The 50 Hudson Yards supertall skyscraper designed by architecture studio Foster + Partners has reached its full height in New York as Facebook plans to move in.
Under construction as part of the Hudson Yards development in west Manhatten, the 58-storey skyscraper will contain offices when it completes.
The final beam on the 1,011-foot-tall (308 metres) building was hoisted into position on 12 February 2021 marking the skyscraper reaching its full height.
Top: The final steel beam. Above: The skyscraper has a concrete core
The office tower designed by UK studio Foster + Partners is formed of three stepped-back volumes. It has a concrete core and will be clad in glass.
So far the construction process has used 17,200 cubic yards of concrete, 26,800 tons of structural steel and 11,460 panels of glass. 50 Hudson Yards will complete in 2022
50 Hudson Yards was the second construction project in the USA to use a Self Climbing Cocoon by engineering firm Despe.
This system of steel mesh on hydraulics forms a moveable protective cage and walkway that moves up and down the building as workers erect structural steel around a concrete core.
The topping-out ceremony happened 12 February
Developers Related Companies, Mitsui Fudosan America and Oxford Properties Group said the building had already leased 75 per cent of its 2.9 million square feet of office space.
Technology company Facebook is due to set up offices in 50 Hudson Yards when it completes in 2022, along with investment co...