35 Hudson Yards (also Tower E
) is a mixed-use skyscraper in
Manhattan
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's
West Side composed of apartment units and a hotel. Located near
Hell's Kitchen
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,
Chelsea
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, and the
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area, the building is a part of the
Hudson Yards project, a plan to redevelop the
Metropolitan Transportation Authority's West Side Yards. As of November 2022, it was the 26th-tallest building in the United States.
History
The project was presented to the public for the first time in summer 2011. The tower is a part of the
Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project
Hudson Yards is a neighborhood on the West Side of Midtown Manhattan, bounded roughly by 30th Street in the south, 41st Street in the north, the West Side Highway in the west, and Eighth Avenue in the east.Chapter 11: Figures The area is the ...
, and is located at 11th Avenue and West 33rd Street.
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/ref> The building design was changed from a cylindrical to a rectangular prismatic shape in December 2013.
The construction of 35 Hudson Yards began in 2015 and was completed in 2019. A building permit application was filed in January 2015. In July 2016, the project received $1.2 billion in construction financing from UK hedge fund The Children's Investment Fund Management
The Children’s Investment Fund Management (UK) LLP (TCI) is a London‐based hedge fund management firm founded by Chris Hohn in 2003 which manages The Children’s Investment Master Fund. TCI makes long‐term investments in companies globally ...
. 35 Hudson Yards topped out in June 2018.
The building opened on March 15, 2019. The hotel opened in June. Bloomberg reported in August 2022 that Related was considering a sale of the hotel.
Architecture and design
The building was designed by David Childs
David Magie Childs (born April 1, 1941) is an American architect and chairman emeritus of the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. He is the architect of the new One World Trade Center in New York City.
Early life and education
Chil ...
of the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, which also provided structural engineering services. Jaros, Baum & Bolles Jaros, Baum & Bolles (JB&B) is an American MEP (Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing) and consulting engineering firm founded in 1915 by Alfred L. Jaros, Jr. and Albert L. Baum. The firm is best known for high-rise projects, including One World Trad ...
was the MEP engineer, and Langan was the geotechnical engineer. Tishman Construction
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, a wholly owned subsidiary of AECOM
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AECOM has approximately 51,000 employees, and is number 157 on the 2019 Fortune 500 list.
The company's official name from 1990 t ...
, was general contractor.
Originally featured as a tower with setbacks at various intervals, the building was redesigned in early December 2013 to feature a cylindrical "tube." The redesign increased the height of the tower to approximately . Interiors were designed by Ingrao with Eucalyptus
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cabinetry and Quartzite
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countertops.
The tower was designed as a residential and a hotel tower. 35 Hudson Yards contains 11 floors dedicated to hotel space along with a sky lobby, a ballroom and a spa. A plaza is located at the foot of the tower and the tower also contains medical offices.
The first floor serves as the building's lobby. The lobby contains ''Flowers'', a tapestry by Swedish artist Helena Hernmarck. Retail is on levels 2, 4, and 5 and will consist of an outpost of the Hospital for Special Surgery
Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) is a hospital in New York City that specializes in orthopedic surgery and the treatment of rheumatologic conditions.
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focused on physical therapy and a SoulCycle
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. Six floors of office space starts from level 8 that serve as the new headquarters for Related's subsidiary Equinox Fitness
Equinox Group is an American luxury fitness company which operates several lifestyle brands: Equinox, Equinox Hotels, Precision Run, Project by Equinox, Equinox Explore, Equinox Media, Furthermore, PURE Yoga, Blink Fitness, and SoulCycle. Withi ...
. The hotel, also managed by Equinox, has 212 rooms (including 48 suites) across and levels 24 through 38. Levels 3, 6, and 7 are home to a gym and spa also operated by Equinox. The upper 36 floors contain 135 condominiums. Building amenities include a gym, yoga studio, meditation room, a lounge, and a golf-simulator. In August 2019, a new restaurant, Electric Lemon, opened on the 24th floor.
See also
* List of tallest buildings in New York City
New York City, the most populous city in the United States, is home to over 7,000 completed high-rise buildings of at least , of which at least 95 are taller than . The tallest building in New York is One World Trade Center, which rises ...
* Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project
Hudson Yards is a neighborhood on the West Side of Midtown Manhattan, bounded roughly by 30th Street in the south, 41st Street in the north, the West Side Highway in the west, and Eighth Avenue in the east.Chapter 11: Figures The area is the ...
References
External links
Hudson Yards
New York City project website
Related Companies project website
Animation: building the platform while trains run through
Brookfield properties, via Gothamist.com
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