15 Hudson Yards
15 Hudson Yards (originally known as Tower D)[2] is a residential skyscraper on Manhattan's West Side, completed in 2019. Located in Chelsea near Hell's Kitchen Penn Station area, the building is a part of the Hudson Yards project, a plan to redevelop the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's West Side Yards.[3][4][5][6][7]
| 15 Hudson Yards | |
|---|---|
15 Hudson Yards | |
| Alternative names | Tower D |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Residential |
| Location | 30th Street & Eleventh Avenue Manhattan, New York City |
| Coordinates | 40°45′13″N 74°00′12″W / 40.7535°N 74.0032°W |
| Groundbreaking | December 4, 2014 |
| Completed | March 15, 2019 |
| Management | The Related Companies L.P. Oxford Properties Group Inc. |
| Height | |
| Roof | 917 feet (280 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 88[1] |
| Floor area | 799,995 sq ft (74,322.0 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Kohn Pedersen Fox (master planner) Diller Scofidio + Renfro (lead architect) Rockwell Group (lead interior architect) |
| Engineer | Jaros, Baum & Bolles (MEP) |
| Structural engineer | WSP |
History Edit
15 Hudson Yards started construction on December 4, 2014.[1] In September 2015, the project received $850 million in construction financing from UK hedge fund The Children's Investment Fund Management.[8] Additional funding came from the New York State Housing Finance Agency due to the building's affordable housing component. The tower was topped out in February 2018 and opened on March 15, 2019.[9] By January 2019, approximately 60% of the building's units had been sold.[10]
In 2021, prospective low-income tenants of the building filed a lawsuit against Related.[11] The suit alleges the company created a different address (553 West 30th Street) for 15 Hudson Yards' affordable units and that the tenants of those units would not have access to the same amenities as those in the market-rate units.[11] The suit alleges the building does not have an actual "poor door" but does still segregate its tenants through a "poor address" and "poor floors".[12] "Poor doors" were banned in 2015 by New York City mayor Bill de Blasio.[13]
Architecture and design Edit
15 Hudson Yards[14] is designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Lead Architect and Rockwell Group, Lead Interior Architect[15] and features straps along the middle and top part of the building to make it more "fluid-like".[16] Ismael Leyva Architects, P.C. served as the Executive Architect.[15][17] WSP was the lead structural engineer; Jaros, Baum & Bolles was the MEP engineer; while RWDI and Langan provided environmental and geotechnical engineering services.[18]
The building includes 285 residential units.[19] The 50th and 51st floor are a 40,000 square feet (3,700 m2) amenity space containing an aquatics center with a 75-foot-long swimming pool, spa, fitness center, yoga studio, children’s playroom, private dining suites, screening room, golf club lounge, wine storage, and business center.[10] The building also features the "Skytop", an open-air terrace on top of the building that is marketed as the highest outdoor residential roof deck in New York City.[20]
The tower is integrated with The Shed, a cultural venue at the tower's base.[21][22] Opened on April 5, 2019,[22] The Shed hosts activities in a wide range of cultural areas[23] including art, performance, film, design, food, fashion, and new combinations of cultural content.[24] The building's lobby contains a large-scale wooden installation designed by American sculptor Joel Shapiro.[25]
Notable residents Edit
Residents who have purchased units include Philip I. Kent, the former CEO of Turner Broadcasting System.[26]
See also Edit
References Edit
- ^ a b Clarke, Katherine (December 4, 2014). "Real estate giant the Related Companies breaks ground on first residential tower at Hudson Yards". Daily News (New York). Retrieved December 11, 2014.
- ^ Marino, Vivian (August 5, 2014). "Ismael Leyva". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ^ Arak, Joey (November 19, 2007). "Yardsmania #1: Brookfield Properties Goes Splittsville". Curbed NY.
- ^ Chaban, Matt (July 12, 2011). "Scaling the Towers of Hudson Yards". The New York Observer.
- ^ Davidson, Justin (October 7, 2012). "From 0 to 12 Million Square Feet". New York.
- ^ Samtani, Hiten (August 16, 2013). "Anatomy of a deal: Inside Related/Oxford's unusual financing of Hudson Yards". The Real Deal.
- ^ Sheftell, Jason (December 4, 2012). "New York City officials, developers to break ground on $15 billion mini-city Hudson Yards". New York Daily News.
- ^ Bockmann, Rich (September 10, 2015). "UK fund loaning $850M for Related's Hudson Yards resi tower". The Real Deal. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
- ^ "FIFTEEN HUDSON YARDS TOPS OUT". Related Companies. February 27, 2018.
- ^ a b "FIFTEEN HUDSON YARDS REVEALS 40,000 SQUARE FEET OF LIFESTYLE AND WELLNESS AMENITIES". Related Companies. January 17, 2019.
- ^ a b Brenzel, Kathryn (July 22, 2021). "Lawsuit Claims Related's 15 Hudson Yards Has "Poor Doors"". The Real Deal New York. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ^ Rizzi, Nicholas (July 23, 2021). "Affordable Tenants Separated From Market-Rate at Hudson Yards: Lawsuit". Commercial Observer. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ^ Kasperkevic, Jana (June 29, 2015). "New York bans 'poor doors' in win for low income tenants". The Guardian.
- ^ "What's the Deal - WSJ.com". Online.wsj.com. March 11, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
- ^ a b Walsh, Niall Patrick (January 22, 2019). "Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Rockwell Group's Hudson Yards Skyscraper Completed in Manhattan". ArchDaily. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
- ^ Kaykos, Brandon (December 6, 2012). "A/N Blog . Hudson Yards Breaks Ground as Manhattan's Largest Mega-Development". Blog.archpaper.com. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
- ^ Hylton, Ondel (March 23, 2016). "Curvaceous 'Morph Tower' Begins Its Rise at 15 Hudson Yards, Abutting the Culture Shed". 6sqft. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
- ^ "15 Hudson Yards - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
- ^ Plitt, Amy (February 27, 2018). "15 Hudson Yards tops out as megaproject preps for spring 2019 debut". Curbed NY. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ^ "FIFTEEN HUDSON YARDS UNVEILS SKYTOP AND NEW SUITE OF AMENITIES THAT CATER TO A RESIDENT'S EVERY NEED". Related Companies. November 14, 2018.
- ^ Fedak, Nikolai (February 28, 2013). "Unveiled and Approved: The Hudson Yards Culture Shed". New York Yimby. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
- ^ a b Davidson, Justin (February 14, 2013). "Davidson: Mayor Bloomberg Reveals the Best Concert Venue of 2018". New York Magazine. New York, NY.
- ^ Rackard, Nicky (February 28, 2013), "Diller Scofidio + Renfro Designs Telescopic 'Culture Shed' for New York", ArchDaily
- ^ Maloney, Jennifer (February 28, 2013). "Seeking to Turn Corner on Arts 'Shed'". Wall Street Journal. New York, NY.
- ^ Morris, Sebastian (January 31, 2019). "Related And Oxford Unveil Commissioned Art Installations At Hudson Yards". New York Yimby.
- ^ Diduch, Mary (May 13, 2019). "These are some of the most notable resi sales of the week". The Real Deal.
External links Edit
- Media related to 15 Hudson Yards at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Official Culture Shed website May 12, 2015, at the Wayback Machine