In late December, Fox 5 News got its first look at the redevelopment of the Penn Station area, in a multimillion-dollar project by the development company Vornado Realty Trust and that will completely change one of the areas of New York more inattentive.
The massive project, which is expected to be fully completed by late 2023 and early 2024, includes new construction and major renovations of existing buildings, which will transform offices, retail and transportation hubs in and around Penn Station and at Madison Square Garden. .
One of these buildings will be Penn 2, which will have covered galleries, providing office employees with access to outdoor spaces. The structure will also be equipped with a roof garden and picnic areas.
Located at the corner of 7th Avenue and 33rd Street, its triple-height lobby will feature black granite floors, limestone walls and columns, whitewashed wood ceilings, and 18 elevators operated by state-of-the-art dispatch systems .
Another attraction will be Penn 15, a 56-story skyscraper designed by the architecture studio Foster + Partners, the cornerstone of the Penn District master plan.
In addition to the services within the office buildings, the bar sectors and new restaurants, Calle 33 between 7th Avenue and 8th Avenue will be permanently closed to vehicular traffic, as the area will become a park accessible to the public.
This Fox 5 News video shows construction progressing in the Penn Station area, which if all else fails, will be completed by late 2023 or early 2024. A major transformation for an area that needed a big push.
