Don't look down! Dizzying glass box observatory allows you to stand on glass 1,063 feet above New York's streets
Summit One Vanderbilt, which spans the top four floors of One Vanderbilt building in Manhattan, offers a completely new way to take in the sights of the ‘Big Apple’
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Wish to take in the New York skyline? Then head to Summit One Vanderbilt, which is set to open at Manhattan’s One Vanderbilt tower on 21 October. A glass-bottomed, mirrored observation deck 1,000 feet up, is the dizzying new tourist attraction. AFP
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Billed as the “world’s most immersive observatory experience,” New York’s latest observation deck features an all-glass enclosed elevator that travels to over 1,200 feet, transparent glass boxes and a room covered entirely with mirrors. Those brave enough to visit the 77-storey, 1,401-foot tower will get incredible views of Manhattan and its surrounding areas, including New Jersey and Brooklyn. AFP
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Visitors can take a glass elevator ride in Ascent, which moves up the outside of the building and offers thrilling views, or experience Levitation, a collection of transparent boxes that jut out of the tower, suspending guests 1,063 feet into the air. Each of the attractions form part of the 65,000-square-foot entertainment area and observation deck located at the peak of One Vanderbilt, a $3.3 billion development designed by architecture firm Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates. AFP
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Inside the tower is also a walk-through art installation called ‘Air’ which takes visitors through a series of mirrored rooms that reflect the city through the walls, floor and ceiling. Created by Kenzo Digital, ‘Air’ combines lighting, sound and production design to totally surround visitors with the New York skyline over the 91st to 93rd floors. AFP
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According to the designer, each step along the journey of Air rearranges what visitors see with incredible complexity and scale, as if in defiance of physics. It is an immersion in nature in the heart of Manhattan, likened to a Central Park in the sky. With its unique vantage point, Air brings the outside environment into the space and then magnifies it infinitely. AFP
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At 1,401 feet high, the building is the fourth tallest in New York City. The tallest is One World Trade Center, which measures 1,776 feet. Aside from its thrill-seeking highlights, Summit One Vanderbilt also features a Nordic-themed lounge and café, food stalls and and an outdoor terrace with the “highest urban alpine meadow in the Western hemisphere.” Image Courtesy: S L Green
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Tickets for the Summit One Vanderbilt experiences have just gone on sale ahead of its launch, with prices starting at $39 for adults. Visitors will be able to walk on glass, ride in glass, and take in the views starting on 21 October. “We can’t wait to welcome New Yorkers and visitors to New York to experience this truly unique destination right in the heart of Manhattan,” said Marc Holliday, chairman and CEO of SL Green. “People are going to want to come back to Summit One Vanderbilt again and again.” AFP
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New York is home to a number of impressive observatory decks including the Top of the Rock observatory at the Rockefeller Center, where the upper decks stand 850 feet above street level, and the 102nd-floor observation deck at the Empire State Building, which is positioned 1,250 feet above street level. AFP
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