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INTRODUCING MANHATTAN’S NEWEST NEIGHBORHOOD - HUDSON YARDS

Manhattan, and New York City as a whole is on the cusp of undergoing a groundbreaking makeover with the development of the new Hudson Yards on the far West Side of the island that’s expected to completely alter the City skyline as we know it. The West Side is growing at 5 times the rate of the rest of Manhattan and is already teeming with vibrant neighborhoods including Chelsea, Hell’s Kitchen, and Midtown West –but it is all about to change when this innovative new project is complete.

What will be known as the Hudson Yards District will exist on a 26-acre site that is remarkably Manhattan’s current largest area of undeveloped land. The mixed-use space will be home to office, retail, residential, parks, and cultural/entertainment areas zoned for over 13 million square feet of commercial and residential development bringing life to, and revitalizing the area surrounding 11^th and 12^th Avenues. In conjunction with bringing a burst of economic activity into the area, the historic extension of the No. 7 train from Times Square to West 34^th Street between 10^th and 11^th Avenues will alleviate any mass transit concerns coming from this part of the city.

Groundbreaking developments include two new futuristic residence towers named Tower E and D. New neighborhood features that residents of D and E will have prime access to include a 5 level 750,000 square foot glass-enclosed dining , shopping and entertainment complex with a top floor atrium dedicated to host a unique array of 5-star restaurants and bars that will overlook the Hudson River. The top floor will also include a reservation only cinema. Both towers will also have an onsite garage with valet service, access to surrounding private streets for black car queue, and a 24/7 attended lobby and concierge service. 

The 844 feet tall and 75-story Tower D was designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro and David Rockwell in collaboration with Ismael Leyva and will be located at the NE corner of West 30^th St and 11^th Ave. Building features include 32 rental floors and 35 condominium floors with unobstructed views of the City and the Hudson River.

61-story Tower E was designed by David Childs of award winning SOM, and will measure in at 950 feet tall with a cascading building façade made up of vertical stripes of limestone and glass drapes descending from the top  of the building, all the way to the bottom to resemble a pleated skirt. Located on the SE corner of West 33^rd Street and 11^th Ave., the building will have 21 floors of luxury for-sale residences available, 17 floors of office space, 4 floors of retail in addition to a unique 11-story, 200 room luxury hotel with a striking ball room, sky lobby and spa. Tower E will also have a 3 level flagship Equinox fitness club equipped with a full size basketball court and swimming pool.

Two more ultra-modern buildings going up that will attribute in changing the city’s skyline are a North and South Office Tower designed by KPF.  North Tower, at W. 33^rd St and 10^th Ave will be a 70 story, 1,3337 feet tall building with direct underground access to the new No. 7 train subway station, an observation deck, Sky Lounge and a ballroom between the 62^nd and 70^th floors. The 47-story, 895 feet tall South Tower at West 30^th and 10^th Ave will have a physical address on the third and final completed section of the High Line. Both towers will be Gold certified by the LEED 2009 rating system and will be the most energy efficient towers in all of Manhattan.

At the center of the neighborhood will be 14 acres of new, open space called Public Square which will contain an almost 1 acre walk-able cascading fountain that will connect the new shopping, dining and entertainment complex with the luxury hotel inside Tower E. A section of this area will also be transformed into a park called the Hudson Park & Boulevard and with this addition it will create a historic convergence of 3 of New York’s most dynamic and celebrated parks including the High Line and Hudson River park to compose a seamless path of green space stretching from West 14^th St to West 42^nd St.

When it’s all said and done, this addition will be just another reason why New York City should be a model metropolis for others around the globe.