REX is pleased to present Brookfield?s newly transformed Five Manhattan West, a former Brutalist landmark straddling Penn Station?s rail yard in New York City. Located at 450 West 33rd St, the former warehouse was once a concrete fortress completely isolated from Manhattan?s west side. Brookfield invested $350 million to transform this late Brutalist building.

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Architects: REX

Location: 450 West 33rd Street, New York, NY 10001, United States

Project Year: 2017

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Text description provided by the architects. REX is pleased to present Brookfield?s newly transformed Five Manhattan West, a former Brutalist landmark straddling Penn Station?s rail yard in New York City. Located at 450 West 33rd St, the former warehouse was once a concrete fortress completely isolated from Manhattan?s west side. Brookfield invested $350 million to transform this late Brutalist building.
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Spearheaded by REX, the redesign involved repositioning, recladding, and renovating the former warehouse's interior spaces. The building now features an iconic pleated glass façade; new ground-floor retail space (from re-purposed loading docks); and a two-story elevated breezeway excavated into the southern side of the building, creating a new public space with a visual connection to the High Line.

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