4. The American Copper Buildings are connected by a skybridge with a pool inside
The American Copper Buildings are a pair of luxury skyscrapers on First Avenue completed in 2017. Designed by SHoP Architects and developed by JDS Development, the buildings stand at 540 feet and 470 feet respectively. The site on which the towers stand was originally the Consolidated Edison Kips Bay generating station, and redevelopment plans originally included a seven-tower complex by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill that would have also included a public school and park. However, those plans were scrapped for a twin-towers project, and it was decided that the buildings would be partly clad in copper, as well as floor-to-ceiling glass; over time, the buildings will change color into a darker brown, then green as the copper oxidizes.
One of the buildings appears to bend toward the other, in part due to the three-story skybridge on floors 27, 28, and 29. The skybridge includes a lap pool and a lounge, as well as private outdoor terraces. The skybridge measures 100 feet long and is clad in glass with aluminum mesh. The buildings combined have 761 rental units, 20 percent of which are deemed affordable. There is also a climbing wall, pilates studio, catering kitchen, and a hammam (or Turkish bath).