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Completed: 2010

Architect: Cook + Fox

Floors: 55

1-51 tenant floors, 52-55 mechanical space

Total Square Feet: 2,354,000

One Bryant Park

Setting a new standard in sustainable commercial construction, this LEED Platinum tower ranks among the most environmentally advanced skyscrapers in the world. The Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park, a 2.35-million-square-foot, 51-story office tower, houses Bank of America’s global corporate and investment banking businesses. It is also The Durst Organization’s corporate headquarters.

Major Tenants:
  • Bank of America
  • Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
  • The Durst Organization Inc.

Download an overview (pdf) of One Bryant Park’s sustainability features.

Amenities

Public Space

  • Three times the public circulation space required by zoning
  • Below-grade pedestrian walkway linking the B, D, and F subway lines to Times Square station, contingent on MTA build-out
  • New glass-enclosed dual-stair subway entrance at 42nd Street and Avenue of the Americas
  • Widened sidewalks
  • Urban Garden Room at 43rd Street and Avenue of the Americas, serving as an indoor extension of Bryant Park and Grace Plaza

Through-Block Pedestrian Passage

  • Through-block public passageway connecting 42nd and 43rd streets features Broadway-inspired programming and attractions

Stephen Sondheim Theatre
(formerly known as Henry Miller’s Theatre)

Design Intent

  • To create a state-of-the-art Broadway playhouse that captures the intimacy of the original Henry Miller’s Theatre and invokes its design intent and spirit
  • To captivate present-day audiences with excellent sightlines, spacious and accessible audience amenities and a newly configured auditorium

Restoration and Reconstruction Highlights

  • 50,000-square-foot reconstructed theater
  • Seating capacity increased to approximately 1,000
  • Neo-Georgian landmarked façade of original 1918 Allen, Ingalls & Hoffman–designed theater preserved and restored
  • Restoration and reconstruction of the historic oval reception room, doors and decorative plasterwork, and incorporation of salvaged elements into the new design
  • Fully ADA–accessible, including approximately 20 wheelchair viewing positions, a spacious box office lobby
  • Three times the number of female toilets required by code
  • Incorporation of a large lobby bar at the orchestra level, a bar/café on the ground floor level, and a restaurant at an upper mezzanine within one building
  • A fully functional fly-tower and scenic loading facilities
  • Operated by Roundabout Theatre

Sustainability

One Bryant Park is recognized as one of the most environmentally advanced skyscrapers in the world.