:Hudson Yards, Manhattan

"Hudson Yards" takes its name from the MTA rail yard along the Hudson River between 30th Street and 33rd Street, part of a Penn Central rail yard that once extended to 39th Street. The portion of the MTA yard between the river and Eleventh Avenue is called the Western Rail Yard, and the portion between Eleventh Avenue and Tenth Avenue is called the Eastern Rail Yard. The Hudson Yards area includes parts of the Garment Center, the Javits Convention Center, Madison Square Garden, the Port Authority Bus Terminal, the Farley Post Office, and the Lincoln Tunnel.{{Cite web |url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/mancb4/html/land/hudson_rezoning.shtml |title=West Side Railyards / Hudson Yards Rezoning |access-date=October 2, 2018 |archive-date=October 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003013821/http://www.nyc.gov/html/mancb4/html/land/hudson_rezoning.shtml |url-status=live }} Most of the Hudson Yards redevelopment area is also known as Hell's Kitchen South.Andrew Jacobs, "[https://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/17/nyregion/stadium-shops-condos-calamari-development-fantasies-for-hell-s-kitchen-south.html Stadium, Shops, Condos and Calamari: Development Fantasies for Hell's Kitchen South,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126045855/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/17/nyregion/stadium-shops-condos-calamari-development-fantasies-for-hell-s-kitchen-south.html |date=January 26, 2021 }} New York Times, December 17, 2000.{{Cite web |url=https://www.hkscnyc.org/ |title=Hell's Kitchen South Coalition |access-date=May 24, 2020 |archive-date=June 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610044414/https://www.hkscnyc.org/ |url-status=live }} The special purpose district covering the area, the Special Hudson Yards District, includes a "Hell's Kitchen subdistrict", encompassing the core residential area existing prior to redevelopment of the surrounding area. The subdistrict extends between 30th Street to the south and 41st Street to the north.

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There has been a long series of proposals to develop the rail yard air rights, including for a major expansion of Midtown Manhattan by William Zeckendorf in the 1950sPaul Crowell, [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1956/01/06/84872086.pdf "'Palace' Plan Out; Bigger One Urged,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307053231/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1956/01/06/84872086.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false |date=March 7, 2022 }} New York Times, January 6, 1956. and for a housing development considered by U.S. Steel in the 1960s.Robert E. Bedingfield, [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1964/08/01/118533814.pdf "U.S. Steel Weighs Midtown Project,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307053239/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1964/08/01/118533814.html?pdf_redirect=true&site=false |date=March 7, 2022 }} New York Times, August 4, 1964. The idea of building housing on air rights over the rail yard, with commercial development between 34th Street and 42nd Street, was included in a plan announced by Mayor Robert F. Wagner Jr. in 1963 that would have included projects covering a swath of Manhattan from its southern tip up to 72nd Street.Horne, George. [https://www.nytimes.com/1963/04/26/archives/670million-40year-waterfront-plan-to-alter-west-side-is-urged-by.html "670-Million, 40-Year Waterfront Plan To Alter West Side Is Urged by Mayor; Convention Center, Docks and Housing Would Be Built,"], The New York Times, April 26, 1963. Accessed April 18, 2022.

The administration of John Lindsay maintained the goal of the 1963 plan—a westward expansion of Midtown—but shifted their focus to the blocks north of 42nd Street, home to 35,000 residents of the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood.{{cite web |last=Stern |first=Michael |title=6th and Last Part of Master Plan on City Released; Volume on Manhattan Urges Building of Offices Along 48th St. Transit Line Westward Pattern Set Condemnation of Big Tracts Intended to Insure Public Use of Some of Area |website=The New York Times |date=December 8, 1970 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1970/12/08/archives/6th-and-last-part-of-master-plan-on-city-released-volume-on.html |access-date=September 20, 2015 |archive-date=November 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107114349/http://www.nytimes.com/1970/12/08/archives/6th-and-last-part-of-master-plan-on-city-released-volume-on.html |url-status=live }} As a first step, the City approved a convention center on 44th Street. But after the defeat of a bond issue that would have funded a 48th Street "people mover,"Richard Witkin, [https://www.nytimes.com/1971/11/04/archives/state-will-cancel-some-road-projects.html "State Will Cancel Some Road Projects,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107030135/http://www.nytimes.com/1971/11/04/archives/state-will-cancel-some-road-projects.html |date=November 7, 2017 }} New York Times, November 4, 1971. the City abandoned it and the rest of the master plan.{{cite news |last=Tomasson |first=Robert E. |title=Developers Turning to West Midtown |work=The New York Times |date=February 18, 1973 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1973/02/18/archives/developers-turning-to-west-midtown-developers-turn-to-west-side.html |access-date=September 20, 2015 |archive-date=October 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002072601/http://www.nytimes.com/1973/02/18/archives/developers-turning-to-west-midtown-developers-turn-to-west-side.html |url-status=live }} At the same time the local Hell's Kitchen community proposed that midtown expansion take place south of 42nd Street instead.{{cite web |last=Darnton |first=John |title=Convention Center Model Unveiled Here With Pride; A Dissenting View |website=The New York Times |date=February 14, 1973 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1973/02/14/archives/convention-center-model-unveiled-here-with-pride-a-4level-building.html |access-date=September 20, 2015 |archive-date=November 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107113931/http://www.nytimes.com/1973/02/14/archives/convention-center-model-unveiled-here-with-pride-a-4level-building.html |url-status=live }} A community-proposed convention center site—between Eleventh and Twelfth avenues from 34th to 39th streets—was later promoted by Donald Trump, who had obtained an option on the rail yard from the bankrupt Penn Central in 1975.{{cite web |title=Developer Proposes a Convention Center in Midtown |website=The New York Times |date=December 18, 1975 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/12/18/archives/developer-proposes-a-convention-center-in-midtown.html |access-date=September 20, 2015 |archive-date=November 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107120613/http://www.nytimes.com/1975/12/18/archives/developer-proposes-a-convention-center-in-midtown.html |url-status=live }} Facing political opposition and the severe fiscal crisis of the 1970s, the City and State eventually chose the rail yard site when the 44th Street site proved to be too expensive.{{cite web |last=Kaiser |first=Charles |title=Convention Site At West 34th St. Chosen by Koch; He and Carey Outline Plans for Center |website=The New York Times |date=April 29, 1978 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1978/04/29/archives/new-jersey-pages-convention-site-at-west-34th-st-chosen-by-koch-he.html |access-date=September 20, 2015 |archive-date=October 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002022829/http://www.nytimes.com/1978/04/29/archives/new-jersey-pages-convention-site-at-west-34th-st-chosen-by-koch-he.html |url-status=live }} However Trump's offer to build the convention center was rejected.Marilyn Bender, [https://www.nytimes.com/1983/08/07/business/the-empire-and-ego-of-donald-trump.html "The Empire and Ego of Donald Trump,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616130053/http://www.nytimes.com/1983/08/07/business/the-empire-and-ego-of-donald-trump.html |date=June 16, 2016 }} New York Times, August 7, 1983. In 1987 the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) converted the remainder of the rail yard into a storage facility for commuter trains; the new West Side Yard was designed with space left between the tracks for columns to support development in air rights above the tracks.{{cite news |title=The Air Above Rail Yards Still Free |first=Mary |last=Voboril |url=https://www.ble-t.org/pr/news/pf_headline.asp?id=13167 |newspaper=Newsday |location=New York |date=March 26, 2005 |access-date=August 26, 2018 |archive-date=August 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826113433/https://www.ble-t.org/pr/news/pf_headline.asp?id=13167 |url-status=live }}

Despite the completion of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in 1986, no further development took place. One impediment to development was a lack of mass transit in the area, which is far from Penn Station, and none of the proposals for a link to Penn Station were pursued successfully (for example, the ill-fated West Side Transitway).Gregory P. Benz, et al., [http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/sr/sr221/221-018.pdf "West Side Manhattan Transitway Study] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107022108/http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/sr/sr221/221-018.pdf |date=November 7, 2017 }}," Transportation Research Board, Special Report No. 221, May 8–11, 1988. No changes to the zoning happened until 1990, when the city rezoned a small segment of 11th Avenue across the street from the Javits Center.Oser, Alan. [https://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/04/realestate/perspectives-the-west-30-s-land-uses-near-the-convention-center.html "Perspectives: The West 30's; Land Uses Near the Convention Center."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107120226/http://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/04/realestate/perspectives-the-west-30-s-land-uses-near-the-convention-center.html |date=November 7, 2017 }} The New York Times. New York. February 4, 1990. Section 10, page 9, column 2.Buder, Leonard. [https://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/24/nyregion/area-near-javits-center-is-rezoned.html "Area Near Javits Center Is Rezoned."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107120605/http://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/24/nyregion/area-near-javits-center-is-rezoned.html |date=November 7, 2017 }} The New York Times. New York. February 24, 1990. Section 1, page 29, column 2. However, as most of the area was still zoned for manufacturing and low-rise apartment buildings, the rezoning did not spur development.Lyons, Richard. [https://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/02/realestate/postings-for-pioneers-housing-near-javits-center.html "Postings: For Pioneers?; Housing Near Javits Center."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107120751/http://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/02/realestate/postings-for-pioneers-housing-near-javits-center.html |date=November 7, 2017 }} The New York Times. New York. July 2, 1989. Section 10, page 1, column 4.

The Hell's Kitchen community's 1973 proposal for major office and residential development south of 42nd Street was finally realized when all impediments to development were addressed. In 2003, the New York City Department of City Planning issued a master plan that envisioned the creation of {{cvt|40,000,000|ft2|m2}} of commercial and residential development, two corridors of open space – one between Eleventh Avenue and Tenth Avenue, and another network of open space between Ninth Avenue and Tenth Avenue to create a park system from West 39th Street to West 34th Street, portions of which would be located along the Dyer Avenue/Lincoln Tunnel Expressway corridors.{{Cite journal |title=Hudson Yards Master Plan: Preferred Direction |url=http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/plans/hudson-yards/prefdir.pdf |date=February 2003 |publisher=New York City Department of City Planning |access-date=August 10, 2009 |journal= |archive-date=February 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228022559/http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/plans/hudson-yards/prefdir.pdf |url-status=live }} Dubbed the Hudson Yards Master Plan, the area covered is bordered on the east by Seventh and Eighth Avenues, on the south by West 28th and 30th Streets, on the north by West 43rd Street, and on the west by Hudson River Park and the Hudson River. The city's plan was similar to a neighborhood plan produced by architect Meta Brunzema and environmental planner Daniel Gutman for the Hell's Kitchen Neighborhood Association (HKNA). The main concept of the HKNA plan was to allow major new development while protecting the existing residential core area between Ninth and Tenth avenues.{{cite web |url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/mancb4/downloads/pdf/hkna_plan_executive_summary_(3).pdf |title=HKNA plan summary |access-date=August 23, 2017 |archive-date=February 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170208154051/http://www.nyc.gov/html/mancb4/downloads/pdf/hkna_plan_executive_summary_(3).pdf |url-status=live }}[https://web.archive.org/web/20160422042404/http://www.home.earthlink.net/~hkna2/ Full HKNA Plan]

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To help facilitate development, the city's plan called for extending the IRT Flushing Line to a 34th Street subway station under Eleventh Avenue at the rail yard, and next to the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, which would be expanded by the State. To fund the subway and a park and boulevard and other infrastructure, the City proposed a novel tax-increment financing scheme within a Hudson Yards financing district to collect both residential property taxes and commercial payments-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOTS) and sell transferable development rights to prospective developers.City of New York, [http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/plans/hudson-yards/financing_for_cpc.pdf Hudson Yards financing proposal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305073035/http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/plans/hudson-yards/financing_for_cpc.pdf |date=March 5, 2016 }}, July 12, 2004. A Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corporation would issue bonds against expected revenues.

In January 2005, the New York City Council approved the 60-block rezoning, including the eastern portion of the West Side Yard.{{cite news |title=What Rises in the West? Uncertainty |first=Joyce |last=Purnick |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/20/nyregion/20matters.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=January 2, 2005 |access-date=March 6, 2010 |archive-date=March 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307053259/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/20/nyregion/what-rises-in-the-west-uncertainty.html |url-status=live }} The newly rezoned Hudson Yards area was to have {{cvt|25800000|sqft|m2}} of Class A office space, 20,000 housing units, {{cvt|2000000|sqft|m2|spell=in}} of hotel space, a 750-seat public school, {{cvt|1000000|sqft|m2|spell=in}} of retail and more than {{cvt|20|acres|ha|0}} of public open space.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/09/nyregion/city-set-to-create-west-side-development-unit.html |title=City Set to Create West Side Development Unit |date=February 9, 2004 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=July 17, 2018 |archive-date=July 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717183550/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/09/nyregion/city-set-to-create-west-side-development-unit.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/nyregion/city-unveils-gigantic-plan-to-transform-far-west-side.html |title=City Unveils Gigantic Plan To Transform Far West Side |last=Bagli |first=Charles V. |date=June 22, 2004 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=July 17, 2018 |archive-date=July 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717184226/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/nyregion/city-unveils-gigantic-plan-to-transform-far-west-side.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Rezoning Will Allow Railyard Project to Advance |first=Charles V. |last=Bagli |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/22/nyregion/22hudson.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=December 21, 2009 |access-date=December 22, 2009 |archive-date=October 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020152756/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/22/nyregion/22hudson.html |url-status=live }}

The rezoning and financing district did not include the western portion of the rail yard; this was reserved for the proposed West Side Stadium, which would have been built as part of the New York City bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics. At the conclusion of the Olympics, the stadium would have been used by the New York Jets.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/22/nyregion/jets-and-rivals-increase-bids-for-railyards.html |title=Jets and Rivals Increase Bids for Railyards |last=Bagli |first=Charles V. |date=March 22, 2005 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=June 29, 2018 |archive-date=June 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629190231/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/22/nyregion/jets-and-rivals-increase-bids-for-railyards.html |url-status=live }} When not in use for football, the covered stadium would be a venue for conventions at the Javits Center, and so proposers dubbed the structure the "New York Sports and Convention Center." This effort, led by Deputy Mayor Daniel Doctoroff, was unpopular with both the public and politicians.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/28/nyregion/dreaming-of-stadiums-and-souvenirs.html |title=Dreaming of Stadiums and Souvenirs |last=Bagli |first=Charles V. |date=August 28, 2008 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=July 17, 2018 |archive-date=July 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717185227/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/28/nyregion/dreaming-of-stadiums-and-souvenirs.html |url-status=live }} Consequently, the City Council insisted that financing for the city's broader rezoning plans not be used to subsidize the rail yard stadium.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/11/nyregion/mayor-and-council-reach-deal-on-west-side-development.html |title=Mayor and Council Reach Deal on West Side Development |last=Bagli |first=Charles V. |newspaper=The New York Times |date=January 11, 2005 |access-date=July 17, 2018 |archive-date=July 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717185713/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/11/nyregion/mayor-and-council-reach-deal-on-west-side-development.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=https://www.nysun.com/real-estate/proposals-for-hudson-yards-reach-high-green/66692/ |title=Proposals for Hudson Yards Reach High, Green |last=Hope |first=Bradley |date=November 19, 2007 |newspaper=The New York Sun |access-date=June 29, 2018 |archive-date=June 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629211210/https://www.nysun.com/real-estate/proposals-for-hudson-yards-reach-high-green/66692/ |url-status=live }} In June 2005, the stadium proposal was defeated, and after the International Olympic Committee awarded the 2012 Olympics to London, the stadium proposal was permanently scrapped. The city government subsequently rezoned the western rail yard for residential and commercial development and added it to the financing district. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) then sought to develop the {{cvt|26|acre|ha|adj=on}} yard, and in conjunction with the city government, the MTA issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a {{cvt|12,700,000|sqft|m2}} mixed-use development to be built on platforms over the rail yard, which would remain in use throughout.

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Five developers responded to the RFP: Extell, Tishman Speyer,{{cite web |last=Brenzel |first=Kathryn |url=https://therealdeal.com/2016/10/10/top-10-biggest-real-estate-projects-coming-to-nyc-24/ |title=Biggest Real Estate Projects NYC | 66 Hudson Boulevard |publisher=Therealdeal.com |date=October 10, 2016 |access-date=August 23, 2017 |archive-date=June 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629104335/https://therealdeal.com/2016/10/10/top-10-biggest-real-estate-projects-coming-to-nyc-24/ |url-status=live }} Brookfield, Vornado, and the Related Companies.{{Cite news |author=Lisberg, Adam |title=Plans For The Old West, Five major developers lay out visions for Hudson Yards |newspaper=Daily News |location=New York |date=November 19, 2007}} Tishman Speyer won the bid in March 2008.{{Cite news |author=Kates, Brian |title=$1B Bid That Won West. Developer Nets Hudson Yards' Building Rights |newspaper=Daily News |location=New York |date=March 27, 2008}} Tishman Speyer entered into a 99-year lease with the MTA, paying $1 billion for the air rights.{{Cite news |author=Editorial Desk |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/28/opinion/28fri4.html |title=Finally, a Vision for the West Side |newspaper=New York Times |location=New York |date=March 28, 2008 |access-date=February 19, 2017 |archive-date=August 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824053648/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/28/opinion/28fri4.html |url-status=live }} It would also spend another $2 billion for development over the rail yards, including for the two platforms over the yards to support {{cvt|15|acre|ha}} of public spaces, four office buildings, and ten high-rise residential towers.

However, just two months later, the deal broke down due to the 2008 financial crisis.{{Cite news |author=Bagli, Charles | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/09/nyregion/09yards.html |title=Deal to Build At Railyards On West Side Collapses |newspaper=New York Times |location=New York |date=May 9, 2008 |access-date=February 19, 2017 |archive-date=July 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160722043235/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/09/nyregion/09yards.html |url-status=live }} Subsequently, the MTA chose the Related Companies and Goldman Sachs to develop Hudson Yards under the same conditions.{{cite news |author=Kates, Brian |title=MTA Seals 1B Deal, Gets Yards On Track |newspaper=Daily News |location=New York |date=May 23, 2008}} In December 2009, the New York City Council approved Related Companies' revised plan for Hudson Yards, and the western portion of the West Side Yard was rezoned. Following the rail yards' successful rezoning, the MTA signed another 99-year lease to the air rights over the rail yard in May 2010. The air rights were signed over to a joint venture of Related Companies and Oxford Properties Group, which invested $400 million to build a platform above both the eastern and western portions of the yard on which to construct the buildings.{{cite web |url=http://wagner.nyu.edu/files/faculty/publications/Olympics_in_NYC_2012_REPORT_110711.pdf |title=HOW NEW YORK CITY WON THE OLYMPICS |publisher=New York University |work=Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service |date=November 2011 |access-date=September 11, 2015 |author=Mitchell L. Moss |archive-date=September 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926234053/http://wagner.nyu.edu/files/faculty/publications/Olympics_in_NYC_2012_REPORT_110711.pdf |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=MTA Finalizes Hudson Yards Deal |url=http://www.mta.info/press-release/mta-headquarters/mta-finalizes-hudson-yards-deal |work=Metropolitan Transportation Authority |date=May 26, 2010 |access-date=October 4, 2013 |archive-date=October 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005003302/http://www.mta.info/press-release/mta-headquarters/mta-finalizes-hudson-yards-deal |url-status=live }} Groundbreaking for 10 Hudson Yards, the first building, occurred on December 4, 2012.Sheftell, Jason. [http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/real-estate/officials-developers-break-ground-15b-hudson-yards-article-1.1212797 "New York City officials, developers to break ground on $15 billion mini-city Hudson Yards"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114192114/http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/real-estate/officials-developers-break-ground-15b-hudson-yards-article-1.1212797 |date=November 14, 2020 }} New York Daily News (December 4, 2012)

In April 2013, the Related/Oxford joint venture obtained a $475 million construction loan from parties including Barry Sternlicht's Starwood Capital Group and luxury retailer Coach. The financing deal was unique in several aspects, including the fact that it included a construction mezzanine loan, that Coach was a lender on both the debt and equity sides,{{cite news |title=Anatomy of a deal: Inside Related/Oxford's unusual financing of Hudson Yards |first=Hiten |last=Samtani |url=http://therealdeal.com/blog/2013/08/16/anatomy-of-a-deal-inside-relatedoxfords-unusual-hudson-yards-financing/ |newspaper=The Real Deal |date=August 13, 2013 |access-date=March 19, 2014 |archive-date=October 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151012111033/http://therealdeal.com/blog/2013/08/16/anatomy-of-a-deal-inside-relatedoxfords-unusual-hudson-yards-financing/ |url-status=live }} and that the MTA reused a "severable lease" structure (previously used by Battery Park City) that allowed for the loans. A portion of the project was also financed by the EB-5 investment program, which provides a path for immigrants to become green card holders after investing capital in project which employs American workers.{{Cite news |title=Future of Immigrant Visa Program Has High-End Builders At Odds |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/future-of-immigrant-visa-program-has-high-end-builders-at-odds-1447151400 |newspaper=Wall Street Journal |access-date=November 11, 2015 |issn=0099-9660 |first=Eliot |last=Brown |archive-date=November 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110183123/http://www.wsj.com/articles/future-of-immigrant-visa-program-has-high-end-builders-at-odds-1447151400 |url-status=live }}

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After the Hudson Yards project was approved in 2005, the MTA received proceeds from the initial 2006 bond offering to pay for the 7 Subway Extension to 34th Street–Hudson Yards station.{{cite web |url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/hyic/html/home/home.shtml |title=Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corporation |publisher=Nyc.gov |access-date=August 23, 2017 |archive-date=August 31, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831215912/http://www.nyc.gov/html/hyic/html/home/home.shtml |url-status=live }} With funding assured, the MTA proceeded quickly to construct the extension.[http://web.mta.info/capital/7line_docs/CCM%20Meeting%204-10-06.pdf MTA Contract Presentation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510105443/http://web.mta.info/capital/7line_docs/CCM%20Meeting%204-10-06.pdf |date=May 10, 2017 }}, October 10, 2006. The first construction contracts were awarded in October 2007.{{cite web |url=http://newyork.construction.com/projects/TopProjects06-08/1-5.pdf |title=Top New York Projects |date=June 2008 |page=27 |work=New York Construction |access-date=February 28, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708191505/http://newyork.construction.com/projects/TopProjects06-08/1-5.pdf |archive-date=July 8, 2011 |url-status=dead}}{{cite press release |publisher=New York City Mayor's Office |date=December 3, 2007 |title=Mayor Bloomberg and Governor Spitzer Announce Start of Construction on #7 Subway Extension |url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/om/html/2007b/pr437-07.html |access-date=February 28, 2010 |archive-date=June 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605160022/http://nyc.gov/html/om/html/2007b/pr437-07.html |url-status=live }} After a series of delays related to the construction of the 34th Street station, the subway extension opened on September 13, 2015.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/14/nyregion/no-7-subway-station-far-west-side-manhattan.html |title=Subway Station for 7 Line Opens on Far West Side |last=Fitzsimmons |first=Emma G. |date=September 10, 2015 |access-date=September 13, 2015 |website=The New York Times |archive-date=September 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914231924/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/14/nyregion/no-7-subway-station-far-west-side-manhattan.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-subway-station-opens-on-nycs-far-west-side-1442171470 |title=New Subway Station Opens on NYC's Far West Side |last=Tangel |first=Andrew |date=September 13, 2015 |website=WSJ |access-date=September 13, 2015 |archive-date=December 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216171800/https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-subway-station-opens-on-nycs-far-west-side-1442171470 |url-status=live }} The station connects to nearby buildings and developments, including 30 Hudson Yards{{cite web |url=http://www.hudsonyardsnewyork.com/office/30-hudson-yards |title=30 Hudson Yards Connects to New No 7 Subway Station | Hudson Yards |date=January 22, 2014 |publisher=Hudsonyardsnewyork.com |access-date=April 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215147/http://www.hudsonyardsnewyork.com/office/30-hudson-yards |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |url-status=dead}} and Hudson Park and Boulevard.mta.info—[http://web.mta.info/capital/comout_no7_alt.html Benefits of the 7 Line Extension] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107140216/http://web.mta.info/capital/comout_no7_alt.html |date=November 7, 2016 }} The 34th Street station's main entrance, escalators and an elevator on the west side of Hudson Park and Boulevard between 33rd and 34th Streets, is at the foot of 55 Hudson Yards and is just half a block away from the rail yard's northern edge.{{cite web |url=http://web.mta.info/capital/no7_alt.html |title=Capital Program 7 Line Extension |date=December 20, 2013 |publisher=MTA.info |access-date=January 30, 2014 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003930/http://web.mta.info/capital/no7_alt.html |url-status=live }} Another station, planned for Tenth Avenue and 41st Street, was not built.{{Cite news |url=http://manhattan.ny1.com/content/top_stories/121366/mayor-applies-for-funds-to-redesign-7-train-extension |title=Mayor Applies For Funds To Redesign 7 Train Extension |date=June 30, 2010 |work=NY1 |access-date=June 30, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714220335/http://manhattan.ny1.com/content/top_stories/121366/mayor-applies-for-funds-to-redesign-7-train-extension |archive-date=July 14, 2011 |url-status=dead}}

The platform atop which the Related development was built includes a {{cvt|6|acre|0|adj=on}} public square.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/23/nyregion/a-garden-will-grow-with-fans-concrete-coolant-and-28000-plants.html?_r=0 |title=A Garden Will Grow With Fans, Concrete, Coolant and 28,000 Plants |last1=Dunlap |first1=David W. |date=July 22, 2015 |access-date=July 22, 2015 |work=New York Times |archive-date=March 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329211838/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/23/nyregion/a-garden-will-grow-with-fans-concrete-coolant-and-28000-plants.html?_r=0 |url-status=live }} In the middle of the square is Vessel, a 16-story structure of freestanding, connected staircases designed by Thomas Heatherwick.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/08/realestate/new-parks-sprout-around-new-york.html |title=New Parks Sprout Around New York |last=Hughes |first=C.J. |date=June 8, 2018 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=July 18, 2018 |archive-date=August 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809183226/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/08/realestate/new-parks-sprout-around-new-york.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://therealdeal.com/2016/09/14/stairway-to-hudson-related-unveils-150m-sculpture/ |title=Stairway to Hudson: Related unveils $150M sculpture |last=Bockmann |first=Rich |date=September 14, 2016 |website=The Real Deal New York |access-date=September 14, 2016 |archive-date=May 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503234709/https://therealdeal.com/2016/09/14/stairway-to-hudson-related-unveils-150m-sculpture/ |url-status=live }}

Hudson Park and Boulevard, a four-acre system of parks and roads,{{cite web |url=http://www.hudsonyardsnewyork.com/arts-parks/neighboring-parks/hudson-park-boulevard |title=Hudson Park & Boulevard Will Be a Sweeping New Promenade Connecting to Hudson Yards |date=January 22, 2014 |publisher=Hudsonyardsnewyork.com |access-date=April 1, 2014 |archive-date=May 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160525143922/http://www.hudsonyardsnewyork.com/arts-parks/neighboring-parks/hudson-park-boulevard |url-status=dead }} is located north of the rail yard site, extending from 33rd Street to 39th Street, mid-block between Tenth Avenue and Eleventh Avenue. The boulevard is divided into a Hudson Boulevard East and a Hudson Boulevard West, with the park between the two.{{cite web |url=http://www.hudsonyardsnewyork.com/arts-parks/neighboring-parks/hudson-park-boulevard |title=Hudson Park and Boulevard |work=Hudson Yards New York |access-date=May 9, 2014 |archive-date=May 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160525143922/http://www.hudsonyardsnewyork.com/arts-parks/neighboring-parks/hudson-park-boulevard |url-status=dead }} The first phase, between 33rd and 36th Streets, was completed in August 2015.{{cite web |url=https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20150813/hells-kitchen-clinton/new-park-begins-transformation-of-industrial-hudson-yards-district |title=New Park Begins Transformation of Industrial Hudson Yards District |last=Hogan |first=Gwynne |date=August 13, 2015 |website=DNAinfo New York |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150816191648/http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20150813/hells-kitchen-clinton/new-park-begins-transformation-of-industrial-hudson-yards-district |archive-date=August 16, 2015 |url-status=dead |access-date=August 20, 2015}} Proposed parks between Ninth and Tenth avenues in the original plan were later dropped.

The High Line, an elevated park using the former right-of-way of the southern portion of the West Side railroad line, runs along Hudson Yards' southern and western edges before continuing south to Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District; its northern terminus is at 11th Avenue and 34th Street on the north side of Hudson Yards. In 2012, the city government acquired the northernmost section of the High Line from CSX Transportation.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/25/nyregion/city-acquires-final-segment-of-high-line-from-csx.html |title=City Acquires Last Segment of High Line From Railroad |last=Foderaro |first=Lisa |date=July 24, 2012 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=July 18, 2018 |archive-date=July 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718205502/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/25/nyregion/city-acquires-final-segment-of-high-line-from-csx.html |url-status=live }} In late 2014, the final phase of the High Line opened. It enters the Hudson Yards site and curves along 30th Street, Twelfth Avenue and 34th Street, with a spur along 30th Street to Tenth Avenue. The High Line is integrated with the Related Development's buildings; for example, 10 Hudson Yards cantilevers over the Spur.{{cite web |url=http://onlinedocs.related.com/HYDocuments/hudson-yards-nyc-10-hudson-yards-building-fact-sheet.pdf |title=10 Hudson Yards fact sheet |access-date=August 23, 2017 |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006121757/http://onlinedocs.related.com/HYDocuments/hudson-yards-nyc-10-hudson-yards-building-fact-sheet.pdf |url-status=live }} Dubbed "High Line at the Rail Yards", the section was built in three phases. The right-of-way from 30th Street was extended into the Hudson Yards site, running parallel to 30th Street past Eleventh Avenue, and developed in a manner similar to the previous sections of the park. The Spur along 30th Street received an amphitheater, restrooms, trees and grasses above Tenth Avenue.{{cite web |url=http://www.thehighline.org//blog/2013/11/11/new-design-concept-for-the-high-line-at-the-rail-yards |title=New Design Concept for the High Line at the Rail Yards |date=November 11, 2013 |work=Friends of the High Line |access-date=April 1, 2014 |archive-date=March 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325184202/http://www.thehighline.org//blog/2013/11/11/new-design-concept-for-the-high-line-at-the-rail-yards |url-status=dead }} Finally, the curved section around the western part of Hudson Yards was originally developed as an "interim walkway", with further construction occurring in 2015.{{cite web |url=http://www.thehighline.org/blog/2012/09/20/groundbreaking-at-the-rail-yards |title=Groundbreaking at the High Line at the Rail Yards |date=September 20, 2012 |work=Friends of the High Line |access-date=April 1, 2014 |archive-date=June 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620231912/http://www.thehighline.org/blog/2012/09/20/groundbreaking-at-the-rail-yards |url-status=dead }} There are entrances to the High Line from within the rail-yard development.{{cite web |url=https://ny.curbed.com/2017/12/6/16742336/hudson-yards-vessel-construction-top-out |title=Thomas Heatherwick's 'Vessel' tops out in Hudson Yards |last=Warerkar |first=Tanay |date=December 6, 2017 |publisher=Curbed |access-date=July 18, 2018 |archive-date=April 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403215801/https://ny.curbed.com/2017/12/6/16742336/hudson-yards-vessel-construction-top-out |url-status=live }}

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The Hudson Yards development is being built by Related Companies on top of a large platform bordered by 10th and 12th Avenues and by 30th and 33rd Streets.{{cite web |url=http://www.mta.info/press-release/nyc-transit/mayor-bloomberg-mta-officials-and-local-leaders-take-first-ride-7-subway |title=Mayor Bloomberg, MTA Officials, and local leaders take first ride on 7 Subway Train Extension |work=MTA.info |date=December 20, 2013 |access-date=May 9, 2014 |quote=Hudson Yards is defined as the area bounded by Seventh and Eighth Avenues (East), West 28th/30th Streets (South), West 43rd Street (North) and Hudson River Park (West). |archive-date=June 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140617074945/http://www.mta.info/press-release/nyc-transit/mayor-bloomberg-mta-officials-and-local-leaders-take-first-ride-7-subway |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.hudsonyardsnewyork.com/the-story |title=The Master Plan - 17 Million Square Foot Mixed Use Development | Hudson Yards |publisher=Hudsonyardsnewyork.com |access-date=July 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160713120809/http://www.hudsonyardsnewyork.com/the-story |archive-date=July 13, 2016 |url-status=dead}} Construction on the platform began in 2014.{{cite web |url=https://www.archdaily.com/488903/construction-begins-on-the-vast-platform-for-new-york-s-hudson-yards |title=Construction Begins on the Vast Platform for New York's Hudson Yards |last=Taylor-Foster |first=James |date=March 22, 2014 |publisher=arch daily |access-date=July 13, 2018 |archive-date=July 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713200101/https://www.archdaily.com/488903/construction-begins-on-the-vast-platform-for-new-york-s-hudson-yards |url-status=live }} The platform was to be constructed over the existing at-grade West Side Yard, allowing LIRR trains to continue to be stored during midday hours. The land parcel is bordered by 30th Street and Chelsea on the south, Twelfth Avenue on the west, 33rd Street and Hell's Kitchen on the north, and Tenth Avenue on the east. Eleventh Avenue runs through the site, and splits the redevelopment project into two phases.{{cite magazine |author=Nick Stockton |url=https://www.wired.com/2014/03/new-york-hudson-yards/ |title=A Plan to Build Skyscrapers That Barely Touch the Ground |magazine=Wired |date=March 24, 2014 |access-date=April 16, 2014 |archive-date=April 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414015825/http://www.wired.com/2014/03/new-york-hudson-yards/ |url-status=live }} Before Phase 2 was built, an underground concrete casing was built for Amtrak's future Gateway Project under the Hudson River.{{Citation |title=Environmental Assessment for Construction of a Concrete Casing in the Hudson Yards, New York, New York |publisher=Federal Railroad Administration |date=March 2013 |url=http://www.fra.dot.gov/Elib/Document/3050 |access-date=November 24, 2013 |archive-date=December 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202222827/http://www.fra.dot.gov/Elib/Document/3050 |url-status=dead }} Construction started in December 2014 and was nearing completion {{as of|July 2017|lc=y}}, though funding disputes stalled the tunnel box's completion.{{cite web |title=Part of Hudson Yards Tunnels Is Nearly Done. Now It Sits, Unused. |website=The New York Times |last=Corasaniti |first=Nick |date=July 20, 2017 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/20/nyregion/hudson-yards-tunnels-gateway-project.html |access-date=August 30, 2018 |archive-date=August 31, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831071950/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/20/nyregion/hudson-yards-tunnels-gateway-project.html |url-status=live }}

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Phase 1, the eastern phase, contains two office towers on Tenth Avenue, plus a retail podium between them. The southern tower is the 52-story, {{cvt|895|ft|m|adj=on}} 10 Hudson Yards, which opened in 2016.{{cite web |url=http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/05/first-hudson-yards-building-open-for-business.html |title=Take a Peek Into 10 Hudson Yards, the New Neighborhood's First Shiny Skyscraper to Open for Business |last=Kirby |first=Jen |date=May 31, 2016 |website=Daily Intelligencer |access-date=June 1, 2016 |archive-date=June 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601122550/http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/05/first-hudson-yards-building-open-for-business.html |url-status=live }} The other tower on Tenth Avenue is the 80-story, {{cvt|1337|ft|m|adj=on}} 30 Hudson Yards, which is the city's third-tallest building;{{cite web |url=https://newyorkyimby.com/2018/05/30-hudson-yards-observation-deck-and-parapet-nearly-complete.html |title=30 Hudson Yards' Observation Deck And Parapet Nearly Complete |last=Nelson |first=Andrew |date=May 7, 2018 |publisher=New York YIMBY |access-date=June 28, 2018 |archive-date=June 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628182327/https://newyorkyimby.com/2018/05/30-hudson-yards-observation-deck-and-parapet-nearly-complete.html |url-status=live }} it is expected to be completed in early 2019.{{cite web |url=https://ny.curbed.com/2018/4/4/17115600/hudson-yards-construction-timeline-building-status-nyc |title=Tracking the biggest buildings taking shape at Hudson Yards |last=Walker |first=Ameena |date=April 4, 2018 |website=Curbed NY |access-date=June 12, 2018 |archive-date=June 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615063018/https://ny.curbed.com/2018/4/4/17115600/hudson-yards-construction-timeline-building-status-nyc |url-status=live }} Bordering Eleventh Avenue are two mixed-use buildings, 15 Hudson Yards and 35 Hudson Yards. 15 Hudson Yards, the more southerly of the two towers, is connected to a semi-permanent structure, a performance and arts space known as The Shed.{{cite web |url=http://www.hudsonyardsnewyork.com/the-story |title=The Master Plan – 17 Million Square Foot Mixed Use Development | Hudson Yards |publisher=Hudsonyardsnewyork.com |date=January 22, 2014 |access-date=May 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160713120809/http://www.hudsonyardsnewyork.com/the-story |archive-date=July 13, 2016 |url-status=dead}} The mixed-use 15 Hudson Yards was topped out in February 2018.{{cite web |url=https://ny.curbed.com/2018/2/27/17057670/hudson-yards-nyc-megaproject-construction-diller-scofidio-renfro |title=15 Hudson Yards tops out as megaproject preps for spring 2019 debut |last=Plitt |first=Amy |date=February 27, 2018 |website=Curbed NY |access-date=August 20, 2018 |archive-date=February 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227204740/https://ny.curbed.com/2018/2/27/17057670/hudson-yards-nyc-megaproject-construction-diller-scofidio-renfro |url-status=live }} 35 Hudson Yards, a mixed-use skyscraper located to the north of 15 Hudson Yards, was topped out in June 2018.{{cite web |url=https://newyorkyimby.com/2018/06/relateds-35-hudson-yards-tops-out-as-neighborhoods-first-residential-supertall.html |title=Related's 35 Hudson Yards Tops Out As Neighborhood's First Residential Supertall |last=Nelson |first=Andrew |date=June 19, 2018 |publisher=New York YIMBY |access-date=June 28, 2018 |archive-date=June 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628182034/https://newyorkyimby.com/2018/06/relateds-35-hudson-yards-tops-out-as-neighborhoods-first-residential-supertall.html |url-status=live }} Phase 1 also includes a 7-story mall called Shops & Restaurants of Hudson Yards.{{cite web |work=AM New York |title=Hudson Yards developers give update on project |url=http://www.amny.com/real-estate/hudson-yards-developers-give-update-on-project-1.9111117 |last=Pereira |first=Ivan |date=August 21, 2014 |access-date=August 21, 2014 |archive-date=March 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329222638/https://www.amny.com/real-estate/hudson-yards-developers-give-update-on-project-1.9111117 |url-status=live }} Phase 1 opened on March 15, 2019.{{Cite web |url=https://ny.curbed.com/2019/1/2/18161731/nyc-real-estate-architecture-predictions-2019 |title=6 crucial ways New York City's landscape will change in 2019 |last=Rosenberg |first=Zoe |date=January 2, 2019 |website=Curbed NY |access-date=January 3, 2019 |archive-date=October 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028093327/https://ny.curbed.com/2019/1/2/18161731/nyc-real-estate-architecture-predictions-2019 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/hudson-yards-rundown-major-buildings-finished-2018-10 |title=Hudson Yards is the biggest New York development since Rockefeller Center. Here are all the major buildings in the $25 billion neighborhood. |last=Bendix |first=Aria |date=October 7, 2018 |website=Business Insider |access-date=January 3, 2019 |archive-date=October 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028070121/https://www.businessinsider.com/hudson-yards-rundown-major-buildings-finished-2018-10 |url-status=live }}

The western portion of the yard is bordered by 30th Street and 33rd Street in the north and south, and Eleventh and Twelfth avenues in the east and west. Plans for the western phase of the project originally called for up to seven residential towers, an office building at 33rd Street and Eleventh Avenue tentatively known as "West Tower", and a school serving Pre-K to eighth grade students.{{cite web |last=McCroy |first=Winnie |date=January 29, 2015 |url=http://chelseanow.com/2015/01/progress-report-hudson-yards/ |title=Progress Report: Hudson Yards |work=Chelsea Now |access-date=February 21, 2015 |archive-date=February 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208020014/http://chelseanow.com/2015/01/progress-report-hudson-yards/ |url-status=live }} Reporting in September 2022 by The New York Times and Bloomberg indicate that Related may build a casino and resort in partnership with Wynn Resorts instead of the originally proposed mixed-use complex. The third phase of the High Line will traverse Phase 2 of the project. Work on the platform to cover the second half of the tracks was originally scheduled to begin in 2018,{{cite web |url=https://ny.curbed.com/2018/2/19/17026686/hudson-yards-nyc-architecture-frank-gehry-santiago-calatrava |title=Could Frank Gehry and Santiago Calatrava be designing Hudson Yards towers? |last=Plitt |first=Amy |date=February 19, 2018 |publisher=Curbed |access-date=July 12, 2018 |archive-date=July 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712220007/https://ny.curbed.com/2018/2/19/17026686/hudson-yards-nyc-architecture-frank-gehry-santiago-calatrava |url-status=live }} and reporting in 2014 indicated the entire project, including Phase 2, could be completed by 2024,{{cite web |url=https://www.engadget.com/2014/05/07/hudson-yards-smart-neighborhood/ |title=New York's next big neighborhood is its smartest |author=Volpe, Joseph |work=Engadget |date=May 7, 2014 |access-date=May 9, 2014 |archive-date=May 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508005336/http://www.engadget.com/2014/05/07/hudson-yards-smart-neighborhood/ |url-status=live }} though work has not begun on the western yard as of late 2022.{{cite news |last1=Rubinstein |first1=Dana |last2=Hong |first2=Nicole |last3=Haag |first3=Matthew |title=Related Companies and Wynn to Bid for New Casino in Midtown Manhattan |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/15/nyregion/casino-hudson-yards-manhattan.html |access-date=September 16, 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=September 15, 2022}}

The development received mostly negative press when it opened to the public for its failure to integrate into the broader city and its architecture.{{cite news|title=Horror on the Hudson: New York's $25bn architectural fiasco|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/apr/09/hudson-yards-new-york-25bn-architectural-fiasco|newspaper=The Guardian|first=Oliver|last=Wainwright|date=April 9, 2019|access-date=April 10, 2019|archive-date=April 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409233657/https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/apr/09/hudson-yards-new-york-25bn-architectural-fiasco|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|issn=0362-4331|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/03/14/arts/design/hudson-yards-nyc.html|title=Hudson Yards Is Manhattan's Biggest, Newest, Slickest Gated Community. Is This the Neighborhood New York Deserves?|last=Kimmelman|first=Michael|date=March 14, 2019|work=The New York Times|access-date=March 20, 2019|archive-date=July 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714124101/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/03/14/arts/design/hudson-yards-nyc.html|url-status=live}} The complex also suffered due to decreased traffic from commuters and visitors during the COVID-19 pandemic. In May 2020, the Financial Times noted the development had become a "ghost town".{{cite news |last1=Chaffin |first1=Joshua |title=Can New York avoid a coronavirus exodus? |url=https://www.ft.com/content/a313a40c-b046-4b11-b302-41d9f347cddb |access-date=February 4, 2021 |work=The Financial Times |date=May 26, 2020 |archive-date=February 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209053927/https://www.ft.com/content/a313a40c-b046-4b11-b302-41d9f347cddb |url-status=live }}

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50 and 55 Hudson Yards are located just north of the West Side Yard on the block bounded by 33rd Street to the south, 10th Avenue to the east, 34th Street to the north, and 11th Avenue to the west. 50 Hudson Yards and 55 Hudson Yards are respectively located on the east and west side of the block.{{cite web |url=http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2013/12/05/design_changes_revealed_for_two_hudson_yards_towers.php |title=Design Changes Revealed For Two Hudson Yards Towers |website=Curbed NY |last=Dailey |first=Jessica |date=December 5, 2013 |access-date=January 24, 2014 |archive-date=July 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702122510/https://ny.curbed.com/2013/12/5/10167386/design-changes-revealed-for-two-hudson-yards-towers |url-status=live }} Work on the foundation of the {{cvt|985|ft|m|-tall|adj=mid}} 50 Hudson Yards began in May 2018.{{cite web |url=https://newyorkyimby.com/2018/05/excavation-wraps-for-foster-partners-50-hudson-yards-as-foundation-work-begins.html |title=Excavation Wraps For Foster + Partners' 50 Hudson Yards As Foundation Work Begins |last=Nelson |first=Andrew |date=May 11, 2018 |website=New York YIMBY |access-date=June 28, 2018 |archive-date=June 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628182159/https://newyorkyimby.com/2018/05/excavation-wraps-for-foster-partners-50-hudson-yards-as-foundation-work-begins.html |url-status=live }} The {{cvt|780|ft|m|-tall|adj=mid}} 55 Hudson Yards started construction on January 22, 2015,{{Cite web |date=January 21, 2015 |url=http://rew-online.com/2015/01/21/construction-starts-on-55-hudson-yards/ |title=Construction starts on 55 Hudson Yards |website=Real Estate Weekly |access-date=February 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160503024904/http://rew-online.com/2015/01/21/construction-starts-on-55-hudson-yards/ |archive-date=May 3, 2016 |url-status=dead}} and topped out in August 2017.{{cite web |url=https://newyorkyimby.com/2017/08/55-hudson-yards-tops-out-51-floors-and-780-feet-above-street-level-midtown-west.html |title=55 Hudson Yards Tops Out 51 Floors and 780 Feet Above Street Level, Midtown West |last=Fedak |first=Nikolai |date=August 22, 2017 |website=New York YIMBY |access-date=August 23, 2018 |archive-date=June 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612194124/https://newyorkyimby.com/2017/08/55-hudson-yards-tops-out-51-floors-and-780-feet-above-street-level-midtown-west.html |url-status=live }}

{{main|Manhattan West}}

File:Manhattan W Feb 2017 3.jpg, home to the Associated Press.]] Brookfield, a Canadian asset manager, developed the second-largest project in Hudson Yards. Dubbed "Manhattan West" the complex includes six buildings, two of which are pre-existing structures undergoing substantial renovations.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/17/realestate/hudson-yards-meet-your-new-neighbor-manhattan-west.html |title=Hudson Yards, Meet Your New Neighbor, Manhattan West |last=Hughes |first=C.J. |date=March 17, 2017 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=June 27, 2018 |archive-date=June 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627210816/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/17/realestate/hudson-yards-meet-your-new-neighbor-manhattan-west.html |url-status=live }} These buildings include three office buildings, two residential buildings, and one hotel.{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-01/wall-street-firms-are-moving-west-here-come-the-luxury-hotels |title=Wall Street Firms Are Moving to the West Side. Here Come the Luxury Hotels |last=Clark |first=Patrick |date=June 1, 2018 |publisher=Bloomberg |access-date=June 27, 2018 |archive-date=June 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627202313/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-01/wall-street-firms-are-moving-west-here-come-the-luxury-hotels |url-status=live }} The two principal office buildings and a public green space, open year-round, were built on a platform over covered tracks that lead from the West Side Yard to Penn Station. To facilitate construction Brookfield announced in 2014 that it would use prefabricated parts to build the platform.{{cite web |url=http://manhattanwestnyc.com/content/innovation/deck_engineering_and_technology-29602.html |title=Deck Engineering & Technology |publisher=Manhattanwestnyc.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140130011956/http://www.manhattanwestnyc.com/content/innovation/deck_engineering_and_technology-29602.html |archive-date=January 30, 2014 |url-status=dead |access-date=April 1, 2014}} Despite its considerable scale, Manhattan West has been referred to as "somewhat eclipsed"{{cite news |url=https://nypost.com/2018/01/02/ey-signs-for-extra-space-in-one-manhattan-west/ |title=EY signs for extra space in One Manhattan West |last=Cuozzo |first=Steve |date=January 2, 2018 |access-date=July 20, 2018 |newspaper=New York Post |archive-date=July 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720165701/https://nypost.com/2018/01/02/ey-signs-for-extra-space-in-one-manhattan-west/ |url-status=live }} and "overshadowed"{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/17/realestate/hudson-yards-meet-your-new-neighbor-manhattan-west.html |title=Hudson Yards, Meet Your New Neighbor, Manhattan West |last=Hughes |first=C. J. |date=March 17, 2017 |access-date=July 20, 2018 |newspaper=The New York Times |archive-date=August 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810210503/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/17/realestate/hudson-yards-meet-your-new-neighbor-manhattan-west.html |url-status=live }} by the larger Hudson Yards.

The project was mostly completed by 2021, and Brookfield held its grand opening on September 28, 2021.{{Cite web|last=Young|first=Liz|date=September 29, 2021|title=Brookfield's $4.5 billion Manhattan West development is ready to open|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2021/09/28/brookfield-manhattan-west-grand-opening.html|access-date=|website=www.bizjournals.com}} The second of the two office buildings, Two Manhattan West, topped out in 2022.{{cite news |last1=Morris |first1=Sebastian |title=SOM's Two Manhattan West Officially Tops Out 935 Feet Above Midtown West, Manhattan |url=https://newyorkyimby.com/2022/01/soms-two-manhattan-west-officially-tops-out-935-feet-above-midtown-west-manhattan.html |publisher=New York Yimby |date=January 27, 2022}} Two Manhattan West is scheduled for completion in 2023.{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Taylor |title=Brookfield Properties Tops Out 58-Story Two Manhattan West Office Tower |url=https://rebusinessonline.com/brookfield-properties-tops-out-58-story-two-manhattan-west-office-tower/ |publisher=Rebusiness Online |date=January 27, 2022}}

{{main|The Spiral (New York City)}}

In early 2014, real estate firm Massey Knakal announced a conceptual supertall with a {{cvt|1,220,000|ft2|m2|adj=on}} capacity and 108 stories that would soar over 1,800 feet on the north side of 34th Street between Hudson Boulevard and Tenth Avenue in order to show the potential of a site that it intended to sell.{{cite web |url=http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/02/06/meet_hudson_spire_the_uss_potential_future_tallest_tower.php |title=Meet Hudson Spire, The U.S.'s 'Potential Future Tallest Tower' |author=Alberts, Hana R. |date=February 6, 2014 |work=Curbed NY |access-date=June 4, 2014 |archive-date=March 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307053248/https://ny.curbed.com/2014/2/6/10146528/meet-hudson-spire-the-u-s-s-potential-future-tallest-tower |url-status=live }} Dubbed Hudson Spire and designed by MJM+A architects, it would be the tallest tower in the Western Hemisphere if completed. The site was later purchased by Tishman Speyer on April 30, 2014, along with two adjacent properties for a total space of {{cvt|2,850,000|ft2|m2}}.{{cite news |url=https://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20140430/REAL_ESTATE/140439995/tishman-speyer-to-develop-hudson-yards-tower |title=Tishman Speyer to develop Hudson Yards tower |agency=Bloomberg News |publisher=Crain Communications |date=April 30, 2014 |access-date=February 3, 2019 |archive-date=February 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204014721/https://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20140430/REAL_ESTATE/140439995/tishman-speyer-to-develop-hudson-yards-tower |url-status=live }}

The plans for The Spire were later replaced with plans designed by Bjarke Ingels Group, dubbed The Spiral. The building started construction in June 2018, and topped-out in January 2021.{{Cite web|date=February 16, 2021|title=Supertall skyscraper The Spiral by BIG reaches full height in New York|url=https://www.dezeen.com/2021/02/16/spiral-supertall-skyscraper-big-tops-out/|access-date=August 12, 2021|website=Dezeen|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=January 25, 2021|title=Tishman Speyer Spiral Skyscraper in Midtown West Tops Out|url=https://therealdeal.com/2021/01/25/tishman-speyers-half-empty-hudson-yards-tower-tops-out/|access-date=August 12, 2021|website=The Real Deal New York|language=en-US}} On October 24th, 2023, Bjarke Ingles Group announced the completion of the 66 story tower.

As of October 2023, the tower was 75% leased, with Pfizer, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, HSBC, and Baker Tilly as anchor tenants.

{{main|3 Hudson Boulevard}}

Among the neighboring projects are 3 Hudson Boulevard (formerly the GiraSole), located on 34th Street and Eleventh Avenue.{{cite web |url=https://nypost.com/2013/01/23/lucky-7-at-3-hudson-blvd/ |title=Lucky '7' at 3 Hudson Blvd. |author=Weiss, Lois |date=January 23, 2013 |work=New York Post |access-date=June 4, 2014 |archive-date=May 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140524030054/http://nypost.com/2013/01/23/lucky-7-at-3-hudson-blvd/ |url-status=live }} 3 Hudson Boulevard is under construction, although it lacks an anchor tenant.{{cite news |url=https://ny.curbed.com/2017/11/3/16604408/3-hudson-boulevard-hudson-yards-new-renderings |title=New looks at Moinian's Hudson Yards office tower, 3 Hudson Boulevard |last=Warerkar |first=Tanay |date=November 3, 2017 |access-date=July 20, 2018 |publisher=Curbed |archive-date=July 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720165608/https://ny.curbed.com/2017/11/3/16604408/3-hudson-boulevard-hudson-yards-new-renderings |url-status=live }}

Construction was supposed to begin in mid-2014 or 2015,{{cite web |url = http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2013/06/11/3_hudson_boulevards_sky_club_possible_condos_revealed.php |title = 3 Hudson Boulevard's Sky Club, Possible Condos Revealed |work = Curbed NY |date = June 11, 2013 |access-date = June 4, 2014 |author = Alberts, Hana }} with the building's completion planned for 2017.{{cite web |url = https://nypost.com/2013/01/23/lucky-7-at-3-hudson-blvd/ |title = Lucky '7' at 3 Hudson Blvd. |work = New York Post |date = January 23, 2013 |access-date = June 4, 2014 |author = Weiss, Lois }}{{cite web |url = http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=67664 |title = 3 Hudson Boulevard |publisher = SkyscraperPage.com |access-date = August 30, 2012 }}{{cite web |url = http://newyorkyimby.com/2014/05/new-renderings-3-hudson-boulevard.html/0 |title = New Renderings: 3 Hudson Boulevard |work = New York YIMBY |last = Fedak |first = Nikolai |date = May 19, 2014 |access-date = June 2, 2014 }} Completion was rescheduled for 2022.{{cite web |url = https://nypost.com/2017/10/31/3-hudson-boulevard-is-getting-a-major-upgrade/ |title = 3 Hudson Boulevard is getting a major upgrade |work = New York Post |date = October 31, 2017 |access-date = November 1, 2017 |author = Weiss, Lois }} The building, directly across Eleventh Avenue from the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, would abut the secondary entrance to the new 34th Street – Hudson Yards subway station, built as part of the New York City Subway's 7 Subway Extension project.{{cite web |url = http://www.rew-online.com/2013/12/12/moinian-shows-off-3-hudson-boulevard-2/ |title = Moinian shows off 3 Hudson Boulevard |work = Real Estate Weekly |date = December 12, 2013 |access-date = June 2, 2014 |archive-date = June 5, 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140605022538/http://www.rew-online.com/2013/12/12/moinian-shows-off-3-hudson-boulevard-2/ |url-status = dead }} Consequently, the foundation is being built by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, because the subway station is directly underneath; the rest of the building is being built by Moinian Group.{{Cite web |url = http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/08/14/tour_hudson_boulevard_and_park_the_citys_next_park_avenue.php |title = Tour Hudson Boulevard and Park, the City's Next Park Avenue |work = Curbed |first = Zoe |last = Rosenberg |date = August 14, 2014 |access-date = August 26, 2014 }} The foundation works started May 2016.{{cite news |last1 = Wilson |first1 = Reid |title = Developers to Begin Foundation Work on 66-Story Office Tower at 3 Hudson Boulevard, Hudson Yards District |url = http://newyorkyimby.com/2016/05/developers-to-begin-foundation-work-on-66-story-office-tower-at-3-hudson-boulevard-hudson-yards-district.html |access-date = October 25, 2016 |work = YIMBY |date = May 11, 2016 }} A groundbreaking ceremony was held November 3, 2017.{{cite web |url = http://ny.curbed.com/2017/11/3/16604408/3-hudson-boulevard-hudson-yards-new-renderings |title = New looks at Moinian's Hudson Yards office tower, 3 Hudson Boulevard |work = Curbed |date = November 3, 2017 |access-date = November 7, 2017 |last = Warerkar|first = Tanay}}

On June 26, 2014, Joseph Moinian secured a loan for the construction of the building.{{cite web |url = http://www.cpexecutive.com/regions/northeast/moinian-secures-loan-for-3-hudson-blvd/1004099378.html |title = Moinian Secures Loan for 3 Hudson Blvd. |work = Commercial Property Executive |date = June 26, 2014 |access-date = June 27, 2014 |last = Malinowski |first = Gail |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140702211919/http://www.cpexecutive.com/regions/northeast/moinian-secures-loan-for-3-hudson-blvd/1004099378.html |archive-date = July 2, 2014 |url-status = dead }} The firm began "speculative" construction of the project in 2022.{{cite news |title=The Moinian Group Amps Up Leasing Success in a Tough Market |url=https://commercialobserver.com/2022/08/the-moinian-group-amps-up-leasing-success-in-a-tough-market/ |access-date=September 17, 2022 |work=Commercial Observer |date=August 2, 2022}}

Even before the opening of any of the rail yard buildings, many businesses in the area have seen increased profits due to the project's construction. The Hudson Yards redevelopment program catalyzed plans to build new buildings along the future Hudson Boulevard. There has also been a development boom in the vicinity of the rail yard development.{{cite web |url=http://chelseanow.com/2015/08/business-in-store-as-hudson-yards-rises/ |title=Business in Store as Hudson Yards Rises |last=Rack |first=Yannic |date=August 6, 2015 |website=Chelsea Now |access-date=August 20, 2015 |archive-date=September 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905110353/http://chelseanow.com/2015/08/business-in-store-as-hudson-yards-rises/ |url-status=live }}

In February 2015, the Chetrit Group, headed by Meyer and Joseph Chetrit, announced that it wanted to spend {{US$|29 million}} to expand one Hudson Yards development site to {{cvt|373,068|sqft|m2}}. It would add about {{cvt|200,000|sqft|m2}} of space to a site between 11th Avenue, 37th and 38th Streets, and Hudson Boulevard that previously allowed {{cvt|173,000|sqft|m2}} of retail space. A buyer would be able to split the space between two buildings.{{cite web |url=http://therealdeal.com/blog/2015/02/18/chetrit-to-pay-29m-to-double-size-of-hudson-yards-site/ |title=Chetrit to pay $29M to double size of Hudson Yards site |date=February 18, 2015 |work=The Real Deal |access-date=February 21, 2015 |archive-date=February 21, 2015 |last=Bockmann |first=Rick |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221220933/http://therealdeal.com/blog/2015/02/18/chetrit-to-pay-29m-to-double-size-of-hudson-yards-site/ |url-status=live }}

In June 2015, Tishman Speyer bought another lot between West 36th and 37th Streets on 11th Avenue; the lot was zoned for a {{cvt|735,000|ft2|m2}} residential and hotel property.{{cite web |url=http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20150610/REAL_ESTATE/150609852/tishman-speyer-is-buying-a-development-site-across-from-javits-center-for-185m |title=Tishman Speyer is buying a development site across from Javits Center for $185M |author=Daniel Geiger |date=June 10, 2015 |work=Crain's New York |access-date=June 20, 2015 |archive-date=March 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330172859/http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20150610/REAL_ESTATE/150609852/tishman-speyer-is-buying-a-development-site-across-from-javits-center-for-185m |url-status=live }} It is next to a lot—zoned for a planned residential tower—that was bought in 2012 by Lalezarian Properties for $46.5 million,{{cite web |url=http://therealdeal.com/blog/2015/06/11/lalezarian-planning-38-story-hudson-yards-resi-tower/ |title=Lalezarian planning 38-story Hudson Yards resi tower |author=Rick Bockmann |date=June 11, 2015 |work=The Real Deal |access-date=June 20, 2015 |archive-date=June 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620203934/http://therealdeal.com/blog/2015/06/11/lalezarian-planning-38-story-hudson-yards-resi-tower/ |url-status=live }} Tishman Speyer's land is also close to a lot owned by former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, who bought the lot in 2013 and plans at least {{cvt|414,000|ft2|m2}} of new development space.{{cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/spitzer-spends-88-million-property-west-side-article-1.1559032 |title=Eliot Spitzer's latest acquisition: Former governor's real estate company spends $88M for property on Manhattan's far West Side |author=Matt Chaban |date=December 27, 2013 |work=New York Daily News |access-date=June 20, 2015 |archive-date=June 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620215608/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/spitzer-spends-88-million-property-west-side-article-1.1559032 |url-status=live }}

Two other new Related buildings, One Hudson Yards and Abington House, are adjacent the Phase 1 buildings, but are unrelated to the Hudson Yards project.{{cite web |url=https://ny.curbed.com/2017/5/23/15681064/one-hudson-yards-rental-launch-summer |title=Related's pricey Hudson Yards rental will debut this summer from $5,095 |last=Warerkar |first=Tanay |date=May 23, 2017 |publisher=Curbed |access-date=June 28, 2018 |archive-date=June 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628233429/https://ny.curbed.com/2017/5/23/15681064/one-hudson-yards-rental-launch-summer |url-status=live }} Another Related development also on the West Side, originally dubbed "Hudson Residences" is under construction at the same time as Hudson Yards.{{cite web |url=https://www.6sqft.com/robert-a-m-stern-will-design-fourth-hudson-river-front-residential-tower-for-related/ |title=Robert A.M. Stern will design fourth Hudson River-front residential tower for Related |last=Schulz |first=Dana |date=January 10, 2018 |publisher=6sqft |access-date=July 18, 2018 |archive-date=June 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629021800/https://www.6sqft.com/robert-a-m-stern-will-design-fourth-hudson-river-front-residential-tower-for-related/ |url-status=live }} The project ultimately took the shape of two unrelated buildings: Lantern House, designed by Thomas Heatherwick, and The Cortland, designed by RAMSA.{{cite news |last1=Londono |first1=Vanessa |title=Sales Launch for The Cortland at 555 West 22nd Street in Chelsea, Manhattan |url=https://newyorkyimby.com/2022/04/sales-launch-for-the-cortland-at-555-west-22nd-street-in-chelsea-manhattan.html |access-date=September 17, 2022 |work=New York YIMBY |date=April 13, 2022}} Related is also developing several buildings with Spitzer Enterprises at sites including 451 10th Avenue, 511 West 35th Street, 506 West 36th Street, and 512 West 36th Street.{{cite news |last1=Wong |first1=Natalie |title=Hudson Yards Developer Snaps Up Three Sites from Spitzer's Firm |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-29/hudson-yards-developer-snaps-up-three-sites-from-spitzer-s-firm?sref=CIpmV6x8 |access-date=September 18, 2022 |work=Bloomberg |date=October 29, 2021}}{{cite news |last1=Young |first1=Michael |title=451 Tenth Avenue's Terracotta Façade Continues Progress in Hudson Yards, Manhattan |url=https://newyorkyimby.com/2022/05/451-tenth-avenues-terracotta-facade-continues-progress-in-hudson-yards-manhattan.htm |access-date=September 18, 2022 |work=New York YIMBY |date=May 24, 2022 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

New York state issued a request for proposals for a site across the streets from the Javits Center at 418 11th Avenue in 2021.{{cite news |last1=Hillburg |first1=Jonathan |title=Adjaye Associates' supertall Affirmation Tower in doubt after RFP is pulled |url=https://www.archpaper.com/2022/02/adjaye-associates-supertall-affirmation-tower-in-doubt-after-rfp-is-pulled/ |access-date=September 19, 2022 |work=The Architect’s Newspaper |date=February 10, 2022}} The New York Convention Center Development Corporation, a subsidiary of the Empire State Development Corporation, owns the lot, known as "Site K".{{cite news |last1=Young |first1=Michael |title=1,663-Foot-Tall Tower by David Adjaye Revealed As Part of RFP Submission For 418 11th Avenue, In Hudson Yards |url=https://newyorkyimby.com/2021/10/1663-foot-tall-tower-by-david-adjaye-revealed-as-part-of-rfp-submission-for-418-11th-avenue-in-hudson-yards.html |access-date=September 19, 2022 |work=New York YIMBY |date=October 14, 2021}} A proposal for the site by developer Don Peebles, designed by David Adjaye, received attention in 2021 for its design and scope. The request for proposals was withdrawn in late 2021.{{cite news |last1=Brenzel |first1=Kathryn |title=New York state halts plans for Hudson Yards development site |url=https://therealdeal.com/2021/12/23/new-york-state-halts-plans-for-hudson-yards-development-site/T |access-date=September 19, 2022 |work=The Real Deal |date=December 23, 2021}}

The Related development Hudson Yards, within the broader Hudson Yards area, has received negative attention for its inability to blend into the city and its architectural character.{{cite news |last1=Chaffin |first1=Joshua |title=Can New York avoid a coronavirus exodus? |url=https://www.ft.com/content/a313a40c-b046-4b11-b302-41d9f347cddb |access-date=February 4, 2021 |work=The Financial Times |date=May 26, 2020 |archive-date=February 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209053927/https://www.ft.com/content/a313a40c-b046-4b11-b302-41d9f347cddb |url-status=live }}{{Cite news|issn=0362-4331|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/03/14/arts/design/hudson-yards-nyc.html|title=Hudson Yards Is Manhattan's Biggest, Newest, Slickest Gated Community. Is This the Neighborhood New York Deserves?|last=Kimmelman|first=Michael|date=March 14, 2019|work=The New York Times|access-date=March 20, 2019|archive-date=July 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714124101/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/03/14/arts/design/hudson-yards-nyc.html|url-status=live}} The Related development has been cited in opposition to other, similar projects.{{cite news |last1=Chung |first1=Christine |title=Anti-Amazon Pols Signal Concerns Over Sunnyside Yards Plans |url=https://www.thecity.nyc/queens/2019/11/26/21210673/anti-amazon-pols-signal-concerns-over-sunnyside-yards-plans |access-date=September 19, 2022 |work=The City |date=November 26, 2019 |language=en}}

Justin Davidson, in an article about the Manhattan West's opening for New York, compared the Brookfield development favorably to Related's Hudson Yards, writing that Manhattan West "[...] feels like a corner of New York conceived with actual human beings in mind" while Hudson Yards has "[...] has aged from a shiny new space station to a disconsolate one".{{cite news |last1=Davidson |first1=Justin |title=Manhattan West Is (a Little Bit) What Hudson Yards Should Have Been |url=https://www.curbed.com/2021/09/manhattan-west-is-a-little-bit-what-hudson-yards-should-be.html |access-date=October 3, 2021 |work=Curbed |date=September 30, 2021 |language=en-us}}

In a review of the restaurant offerings at Related's Hudson Yards development written in anticipation of the complex opening to the public, Ryan Sutton criticized Related and Oxford for including only two establishments run by women.{{cite news |last1=Sutton |first1=Ryan |title=Hudson Yards Will Be the Worst Thing to Happen to NYC Dining in a Decade |url=https://ny.eater.com/2018/9/19/17871366/hudson-yards-development-restaurants-dining |access-date=September 19, 2022 |work=Eater NY |date=September 19, 2018 |language=en}} Further, Sutton criticized Related and Oxford for failing to provide opportunities for small, local operators to open in Hudson Yards, instead leasing to established restaurateurs and organizations which had already experienced "great success". Sutton also criticized the lack of "vibrancy" at the Hudson Yards development, caused by a lack of street-level restaurants. Sutton noted the presence of several chain establishments, such as Sweetgreen and Think Coffee, at street-level in and near the complex, but wrote that "Fast casual isn't known for fostering communal dinnertime bonhomie". In his review, Sutton did express positive anticipation of Mercado Little Spain, a restaurant and food court which had not yet opened in 10 Hudson Yards at the time the piece was published by Eater.

When Mercado Little Spain ultimately opened in 2019, Eater published a mixed review of its offerings written by Robert Sietsema.{{cite news |last1=Sietsema |first1=Robert |title=What to Order at José Andrés's Impressive New Hudson Yards Spanish Market Right Now |url=https://ny.eater.com/2019/5/10/18536763/mercado-little-spain-what-to-order-first-look-review-jose-andres-hudson-yards |access-date=September 19, 2022 |work=Eater NY |date=May 10, 2019 |language=en}} In a separate review by Sutton of the opened complex, published in 2019, the critic referred to Hudson Yards as "the worst place to eat fancy food in New York".{{cite news |last1=Sutton |first1=Ryan |title=Hudson Yards Is a Mostly Terrible Place to Eat |url=https://ny.eater.com/2019/5/29/18637235/hudson-yards-restaurant-reviews-nyc |access-date=September 19, 2022 |work=Eater NY |date=May 29, 2019 |language=en}} In the 2019 review, which served as an introduction to Eater{{'}}s individual reviews of restaurants in Hudson Yards, Sutton panned TAK Room, a restaurant by Thomas Keller, but offered praise for Korean restaurant Kawi and Milos Wine Bar. In his full review of TAK Room, Sutton criticized its prices and the discrepancy between the cost of eating at the restaurant and his perception of the quality of the food and service.{{cite news |last1=Sutton |first1=Ryan |title=Thomas Keller's TAK Room Raises the Bar on Prices, but Not Quality |url=https://ny.eater.com/2019/5/29/18638993/tak-room-thomas-keller-restaurant-review-nyc-hudson-yards |access-date=September 19, 2022 |work=Eater NY |date=May 29, 2019 |language=en}} Pete Wells, in his review of the restaurant, echoed Sutton's criticisms.{{cite news |last1=Wells |first1=Pete |title=Thomas Keller Brings Country Club Cuisine to the City |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/25/dining/tak-room-review-thomas-keller.html |access-date=September 19, 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=June 25, 2019}} TAK Room closed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite news |last1=Warerkar |first1=Tanay |title=Thomas Keller's Extravagant Hudson Yards Restaurant TAK Room Has Closed |url=https://ny.eater.com/2020/8/12/21365539/tak-room-nyc-hudson-yards-thomas-keller-closed |access-date=September 19, 2022 |work=Eater NY |date=August 12, 2020 |language=en}}

The Equinox Hotel in Related's development received a positive review from Vanity Fair.{{cite magazine |last1=Lewis |first1=Samantha |title=Review: Equinox Hotel, New York |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/london/2022/08/review-equinox-hotel-new-york |access-date=September 19, 2022 |magazine=Vanity Fair |date=August 22, 2022}} Samantha Lewis praised the hotel for its emphasis on providing guests with "blissful slumber". The hotel's restaurant, Electric Lemon, has received an "underwhelming" review from Pete Wells.{{cite news |last1=Warerkar |first1=Tanay |title=Times Gives Equinox Hotel Restaurant One Star for 'Vibrant' Food in a Lame Space |url=https://ny.eater.com/2019/12/17/21026318/electric-lemon-nytimes-review-pete-wells |access-date=September 19, 2022 |work=Eater NY |date=December 17, 2019 |language=en}}

In Manhattan West, restaurants including Ci Siamo and Zou Zou's, were given positive reviews by Adam Platt and Ryan Sutton, respectively.{{cite news |last1=Platt |first1=Adam |title=Review: Hillary Sterling's Wood-Fired Cooking Shines at Ci Siamo |url=https://www.grubstreet.com/2021/12/ci-siamo-nyc-restaurant-review.html |access-date=September 19, 2022 |work=Grub Street |date=December 6, 2021 |language=en-us}}{{cite news |last1=Sutton |first1=Ryan |title=Showy Eastern Mediterranean Spot Zou Zou's Is a Party Worth the Price of Admission |url=https://ny.eater.com/2022/4/28/23045811/zou-zous-manhattan-west-mediterranean-review-nyc-restaurants |access-date=September 19, 2022 |work=Eater NY |date=April 28, 2022 |language=en}} Italian Restaurant Legacy Records, located in a new apartment building on West 38th Street, was reviewed favorably by Pete Wells.{{cite news |last1=Wells |first1=Pete |title=Legacy Records Looks for History in a Brand New Neighborhood |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/19/dining/legacy-records-review.html |access-date=September 19, 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=June 19, 2018}}

For census purposes, the New York City government classifies Hudson Yards as part of a larger neighborhood tabulation area called Hudson Yards-Chelsea-Flat Iron-Union Square.[https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/data-maps/nyc-population/census2010/ntas.pdf New York City Neighborhood Tabulation Areas*, 2010] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129141839/https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/data-maps/nyc-population/census2010/ntas.pdf |date=November 29, 2018 }}, Population Division - New York City Department of City Planning, February 2012. Accessed June 16, 2016. Based on data from the 2010 United States Census, the population of Hudson Yards-Chelsea-Flat Iron-Union Square was 70,150, a change of 14,311 (20.4%) from the 55,839 counted in 2000. Covering an area of {{cvt|851.67|acres}}, the neighborhood had a population density of {{cvt|82.4|PD/acre|PD/sqmi PD/sqkm}}.[http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/data-maps/nyc-population/census2010/t_pl_p5_nta.pdf Table PL-P5 NTA: Total Population and Persons Per Acre - New York City Neighborhood Tabulation Areas*, 2010] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610175331/http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/data-maps/nyc-population/census2010/t_pl_p5_nta.pdf |date=June 10, 2016 }}, Population Division - New York City Department of City Planning, February 2012. Accessed June 16, 2016. The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 65.1% (45,661) White, 5.7% (4,017) African American, 0.1% (93) Native American, 11.8% (8,267) Asian, 0% (21) Pacific Islander, 0.4% (261) from other races, and 2.3% (1,587) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.6% (10,243) of the population.[http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/data-maps/nyc-population/census2010/t_pl_p3a_nta.pdf Table PL-P3A NTA: Total Population by Mutually Exclusive Race and Hispanic Origin - New York City Neighborhood Tabulation Areas*, 2010] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610170733/http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/data-maps/nyc-population/census2010/t_pl_p3a_nta.pdf |date=June 10, 2016 }}, Population Division - New York City Department of City Planning, March 29, 2011. Accessed June 14, 2016.

Hudson Yards is patrolled by the 10th Precinct of the NYPD, located at 230 West 20th Street.{{Cite web |url=https://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/patrol/precincts/10th-precinct.page |title=NYPD – 10th Precinct |website=nyc.gov |publisher=New York City Police Department |access-date=October 3, 2016 |archive-date=March 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324105320/http://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/patrol/precincts/10th-precinct.page |url-status=live }} The 10th Precinct ranked 61st safest out of 69 patrol areas for per-capita crime in 2010.{{Cite web |url=https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/crime-safety-report/manhattan/chelsea/ |title=Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen – DNAinfo.com Crime and Safety Report |website=dnainfo.com |access-date=October 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415065149/https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/crime-safety-report/manhattan/chelsea |archive-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=dead}}

The 10th Precinct has a lower crime rate than in the 1990s, with crimes across all categories having decreased by 74.8% between 1990 and 2018. The precinct reported 1 murder, 19 rapes, 81 robberies, 103 felony assaults, 78 burglaries, 744 grand larcenies, and 26 grand larcenies auto in 2018.{{cite web |url=https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/nypd/downloads/pdf/crime_statistics/cs-en-us-010pct.pdf |title=10th Precinct CompStat Report |website=nyc.gov |publisher=New York City Police Department |access-date=July 22, 2018 |archive-date=April 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413201333/http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/nypd/downloads/pdf/crime_statistics/cs-en-us-010pct.pdf |url-status=live }}

The Hudson Yards neighborhood is served by the New York City Fire Department (FDNY)'s Engine Co. 34/Ladder Co. 21 at 440 West 38th Street.{{cite web |title=Engine Company 34/Ladder Company 21 |website=FDNYtrucks.com |url=http://www.fdnytrucks.com/files/html/manhattan/e34.htm |access-date=March 14, 2019 |archive-date=October 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181023073812/http://www.fdnytrucks.com/files/html/manhattan/e34.htm |url-status=live }}{{Cite FDNY locations}} However, there are no firehouses in or near the Hudson Yards real-estate development.{{cite web |last=Tracy |first=Thomas |title=FDNY union demands new firehouse for Hudson Yards development, citing traffic nightmares |website=New York Daily News |date=December 7, 2018 |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-metro-firehouse-hudson-yards-20181207-story.html |access-date=March 23, 2019 |archive-date=March 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323153916/https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-metro-firehouse-hudson-yards-20181207-story.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last=Scotto |first=Michael |title=Union: Lack of FDNY coverage at Hudson Yards alarming |website=Spectrum News NY1 | New York City |date=March 21, 2018 |url=https://www.ny1.com/nyc/manhattan/news/2018/03/21/hudson-yards-fdny-firehouse-coverage- |access-date=March 23, 2019 |archive-date=March 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323153736/https://www.ny1.com/nyc/manhattan/news/2018/03/21/hudson-yards-fdny-firehouse-coverage- |url-status=live }}

Hudson Yards is located within two primary ZIP Codes. The area south of 34th Street is in 10001 and the area north of 34th Street is in 10018.{{cite web |title=Clinton, New York City-Manhattan, New York Zip Code Boundary Map (NY) |website=United States Zip Code Boundary Map (USA) |url=https://www.zipmap.net/New_York/New_York_County/Z_Clinton.htm |access-date=March 23, 2019 |archive-date=April 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411152339/https://www.zipmap.net/New_York/New_York_County/Z_Clinton.htm |url-status=dead }} The United States Postal Service operates the RCU Annex Station post office at 340 West 42nd Street.{{cite web |title=Location Details: RCU Annex |website=USPS.com |url=https://tools.usps.com/go/POLocatorDetailsAction!input.action?locationTypeQ=po&address=10036&radius=20&locationType=po&locationID=1432987&locationName=RCU+ANNEX&address2=&address1=340+W+42ND+ST+FL+3 |access-date=March 7, 2019 |archive-date=March 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307053300/https://tools.usps.com/find-location.htm |url-status=live }} In addition, the James A. Farley Station, the main post office for New York City, is located at 421 8th Avenue.{{cite web |title=Location Details: James A Farley |website=USPS.com |url=https://tools.usps.com/go/POLocatorDetailsAction!input.action?locationTypeQ=po&address=10036&radius=20&locationType=po&locationID=1433785&locationName=JAMES+A+FARLEY&address2=&address1=421+8TH+AVE |access-date=March 7, 2019 |archive-date=March 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307035840/https://tools.usps.com/find-location.htm |url-status=live }}

Below is a list of buildings constructed, planned, or proposed for the broader Hudson Yards neighborhood (from Northwest to Southeast) from 2000 to present:

• Javits Center
• Pacific Park, formerly "Atlantic Yards", a similar redevelopment project in Downtown Brooklyn
• List of tallest buildings in New York City

Notes

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Further reading

• Arak, Joey. [http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2007/11/19/yardsmania_1_brookfield_properties_goes_splittsville.php "Brookfield Properties Goes Splittsville"] on Curbed.com (November 19, 2007)
• Chaban, Matt. [https://observer.com/2011/07/scaling-the-towers-of-hudson-yards/ "Scaling the Towers of Hudson Yards"] in New York Observer (July 12, 2011)
• Davidson, Justin. [http://nymag.com/homedesign/urbanliving/2012/hudson-yards/ "From 0 to 12 Million Square Feet"] New York (October 7, 2012).
• Dobkin, Jake. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20150717215241/http://gothamist.com/2015/07/15/hudson_yards_sneak_peek.php Checking In At Hudson Yards, Manhattan's Enormous New Luxury Neighborhood]" in Gothamist (July 16, 2015
• Samtani, Hiten. "[http://therealdeal.com/blog/2013/08/16/anatomy-of-a-deal-inside-relatedoxfords-unusual-hudson-yards-financing/ Anatomy of a deal: Inside Related/Oxford's unusual financing of Hudson Yards]" in The Real Deal (August 16, 2013))
• {{cite web |url=http://www.hudsonyardsnewyork.com/content/uploads/2016/09/Appleseed-Hudson-Yards-Economic-Impact-Report_Final.pdf |title=An Investment That's Paying Off: The Economic and Fiscal Impact of the Development of Hudson Yards |date=May 2016 |website=hudsonyardsnewyork.com |publisher=Hudson Yards |access-date=October 27, 2016 |archive-date=September 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921081653/http://www.hudsonyardsnewyork.com/content/uploads/2016/09/Appleseed-Hudson-Yards-Economic-Impact-Report_Final.pdf |url-status=dead }}

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Project websites:

• [https://www.hydc.org/ Hudson Yards Development Corp. website]
• [http://www.hudsonyardsnewyork.com/ Real Estate development website]
• [http://www.related.com/our-company/properties/146/Hudson-Yards Related Companies project website]

Descriptions:

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20140718050900/http://www.hudsonyardsnewyork.com/the-story/new-west-side Description of Hudson Yards] on development company's website
• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BGyXql5PoE&feature=youtu.be Animation: building the platform while trains run through] Brookfield properties.
• [https://therealdeal.com/search/?q=hudson+yards Hudson Yards news and developments] on The Real Deal{{'}}s website

Maps:

• [http://ny.curbed.com/maps/hudson-yards-new-york-development-map Map: "Definitive Guide to the Hudson Yards Development Boom"] on Curbed

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