30 Hudson Yards

30 Hudson Yards (also the North Tower[5]) is a super-tall skyscraper in the West Side area of Manhattan. Located near Hell's Kitchen, Chelsea, and the Penn Station area, the building is part of the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project, a plan to redevelop the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's West Side Yard.[6][7][8][9][10] It is the sixth-tallest building in New York City.

Not to be confused with 30 Hudson Street.

30 Hudson Yards
30 Hudson Yards in February 2019.
Alternative namesHudson Yards Tower A
Manhattan Tower
Hudson Yards North Tower
General information
StatusComplete
TypeOffice, Observation, Retail
Architectural styleNeo-futurism
Location500 West 33rd Street
Manhattan, New York 10001[1]
Current tenantsCNN
GroundbreakingDecember 4, 2012
OpenedMarch 15, 2019
ManagementThe Related Companies L.P.
Oxford Properties Group Inc.
Height387 m / 1,270 ft[2]
Technical details
Floor count103
Floor area2,600,000 square feet (240,000 m2)[3]
Lifts/elevators59
Design and construction
ArchitectKohn Pedersen Fox (architect & master planner)
Main contractorTishman Construction
References
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The building has a triangular observation deck jutting out from the 101st floor. This observation deck, at 1,100 feet, opened in March 2020 and is the second highest outdoor observation deck in the Western Hemisphere, after Toronto's CN Tower Outdoor SkyTerrace (342m or 1,122 feet).[11] (Chicago's Willis Tower has an observation deck on its 103rd floor, at 1,354 feet; however, it is enclosed.) It offers new skyline views to the south and east of Manhattan, the surrounding boroughs, and New Jersey.

History

The groundbreaking ceremony took place on December 4, 2012. Early construction work focused on building a platform to cover much of the Eastern Rail Yard, for much of Phase 1 to sit upon. The platform is rested on caissons, that are drilled underground. On December 12, 2013, it was announced that Tutor Perini Building Corp. was awarded a $510 million contract to build the platform.[12]

In 2013, Time Warner announced its intentions to move most of its offices to 30 Hudson Yards, vacating its current headquarters at the Time Warner Center, also owned by Related, at Columbus Circle.[13] The company will occupy half the building, below the 38th floor.[14][15]

In mid-2015, Related received a $690 million loan from Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and CIBC which allowed construction to start.[16][17] By January 2016, the structure's first few aboveground floors were already complete.[18] Construction of the observation deck at the top of the tower began in April 2018.[19][20] The observation deck was nearly complete by mid-2018.[21][22][23][24]

In January 2019, WarnerMedia hired Douglas Harmon and Adam Spies of Cushman & Wakefield to find a buyer that would sell their office condominium and allow the company to lease it back—known as a sale-leaseback. WarnerMedia's office condo included more than 1.4 million square feet on floors 16 through 51 and represented approximately 60 percent of the 90-story tower with 2.6 million square feet.[25]

The building opened on March 15, 2019.[26][27] One month later, WarnerMedia executed a leaseback and sold their space to Related and Allianz for $2.2 billion after signing a 15-year lease for 1.5 million square feet (140,000 m2).[28] The partners financed the purchase with a 10-year, $1.43 billion commercial mortgage-backed security interest-only loan from Deutsche Bank, Wells Fargo, and Goldman Sachs.[29] In June, KKR took out a $490 million mortgage from Deutsche Bank on their office condominium space.[30]

Tenants

Studios

Architecture and design

Kohn Pedersen Fox was chosen for the design of the building.[34] Originally planned to be 1,337 feet (408 m) tall,[35] the building was later downsized to 1,295 feet (395 m) tall,[36] making it still the development's tallest building.[37] WarnerMedia's space features amenities including a cafeteria, a fitness center, a two-level auditorium and cinema and an outdoor deck.[29]

The building's lobby will contain artwork by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa consisting of 11 stainless steel spheres hanging from the ceiling, meant to represent global unity and cultural diversity.[38]

The Edge

The building features an 1,100-foot-tall (340 m) outdoor observation deck known as "The Edge".[39] The Edge contains a cantilevered outdoor terrace jutting 80 feet (24 m) outward south of the building, providing panoramic views of Manhattan and the Hudson River.[40] It is the tallest outdoor observation deck in the Western Hemisphere and the second highest observation deck in New York City, after One World Observatory.[41][42] Visitors can lean into the nine-foot (2.7 m) high clear glass barricade slanted 6.6 degrees outward to safely check out the street and rooftops below. The Edge also features a 225 sq ft (20.9 m2) glass triangle in the floor which looks down to the street 1,131 ft (345 m) below. There is also a grand outdoor staircase on the east side of the deck.[43]

The Edge opened to visitors on March 11, 2020, and temporarily closed two days later due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City.[44] The Edge reopened on September 2, 2020.[45]

  • From the east, with 5 Manhattan West visible at left
  • The tower's base
  • Under construction in March 2017
  • The Edge, facing South.
  • Under construction on the left with the completed 10 Hudson Yards on the right in May 2017
  • Under construction in April 2018

See also

References
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