90 West Street

90 West Street (anciennement connu sous le nom de West Street Building et de Brady Building) est un immeuble résidentiel de 23 étages du quartier financier de Lower Manhattan à New York. Il est situé sur un terrain délimité par West Street à l'ouest, Cedar Street et le World Trade Center au nord, 130 Cedar Street à l'est et Albany Street au sud.

1. Description

Le bâtiment a été conçu par Cass Gilbert, avec Gunvald Aus et Burt Harrison en tant qu'ingénieurs en structure, et John Peirce en tant qu'entrepreneur général. Il a été érigé pour la West Street Improvement Corporation, dirigée par le magnat des transports Howard Carroll. Le style gothique et l'ornementation de 90 West Street a servi à souligner sa hauteur. La conception combinait des éléments de l'agencement en trois sections de « colonnes classiques » des bâtiments du XIXe siècle avec la « tour romantique » des structures ultérieures de Gilbert telles que le Woolworth Building. Les autres caractéristiques comprenaient une façade en terre cuite avec du granit à la base à deux étages, ainsi que l'ignifugation en terre cuite à l'intérieur du bâtiment.

90 West Street a été construit entre 1905 et 1907 comme un immeuble de bureaux appelé West Street Building. Le restaurant Garret, situé aux étages supérieurs de la structure, a été commercialisé comme le restaurant le plus haut du monde. L'immeuble a subi de nombreux changements de propriétaire au XXe siècle et était connu après son propriétaire de longue date, Brady Security and Realty Corporation, au milieu du siècle. À la suite de l'effondrement du World Trade Center adjacent lors des attaques du 11 septembre 2001, le bâtiment de la rue West a été gravement endommagé. Le bâtiment a par la suite été entièrement rénové et a rouvert ses portes en tant que bâtiment résidentiel appelé 90 West en 2005.

La conception de l'édifice West Street a été largement saluée lors de son achèvement. Le bâtiment a été désigné monument historique de la ville par la Commission de préservation des monuments de New York en 1998, et a été ajouté au registre national des lieux historiques en 2007. Une fois construit, le West Street Building donnait sur la North River (Hudson), à l'ouest. Dans les années 1980, Battery Park City a été construite sur un remblai long de la rive du fleuve, coupant le West Street Building d'une vue sur le fleuve ; avant, dans les années 1970, il s'agissait d'une plage artificielle entre le rivage et le front de mer. Le nom « Brady Building » a persisté pendant plusieurs années, bien qu'il ait été vendu plusieurs fois jusqu'à la fin du XXe siècle. Le hall a été rénové dans les années 1960 et 1980, ce qui a entraîné la suppression de nombreuses finitions d'origine. L'extérieur du bâtiment a été désigné monument architectural par la commission de préservation des monuments de la ville en 1998. Cependant, l'intérieur n'a pas été désigné de façon similaire, ce qui l'a laissé ouvert à de futures modifications.

1. Attentats du 11 Septembre 2001

Le bâtiment a été gravement endommagé lors des attaques du 11 septembre 2001, lorsque la tour sud du World Trade Center s'est effondrée. Des échafaudages, qui avaient été érigés sur la façade pour des travaux de rénovation, n'ont pas empêché les débris de tomber sur le bâtiment. Des débris ont déchiré un certain nombre de grandes entailles dans sa façade nord y compris un espace entre les troisième et onzième étages. Plusieurs restes de victimes du 11 septembre ont atterri sur l'échafaudage nord et n'ont été retrouvés qu'en 2003. Deux employés de bureau ont été tués alors qu'ils étaient coincés dans un ascenseur.

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1. Voir aussi


1. = Articles connexes =

Verizon Building, un autre bâtiment voisin endommagé lors des attaques du 11 septembre 2001.

1. = Liens externes =

Ressources relatives à l'architecture : Registre national des lieux historiques The Skyscraper Center Structurae Portail des gratte-ciel Portail du Registre national des lieux historiques Portail de New York

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90 West Street

90 West Street (previously known as the West Street Building and the Brady Building) is a 23-story residential building in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. Located on West Street just south of the World Trade Center, the building was designed by Cass Gilbert, with Gunvald Aus and Burt Harrison as structural engineers, and John Peirce as general contractor. It was erected for the West Street Improvement Corporation, led by transportation magnate Howard Carroll. The Gothic styling and ornamentation of 90 West Street served to emphasize its height. The design combined elements of the three-section "classical column" arrangement of 19th-century buildings with the "romantic tower" of Gilbert's later structures such as the Woolworth Building. Its waterfront site necessitated the installation of pilings deep into the ground. Other features included a terracotta facade with granite at the two-story base, as well as terracotta fireproofing inside the building. The building's design was widely praised when it was originally completed. The building is a New York City designated landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 90 West Street was built in 1905–1907 as an office building called the West Street Building. "The Garret Restaurant", on the structure's top floors, was marketed as the highest restaurant in the world. The building underwent numerous ownership changes in the 20th century, and was known after its long-term owner, Brady Security and Realty Corporation, during the middle of the century. Following the collapse of the adjacent World Trade Center in the September 11, 2001, attacks, the West Street Building was severely damaged. The building was subsequently extensively refurbished and it reopened as a residential building called 90 West in 2005.

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