One of New York City’s newest skyscrapers, One Vanderbilt, stands 1,401 feet (427 meters) above the streets of midtown Manhattan. The top four floors consist of an immersive experience and observation deck named “Summit,” with mirrored walls and floors, an outdoor terrace, a glass elevator on the exterior of the building, glass-floored booths overlooking Madison Avenue, and more. Summit is set to open to the public on October 21, but photographers were recently let in for press previews.
Views From (and of) Summit at One Vanderbilt
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Read moreThe content creator Tina Lee poses for pictures, standing on a glass floor during a media preview of Summit at One Vanderbilt in New York City on October 1, 2021. #
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Read moreThe sun rises behind One Vanderbilt in New York City on July 23, 2021, as seen from Hoboken, New Jersey. #
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Read morePeople ride an elevator to Summit at One Vanderbilt during a press preview on September 24, 2021. #
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Read moreA person rides in the "Ascent" glass-floored elevator at One Vanderbilt on September 24, 2021. #
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Read moreA view of the Chrysler Building, as seen from atop One Vanderbilt, on September 24, 2021. #
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Read morePeople walk through part of Summit at One Vanderbilt on September 24, 2021. #
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Read morePeople walk around inside Summit at One Vanderbilt on October 6, 2021. #
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Read moreGina Di Meo, a journalist with ANSA, sits during a media preview of Summit at One Vanderbilt on October 1, 2021. #
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Read moreThe view east to the Chrysler Building and the United Nations building, seen from the new observation deck under construction at One Vanderbilt, photographed on May 14, 2021 #
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Read morePeople visit Summit at One Vanderbilt on September 24, 2021. #
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Read moreTina Lee poses for pictures during a media preview of Summit at One Vanderbilt on October 1, 2021. #
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Read morePeople stand in a glass box suspended high above New York City on October 1, 2021, part of the Summit viewing deck. #
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Read moreThe top of the Chrysler Building is seen in front of the top of One Vanderbilt as the sun sets on July 10, 2021, in New York City. #
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Read moreThe sun sets on Manhattan, with One Vanderbilt visible at left, on October 8, 2020, as seen from Bayonne, New Jersey. #
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Read moreAn aerial view of One Vanderbilt (lower right) and Bryant Park on August 26, 2020, in New York City. #
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