Moynihan Train Hall, Phase II
Highlights
619 tons
of steel for structural framing
LEED® v4 certified
Transit BD+C
ENR
Project of the Year
ACEC
Grand Conceptor Award
Project information
The transformation of the James A. Farley Post Office Building in New York created a mixed-use transit hub, expanding Penn Station’s West End Concourse and delivering the Moynihan Train Hall while restoring the historic façade. Our scope included demolition and excavation; construction of new platforms and a below-grade mezzanine; core and shell development; office and retail build-out; ADA upgrades; structural framing; and completion of mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems and architectural finishes.
Client:
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Empire State Development Corporation
Service:
General Contractor
Market segment:
Railways, Subway
Size:
Start date:
Completion date:
City:
New York
State:
New York
Country:
USA
Cost:
$1,670,000,000
Behind the build
Behind the scenes interviews with the Skanska team who built the Moynihan Train Hall at the Farley building. The team explains how we renovated and modernized a 100+ year old building to serve the needs of over 600,000 passengers a day.
Before & After: Transforming an icon
The transformative $1.6 billion Moynihan Train Hall project included renovating 1.3 million square feet of transit, retail and commercial office space to give 600,000 daily commuters a 21st century transit experience.
Adapting a 100+ year old iconA new gateway
Constructed with 775,000 pounds of reinforcing steel, the 92-foot-high barrel-vaulted skylight features nearly 2,200 glass panels set above the former post office’s historic steel trusses.
Contact
Infrastructure
Meagan Smyth
Director, Business Development & Proposals - Northeast
Buildings
Sara Francini
Senior Vice President, Business Development