5 Times Square
Existing building at 5 Times Square. Wikimedia Commons/CC BY 4.0)
Installer: Walsh Facade Services
In Progress · 2026
The VS1 system will be featured at the new storefront entrance of 5 Times Square. Key to this Gensler design is an integrated sunshade system that allows for an architectural expression of the building numbering while also maximizing daylight.
The VS1 system, through it's simple kit of parts, is able to achieve this complex design with a timeless aesthetic. This skin renovation modernizes the 5 Times Square building while converting it from office space to residential housing. Innovation Glass is honored to be a part of a project in Times Square, which has a profound cultural and economic role the city.
IN THE PRESS: ARCHITECTS NEWSPAPER
"The Flatiron Building, 25 Water Street, old Pfizer World Headquarters, Pearl House, 55 Broad Street—these are just a few New York addresses slated for office-to-residential conversion. Now, Gensler is converting 5 Times Square into a residential property fitted with 1,250 market rate and affordable homes."
—Gensler to convert 5 Times Square, the former Ernst & Young headquarters, into housing · May 23, 2025
Project rendering
VS1-A230
All-Glass Vestibules ·
Direct Glaze ·
Curved Glass ·
Jumbo Glass ·
Sunshades
212 W 42nd St, New York, NY 10036
