Random House Tower
The Random House Tower, also known as the Park Imperial Apartments, is a 52-story mixed-use tower in Manhattan, New York City. It is owned by real estate companies SL Green Realty and Ivanhoé Cambridge.
| Random House Tower and Park Imperial | |
|---|---|
The tower from the southwest | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Apartments, office |
| Location | 1745 Broadway/230 West 56th Street, Manhattan New York City, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 40.765341°N 73.982502°W |
| Construction started | 2000 |
| Completed | 2003 |
| Cost | $300 Million |
| Owner | SL Green/Ivanhoé Cambridge/Witkoff/Lehman Brothers (office portion) |
| Height | |
| Roof | 684 ft (208 m) |
| Top floor | 52 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 860,036 sq ft (79,900.0 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Skidmore, Owings and Merrill and Ismael Leyva |
| Structural engineer | Thornton Tomasetti |
Since its opening, the office portion of the tower has been leased by Random House, a global publishing company. Since 2016, it also has served as the global headquarters for Penguin Random House, its parent company, which was the inspiration for the building's name. On upper floors, above the offices, the tower maintains a luxury apartment complex.
The entrance to Penguin Random House is on Broadway, and includes the lower 27 floors. The apartment complex entrance is on West 56th Street. Rising to 684 ft (208 m), it is the 77th-tallest building in New York City.