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The Empire State Building opened an entrance for Observatory guests on Aug. 23.
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The Empire State Building (ESB) has unveiled the first phase of its fully reimagined Observatory, the new entrance at 20 West 34th Street. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The new access provides visitors to ESB’s world-famous Observatories with a larger entrance solely for Observatory guests\u2013repositioning 4.2 million visitors from ESB’s Fifth Avenue entrance, and improving the experience for tenants. It also includes digital hosts; electronic, self-service ticket kiosks; a new lighting ceremony installation; and a grand staircase, which splits around a two-story architectural model of ESB. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The team responsible for putting it together are Thinc Design, Beneville Studios, Ideo, Squint \/ Opera, JLL, Intersection, Diversified, Skanska, Kubik Maltbie, Thornton Tomasetti, The Lighting Practice, Corgan and Syska Hennessy Group.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a high level of confidence that our work will increase customer satisfaction immensely and drive bottom-line performance,\u201d \u00a0said Anthony E. Malkin, chairman and CEO of Empire State Realty Trust. \u201cWe have already transformed the Empire State Building into the urban campus within a building, one of the most modern and energy-efficient buildings in the world.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

The adjustment is the first phase of the decade-long Empire State ReBuilding project, set to be complete by the end of 2019. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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