Sky House is a 57-floor residential and educational building in New York, NY. It houses a holistic learning center called New York Open Center on its first four floors, residential amenities on the fifth floor, and 139 residential units on the sixth floor and above.
Building Information[]
- Building name: Sky House
- Type of building: Residential, adult education school
- Address: 11 East 29th Street, New York, NY (residences); 22 East 30th Street, New York, NY (adult education school)
- Country: United States
- Construction ended: 2008
- Nearby buildings:
- Best Western Premier Empire State Hotel
- 102 Madison Avenue
- 273 Fifth Avenue
- 277 Fifth Avenue
- 10 East 30th Street Garage
- 99 Madison Avenue
- 105 Madison Avenue
- The Redbury New York
- Twenty9th Park Madison
- 440 Park Avenue South
- 44 East 30th Street
- 295 Fifth Avenue
- 276 Fifth Avenue
- 24 West 30th Street
- 80 Madison Avenue
- The James New York - NoMad
- Anagram NoMad
- 261 Fifth Avenue
- Usage by floors:
- Floors 56-58: Mechanical
- Floors 6-54 and penthouse: Residential
- Floor 5: Mechanical, residential storage area, fitness center, children's playroom
- Floor 4: Mechanical, adult education school (offices)
- Floor 3: Adult education school (classrooms, offices)
- Floor 2: Adult education school (auditorium, classrooms, offices)
- Ground floor: Residential lobby, adult education school (reception, bookstore), service lobby
- Cellar: Mechanical, back-of-house areas
- Floor number 13 is not used in this building.
Elevator Information[]
Residential Elevators (No. PE1-PE3)[]
There are three elevators serving the residential section of the building. One car, which is larger than the other two, also serves the cellar and the fourth floor.
- Manufacturer: Fujitec America
- Model name: AC-GL
- Year of commission: 2007
- Capacity:
- Number of persons allowed: 15 (PE1); 12 (PE2 and PE3)
- Maximum load: 2,500 lbs (1,130 kg) (PE1); 2,000 lbs (900 kg) (PE2 and PE3)
- Speed: 1,000 FPM (5 m/s)
- Drive type: AC VFD gearless traction
- Scenic windows: None
- Status: In service
- Door type: Single opening
- Exterior door system: Automatic
- Interior door system: Automatic
- Door detector system: Unknown
- Car floor indicator type: Digital 16-segment display
- Serviced floors: C, G, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, PH (PE1); G, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, PH (PE2 and PE3)
Adult Education School Elevators (No. PE4-PE5)[]
There are two elevators serving the lower floors of the building that house the adult education school.
- Manufacturer: Fujitec America
- Model name: HYDRAULIC
- Year of commission: 2007
- Capacity:
- Number of persons allowed: 12
- Maximum load: 2,000 lbs (900 kg)
- Speed: 150 FPM (0.75 m/s)
- Drive type: AC roped hydraulic
- Scenic windows: None
- Status: In service
- Door type: Single opening
- Exterior door system: Automatic
- Interior door system: Automatic
- Door detector system: Unknown
- Car floor indicator type: Digital 16-segment display
- Serviced floors: G, 2, 3, 4 (PE4); C, G, 2, 3, 4 (PE5)