Jacob K. Javits Center

A new, energy efficient curtain wall transforms Manhattan’s favorite convention venue into the crystal palace its original designer intended it to be.

JACOB K. JAVITS CENTER

Location: 655 West 34th Street, New York, NY
Owner: New York Convention Center Development Corp., New York, NY
Architect: Epstein Global, New York, NY; FXFowle, New York, NY
Structural Engineer: Weidlinger Associates, New York, NY;
Leslie E. Robertson Associates, New York, NY
Mechanical Engineer: WSP Flack + Kurtz, New York, NY
Construction Manager: Tishman Construction, New York, NY
Curtain Wall Consultant: R.A. Heintges Associates, New York, NY
Structural Steel Fabricator and Erector: Burgess Steel Erectors of New York, LLC,
New York, NY
Miscellaneous Iron Fabricator and Erector: United Steel Products, Inc., Flushing, NY
Architectural Metal Erector: Enclos Corp., New York, NY
Curtain Wall Fabricator and Erector: Enclos Corp., New York, NY

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