5 Manhattan West

5 Manhattan West is a building at 450 West 33rd Street in Hudson Yards, Manhattan, New York City. Also known as Westyard Distribution Center, it was designed by Davis Brody Bond and opened in 1969.[1][2] The 1,800,000 square feet (170,000 m2), 16-story building originally had a beige precast concrete facade with a sloped base, and although the facade was cleaned up in 2003, it was seen as out of place with the architecture of the surrounding neighborhood.[3]

5 Manhattan West
5 Manhattan West as seen in 2019.
General information
StatusComplete
TypeOffice
Address450 West 33rd Street
Completed1969
Design and construction
ArchitectDavis Brody Bond
The initial appearance of 450 West 33rd Street.

The New York Daily News moved to 450 West 33rd Street in 1995 from its former headquarters at 220 East 42nd Street.[4] The structure also housed DoubleClick from 1999 to 2003.[5] The Associated Press moved to 450 West 33rd Street from its former headquarters at Rockefeller Center in the early 2000s,[6] and remains in the building as of 2014.[7]

2014 renovation

In 2014, the brutalist concrete exterior was replaced with a glass facade and its interior and mechanical systems were also renovated.[8] When renovation of the building was completed, it was renamed 5 Manhattan West.[9] It houses offices of Amazon and JP Morgan Chase.[10]

The building sits above rail tracks running west from Penn Station, and the portals of the North River Tunnels and Empire Connection are beneath the building.

References
  1. Cunningham, Cathy; Grossman, Matt; Cunningham, Cathy (April 13, 2018). "Brookfield Lands $1.2B Landesbank Loan for 5 Manhattan West". Commercial Observer. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
  2. "Ad giant IPG grows to 280K sf at Brookfield's 5 Manhattan West". The Real Deal New York. January 26, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
  3. Cuozzo, Steve (February 10, 2014). "It's beast to beauty on 33rd". New York Post. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
  4. Martin, Douglas (1995-05-04). "Moving Day At The News". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  5. Holusha, John (1999-02-07). "Commercial Property / 450 West 33d Street; From Skating on the Ice to Logging On to the Web". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  6. Bagli, Charles V. (2003-01-03). "Associated Press to Move From Rockefeller Center". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  7. Dobnik, Verena (May 25, 2014). "Big plans in works for NYC's gritty 'Wild West'". North Jersey. Archived from the original on 2016-06-25. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  8. Morris, Keiko (February 10, 2014). "'Brutalist' Building Set for Yet Another Look". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  9. Hughes, C.J. (March 17, 2017). "Hudson Yards, Meet Your New Neighbor, Manhattan West". The New York Times. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  10. https://therealdeal.com/2017/09/21/its-official-amazon-is-coming-to-5-manhattan-west/
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