15 Hudson Yards

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15 Hudson Yards started construction on December 4, 2014.{{cite web | url=http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/real-estate/ground-breaks-residential-tower-hudson-yards-article-1.2032195 | title=Real estate giant the Related Companies breaks ground on first residential tower at Hudson Yards | work=Daily News (New York) | date=December 4, 2014 | access-date=December 11, 2014 | author=Clarke, Katherine}} In September 2015, the project received $850 million in construction financing from UK hedge fund The Children's Investment Fund Management.{{cite news|url=https://therealdeal.com/2015/09/10/uk-hedge-fund-loaning-850m-for-relateds-hudson-yards-resi-tower/|title=UK fund loaning $850M for Related's Hudson Yards resi tower|work=The Real Deal|last=Bockmann|first=Rich|date=September 10, 2015|access-date=June 24, 2019}} 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.{{cite press release|url=https://www.hudsonyardsnewyork.com/press-releases/fifteen-hudson-yards-tops-out/|title=FIFTEEN HUDSON YARDS TOPS OUT|date=February 27, 2018|publisher=Related Companies}} By January 2019, approximately 60% of the building's units had been sold.{{cite press release|url=https://www.hudsonyardsnewyork.com/press-releases/fifteen-hudson-yards-reveals-40000-square-feet-of-lifestyle-and-wellness-amenities/|title=FIFTEEN HUDSON YARDS REVEALS 40,000 SQUARE FEET OF LIFESTYLE AND WELLNESS AMENITIES|date=January 17, 2019|publisher=Related Companies}}

In 2021, prospective low-income tenants of the building filed a lawsuit against Related.{{cite news |last1=Brenzel |first1=Kathryn |title=Lawsuit Claims Related's 15 Hudson Yards Has "Poor Doors" |url=https://therealdeal.com/2021/07/22/lawsuit-claims-15-hudson-yards-discriminates-with-poor-doors/ |access-date=10 September 2021 |work=The Real Deal New York |date=22 July 2021}} 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. 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".{{cite news |last1=Rizzi |first1=Nicholas |title=Affordable Tenants Separated From Market-Rate at Hudson Yards: Lawsuit |url=https://commercialobserver.com/2021/07/affordable-tenants-separated-from-market-rate-at-15-hudson-yards-lawsuit/ |access-date=10 September 2021 |work=Commercial Observer |date=23 July 2021}} "Poor doors" were banned in 2015 by New York City mayor Bill de Blasio.{{cite news |last1=Kasperkevic |first1=Jana |title=New York bans 'poor doors' in win for low income tenants |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jun/29/new-york-poor-door-low-income-tenants-rent |work=The Guardian |date=29 June 2015 |language=en}}

15 Hudson Yards{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304450004577275933682403536 |title=What's the Deal - WSJ.com |publisher=Online.wsj.com |date=March 11, 2012 |access-date=November 30, 2013}} is designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Lead Architect and Rockwell Group, Lead Interior Architect and features straps along the middle and top part of the building to make it more "fluid-like".{{cite web|author=Kaykos, Brandon |url=http://blog.archpaper.com/2012/12/hudson-yards-breaks-ground-as-manhattans-largest-mega-development/ |title=A/N Blog . Hudson Yards Breaks Ground as Manhattan's Largest Mega-Development |publisher=Blog.archpaper.com |date=December 6, 2012 |access-date=November 30, 2013}} Ismael Leyva Architects, P.C. served as the Executive Architect.{{Cite web|url=https://www.archdaily.com/909913/diller-scofidio-plus-renfros-hudson-yards-skyscraper-completed-in-manhattan|title=Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Rockwell Group's Hudson Yards Skyscraper Completed in Manhattan|last=Walsh|first=Niall Patrick|date=2019-01-22|website=ArchDaily|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-17}}{{cite web|url=https://www.6sqft.com/curvaceous-morph-tower-begins-its-rise-at-15-hudson-yards-abutting-the-culture-shed/|title=Curvaceous 'Morph Tower' Begins Its Rise at 15 Hudson Yards, Abutting the Culture Shed|last=Hylton|first=Ondel|date=March 23, 2016|publisher=6sqft|access-date=June 28, 2018}} WSP was the lead structural engineer; Jaros, Baum & Bolles was the MEP engineer; while RWDI and Langan provided environmental and geotechnical engineering services.{{Cite web |title=15 Hudson Yards - The Skyscraper Center |url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/15-hudson-yards/14783 |access-date=2022-11-03 |website=www.skyscrapercenter.com}}

The building includes 285 residential units.{{cite web | last=Plitt | first=Amy | title=15 Hudson Yards tops out as megaproject preps for spring 2019 debut | website=Curbed NY | date=February 27, 2018 | url=https://ny.curbed.com/2018/2/27/17057670/hudson-yards-nyc-megaproject-construction-diller-scofidio-renfro | access-date=August 20, 2018}} The 50th and 51st floor are a {{convert|40,000|sqft|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. 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.{{cite press release|url=https://www.hudsonyardsnewyork.com/press-releases/fifteen-hudson-yards-unveils-skytop-and-new-suite-of-amenities-that-cater-to-a-residents-every-need/|title=FIFTEEN HUDSON YARDS UNVEILS SKYTOP AND NEW SUITE OF AMENITIES THAT CATER TO A RESIDENT'S EVERY NEED|date=November 14, 2018|publisher=Related Companies}}

The tower is integrated with The Shed, a cultural venue at the tower's base.{{cite web |url=https://newyorkyimby.com/2013/02/unveiled-and-approved-the-hudson-yards-culture-shed.html |title=Unveiled and Approved: The Hudson Yards Culture Shed |publisher=New York Yimby |last=Fedak |first=Nikolai |date=February 28, 2013 |access-date=November 30, 2013 }}{{Cite news| last = Davidson | first = Justin | title = Davidson: Mayor Bloomberg Reveals the Best Concert Venue of 2018 | newspaper = New York Magazine | location = New York, NY | date = February 14, 2013 | url =http://www.vulture.com/2013/02/bloomberg-reveals-the-best-concert-venue-of-2018.html}} Opened on April 5, 2019, The Shed hosts activities in a wide range of cultural areas{{Citation | last = Rackard | first = Nicky | title = Diller Scofidio + Renfro Designs Telescopic 'Culture Shed' for New York | newspaper = ArchDaily | date = February 28, 2013 | url =http://www.archdaily.com/?p=337960}} including art, performance, film, design, food, fashion, and new combinations of cultural content.{{cite news | last = Maloney | first = Jennifer | title = Seeking to Turn Corner on Arts 'Shed' | newspaper = Wall Street Journal | location = New York, NY | date = February 28, 2013 | url =https://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887323296504578396863718422762}} The building's lobby contains a large-scale wooden installation designed by American sculptor Joel Shapiro.{{cite news|title=Related And Oxford Unveil Commissioned Art Installations At Hudson Yards|work=New York Yimby|date=January 31, 2019|last=Morris|first=Sebastian|url=https://newyorkyimby.com/2019/01/related-and-oxford-unveil-commissioned-art-installations-at-hudson-yards.html}}

Residents who have purchased units include Philip I. Kent, the former CEO of Turner Broadcasting System.{{cite news|url=https://therealdeal.com/2019/05/13/these-are-some-of-the-most-notable-resi-sales-of-the-week-9/|title=These are some of the most notable resi sales of the week|work=The Real Deal|date=May 13, 2019|last=Diduch|first=Mary}}

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• [http://nyccultureshed.org Official Culture Shed website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512061659/http://nyccultureshed.org/ |date=May 12, 2015 }}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20150218025817/http://www.hydc.org/html/home/home.shtml New York City project website]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20120718082011/http://www.related.com/destinations/hudsonyards/ Related Companies project website]

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