Facebook is reportedly planning to take up tenancy in a Manhattan skyscraper set to be one of the tallest in the city.
While construction on the 14,000ft high-rise, dubbed Penn15, has yet to begin, new artist renderings show the tech giant’s offices set up inside the futuristic building.
The spectacular structure will reportedly stand nearly as tall as the the Empire State Building, but it boasts a more modern aesthetic, aimed at luring in additional tech giants to be tenants.
The design has been already been compared to a Jenga tower, with the building jutting in and out from its spine to allow for dozens of outdoor terraces with plenty of green space.
Facebook is reportedly planning to take up tenancy in a 14,000 ft Manhattan skyscraper, currently known as Penn15
New York City’s iconic skyline will be dramatically transformed by the high-rise, which will stand just shy of the antennae atop the Empire State Building
The skyscraper has been already been compared to a Jenga tower, with the building jutting in and out from its spine
Artist renderings show tree-filled parks suspended thousands of feet in the air, as potential occupants work away in grassy gardens that feels miles from the hustle and bustle of Manhattan.
The green areas have no doubt been designed to appeal to tech companies, many of whom hold an eco-friendly ethos.
Such flexible work spaces are also likely to attract other future-minded enterprises, with employees able to work both indoors and outdoors, away from the confines of a desk.
Other artist renderings show occupants working remotely on laptops and smartphones, as they lounge in chairs and sit on bar-stools.
Many of the artist renderings show Facebook’s logo plastered across various indoor areas, but the social media giant has not confirmed plans to open offices there just yet.
Meanwhile, Mark Zuckerberg’s company has recently leased space at nearby One Madison Avenue.
In an artist’s rendering, the futuristic building can be seen dwarfing surrounding structures, and taking attention away from the Empire State
Artist renderings show tree-filled parks suspended hundreds of feet in the air, as potential occupants work away in grassy gardens that feels miles away from Manhattan
Other artist renderings show occupants working remotely on laptops and smartphones, as they lounge in chairs and sit non bar-stools
In addition to lush greenery, each office space in side Penn15 boasts floor to ceiling windows for bright and airy work spaces
Facebook reportedly has plans to move into Penn15, with many of the renderings showing the social media giant’s logo plastered across various indoor areas
However, the building could still draw in dozens of top tech firms, as it boasts bright and airy work spaces in addition to its lush outdoor areas.
Each space inside Penn15 boasts floor to ceiling windows.
While the Empire State Building features 104 floors, Penn 15 will only include 48 usable floors, despite being taller in height.
This means that each floor will have significantly higher ceilings, at approximately 20 to 25 feet, something that is unprecedented for Manhattan, according to New York Yimby.
43 of the 48 floors would be leased out as office spaces, while the lower levels would feature shops, restaurants, conference centers and theaters.
No completion date has formally been announced, and the construction is likely to take years.
However, the prospect of Penn15 has already worried the owners of the Empire State Building,.
In 2010, they went to City Council to complain about the potential project when the first designs were unveiled.
The owners of that building claimed the new skyscraper would damage the skyline and spoil the Empire State’s revered status. However, their motion to block the building was rejected.
Indeed, officials have been allowing drastic changes to Manhattan’s skyline in recent years.
The city’s tallest building – One World Trade Center – was completed in 2014.
Construction on 111 West 57th Street and 30 Hudson Yards, the third and fifth tallest buildings respectively, have only finished in the past few months.
Meanwhile, the newly-released renderings of Penn15 show a building far different to the one that was seen in the initial 2010 proposal.
That proposal featured a more traditional-looking structure, that did not include jutting sides or outdoor green space.
It’s unclear why that design was scrapped, but the new Penn15 fee’s far more contemporary, and has earned comparisons to Antilia – the world’s most expensive home.
The residence, worth $2 billion, is located in South Mumbai, India, also resembles a Jenga tower, with its floors coming away from the spine of the building.
The initial 2010 proposal (pictured) shows a building far different from the one that appears in new artist renderings