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An Apollonaut travel guide
The place behind the view.
A new tower beside a famous terminal, rooms of glass and mirrors, and a skyline full of landmarks offer several ways into SUMMIT One Vanderbilt.
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A tower beside Grand Central
One Vanderbilt stands on the corner of 42nd Street and Vanderbilt Avenue, just west of Grand Central Terminal. Kohn Pedersen Fox designed it for SL Green Realty, and its lobby links to the terminal and its subway station.
The tower opened on 14 September 2020. Its roof is 1,301 feet (397 m) high and its spire 1,401 feet (427 m).
Rooms of glass and mirrors
SUMMIT opened on 21 October 2021 on floors 91 to 93, with interiors by Snøhetta and the mirrored rooms of Air by Kenzo Digital. Reflect is an installation by Yayoi Kusama.
Levitation’s glass-bottomed ledges extend 1,100 feet above Madison Avenue, and the 93rd floor has a café and an open-air terrace.
A skyline of landmarks
From the top, the view takes in neighbours such as the Chrysler Building and the Empire State Building, Bryant Park and the bridges over the East River.
This history belongs to the place and the people who shaped it. The History page offers a longer introduction, and the timeline gives a short route through selected milestones.
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