823 United Nations Plaza - Facade Retrofits

823 UNITED NATIONS PLAZA

New York, New York, United States

RETROFIT

ORIGINAL

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OWNER –

DEVELOPER –

DESIGN ARCHITECT –

EXECUTIVE ARCHITECT –

ENGINEER –

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER –

GENERAL CONTRACTOR –

FACADE CONSULTANT –

FACADE CONTRACTOR –

ENERGY USE INTENSITY –

COMPLETION 1990

BUILDING TYPE Office

Height –

Floors 11

GFA 144,000 ft²13,378 m²

RETROFIT TYPE Re-Clad

RETROFIT FACADE DESIGN

Concrete Wall
Curtainwall

CERTIFIED + RATINGS

PRE-PROJECT GOALS

PRE-RETROFIT DESIGN STUDIES

OTHER SYSTEMS INCLUDED IN THE RETROFIT

EXTENT OF THE FACADE INTERVENTION

Original facade was replaced with a new one
Repairs such as re-caulking, new gaskets, sealing

DESCRIPTION
823 United Nations Plaza at East 46 Street is an 11-story office building. Besides the wall replacement, new windows will be installed, and the base, entrance, and lobby will be redesigned. The facade retrofit was implemented without disturbing occupancy.

OWNER

DEVELOPER

DESIGN ARCHITECT
Harrison & Abramovitz

EXECUTIVE ARCHITECT

ENGINEER

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER

GENERAL CONTRACTOR

FACADE CONSULTANT

FACADE CONTRACTOR

OTHER CONSULTANT/CONTRIBUTOR

ENERGY USE INTENSITY –

COMPLETION 1952

BUILDING TYPE Office

Height –

Floors 11

GFA 144,000 ft²13,378 m²

ORIGINAL FACADE DESIGN

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