![]() ![]() Now is a good time to put your sunglasses on (depending on the time of day). When you exit the elevator you will walk through a very bright hallway with floor-to-ceiling white lights. You just go into the elevator and straight up to start your immersive experience. There is also no welcome video like at One World Trade Center. There are mirrored panels, but no digital video show like the Empire State, or Edge NYC. Next is a quick face-scan taken on an iPad, and then into the elevator up to the 57th floor. Stiletto heels and steel toe caps are not permitt ed. Note about shoe covers: they are not great for photos, but you can’t take them off. You can also wear your own sunglasses (my favourite sunglasses are here and here). You will also be given sunglasses if you are visiting during the daytime, as reflective surfaces can be very bright in direct sunlight. Next, you will join another line to receive your shoe-covers, for walking on mirrored floors. Once through security you will have your photo taken, which will be put on a backdrop and available to purchase on floor 2. When you enter, you will be given a wristband and asked to wait in line for security. There is no waiting area, so if you are early, you will have to hang around until your allotted time. You will only be permitted to enter 15 minutes prior to the time stated on your ticket. Looking North towards Central Park SUMMIT Entry Read on for a full walkthrough of a typical visit to SUMMIT. It has an outdoor terrace, huge floor-to-ceiling windows and bar at the top. SUMMIT offers 360-degree views of the Manhattan cityscape below, with views for miles in every direction on a clear day. Mirror Installations Balloon Installation What happens on a visit to SUMMIT One Vanderbilt? There are also silver floor sculptures, a room filled with silver balloons, digital wall displays and mirrored boxes. It comprises huge mirrored floors and ceilings, with reflective materials which create an endless optical illusion effect. The art installation is called Air: by artist Kenzo Digital and is located across the top three floors of the building. What sort of art installation is at the top? However, Edge has the highest outdoor observation deck (the adventurous City Climb platform). The other three tallest buildings in New York City are One World Observatory, Central Park Tower and 111 W 57th Street.Ĭontrary to popular opinion, SUMMIT One Vanderbilt is taller than Edge NYC, which at 1,268 feet, comes in at 6th on the list. One Vanderbilt has higher ceilings than other buildings of its size, therefore it has fewer floors. Whilst SUMMIT is technically located on the 57th – 59th floors, these are the equivalent height to the 91st – 93rd floors of similar height buildings. It is the tallest observation tower in midtown Manhattan, and the 4th tallest skyscraper in NYC (in 2023). The One Vanderbilt building is 1,401 feet tall. See How to Get to SUMMIT One Vanderbilt towards the bottom of this post for directions. SUMMIT One Vanderbilt is situated at 45 East 42nd Street, with the entrance inside Grand Central terminal.
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