#175 l Goldman Sachs l JERSEY CITY l 238m l 42fl

[New Jack City]

Goldman Sachs
Jersey City, USA

HEIGHT: 238m/781 feet
FLOORS: 42 floors
COMPLETION: 2004
ARCHITECT: Cesar Pelli

Let's rate the Goldman Sachs building/30 Hudson Street in Jersey City!

Did You Know?

The Goldman Sachs building is the tallest building in the state of New Jersey.

The Pictures

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/2404goldman1.jpg

Closeup of the facade:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/2404goldman6.jpg

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/731/4023106_0624.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/2404goldman2.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/2404goldman3.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/2404goldman4.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/2404goldman5.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/2404goldman7.jpg

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/skyscrapercity/jc/pano-v-s.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/image/30962257/large.jpg

(Thanks to Gulcrapek for some of the pics)

[Style™]

9.5/10! :)

That is one great glass building! :D

[Wu-Gambino]

8/10

Nice, for some reason I like the roof better than 2IFC's, but I'm getting tired Pelli buildings.

[airsickpenthousedweller]

Incomprehensible design, but that keeps it from beïng totally boring and ugly.

5.5/10

[RafflesCity]

8/10

A pleasing, if somewhat boring design. Looks great where it is though.

[Imperfect Ending]

7

Looks like IFC

[james2390]

9/10 nice

[Kaneda]

Looks like 2IFC, just a bit to fat. 8/10

[AtlanticaC5]

8.5/10

When I visited NYC in October 2002, I saw this one when it was u/c. I must say that I'm satisfied with the result :)

[LeCom]

Meh. Coulda been better. 8.5/10

[Galactica]

Bad 2ifc copy !!!

[luis]

7.5/10

[DamienK]

8/10. Nice setbacks.

[renell]

7/10 2IFC midget! it looks very small, even when it's 238m

[The Messiah]

Very cool design! :guns1: 8.5/10

[Wisma]

8/10 Nice fat tower would be more beautiful when this one was more slender.

[Fabio]

9/10


great building

[Necker]

10

[TYW]

i like it. hope it is slimmer though

8.5/10

[ryanr]

Its one stubby looking 2IFC...I wish Pelli doesnt duplicate his designs again.

8.5/10

[Venezuelacom]

this one is really cool.. 8.5/10

[Chad]

This is another great example of the finest Pelli's work. Those set-backs, Glassy Facade-details, Phenomenon Crown and the Uniqueness mark this tower as one of the best exuberance state of art sculpture in the world. Not only it's shape, but also it's location that destinated it to world class Glorious.

Furthermore, It does looks somelike 2 International Financial Center in Hongkong, only set-back and facade does, the shape is totally differrent; The foot print is some what twice bigger and the height is twice shorter. But yet, both are the twins of the future Architectural landmark of The Planet Earth..........


10/10

[Chibcha2k]

pelli does awesome work...it makes them bad when he dupicates them.... eventhough i give this tower a 9.....its a nice fella

[mattlatter]

nice

[7 World Trade]

awesome building. even though it does look like an ifc copycat, at least now u don't have to go all the way to hk to view em. this one's close enough.

the top better not be black like in those photos though. it could just ruin the whole building.

9

[RafflesCity]

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/731/4023105_0600.jpg

[Trances]

Every ones says looks like 2IFC
I gotta agree forgeting that
but still alright tower still 6/10 from me

[Trances]

every ones says looks like 2ifc
i gotta agree
but still alright tower forgeting that
6/10

[skyperu34]

just cool....9

[SeeMacau]

Mini 2IFC !! hehe ....

That's the first image on my mind i got from this building

8/10

[Orfeo]

8/10

[JCDJ]

Now wait, everyone's going from just what they see in the picture, which isn't the full picture. It's not the only tall building there, the picture only shows the Liberty View Towers and the smaller Colgate Buildings.
http://img54.photobucket.com/albums/v166/AliasWK/Web_Jersey_City_Skyline.jpg
and it looks stubby because the picture's slightly wider than it is in reality,
http://img54.photobucket.com/albums/v166/AliasWK/Goldman_Sachs_and_Liberty_View_East.jpg
because I know the smaller colgate buildings are a little less wide.
http://img54.photobucket.com/albums/v166/AliasWK/Standard_Colgate.jpghttp://img54.photobucket.com/albums/v166/AliasWK/imag0048.jpghttp://img54.photobucket.com/albums/v166/AliasWK/Web_Picture_044.jpg
It's currently accompanied by a few low and mid-rise offices ranging from 10 stories to buildings in the high 400s and high 500s.
http://img54.photobucket.com/albums/v166/AliasWK/exchangeplaces2001.jpg
And while at a perspective it's next to ground level yet-to-be-built lots, and Liberty Park,
it's soon going to be accompanied by some neighbors
http://img54.photobucket.com/albums/v166/AliasWK/77hudsonwithbackgrd2.jpg
(Just a rendition despite how realistic it looks)
http://img54.photobucket.com/albums/v166/AliasWK/77hudsoninjc.jpg
And the skyline is currently comprised of other tall buildings too.
http://img54.photobucket.com/albums/v166/AliasWK/You_Know_Where.jpg
http://img54.photobucket.com/albums/v166/AliasWK/MHEGS.jpg
And they too have tall plans for the future
http://img54.photobucket.com/albums/v166/AliasWK/hidingthisfromME.bmp
http://img54.photobucket.com/albums/v166/AliasWK/Web_Picture_014.jpghttp://img54.photobucket.com/albums/v166/AliasWK/Harborside_master_plan350.jpg

[RafflesCity]

Thanks for showing us more of Jersey City! :cool:

[JCDJ]

You're welcome :)

[Schroedinger's Cat]

8/10

[Fiddlerontheruf]

9/10



would be a 10 if it wasn't for that stupid flat top.

[LeCom]

grandfather clock...

[JC01]

[QUOTE=savethewtc]
The Stats

Height: 781 ft/238 m
Floors: 42

Actually, I believe the height is significantly taller than that. I believe it's a good bit up into the 800's. Maybe around 850 or so? Also, there are 40 usable floors (the 40th being a double height huge 20' high windows space that has yet to be fit out and looks to be vacant in the forseable future) There is a mechanical floor above that (41) and then the roof / crown above that (42). Above that, there is a level at the base of the cooling towers (43 if you want to call it that). Another level up and you're at the exhaust fans of the cooling towers (44 maybe). After that, you have another two or three flights of stairs above that to the track of the window washing rig.

To address some other posts I've seen, there are no remaining "Colgate" buildings. Across the street to the west is the Liberty Towers and they are approximately 27 floors. To the north across from the Goldman parking deck is Lehman Bros (formerly Datek Online) Further up the street there are several other large buildings (the largest of which is Merril Lynch - 90 or 101 Hudson Street (can't remember))

Here's an interesting fact... the site used to be a manufacturing plant for Colgate/Palmolive. When it rains hard, soap bubbles can be seen on the pavement all around the site :)

[Ellatur]

hopefully it will be developed like manhattan around jersey city :)

[Islander]

Funny how everyone says this building resembles 2IFC, but shorter and fatter.... it's much easier to just say that the building resembles 1IFC, period. :)

I personally think the tower is alright, and fits well into Jersey city, although it's a recycled design. I'm just glad Pelli didn't put claws on top of it. 7.5

[edveddfan]

Looks better up-close. I like the mullions.

[DuskTrooper]

7. The design is great, BUT, it is a tad stubby. That ruins it a bit. Add about 300', and I'd give it a 10.

[some_stupid_nut]

I like the little 2IFC. I give it a 8. Although I dont think the crown really goes with it though.

[David3820]

Yes I like it because it looks a lot like Hong Kong's tallest building but is a lot shorter.

9/10

[SteelCity32]

seen it in person and it's just beautiful. 9/10

[Imperial]

6/10

[Wajid H.]

It isn't a very beautiful building.

[Wisma]

Has this tower allready got any occupants?

[therock]

8/10

[Zuelas]

8.5

Very nice! Love this style of bldg- along w/1&2 IFC. Perhaps a darker color? Would've like to have seen a nite shot tho. Hopefully the crown lights up from the inside- would be quite dramatic I'm sure and add to the evening skyline significantly. Prominent place right on the water. Who knows... maybe Jersey City will have a huge skyscraper boom in the next century. I could see this one fitting perfectly into a massive skyline as well instead of dominating it.

[therock]

8/10

[SChristopher]

Its ok....it was good to see more Jersey City I agree. 7/10

[Monkey]

This one's turned out really well ... and what an incredible difference it's made to that part of the skyline! Hopefully we'll see a lot more skyscrapers of similar height appearing around it.

8.5/10

[Winus]

Nice, maybe a bit too fat. 8/10

[empersouf]

What a fat ass, looks like 1IFC. 7.5

[andysimo123]

9/10

[asohn]

30 Hudson Street
2004
42 Floors
781 ft (238 m)

Tallest Building in New Jersey

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[Chibcha2k]

i just adore it 10/10

[SUNNI]

im not impressed by the photos, but i "THINK" it would look good in real life ^^
7/10

[Schroedinger's Cat]

10/10 Great!!!!!!!!!!!

[DamienK]

8/10

[hkskyline]

http://www.worldgallery.cs-future.com/images/RIMG9000.jpg

http://www.worldgallery.cs-future.com/images/RIMG9002.jpg

http://www.worldgallery.cs-future.com/images/RIMG9055.jpg

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[Þróndeimr]

Its a true copy of IFC 1 and 2, but its really beautiful and fits wonderfull with the skyline. 8.5/10

[Reflex]

Nice one! 8.5/10

[Jmor374]

I was the SS Field PM on this job, it turned out better than I thought it would. Allthough the cutain wall is still too busy

[MuddyZehbra32]

7/10.....................

[Medo]

6/10 not too bad

[MattSal]

The best building in NJ, no doubt. Some improvements could be made on the crown, but otherwise its great. I give it an 8.5/10.

[Pengui]

It's so broad and fat, and it looks truncated. The top is such awfulness, and the cladding seems to be missing some parts ^^
Ouch ouch ouch.
Less than 3.

[superskyline]

Looks so much like 1IFC in Hong Kong. Except I like the one in Hong Kong better (the top is better)
8.5/10

[Phobos]

10/10
Wonderful design!

[pottebaum]

8. Poor GS; they build this big tower, but the employees refuse to work in it!

[Potassium Boy]

Very good, 8/10

[DRAKKO]

8/10

[Latoso]

8.5/10 Pellirific!

[Jules]

Great. 9.5.

[ROYAL BLUE]

9/10

[CborG]

Proofed design, great facade, 8/10

[SoboleuS]

Nice design but not very creative - looks almost like 1IFC. 7,5/10

[El_Greco]

Reminds me of that in Hong Kong.Nice building 8/10

[Xoceelias]

9/10

[United-States-of-America]

9/10. Nice flat syle.

[Dancer]

I really love Cesar Pelli but this is a little bit too much like Two International Financial Center in Hong Kong. 6.0

[Camaway]

I quite like this one!

8

[Skylandman]

8/10

[www.sercan.de]

7/10

[forvine]

7.5/10

[Danger! 50,000 volts]

1 IFCs twin bro, 7.

[Sinjin P.]

9/10 :) :) :) :) :)

[flashlight]

i like it 9/10
:)

[sharpie20]

8/10 like everyone says, it looks a lot like 2 IFC

[Accura4Matalan]

9/10. Love it :cool:

[MCC]

Really helps out the Jersey City skyline. 7.5/10

[Effer]

7.5/10.

[I-275westcoastfl]

Looks better than 2IFC 8/10

[mr_storms]

I like it, 8/10

[Scruffy88]

Its too fat to really be able to tell its height. But I like this little mini 2IFC. Its a worthy building to wear Jersey's crown. Its worthy enough to be in Lower Manhattan where it sits 2 miles away across the hudson river.

8.5/10

[FROM LOS ANGELES]

A cool glass tower, and the close-up of the facade is nice too. 9/10

[jimm]

9/10

[warnings]

8/10

[Phobos]

http://img277.imageshack.us/img277/2642/goldmansachsheadquarters29zi.jpg
A nice picture from Live Local :drool:

[Moren-o]

wow, very suprising tower for NJ.
It really dominates the whole city.
I love it, 8.5/10

[marpa]

6,5/10

[clarky]

8/10

[Nikom]

One picture :)

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/3232/img00971ji.jpg

[geoguy]

9.5/10

I really like this building. I hope it gets some taller neighbors.

[MikaGe]

6.5/10

Ya...so IFC look-alike. Too bad this is underrated thus considered worse.

[Troopchina]

7/10

[anakin]

8/10

[dżimi pejdż]

8.5/10

[Skyman]

7/10

[forvine]

Very nice facade...

[ZZ-II]

good tower, 9/10

[virarch]

2/10

I wonder how much Goldman Sachs spent on the design. Did they try to squeeze the architects?

Most of the time you get what you paid for.

[ferrari_fan]

9/10

[gutooo]

9/10

[Mosaic]

9/10

[Orienthai]

9.5/10 I like this point,look great.

[Dreamlıneя]

8/10

[Ian604]

9. I love this building. I hope Jersey City keeps getting taller.

[weirdo]

yeah. so 2ifc-ish, only smaller. massive. i like the color. 7/10

[(((myx)))]

10. a bit fat but its great.

[Chinky Orz]

7/10 Pretty bland but great height

[frango1]

0 / 10

where's the design? the Architects at Cesar Pelli might have lost a bundle in their stock speculations thru Goldman Sucks.

[david thomas]

0 / 10

where's the design? the Architects at Cesar Pelli might have lost a bundle in their stock speculations thru Goldman Sucks.

LOL!!! both before and after the job I'll bet.

0 / 10 for this building.

[kamil.bukowski]

7.5/10

[SEAfan]

Momph. I gave this building a 6, but that's probably too high, so I regret my vote. It's a so-so joint, not very high nor very distinguished. The slightly unusual shape doesn't pull it out of the norm, nor does the treatment of the windows.

[FloridaFuture]

Very dominating form the Hudson River, 7/10

[Brendan]

9/10.

I like this building a lot. Although I do think it is underrated, and barely seen by many.

[LAYZIEDOGG]

looks like a small version of my favourite tower(till swfc and burjdubai are finished) 2ifc in hongkong 8/10

[ROYU]

Fits well Jersey City. 8.0

[Taylorhoge]

7 I wish it was in the city rather then Jersey however it still looks good

[Henk]

8/10.

[W!CKED]

8/10

[LuisFCS1]

8.5/10 It has a good design but it looks like the 2IFC and the gran Costanera in Chile:dunno:

[poshbakerloo]

i like it 8/10 may be a little bit stubby looking, but you must get amazing views of New York from there...

[MNL]

9.5 long lost brother of 2IFC. new jersey adopted it from hong kong.:D

[Kelsen]

9/10

[Ralphkke]

Nothing wrong with this one. A 7 out of 10.

[Aliya]

9/10

[Skyman]

7/10

[Posener]

It's tall but it still looks to fat, but 9/10

[SkyLerm]

It's nice, taking apart the "copypaste" 8.5/10

[Cabman]

8/10 for this baby

[LMCA1990]

9/10 - looks like that 1 tower in china.

[Sound.]

nice: 8/10

[Slodi]

too massive 8/10

[krull]

I love this one. 10

[pokistic]

9.5/10

[newyorkrunaway1]

9/10

[Astralis]

6/10

[MasonicStage™]

9,5/10

[RON-E]

7/10

[DragonAnime]

I really don't like this one at all. It may be good for Jersey City, but it most certainly would not look good anywhere else.. 5/10.

[Eric Offereins]

8/10. Nice, but it should be 'thinner'.

[kon133]

3/10

[krzewi]

8/10

[incognito_rn]

kewl!!!!

[Halabalooza]

big fat 8

[kmc87]

i love this building. i think its very modern and sophisticated, and obviously it does wonders for jersey city's skyline. it reminds me of a smaller version of 2 international finance centre in HK.

[44p]

looks great!!7.5/10:banana:

[Gregor]

8/10

[WAuzzie]

9/10

[Nikkodemo]

8.5/10

[meds]

8.5/10

[geoff189d]

Smart! 9.5/10

[Fundador]

8/10:)

[luci203]

I really love Cesar Pelli but this is a little bit too much like Two International Financial Center in Hong Kong. 6.0

That was my first impresion to. :)

Still I would love a Half 2IFC in my town (tallest building now 74m) :banana:

8/10 :cheers:

[Mateus_]

8/10

[xever_7]

8/10

[Harkeb]

6.

[stasiua]

The building looks very hard. And this roof. Matter of the taste.

8/10

[Rutger1991]

8.5/10

[Kawasaki_Kragujevac]

7.5/10

[Nielsiej13]

8/10

[briker]

9/