Time Warner Center @ Columbus Circle - by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

**Peteynyc1** · April 2nd, 2008, 10:08 AM

Spitzer could have bought quite a lot of both kidneys and flowers.

**MidtownGuy** · April 3rd, 2008, 09:27 PM

Weird discussion. Never seen anyone get so worked up about flowers.

If it's so weird why prolong it then?
I initially made a little comment, tongue-in-cheek. Then someone said something misleading about the industry of cut flowers and I thought I'd set out a few ideas in one post. Case closed, and topic dropped until something interesting about the actual building comes up, or so I thought. Why get rude at this point?

In reality, all those greedy, corporate bigwigs probably couldn't care less what flowers ended up in the lobby.

Quite obviously. A great many of them don't seem to care one bit about things that negatively affect the environment or the lives of workers. I wouldn't expect them to, most of them have a carbon footprint bigger than a small country anyway. Long as they can afford it, right? Again, these things are all too abstract, evidently. Nothing is related to anything else and we should all just see things at face value, and refrain from getting worked up over such bitchy things.

Building management picks them because they're a superior product. Their quality reflects the building's quality.

"Superior product", or simply more rare and costly to procure because of the intense system of chemicals and transcontinental shipping required? Superior product, or simply a misguided sense of exclusivity that actually has real consequences on the ecosystem? I don't blame them totally, people just need to get educated about all the choices they make, yes, even down to the little ones like what flowers or light bulbs to buy. It all adds up, and the planet is going down the toilet for those who haven't noticed.

Besides, the residents probably more than make up the difference in "lost kidneys" with philanthropy.

Har har har.
I doubt it.
Look, they aren't necessarily bad people. They may not know anything about water levels in aquifers, or pesticides in the rivers and streams, or chemicals in flower factories, or any other number of problems exascerbated by their unexamined consuming habits.

I'm actually hopeful that more and more people, rich and poor alike, will start to look at the little choices in life that some are eager to ignorantly dismiss.

Now excuse me while I go water my tulips.

**BrooklynRider** · April 3rd, 2008, 09:55 PM

Guys,

If you're using the word "you" in a post, chances are that the post has strayed off-topic. Disagreemet and civility are not mutually exclusive.

Take it down a notch.

Mucho gracias.

**BigMac** · April 30th, 2008, 12:49 PM

BusinessWire
April 28, 2008

Time Warner Center Named The Office Building of the Year by the Mid Atlantic Conference of Building Owners and Managers Association

New York City’s Newest Legacy Building Celebrates Prestigious Award

Time Warner Center, New York City’s iconic mixed-use property developed by Related Companies and Apollo Real Estate Advisors, L.P. , which serves as the world headquarters for Time Warner Inc. and boasts 80 floors of bustling office space, luxury dining, shopping, entertainment and residences, has been named the 2008 winner of The Office Building of the Year (TOBY) Award in the "Over 1 Million Square Feet" category by the Mid Atlantic Conference (MAC) of Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA). Time Warner Center previously won the qualifying TOBY of New York in the same category.

The award was created in 1985 to salute excellence in the office building industry. More than 25 years later, it remains the most prestigious and comprehensive program of its kind in commercial real estate, recognizing quality in office buildings and rewarding excellence in office building management. Buildings are judged on more than 80 operational points in categories as far ranging as energy and environmental management, to emergency preparedness, tenant relations and community impact. 15 local chapters from Washington, DC to Boston comprise the Mid Atlantic Conference. The receipt of the award qualifies Time Warner Center to compete in BOMA’s international competition later this year.

“Time Warner Center is proud to be the recipient of this esteemed award,” said Jeffrey I. Brodsky, President of Related Management, Related Companies. “This award is a tribute to our successful relationship with our corporate partner Time Warner Inc., as well as our outstanding management team whose hard work and dedication make Time Warner Center such a dynamic and thriving place to work while enjoying the best that New York has to offer.”

Time Warner Center includes Time Warner Inc. World Headquarters, The Shops at Columbus Circle, The Restaurant & Bar Collection, Jazz at Lincoln Center, One Central Park condominiums, The Residences at the Mandarin Oriental and the Mandarin Oriental five-star luxury hotel. The complex has served as a catalyst to the revitalization of Columbus Circle and the surrounding neighborhood. Time Warner Center is a symbol of Related’s dedication to building and managing award-winning, legacy projects that not only transform neighborhoods but become world renowned destinations.

About Time Warner Center

Time Warner Center, the 2.8 million square foot complex located at Columbus Circle, opened to the public on February 5, 2004. The Shops at Columbus Circle and The Restaurant & Bar Collection consist of retail, food and beverage, and entertainment programming totaling 350,000 square feet of leasable space. Together with Jazz at Lincoln Center’s three performance halls, this world-class destination provides New York’s West Side with 500,000 square feet of dynamic restaurant, retail and entertainment uses. The complex includes Time Warner World Headquarters, One Central Park condominiums, The Residences at the Mandarin Oriental, and the Mandarin Oriental five-star luxury hotel. The $1.7 billion project was developed by Columbus Centre LLC, a partnership consisting of The Related Companies, L.P. and Apollo Real Estate Advisors, L.P. www.theshopsatcolumbuscircle.com

About Related Companies

Related Companies, heralded as one of the most prolific and visionary developers, is considered the most prominent privately-owned real estate development firm in the United States. Headquartered in New York City, Related has offices or major developments in Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Boston and Aspen/Snowmass and boasts a team of more than 2,000 professionals with expertise in financing and acquisitions, marketing and sales, construction and property management. In 2004, Related completed the development of New York City's newest landmark, Time Warner Center, featuring an unparalleled restaurant collection by renowned chefs Thomas Keller, Michael Lomonaco, Masayoshi Takayama and Marc Murphy, signature shops, super-luxury condominiums, office headquarters for both Related and the world headquarters for Time Warner, Inc., the Mandarin Oriental New York and, overlooking Central Park, the first ever concert hall designed specifically for jazz - Jazz at Lincoln Center. Time Warner Center has transformed Columbus Circle. Showcasing Related's over $6 billion commitment to sustainable development, Related developed Tribeca Green, which has achieved a LEED silver rating and recently completed 340 on the Park, the first green residential tower in the Midwest. The Grand in downtown Los Angeles is one of the largest vertically-integrated, mixed-use projects under construction in the nation. The multi-phase 3.6 million square foot development spanning three city blocks will cost an estimated $3 billion to develop. Phase I has been designed by world-renowned architect Frank Gehry for the project developer, Related Companies. In Snowmass Colorado, Related is setting a new paradigm in environmental sensitivity in resort living through its 80-acre mixed-use development. Committed to architectural and design excellence, Related works with award winning architects such as Bernardo Fort-Brescia, David M. Childs, Charles Gwathmey and Robert Siegel, Frank Gehry, Richard Meier, David Rockwell, Philippe Starck, Robert A.M. Stern and Howard Elkus to create market defining properties. www.Related.com

Related Management

Since its inception in 1974, Related Management has become known for professional, responsive management of both affordable and market-rate residential communities. Related Management is a full service owner- management company providing direct and asset management of a virtually all of Related's residential, mixed-use, retail and commercial properties including 26,000 apartment units within 140 properties and over 6 million square feet of commercial, retail and mixed-use space.

©2008 Business Wire

**atelierjab** · February 17th, 2009, 10:40 PM

Wow this is very cool....anyone have any floor plans of the various levels?
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**bill schintler** · February 17th, 2009, 11:17 PM

Originally Posted by atelierjab

Wow this is very cool....anyone have any floor plans of the various levels?

Jazz at Lincoln Center, occupying the north side of levels 5 and 6:
ftp://ftp.jazzatlincolncenter.org/fa...oor-062504.pdf
ftp://ftp.jazzatlincolncenter.org/fa...lan-031207.pdf

- bill

**ChihliDog** · February 19th, 2009, 09:53 PM

Sep 2008

**BrooklynRider** · February 23rd, 2009, 12:17 AM

That's a very interesting photo. I like it.

**atelierjab** · February 24th, 2009, 04:08 PM

Thank you!..but any plans of floor below these?

Originally Posted by bill schintler

Jazz at Lincoln Center, occupying the north side of levels 5 and 6:
ftp://ftp.jazzatlincolncenter.org/fa...oor-062504.pdf
ftp://ftp.jazzatlincolncenter.org/fa...lan-031207.pdf

- bill

**dtolman** · August 28th, 2009, 07:36 PM

I have to say, from the observation deck on 30 Rock, Time Warner is an oasis of beautiful glass in a vast field of ugly. Even Hearst looks like blech from this angle...