Editing 4 Times Square (section)

==Architecture==
The building was designed by [[Fox & Fowle]] and developed by the [[Durst Organization]].<ref name="aia5" /><ref name="A 1996-08" /><ref name="Stephens p. 91">{{harvnb|Stephens|2000a|ps=.|p=91}}</ref> WSP Cantor Seinuk was the structural engineer, while [[Tishman Construction]] was the main contractor.<ref name="Stephens p. 91" /><ref name="Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat" /> Other companies involved with the project included wind consultant CPP Wind Engineering and Air Quality Consultants, elevator contractor [[Otis Worldwide]],<ref name="Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat">{{cite web |title=4 Times Square – The Skyscraper Center |url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/4-times-square/907 |access-date=September 18, 2021 |website=Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat |archive-date=May 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522005136/https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/4-times-square/907 |url-status=live}}</ref> mechanical engineer [[Cosentini Associates]], photovoltaic contractor Kiss + Cathcart Architects, lighting contractor Fisher Marantz Renfro Stone, and cladding contractor Heitmann & Associates.<ref name="Stephens p. 91" /> The [[New York City Economic Development Corporation]] owns the structure.<ref name="ZoLa" />

4 Times Square has 48 usable floors above ground, as well as two basement floors.<ref name="Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat" /><ref name="Emporis" /> Including mechanical stories atop the building, 4 Times Square is 52 stories tall.<ref name="Fybush">{{cite web |date=November 6, 2003 |title=Four Times Square, October 2003 |url=https://www.fybush.com/site-031030.html |url-status=live |access-date=September 20, 2021 |website=Fybush |archive-date=September 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917183426/https://www.fybush.com/site-031030.html}}</ref><ref name="Electrical Contractor Magazine 2017">{{cite web |last=Swedberg |first=Claire |date=December 20, 2017 |title=The Antenna in Times Square |url=https://www.ecmag.com/section/miscellaneous/antenna-times-square |access-date=September 20, 2021 |website=Electrical Contractor Magazine |archive-date=September 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921013334/https://www.ecmag.com/section/miscellaneous/antenna-times-square |url-status=live}}</ref> The building measures {{cvt|809|ft}} to its architectural tip and {{cvt|1118|ft}} to the top of the antenna mast.<ref name="Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat" /><ref name="Emporis">{{Cite web |title=4 Times Square |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/113942/4-times-square-new-york-city-ny-usa |access-date=January 1, 2021 |publisher=Emporis |archive-date=September 30, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930145335/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=condenastbuilding-newyorkcity-ny-usa |url-status=usurped}}</ref> The main roof is only {{cvt|701|ft}} high.<ref name="Emporis" />

4 Times Square is one of the first examples of [[green design]] in commercial skyscrapers in the United States.<ref name="Case Study">{{cite web |title=Case Study – Four Times Square |url=http://www.cleanaircounts.org/resource%20package/A%20Book/EStar%20Buildings/Case%20Study%20-%20Four%20Times%20Square.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051201124559/http://www.cleanaircounts.org/resource%20package/A%20Book/EStar%20Buildings/Case%20Study%20-%20Four%20Times%20Square.htm |archive-date=December 1, 2005 |access-date=December 8, 2005}}</ref> The design incorporates many environmentally efficient features.<ref name="Stern (2006) p. 715">{{harvnb|Stern|Fishman|Tilove|2006|ps=.|p=715}}</ref><ref name="nyt19970330">{{Cite news |last=Holusha |first=John |date=March 30, 1997 |title=Technology in the Front Seat at 4 Times Square |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/30/realestate/technology-in-the-front-seat-at-4-times-square.html |access-date=September 19, 2021 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=September 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210919013139/https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/30/realestate/technology-in-the-front-seat-at-4-times-square.html |url-status=live}}</ref> In particular, Fox & Fowle had been chosen for its experience designing ecologically sustainable buildings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Acing the Deuce – Nymag |url=https://nymag.com/nymetro/arts/architecture/reviews/5594/ |access-date=September 17, 2021 |website=New York Magazine |date=January 21, 2002 |language=en-us |archive-date=September 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917181755/https://nymag.com/nymetro/arts/architecture/reviews/5594/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Stephens p. 95" /> One of the building's original major tenants, publisher [[Condé Nast]], had committed to designing its space to environmentally efficient standards (the other major tenant, law firm [[Skadden|Skadden Arps]], did not make a similar commitment).<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Denitto |first=Emily |date=April 21, 1997 |title=Environmentally sound properties help owners seed greener fields |volume=13 |issue=16 |page=37 |id={{ProQuest|219128803}}|journal=Crain's New York Business}}</ref> The building's high energy usage limits the extent of the energy savings; Suzanne Stephens wrote for ''[[Architectural Record]]'' that the inclusion of such features was "a little like opening up a smoke-enders clinic on a tobacco farm".<ref name="Stephens p. 95" /><ref>{{harvnb|Stern|Fishman|Tilove|2006|ps=.|pp=715–717}}</ref>

=== Form ===
The building is part of the 42nd Street Development Project and, thus, could bypass many city [[zoning]] rules such as those relating to [[floor area ratio]] (FAR).<ref name="Stern (2006) p. 717">{{harvnb|Stern|Fishman|Tilove|2006|ps=.|p=717}}</ref><ref name="Stephens p. 92">{{harvnb|Stephens|2000a|ps=.|p=92}}</ref> [[Bruce Fowle]] of Fox & Fowle estimated that the building had a FAR of 35,<ref name="Jacobs 1999">{{cite web |last=Jacobs |first=Karrie |date=June 28, 1999 |title=Fat City |url=https://nymag.com/nymetro/arts/architecture/columns/cityscape/455/ |access-date=September 28, 2021 |website=New York Magazine |archive-date=September 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928223607/https://nymag.com/nymetro/arts/architecture/columns/cityscape/455/ |url-status=live}}</ref> while ''The New York Times'' stated that the FAR was only 31.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dunlap |first=David W. |date=January 13, 2005 |title=The Sky Is No Longer the Limit on Far West Side Buildings |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/13/nyregion/the-sky-is-no-longer-the-limit-on-far-west-side-buildings.html |access-date=September 30, 2021 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=June 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609201940/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/13/nyregion/the-sky-is-no-longer-the-limit-on-far-west-side-buildings.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[massing]] of the building contains several [[Setback (architecture)|setbacks]], which were not mandated by zoning ordinances but were included to make the building's design fit in with its setting.<ref name="Stephens p. 91" /><ref name="Stern (2006) p. 715" /><ref name="New York Magazine 1996">{{cite magazine |last=Jacobs |first=Karrie |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TuECAAAAMBAJ |title=New Style: No Style |date=September 23, 1996 |journal=New York Magazine |publisher=New York Media, LLC |page=115<!--30-31,115--> |issn=0028-7369 |access-date=September 20, 2021 |archive-date=August 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821205914/https://books.google.com/books?id=TuECAAAAMBAJ |url-status=live}}</ref> The 43rd story contains a glass setback with a [[cavetto]]-shaped cornice. Stephens wrote that the building contained a combination of neo-Modernist and traditional design elements. While the building is divided into a base, shaft, and pinnacle similar to older skyscrapers, the design of the [[facade]] was more varied.<ref name="Stephens p. 91" />

==== Antenna mast ====
If the building's antenna mast is included, the structure's total height is {{cvt|340.7|m|ft|disp=flip|adj=off}}.<ref name="Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat" /> The original antenna mast measured {{cvt|132|ft}} and was built primarily for Clear Channel Communications (now [[iHeartMedia, Inc.]]) as a backup transmitter site.<ref>{{cite web |date=February 28, 2001 |title=A NERW Encore: Four Times Square, January 2001 |url=https://www.fybush.com/site-031023.html |access-date=September 20, 2021 |website=Fybush.com |archive-date=September 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917195026/https://www.fybush.com/site-031023.html |url-status=live}}</ref> After the broadcast equipment atop the [[World Trade Center (1973-2001)|World Trade Center]]'s towers was [[Collapse of the World Trade Center|destroyed]] during the [[September 11 attacks]] in 2001, the main transmitters for radio stations [[WKTU]], [[WNYC-FM]], and [[WPAT-FM]] and the backup transmitter for [[WSKQ-FM]] were transferred to 4 Times Square.<ref name="Fybush" /> In 2003, the original installation was replaced with a {{cvt|385|ft|4=-tall|adj=mid}} mast.<ref name="Fybush" /><ref name="Electrical Contractor Magazine 2017" /><ref name="The Broadcast Bridge 2017">{{cite web | author=The Broadcast Bridge | title=Future of NYC Broadcast TV Moving to 1 WTC - Connecting IT to Broadcast | website=The Broadcast Bridge | date=April 10, 2017 | url=https://www.thebroadcastbridge.com/content/entry/8291/future-of-nyc-broadcast-tv-moving-to-1-wtc | access-date=January 1, 2022 | archive-date=June 21, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621070355/https://www.thebroadcastbridge.com/content/entry/8291/future-of-nyc-broadcast-tv-moving-to-1-wtc | url-status=live}}</ref> This allowed WKTU, WNYC-FM, and WPAT-FM to build main transmitters at the [[Empire State Building]] without disrupting existing FM tenants there.<ref name="Fybush" /> The topmost antenna, designed for [[Univision]]'s [[WFUT-DT|WFUT-TV]],<ref name="Fybush" /><ref name="Electrical Contractor Magazine 2017" /> was removed in 2015 and replaced with a [[very high frequency]] (VHF) antenna for television station [[WJLP]], bringing the mast to {{convert|416|ft}} tall.<ref name="The Broadcast Bridge 2017" />

The mast includes five antennas. The topmost one is used by WJLP.<ref name="The Broadcast Bridge 2017" /> The second-highest tier contains two antennas for [[ultra high frequency]] (UHF) broadcasts; the antenna serving UHF channels 40–60 is above that serving channels 24–45.<ref name="Fybush 2010">{{cite web|date=July 9, 2010|first=Scott|last=Fybush|work=Fybush.com|title=4 Times Square, New York, 2009|url=https://www.fybush.com/sites/2010/site-100709.html|access-date=January 1, 2022|archive-date=June 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630105724/https://www.fybush.com/sites/2010/site-100709.html|url-status=live}}</ref>{{efn|These channels have since been taken out of broadcast television use.}} Below that are two antennas for VHF broadcasts: one for low-VHF broadcasts and the other for [[FM broadcasting|FM radio stations]].<ref name="Fybush 2010" /><ref name="Electrical Contractor Magazine 2017" /> The antenna systems and mast were constructed by [[Andrew Corporation]], Dielectric Communications, Shively Labs, and Electronics Research Inc.<ref name="Fybush 2010" /><ref name="Electrical Contractor Magazine 2017" /> {{As of|2021}}, the mast at 4 Times Square is used as a primary site by FM radio stations [[WBGO]], [[WKCR-FM|WKCR]], [[WNYE (FM)|WNYE]], and [[WBAI]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Radio stations in New York, NY |url=http://www.radiomap.us/us-ny/new-york |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027025152/http://www.radiomap.us/us-ny/new-york |archive-date=October 27, 2017 |access-date=October 26, 2017 |publisher=World Radio Map}}</ref> In addition, the mast has been used as a backup site for FM stations such as WKTU, WNYC, WPAT, WSKQ, [[WHTZ]], [[WAXQ]], [[WWPR-FM|WWPR]], [[WLTW]], and [[WCAA (FM)|WCAA]].<ref name="Electrical Contractor Magazine 2017" />

=== Facade ===
[[File:Times Sq Sep 2021 28.jpg|thumb|Detail of the masonry facade]]
Fox & Fowle planned a masonry facade, largely oriented south toward 42nd Street and east toward [[Bryant Park]], as well as a glass facade, largely facing west toward Broadway and north toward 43rd Street.<ref name="A 1996-08">{{cite magazine |date=Aug 1996 |title=Times Square Tower Breaks Ground |url=https://usmodernist.org/AJ/A-1996-08.pdf |journal=Journal of the American Institute of Architects |volume=85 |page=50 |access-date=September 20, 2021 |archive-date=September 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918001050/https://usmodernist.org/AJ/A-1996-08.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="New York Magazine 1996" /><ref name="ZT p. 36">{{harvnb|Zukowsky|Thorne|2000|p=36|ps=.}}</ref> The arrangement was meant to fit in with the livelier character of Broadway and the more restrained character of 42nd Street and Bryant Park.<ref name="A 1996-08" /><ref name="nyt19960518">{{Cite news |last=Muschamp |first=Herbert |date=May 18, 1996 |title=Smaller Is Better: Conde Nast in Times Sq. |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/18/nyregion/smaller-is-better-conde-nast-in-times-sq.html |access-date=September 19, 2021 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=September 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920214028/https://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/18/nyregion/smaller-is-better-conde-nast-in-times-sq.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Wells p. 132">{{harvnb|Wells|2005|p=132|ps=.}}</ref> This led multiple media sources to compare the facade to the two-faced god [[Janus]].<ref name="A 1996-08" /><ref name="nyt19960519">{{Cite news |date=May 19, 1996 |title=POSTINGS: The Two Faces of 4 Times Square;One Facade's Limestone, The Other One's Glass |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/19/realestate/postings-two-faces-4-times-square-one-facade-s-limestone-other-one-s-glass.html |access-date=September 17, 2021 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=September 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917183925/https://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/19/realestate/postings-two-faces-4-times-square-one-facade-s-limestone-other-one-s-glass.html |url-status=live}}</ref> In general, the lower stories have low-reflective glass to increase transparency, while the upper stories have highly reflective glass that deflects heat.<ref name="Stephens p. 96" />

The masonry facade wraps around much of the north, east, and south [[Elevation (architecture)|elevations]].<ref name="Stephens p. 93">{{harvnb|Stephens|2000a|ps=.|p=93}}</ref> In a 1996 press release, Fox & Fowle described the character of the masonry facade as presenting "a more composed personality appropriate to the context of Midtown Manhattan".<ref name="New York Magazine 1996" /> The offices are accessed from an entrance on 42nd Street,<ref name="nyt19960518" /><ref name="The Durst Organization 2020">{{cite web |date=December 18, 2020 |title=One Five One |url=https://www.durst.org/properties/One-Five-One |url-status=live |access-date=September 17, 2021 |website=The Durst Organization |archive-date=September 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914170236/https://www.durst.org/properties/One-Five-One}}</ref> which is named One Five One after its street address of 151 West 42nd Street.<ref name="The Durst Organization 2020" /> The main entrance has a recessed glass wall and originally had an angled glass canopy, which complemented the curving ceiling of the lobby.<ref name="Stephens p. 94">{{harvnb|Stephens|2000a|ps=.|p=94}}</ref> The entrance originally contained glass doors and was flanked by stone blocks.<ref name="Jacobs 1999" /> The masonry facade has windows measuring {{cvt|5|by|7|ft}}, larger than in typical office buildings.<ref name="Stern (2006) p. 715" /> The large windows were meant to reduce the amount of electricity required for illuminating the offices.<ref name="p398625408">{{cite news |last=Cairns |first=Ann |date=July 16, 1997 |title=In Times Square, it may pay to be green |page=B10,1 |work=Wall Street Journal |issn=0099-9660 |id={{ProQuest|398625408}}}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Wells|2005|pp=132&ndash;134|ps=.}}</ref>

The glass facade, which wraps around the west elevation and part of the south elevation, is designed to blend in with the surrounding signage.<ref name="Stephens p. 93" /> The glass facade contains green panels and is divided by vertical steel [[mullion]]s.<ref name="nyt19960518" /> The west elevation on Broadway was designed with video screens,<ref name="A 1996-08" /><ref name="New York Magazine 1996" /><ref name="nyt19960518" /> which cover {{cvt|20000|ft2}} and are mandated by the zoning law.<ref name="Stephens p. 95">{{harvnb|Stephens|2000a|ps=.|p=95}}</ref> There are ten signs, which could be rented to advertisers; when the building was constructed, the signs were projected to earn $7 million per year. The signs were included as part of [[Robert A. M. Stern]]'s 42nd Street Now! master plan,<ref name="A 1996-08" /> which required a variety of lighting and signage for facades along Times Square.<ref>{{harvnb|Stern|Fishman|Tilove|2006|ps=.|p=698}}</ref>

The 37th through 43rd stories of the south and east elevations have [[Photovoltaics|photovoltaic]] (PV) panels.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://kisscathcart.com/pdf/4timessquare.pdf |title=4 Times Square Building – Integrated Photovoltaic System |access-date=September 21, 2021 |publisher=Kiss + Cathcart |archive-date=August 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818194331/http://kisscathcart.com/pdf/4timessquare.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> These were installed in place of some of the [[spandrel]]s that separate windows on different floors.<ref name="nyt19970330" /><ref name="Stephens p. 92" /> There are 208 panels covering {{cvt|2955|ft2}}, half a percent of the facade's total area. While the panels can generate enough power for five or six houses, they only supply one-half of a percent of the total power needs of 4 Times Square.<ref name="Stern (2006) p. 715" /><ref name="Stephens p. 96">{{harvnb|Stephens|2000a|ps=.|p=96}}</ref> The PV modules are placed on a thin glass pane that is then laminated on both sides. The PV panels were included because they were inconspicuous and only cost {{cvt|10|$/ft2}} more than conventional spandrels. Originally, the architects had planned for {{cvt|14000|ft2}} of PV panels.<ref name="nyt19970330" /> Before deciding to use PV panels, Fox & Fowle had considered installing solar panels on the roof, as well as wind turbines.<ref name="nyt19970330" /> [[Douglas Durst]] of the Durst Organization said the panels were intended to indicate the building's energy-saving features, as the PV panels could be upgraded when the technology was more advanced.<ref name="n85616074">{{Cite news |date=July 13, 1997 |title=A Better Building |pages=149 |work=New York Daily News|issn=2692-1251 |via=newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85616074/a-better-building/ |access-date=September 19, 2021 |archive-date=September 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921112949/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85616074/a-better-building/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="nyt20020317">{{Cite news |last=Holusha |first=John |date=March 17, 2002 |title=Commercial Property/Cooling Office Buildings; On Avenue of the Americas, the Iceman Cometh |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/17/realestate/commercial-property-cooling-office-buildings-avenue-americas-iceman-cometh.html |access-date=September 20, 2021 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=September 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921015544/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/17/realestate/commercial-property-cooling-office-buildings-avenue-americas-iceman-cometh.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

==== Nasdaq MarketSite ====
{{Main|Nasdaq MarketSite}}
[[File:NYC - Midtown Manhattan – Times Square – Broadway by night - panoramio (2).jpg|thumb|200px|left|alt=A nighttime view of Nasdaq MarketSite, which contains a large LED sign on a circular facade. There are windows in the sign.|[[Nasdaq MarketSite]] at the bottom of the Condé Nast Building at night]]

The eight-story cylindrical facade of 4 Times Square's northwest corner, on Broadway and 43rd Street, contains [[Nasdaq MarketSite]].<ref name="Stern (2006) p. 717" /><ref name="Nast 2000">{{cite magazine |last=Tapellini |first=Donna |date=January 11, 2000 |title=Nasdaq Lights Up Times Square |url=https://www.wired.com/2000/01/nasdaq-lights-up-times-square/ |access-date=September 18, 2021 |magazine=Wired |archive-date=March 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323155502/http://www.wired.com/2000/01/nasdaq-lights-up-times-square/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The facade was part of the building's original design and was included before Nasdaq had leased the space.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dunlap |first=David W. |date=June 29, 1997 |title=The Sign Makers Turn Up the Wattage |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/29/realestate/the-sign-makers-turn-up-the-wattage.html |access-date=September 19, 2021 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=September 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920212158/https://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/29/realestate/the-sign-makers-turn-up-the-wattage.html |url-status=live}}</ref> At street level is a three-story glass facade, which contains a view of the studio inside.<ref name="Nast 2000" /><ref name="cnn19991228">{{Cite web |date=December 28, 1999 |title=Nasdaq screen to light up Broadway |url=https://money.cnn.com/1999/12/28/investing/nasdaqsite/ |url-status=live |access-date=September 18, 2021 |website=CNN Money |archive-date=September 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918031559/https://money.cnn.com/1999/12/28/investing/nasdaqsite/}}</ref> Above the studio, the facade consists of a giant LED display, variously cited as measuring {{cvt|12000|ft2}}<ref name="Nast 2000" /> or {{cvt|14000|ft2}}.<ref name="Stern (2006) p. 717" /> The display was the world's largest at the time of its completion.<ref name="BF p. 32">{{harvnb|Barbour|French|2000|ps=.|p=32}}</ref><ref name="p195762697">{{cite magazine |last=Putman |first=Peter H. |date=February 2001 |title=Wall to wall video |journal=Video Systems; Overland Park |volume=27 |issue=2 |pages=30–34 |id={{ProQuest|195762697}}}}</ref><ref name="nyt20000217">{{Cite news |last=Blair |first=Jayson |date=February 17, 2000 |title=Turning Pixels Into Panache |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/02/17/nyregion/turning-pixels-into-panache.html |access-date=September 20, 2021 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=September 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921013334/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/02/17/nyregion/turning-pixels-into-panache.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The display is allowed because 4 Times Square is exempt from the zoning rules regarding signs.<ref name="Stern (2006) p. 717" />

The LED sign over the studio cost $37 million.<ref name="cnn19991228" /><ref name="Stern (2006) p. 718">{{harvnb|Stern|Fishman|Tilove|2006|ps=.|p=718}}</ref><ref name="nyt20000217" /> The display can show information at a [[computer display standard]] of 1280x1824, and it has over 18 million LEDs.<ref name="Nast 2000" /> The display is made of about 8,200<ref name="nyt20000217" /> or 8,400 panels,<ref name="nyt19990804" /> manufactured by Saco Smart Vision.<ref name="p195762697" /><ref name="nyt20000217" /><ref name="nyt19990804">{{Cite news |last=Bagli |first=Charles V. |date=August 4, 1999 |title=Nasdaq Wins Battle to Build Huge Video Sign |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/04/nyregion/nasdaq-wins-battle-to-build-huge-video-sign.html |access-date=September 19, 2021 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=September 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921131149/https://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/04/nyregion/nasdaq-wins-battle-to-build-huge-video-sign.html |url-status=live}}</ref> It is {{cvt|18|in}} thick and is interrupted by thirty square windows.<ref name="Stern (2006) pp. 717-718" /><ref name="nyt19990521">{{Cite news |last=Bagli |first=Charles V. |date=May 21, 1999 |title=Battle of the Unbuilt Billboard; In Times Square, a New Problem for a Troubled Tower |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/05/21/nyregion/battle-unbuilt-billboard-times-square-new-problem-for-troubled-tower.html |access-date=September 19, 2021 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=September 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921092401/https://www.nytimes.com/1999/05/21/nyregion/battle-unbuilt-billboard-times-square-new-problem-for-troubled-tower.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The windows are arranged into five rows, which illuminate a portion of Condé Nast's space.<ref name="nyt19990521" /> There is a {{cvt|3|ft|4=-wide|adj=mid}} catwalk and a ventilation space behind the display,<ref name="nyt19990804" /><ref name="Stern (2006) pp. 717-718">{{harvnb|Stern|Fishman|Tilove|2006|ps=.|pp=717–718}}</ref> creating a gap of about {{cvt|5|ft}} between the sign and the actual facade.<ref name="Stephens p. 96" /><ref name="nyt19990521" /> At 4 Times Square's opening, Nasdaq leased the sign space from Durst for $2 million a year.<ref name="nyt20000217" />

==== Top-story signs ====
The top of the building was originally ornamented with four signs, each measuring {{cvt|60|by|60|ft}} and displaying the address 4 Times Square.<ref name="A 1996-08" /><ref name="Stern (2006) p. 715" /> Unlike the signs at the base, the top stories' signs are not required by zoning.<ref name="Stephens p. 95" /> While modern New York City building code prohibits logos from being more than {{cvt|25|ft}} above the curb or occupying over {{cvt|200|ft2}} on a blockfront,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bagli |first=Charles V. |date=February 14, 2008 |title=Big Selling Point for G.M. Tower: Naming Rights |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/14/nyregion/14name.html |access-date=March 25, 2021 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=June 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610085402/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/14/nyregion/14name.html |url-status=live}}</ref> the top-story signs are protected because they are in the 42nd Street Development Project.<ref name="nyt20000123" /><ref name="CBS New York – Breaking News, Sports, Weather, Traffic And The Best of NY 2013" /><ref name="wsj20130812" />

The panels were originally vacant, though Durst had sought to market them to tenants at $1 million a year. In 2000, after the building opened, panels with the name of wireless provider [[Teligent Telecom]] were installed on the top stories, measuring {{cvt|70|by|70|ft}}.<ref name="nyt20000123">{{Cite news |last=Schneider |first=Daniel B. |date=January 23, 2000 |title=F.Y.I. |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/23/nyregion/fyi-439274.html |access-date=September 20, 2021 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=September 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921102043/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/23/nyregion/fyi-439274.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The signs were subsequently replaced by the number "4" during the mid-2000s.<ref name="nyt20060405">{{Cite news |last=Gregor |first=Alison |date=April 5, 2006 |title=What's in a Building's Name? More Than Meets the Eye |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/05/business/whats-in-a-buildings-name-more-than-meets-the-eye.html |access-date=September 20, 2021 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=September 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920214145/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/05/business/whats-in-a-buildings-name-more-than-meets-the-eye.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Since 2013, the top of the building has contained four illuminated panels with the name of clothing retailer [[H&M]], a retail tenant at the base.<ref name="CBS New York – Breaking News, Sports, Weather, Traffic And The Best of NY 2013">{{cite web |date=August 12, 2013 |title=H&M's Mega-signs In Times Square Rankle Neighbors |url=https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/08/12/hms-mega-signs-in-times-square-rankle-neighbors/ |access-date=September 18, 2021 |website=CBS New York |archive-date=September 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926021416/http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/08/12/hms-mega-signs-in-times-square-rankle-neighbors/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="wsj20130812">{{Cite news |last=Brown |first=Eliot |date=August 12, 2013 |title=Skyline Shakeup |language=en-US |work=Wall Street Journal |url=https://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323977304579002873149737190.html |access-date=September 18, 2021 |issn=0099-9660 |archive-date=August 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130815215719/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323977304579002873149737190.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Mechanical and environmental features ===

==== Fuel cells ====
[[File:Condé Nast Building Times Square.jpg|thumb|alt=The building's southeastern corner, with a glass facade on Broadway and a masonry facade on 42nd Street|Southeastern corner, showing the glass facade on Broadway (left) and masonry facade on 42nd Street (right)]]

The building is partially powered by two [[fuel cell]]s that are capable of {{cvt|200|kW}} each.<ref name="Stern (2006) p. 715" /><ref name="nyt20020317" /><ref name="Stephens pp. 95-96">{{harvnb|Stephens|2000a|ps=.|pp=95–96}}</ref> They are installed on the fourth floor.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Brown |first=Kathryn |date=Oct 1999 |title=Invisible energy |journal=Discover |volume=20 |pages=36, 38 |id={{ProQuest|205989663}}|number=10}}</ref> The two cells could provide 50 percent of the exterior signs' nighttime power needs but a minuscule amount of the daytime needs.<ref name="nyt19970928" /> They could generate eight percent of the building's total electricity.<ref name="Stern (2006) p. 715" /><ref name="Stephens pp. 95-96" /> The fuel cells cost $1 million and were made by [[United Technologies Corporation]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bloomberg News |date=February 25, 2000 |title=Metro Business; Powered by Fuel Cells |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/02/25/nyregion/metro-business-powered-by-fuel-cells.html |access-date=September 20, 2021 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=September 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921015640/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/02/25/nyregion/metro-business-powered-by-fuel-cells.html |url-status=live}}</ref> As part of an agreement with [[Consolidated Edison]] (Con Ed), which operates much of New York City's power-supply system, the cells must be turned off during a power failure, such as the [[Northeast blackout of 2003]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Holusha |first=John |date=August 24, 2003 |title=Commercial Property/After the Blackout; Independent Generators Are Generating Interest |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/24/realestate/commercial-property-after-blackout-independent-generators-are-generating.html |access-date=September 20, 2021 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=September 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921152919/https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/24/realestate/commercial-property-after-blackout-independent-generators-are-generating.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hendrick |first=Daniel |date=August 14, 2005 |title=Shifting the balance of power |pages=18, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85672460/shifting-the-balance-of-power/ 19] |work=Newsday|issn=2574-5298 |via=newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85672407/shifting-the-balancedaniel-hendrick/ |access-date=September 20, 2021 |archive-date=September 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920213222/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85672407/shifting-the-balancedaniel-hendrick/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

Fox & Fowle originally planned to include eight fuel cells, which would have been capable of generating {{cvt|12800000|kWh}} of power annually, including all of the exterior signs' power needs.<ref name="nyt19970330" /> Along with the photovoltaic panels on the facade, the fuel cells would have been able to provide most of the power for 4 Times Square, with building managers purchasing power from the city's electrical grid from Con Ed only as needed.<ref name="nyt19970330" /><ref name="Stephens pp. 95-96" /> The fuel cells would have to run continuously to operate efficiently, since they could not be turned off or on easily, but the building's power needs were much lower at night during the day.<ref name="p398625408" /><ref name="nyt19970928">{{Cite news |last=Holusha |first=John |date=September 28, 1997 |title=Commercial Property/Electricity and Gas; Energy Deregulation: Lower Costs, More Confusion |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/09/28/realestate/commercial-property-electricity-gas-energy-deregulation-lower-costs-more.html |access-date=September 19, 2021 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=September 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921101930/https://www.nytimes.com/1997/09/28/realestate/commercial-property-electricity-gas-energy-deregulation-lower-costs-more.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Furthermore, each cell cost $600,000.<ref name="p398625408" /> Consequently, plans for six of the eight fuel cells were discarded in 1997.<ref name="p398625408" /><ref name="nyt19970928" />

==== Air delivery ====
Fox & Fowle and Durst decided to use [[chiller]]s powered by [[natural gas]] to provide cool air to the offices.<ref name="Stephens p. 96" /><ref name="p398625408" /><ref name="Wells p. 134">{{harvnb|Wells|2005|p=134|ps=.}}</ref> At the time, many buildings still used [[fossil fuel]]s for power generation, and natural gas created much less pollution than other fossil fuels.<ref name="p398625408" /> Gas was used instead of electricity because gas could be stored for later use, while electricity had to be used when it is produced.<ref name="nyt19970928" /> According to [[Bruce Fowle]] of Fox & Fowle, the firm had contemplated using electric chillers, which could create and store ice at night, then use the ice to chill the offices during the daytime. Fowle said the firm had decided against using ice storage because it was more expensive than natural gas-powered chillers.<ref name="nyt19970330" /> After an upgrade in 2003, the building had {{cvt|4600|ST|LT t}} of air conditioning.<ref name="Electrical Contractor Magazine 2017" />

The air-delivery system provides 50 percent more fresh air than is required by New York City building code.<ref name="Case Study" /><ref name="n85616074" /><ref name="Wells p. 134" /> It can also be used to ventilate polluted air from specified floors; a separate exhaust shaft was designed for employee smoking areas.<ref name="p398625408" /> The air-circulation system was built so air on any set of three floors could be replaced every 24 to 48 hours.<ref name="n85616074" /> Sensors on each floor are used to monitor air quality, and the building's management team could adjust the air-delivery and ventilation systems as needed.<ref name="Wells p. 134" /><ref>{{cite web | last=Levitt | first=David M. | title=Office Air Filtration In the Spotlight as Workers Trickle Back | website=Commercial Observer | date=March 2, 2021 | url=https://commercialobserver.com/2021/03/office-air-filtration-covid-us/ | access-date=March 28, 2022}}</ref> Tenants could also independently adjust the heating and air-conditioning systems in their offices.<ref name="Wells p. 134" /> The building's climate control system was designed to operate in tandem with the wastewater system, further reducing energy use.<ref name="ZT p. 36" />

==== Other features ====
The building is also served by recycling chutes.<ref name="nyt19970330" /><ref name="p398625408" /> There are dedicated shafts for paper recycling and trash,<ref name="p398625408" /> which lead to storage bins in the basement.<ref name="n85616074" /> There is mechanical equipment on the 49th floor and on two mezzanines above it. These stories contain three diesel generators, which power the antenna mast and are capable of a combined {{cvt|5,3|MW}}. In addition, the 51st floor has FM [[transmitter]]s and [[combiner]]s while the 52nd floor has TV combiners.<ref name="Electrical Contractor Magazine 2017" />

=== Interior ===
The [[superstructure]] is made of both concrete and steel, though the structural core is made of concrete.<ref name="Stephens pp. 91-92" /> The steel columns are embedded in [[shear wall]]s made of reinforced concrete.<ref name="Stephens p. 96" /> The building uses demolition debris that was recycled from the previous structures on the site,<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Gross |first=Daniel |date=October 20, 1997 |title=From the ground up |volume=13 |issue=42 |page=27 |id={{ProQuest|219133943}}|journal=Crain's New York Business}}</ref> and the previous foundations were also reused.<ref name="n85616074" /><ref name="Wells p. 134" /> Where newer foundations were installed, deep-rock [[Caisson (engineering)|caissons]] and [[deep foundation]]s were used to minimize damage to neighboring buildings and subway tunnels.<ref name="Wells p. 134" /> The building's core and external columns rise to the top of the building.<ref name="Stern (2006) p. 715" /><ref name="Stephens p. 92" /><ref name="Wells p. 132" /> The four large signs on the roof conceal the "hat truss" that connects the core and external columns.<ref name="Stern (2006) p. 715" /><ref name="Stephens p. 92" /> Behind the truss is mechanical space, which doubles as a damper.<ref name="Stephens p. 92" /><ref name="nyt19990926">{{Cite news |last=Muschamp |first=Herbert |date=September 26, 1999 |title=ART/ARCHITECTURE; A Tower That Flaunts Its Contradictions |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/26/arts/art-architecture-a-tower-that-flaunts-its-contradictions.html |access-date=September 20, 2021 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=September 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921152959/https://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/26/arts/art-architecture-a-tower-that-flaunts-its-contradictions.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Inside, 4 Times Square has {{cvt|1600000|sqft|m2}} of space.<ref name="nyt19960508" />

==== Lower stories ====
[[File:H&M (38161134321).jpg|thumb|alt=Refer to caption|Storefront window of the H&M store in the building]]
The lobby is on the east side of the ground floor and is accessed from both 42nd and 43rd Streets.<ref name="Stephens p. 95" /> The ceiling contains aluminum and fiberglass panels, which curve downward from both entrances toward the center of the space.<ref name="Stephens p. 94" /> The lobby has an exhibit of the Durst Organization's history. There are also [[architectural model]]s of various projects developed by the Durst Organization, such as the [[VIA 57 West]] residential development on Manhattan's West Side, as well as brochures of buildings owned by the company.<ref name="nyt20150930">{{Cite news |last=Dunlap |first=David W. |date=September 30, 2015 |title=Condé Nast Has Left Times Square, but Gehry's Cafeteria Will Remain |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/01/nyregion/conde-nast-has-left-times-square-but-gehrys-cafeteria-will-remain.html |access-date=September 18, 2021 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=September 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918212017/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/01/nyregion/conde-nast-has-left-times-square-but-gehrys-cafeteria-will-remain.html |url-status=live}}</ref> There are also security checkpoints with turnstiles.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Holusha |first=John |date=March 10, 2002 |title=Commercial Property; More Attention to Security in Designing Buildings |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/10/realestate/commercial-property-more-attention-to-security-in-designing-buildings.html |access-date=September 27, 2021 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=September 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927145853/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/10/realestate/commercial-property-more-attention-to-security-in-designing-buildings.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

The building was designed with {{cvt|100,000|ft2}} of retail space on the lowest three stories.<ref name="nyt19960630">{{Cite news |last=Holusha |first=John |date=June 30, 1996 |title=Commercial Property/Environmental Sensitivity;For Office Towers, Being Green Can Be Beneficial |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/30/realestate/commercial-property-environmental-sensitivity-for-office-towers-being-green-can.html |access-date=September 18, 2021 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=September 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918001048/https://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/30/realestate/commercial-property-environmental-sensitivity-for-office-towers-being-green-can.html |url-status=live}}</ref> When the building opened, the retail space was occupied by a three-story [[ESPN Zone]] entertainment restaurant, operated by [[The Walt Disney Company]].<ref name="n85636030">{{Cite news |last=Grant |first=Peter |date=September 10, 1998 |title=ESPN game for Times Sq. |pages=40 |work=New York Daily News|issn=2692-1251 |via=newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85636030/espn-game-for-times-sqpeter-grant/ |access-date=September 20, 2021 |archive-date=September 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921112915/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85636030/espn-game-for-times-sqpeter-grant/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ESPN.com: ESPNINC 1998">{{cite web |date=October 7, 1998 |title=ESPN Zone finds Times Square home |url=https://www.espn.com/espninc/zone/newyorkrelease.html |access-date=September 20, 2021 |website=ESPN |archive-date=September 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920212935/https://www.espn.com/espninc/zone/newyorkrelease.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The ground floor had an American grill called the Studio Grill; the second floor had the Screening Room, a sports-viewing area with television screens; and the third floor had the Sports Arena, which included a small practice facility and an [[arcade video game]] area.<ref name="ESPN.com: ESPNINC 1998" /> Part of the ground floor and basement was also occupied by a [[Duane Reade]].<ref name="nyt20020728">{{Cite news |last=Holusha |first=John |date=July 28, 2002 |title=Strong Demand For Store Space In Manhattan |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/28/realestate/strong-demand-for-store-space-in-manhattan.html |access-date=September 20, 2021 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=September 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921131135/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/28/realestate/strong-demand-for-store-space-in-manhattan.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Since 2013, the old ESPN space has contained a three-story H&M clothing store.<ref name="WWD 2013" />

Einhorn Yaffee Prescott designed Nasdaq MarketSite's {{cvt|28500|sqft|m2|adj=on}} space at the northwest corner of the building.<ref name="BF p. 32" /><ref name="Stern (2006) p. 669">{{harvnb|Stern|Fishman|Tilove|2006|ps=.|p=669}}</ref> The space had a 72-seat auditorium, a public exhibit area, and a pair of broadcast studios below the large LED sign.<ref name="Stern (2006) p. 669" /> The ground floor of the MarketSite contains a broadcast studio with a wall of 96 monitors, measuring {{cvt|20|ft}} tall and broadcasting information about stocks and the market. It is visible from the windows that overlook Times Square.<ref name="BF p. 32" /><ref>{{harvnb|Stern|Fishman|Tilove|2006|ps=.|pp=669–670}}</ref> An exhibit on the second floor was designed as the "MarketSite Experience", displaying items about MarketSite's history.<ref>{{harvnb|Stern|Fishman|Tilove|2006|ps=.|p=670}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Barbour|French|2000|ps=.|p=33}}</ref>

==== Condé Nast cafeteria ====
[[Frank Gehry]] designed an employee cafeteria on the fourth floor for Condé Nast.<ref name="Stern (2006) p. 717" /><ref name="ZT p. 36" /><ref name="Stephens p. 117">{{harvnb|Stephens|2000b|ps=.|p=117}}</ref> The cafeteria was Gehry's first New York City project; prior to designing the space, Gehry had had difficulty gaining any major commissions. Gehry had been friends with Condé Nast CEO [[Samuel Irving Newhouse Jr.]], who offered to hire Gehry for the interior design of Condé Nast's offices, a role that Gehry declined.<ref name="nyt20150930" /><ref name="6sqft 2017">{{cite web |date=December 8, 2017 |title=Renderings revealed for the renovated Condé Nast cafeteria, Frank Gehry's first NYC project |url=https://www.6sqft.com/frank-gehrys-first-nyc-project-the-conde-nast-cafeteria-is-opening-to-new-tenants/ |access-date=September 18, 2021 |website=6sqft |archive-date=March 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301162014/https://www.6sqft.com/frank-gehrys-first-nyc-project-the-conde-nast-cafeteria-is-opening-to-new-tenants/ |url-status=live}}</ref> When the cafeteria opened in 2000, it was directed by [[Sean J. Killeen]] and a staff of 53. The space was given several nicknames, such as "the Commissary" and "the Aquarium".<ref name="nyt20000817">{{Cite news |last=Collins |first=Glenn |date=August 17, 2000 |title=Public Lives; Mr. Everything at the Conde Nast Cafeteria |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/17/nyregion/public-lives-mr-everything-at-the-conde-nast-cafeteria.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128050031/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/17/nyregion/public-lives-mr-everything-at-the-conde-nast-cafeteria.html |archive-date=November 28, 2020 |access-date=September 18, 2021 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The main cafeteria covered {{cvt|10800|ft2}}<ref name="Stern (2006) p. 717" /><ref name="wsj20100804">{{Cite news |last=Rutkoff |first=Aaron |date=August 4, 2010 |title=So What Will Happen to the Conde Nast Cafeteria? |language=en-US |work=Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-METROB-6636 |access-date=September 19, 2021 |issn=0099-9660 |archive-date=September 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210919003721/https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-METROB-6636 |url-status=live}}</ref> and could fit more than 250 people.{{efn|Several sources agree on a figure of 260 seats,<ref name="ZT p. 36" /><ref name="nyt20000817" /><ref name="Ro 2017"/><ref name="Free Online Library 2015"/> but {{harvnb|Stern|Fishman|Tilove|2006|p=717}}, gives a conflicting figure of 253 seats.<ref name="Stern (2006) p. 717" />}} Next to the main cafeteria were four smaller dining rooms<ref name="Stephens p. 117" /><ref name="nyt19990620" /> and an auditorium with 85 seats.<ref name="nyt19990620">{{Cite news |last=Bagli |first=Charles V. |date=June 20, 1999 |title=Conde Nast's Stylish Clan Moves Into Times Sq. |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/06/20/nyregion/conde-nast-s-stylish-clan-moves-into-times-sq.html |access-date=September 18, 2021 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=November 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116110532/http://www.nytimes.com/1999/06/20/nyregion/conde-nast-s-stylish-clan-moves-into-times-sq.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The private dining rooms could fit 70.<ref name="Ro 2017">{{cite web |last=Ro |first=Lauren |date=December 5, 2017 |title=Frank Gehry-designed cafe at former Condé Nast HQ to reopen as food hall |url=https://archive.curbed.com/2017/12/5/16738416/frank-gehry-conde-nast-cafe-reopen |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918201559/https://archive.curbed.com/2017/12/5/16738416/frank-gehry-conde-nast-cafe-reopen |archive-date=September 18, 2021 |access-date=September 18, 2021 |website=Curbed}}</ref><ref name="nyt20000423">{{Cite news |last=Muschamp |first=Herbert |date=April 23, 2000 |title=Tray Chic |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/23/magazine/tray-chic.html |access-date=September 18, 2021 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=September 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918212014/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/23/magazine/tray-chic.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The ''New York Daily News'' said that James Truman, Condé Nast's editorial director,  "spent months thinking about nothing else" during the design of the cafeteria.<ref>{{cite web |date=March 9, 2015 |title=Meet the new Condé Nast cafeteria: Lunches aren't so rich anymore |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/eats/meet-new-conde-nast-cafeteria-restaurant-review-article-1.2143254 |access-date=September 19, 2021 |website=New York Daily News|issn=2692-1251 |archive-date=January 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126153857/https://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/eats/meet-new-conde-nast-cafeteria-restaurant-review-article-1.2143254 |url-status=live}}</ref> The cafeteria reportedly cost $30 to $35 million.<ref name="nyt20000817" /><ref name="wsj20100804" />

The main cafeteria measures {{cvt|13|ft|2|in}} tall.<ref name="Stern (2006) p. 717" /> It was originally decorated with serpentine blue-titanium walls, as well as a ceiling with blue-titanium panels and hanging white shapes.<ref name="Free Online Library 2015">{{cite web |date=October 1, 2000 |title=Times change. |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Times+change-a066676161 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141117045141/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Times+change-a066676161 |archive-date=November 17, 2014 |access-date=September 19, 2021 |website=The Architectural Review |via=The Free Library}}</ref><ref name="nyt20000423" /> The floor was made of plywood,<ref name="nyt20000423" /> but it was resurfaced in linoleum by 2002 because Condé Nast editors' high heels kept damaging the floor.<ref name="nyt20020822">{{Cite news |last=Iovine |first=Julie V. |date=August 22, 2002 |title=Standing Up to Heels At Condé Nast |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/22/garden/currents-flooring-standing-up-to-heels-at-conde-nast.html |access-date=September 20, 2021 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=September 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921013052/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/22/garden/currents-flooring-standing-up-to-heels-at-conde-nast.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Most of the seats were initially in 39 upholstered-leather booths with yellow elliptical wooden tables.<ref name="nyt20000423" /> The booths were slightly lifted on concrete podiums clad with wood, and the pathways through the cafeteria varied in elevation depending on the booths' height.<ref name="Free Online Library 2015" /><ref name="Stephens p. 123">{{harvnb|Stephens|2000b|ps=.|p=123}}</ref> Each booth is divided by angled glass partitions that measure {{cvt|3650|mm|ft|0|disp=flip}} tall, {{cvt|1200|mm|ft|0|disp=flip}} wide, and about {{cvt|22|mm|0|disp=flip}} thick and weighing {{cvt|360|kg|lb|-2|disp=flip}} apiece.<ref name="nyt20150930" /><ref name="Free Online Library 2015" /><ref name="Stephens p. 122">{{harvnb|Stephens|2000b|ps=.|p=122}}</ref> The panes are held in place by metal grommets at the top and bottom.<ref name="Stephens p. 122" /> It took one year for Gehry and the glass workers to determine how to bend the glass into a three-dimensional shape.<ref name="nyt19990620" /> Gehry used [[CATIA]] software to modify the glass.<ref name="Stern (2006) p. 717" /><ref name="Stephens p. 122" /> The partitions in the private dining rooms were sandblasted and were designed with overlaps.<ref name="Stern (2006) p. 717" /><ref name="Free Online Library 2015" /> A model of part of the dining area was fabricated in Italy before being shipped to New York City.<ref name="Stephens p. 123" />

After Condé Nast moved out during 2014, the cafeteria was unused for five years.<ref name="6sqft 2017" /><ref name="Ro 2017" /> Studios Architecture renovated the dining room, which reopened in 2018 as a tenant-only food hall operated by [[Claus Meyer]].<ref name="Fazzare 2018">{{cite web |last=Fazzare |first=Elizabeth |date=May 2, 2018 |title=Here's What Happened to Condé Nast's Legendary Frank Gehry–Designed Cafeteria at 4 Times Square |url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/frank-gehry-studios-architecture-conde-nast-cafeteria |access-date=September 18, 2021 |website=Architectural Digest |archive-date=January 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117132556/https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/frank-gehry-studios-architecture-conde-nast-cafeteria |url-status=live}}</ref> The floors were resurfaced in white oak; the leather seats and tables were replaced; and the titanium walls were covered with curving sheetrock and plaster. A set of test kitchens was turned into a reception area for an adjacent conference room.<ref name="Fazzare 2018" /> The northwestern western section of the cafeteria, which had once contained mechanical space behind the MarketSite sign, was converted into a garden room with a full-height [[green wall]] containing 2,200 plants.<ref name="Fazzare 2018" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hughes |first=C. J. |date=October 23, 2018 |title=In a Bid to Fill Office Buildings, Landlords Offer Kegs and Nap Rooms |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/23/business/office-building-ameneties.html |access-date=September 20, 2021 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=September 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921024619/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/23/business/office-building-ameneties.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Seating capacity was increased to 300 during the renovation.<ref name="6sqft 2017" />

==== Offices ====
The lowest office floors cover {{cvt|35000|ft2}} each, while the highest floors cover {{cvt|25000|ft2}} each.<ref name="Lee p. 102">{{harvnb|Lee|2000|ps=.|p=102}}</ref> When designing the building, Fox & Fowle tried to maximize the amount of space illuminated by natural light.<ref name="ZT p. 36" /> Since natural light could only penetrate about 25 percent of each office story, the office stories contain a flexible [[open plan]] arrangement. The lighting in the office stories can be controlled by [[dimmer]]s.<ref name="Stephens p. 96" />

Condé Nast's space originally spanned floors 4 to 23<ref name="nyt19990620" /> and cost an estimated $100 million.<ref name="Lee p. 102" /><ref name="nyt19990620" /> The Condé Nast offices were designed by [[Mancini Duffy]], though Truman influenced the furnishings in the offices.<ref name="Lee p. 102" /><ref name="nyt19980226">{{Cite news |last=Iovine |first=Julie V. |date=February 26, 1998 |title=Moving Day Angst at the Citadel of Chic |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/02/26/garden/moving-day-angst-at-the-citadel-of-chic.html |access-date=September 18, 2021 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=May 27, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527084332/http://www.nytimes.com/1998/02/26/garden/moving-day-angst-at-the-citadel-of-chic.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The company's flagship magazines [[Vogue (magazine)|''Vogue'']] and [[Vanity Fair (magazine)|''Vanity Fair'']] had their own stories, while ''[[The New Yorker]]'' had floors 20 and 21; the rest of the space had corporate offices.<ref name="Lee p. 102" /> Most of Condé Nast's stories were shared by two publications; the elevator lobbies served as a common reception area, with glass doors on either side. Past the glass doors were curved "branding walls" with the logo of the publication that occupied the corresponding office space. Behind the "branding walls" on each floor are {{cvt|750|ft2|adj=on}} rectangular conference rooms with beige or gray decorations, as well as {{cvt|350|ft2|adj=on}} meeting spaces for editorial teams.<ref name="Lee p. 105">{{harvnb|Lee|2000|ps=.|p=105}}</ref> Along the outer edges of each story, each publication's offices were connected by an "art corridor" decorated with works of art.<ref name="Lee p. 105" />

Most of Condé Nast's offices were arranged in an open plan, which was not popular among the publication's employees.<ref name="nyt19980226" /><ref name="Lee p. 105" /> The open-plan workspaces had white-laminate and blue-gray aluminum workstations with wooden accents.<ref name="Lee p. 103">{{harvnb|Lee|2000|ps=.|p=103}}</ref> Only five percent of offices were directly adjacent to windows,<ref name="nyt19980226" /> but the open plan allowed many lower-ranking employees to have desks next to windows.<ref name="nyt19990620" /><ref name="Lee p. 105" /> Publishers and top editors had their own offices at the corners,<ref name="Lee p. 103" /> while senior staffers had to work near the building's core.<ref name="Lee p. 105" /> Some editors customized their offices. For example, [[Anna Wintour]] of ''Vogue'' used aluminum chairs and potted bulbs to resemble a setting in ''Home and Garden'' magazine, and [[Ruth Reichl]] of [[Gourmet (magazine)|''Gourmet'']] designed her offices in a contemporary style with red accents.<ref name="Lee p. 105" /> [[Graydon Carter]] of ''Vanity Fair'' redesigned his editorial office so it looked like his previous accommodations.<ref name="nyt19990620" /><ref name="Lee p. 105" /> Test kitchens, two private dining rooms, and a photograph studio were also installed for ''Gourmet's'' recipe editors.<ref name="Lee p. 105" /> Newhouse's office was on the 11th floor, unlike other executive offices that were generally placed at the top.<ref name="nyt19990620" /><!-- Skadden Arps's office space included a cafeteria of its own, separate from Condé Nast's.<ref name="Bonanos 2015" /><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Goldstein |first=Matthew |date=January 12, 1998 |title=Eating their lunch |volume=14 |issue=2 |page=3 |id={{ProQuest|219159359}}|work=Crain's New York Business}}</ref>-->