A Tall Order
Constructing a new 12-story building in the heart of Manhattan was no easy task.
2 3 T R E V O R D AY S C H O O L
n
W I N T E R 2 0 1 5 – 2 0 1 6
2,400 pages of
specifications and 500
drawings contained within
2 volumes of construction
documents
1,800 tons of steel
used for the building's
structure
361 production piles
driven into the ground
to support the building
—each 65 feet long and
12 inches in diameter
8 trusses support the
building—each of which
weighs 35 tons and is
75 feet long and 6
feet tall
272 aluminum
and glass panels
comprise the glass
curtain system in
the building tower
102,000
square feet make
up the building
1,000 cubic
yards of concrete
poured for the
foundation
50' x 19'—the
largest window in
the building—the
smallest is 2' x 3'
