1717 Broadway Building

The 1717 Broadway Building is a Contemporary skyscraper designed in 2004 by Nobutaka Ashihara, and built between 2011 and 2013 in New York, NY.

1717 Broadway Building is not the only name you might know this building by though. The building is, or has also been known as Courtyard & Residence Inn Manhattan/Central Park.

Its precise street address is 1717 Broadway, New York, NY. You can also find it on the map here.

At the time of its completion, it was the tallest single-use building in the Western Hemisphere, with a floor area ratio of 30:1, one of the highest ever achieved in New York City..

Nobutaka Ashihara was the architecture firm in charge of the architectural design.

That being said, architecture is a complex discipline involving many professionals from different fields, without whom this building would have not been possible. We will surely be leaving out a lot of names here, but here is a list of the people we do know also played their part in making the 1717 Broadway Building a reality:

• WSP Group in charge of Structural Engineering
• Permasteelisa Group in charge of Facade Consultancy
• Fujitec America as the company in charge of the elevators system
• Granite Broadway LLC as the Main Developer
• Edwards & Zuck PC in charge of MEP Engineering
• Bill Rooney Studio Inc. in charge of Interior Design

The 1717 Broadway Building can be categorized as a Contemporary building.

That being said, and even thought being a contemporary building, probably taking advantage of modern materials, construction techniques, and technology, the design of the 1717 Broadway Building is inspired by the modern style.

The 1717 Broadway Building uses a frame structure made of reinforced concrete columns and concrete, and steel slabs.

A frame structure uses a combination of beams and columns to sustain the building's weight. The walls in this case are non-load bearing, which allows for more flexibility when distributing the interior spaces.

The facade uses a non-load bearing curtain wall system. This means the curtain wall modules are anchored to the building's structural frame, typically by being attached to the edge of the floor slabs. The curtain wall system connects to the slabs using brackets, anchors, and mullions, which transfer the loads imposed by wind and temperature changes, to the building's primary structural elements.

This setup allows the curtain wall to accommodate differential movement between the facade and the structural frame, such as thermal expansion, floor deflection, or sway from wind forces. This system's integration with the slab edges also allows for continuous insulation and weatherproofing layers.

From an aesthetic point of view, the facade features a clean, minimalists glazed surface made from high-performance reflective glass.

At the uppermost levels, the facade narrows slightly and is topped with a discreet cornice.