One Manhattan West is a 71-storey tower utilized for office, residential and retail use. The tower is a key part of the Manhattan West Development which consists of 5,400,000 square feet of mixed-use space. This includes two large office towers and one residential tower, along with a two-acre public park that transects the site. Subsequently, the northeast office tower boasts 2,073,000 sq. ft. of rentable floor space and 1,390,000 sq. ft. of decked floor space, as a result, requiring 18,000 tons of structural steel.
Walters and Metropolitan Walters were responsible for the supply and installation of all structural steel for this project.
Complex Geometry and the use of heavy plates offered numerous challenges not only for the fitters but also for the welders who when welding were sitting atop an assembly that had to be pre-heated to 300F when performing CJP welds. Shipments during the Quebec Spring Thaw Period had to be well thought out due to weight restrictions. The maximum load on steering axles is limited for up to six weeks of the year to prevent excessive damage to Quebec Roads. To tackle this, larger trailers with more axles were used to distribute the load.
