125 GREENWICH STREET New York, New York, USA At 125 Greenwich Street, on the corner FACTS + FIGURES of Greenwich and Thames streets Completion Consultants in Lower Manhattan, Rafael Viñoly 2018 Structural Engineer Architects resisted the architectural DeSimone trend to build pencil-thin and sky-high, Size maximizing zoning height allowances. In 42,740 gsm MEP / FP Engineer Consentini Associates an unconventional approach to current Client residential tower design in New York City, VS 125 LLC Accessibility Consultant the 125 Greenwich Street design opts for a United Spinal Associates shorter building with a larger floor plate, a Architectural Concrete Consultant context-sensitive solution that also creates Reginald Hough Associates more generous apartment layouts. With a rounded corner and a glass façade on the Concept Interior Designer perimeter of the site, the parallelogram- March and White shaped tower creates a landmark Life Safety and Code Consultant residential project just two blocks south Jensen Hughes of the World Trade Center site, in the heart of a growing cultural, business, and Specifications Writer residential district. Robert Schwartz & Associates Rafael Viñoly Architects requested a zoning variance that would allow for a building perimeter with larger floor plates in exchange for a reduced building height from the previously approved scheme—70 stories down from the permitted 85. The lower height provides a respectful New York New Business + General Inquiries adjacency to the buildings on the new 50 Vandam Street Andrea Lamberti World Trade Center complex that are New York, NY 10013 [email protected] newly built and under construction. +1 212 924 5060 Media Inquiries London Raymond Lee 11-29 Fashion Street [email protected] London, E1 6PX +44 (0) 20 8206 6200 www.rvapc.com April 2016 125 GREENWICH STREET New York, New York, USA.