Austrian Doka Provides Formwork Solutions for Tallest Residential Building in NYC

IndustrialsConstruction ♦ Published: August 1, 2014; 16:10 ♦ (Vindobona)

Located on what is dubbed as “Billionaire’s Row,” 432 Park Avenue is a 90-foot by 90-foot square luxury condo building being erected 1,398 feet (426m) high. When complete, it will be the tallest residential building in New York City and in the Western Hemisphere. “This building will be a landmark…rising out of Midtown like a pencil sticking up in the air twice as high as anything else in the neighborhood,” says Antonio Rodrigues, President of Roger & Sons Concrete, Inc., the contractor for the project.

Located on what is dubbed as “Billionaire’s Row,” 432 Park Avenue is a 90-foot by 90-foot square luxury condo building being erected 1,398 feet high. / Picture: © Doka GmbH

But, building up and setting records does not occur without some key challenges, especially related to safety. As such, Roger & Sons Concrete, Inc., the concrete contractor on the project, selected Doka based on their ability to provide the high-end formwork solutions, fast service and safe practices to keep the project on schedule.

Located between 56th and 57th streets, the…