New York Times Building

620 Eighth Avenue, between West 40th and 41st Streets, New York, NY

John V. Dinan Associates worked with Forest City Ratner in order to provide pre construction surveys for adjacent structures, pre construction surveys for NYCTA, and vibration monitoring services for the proposed project at the New York Times Building.

The 6 year project, located on the west side of midtown Manhattan, was completed in 2007 and boasts 1.6 million square feet of office and retail space. This construction project was a joint venture of the Times Company and Forest City Ratner Companies, the two main occupants of the new structure. The New York Times Company, publisher of the The New York Times, The Boston Globe, the International Herald Tribune, as well as other regional papers occupies the lower half of the building, while Forest City Ratner Companies lease the upper floors.

Designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop and FXFOWLE Architects, with Gensler providing interior design, this skyscraper extends 52 stories into the Manhattan skyline. The tower rises 748 feet (228 m) from the street to its roof, with the exterior curtain wall extending 92 feet (28 m) higher to 840 feet (256 m), and a mast rising to 1,046 feet (319 m). The building is tied with the Chrysler Building as the third tallest building in New York and the seventh tallest in the United States.