Turkevi Center - NYC, NY, USA
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The Turkish House (also called Turkevi Center) is a 171-metre-high (561 ft), 36-floor skyscraper located at 821 United Nations Plaza in Midtown Manhattan, New York City
Waymark Code: WM17NYY
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 03/17/2023
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"HEIGHT 171 m / 561 ft
FLOORS 36
Official Name Turkevi Center
Other Names Turkish House
Type Building
Status Completed
Completion 2021
Country United States
City New York City
Address 821 United Nations Plaza
Function Residential / Office
Structural Material
All-Concrete
Architect Design Perkins Eastman Architects
Civil Langan Engineering
Damping Metropolitan Walters: A Walters Group Company
Geotechnical Langan Engineering
Land Surveyor Langan Engineering
Material Supplier
Damper A&H Tuned Mass Dampers
Steel ArcelorMittal"
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"Turkish House serves as the headquarters of multiple Turkish diplomatic missions in New York, as well as a center of Turkish cultural activity.
Planning
102,000 square feet of commercial space is planned on the first 36 floors. The tower has an auditorium and office floors for the UN mission as well as the consulate.[2] Outdoor terrace spaces are located on the 5th, 11th, and 16th floors. Beginning on the 20th floor there are residential spaces for sale and for official use by the Turkish diplomatic missions. The total residential space is estimated to be 40,195 square feet, with each unit averaging about 2,045 square feet. Two duplex apartments are planned. A fitness center, shared terrace space, and a parking garage will be available for residents.
The tower has a view of the Headquarters of the United Nations and the East River.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan formally opened the center on September 20, 2021."
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