi-room immersive artwork expertise that’s ‘Air,’ individuals will start to know how totally different this vacation spot is from some other on this planet.”
Guests may take a glass elevator trip in Ascent, which strikes up the surface of the constructing and affords thrilling views, or expertise Levitation, a group of clear bins that jut out of the tower, suspending friends 1,063 ft into the air.
“We won’t wait to welcome New Yorkers and guests to New York to expertise this really distinctive vacation spot proper within the coronary heart of Manhattan related to Grand Central Terminal,” provides Holliday.
The sights on supply embody a glass elevator trip that travels 1,200 ft up the surface of the constructing.
SL Inexperienced
“Individuals are going to wish to come again to Summit One Vanderbilt time and again.”
Every of the sights type a part of the 65,000-square-foot leisure space and commentary deck positioned on the peak of One Vanderbilt, a $3.3 billion growth designed by structure agency Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates.
At 1,401 ft excessive, the constructing is the fourth tallest in New York Metropolis. The tallest is One World Commerce Heart, which measures 1,776 ft.
‘Unimaginable addition’
The “world’s most immersive observatory expertise,” options an artwork set up with a mirrored room.
SL Inexperienced
Other than its thrill-seeking highlights, Summit One Vanderbilt additionally encompasses a Nordic-themed lounge and café, meals stalls and and an out of doors terrace with the “highest city alpine meadow within the Western hemisphere.”
“New York Metropolis will probably be filled with power this fall, and Summit One Vanderbilt is an unimaginable addition to its sights for locals and guests,” Dixon stated in an announcement.
The set up is described as “a walk-through artwork expertise and story of each literal and figurative reflection.”
SL Inexperienced
New York is dwelling to various spectacular observatory decks together with the Prime of the Rock observatory on the Rockefeller Heart, the place the higher decks stand 850 ft above road stage, and the 102nd-floor commentary deck on the Empire State Constructing, which is positioned 1,250 ft above road stage.
Prime picture courtesy SL Inexperienced