207-794: Hudson Yards is a 28-acre (11 ha) real estate development in the Hudson Yards neighborhood in Manhattan , New York City , between the Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen neighborhoods. It is located on the waterfront of the Hudson River . Upon completion, 13 of the 16 planned structures on the West Side of Midtown South would sit on a platform built over the West Side Yard , a storage yard for Long Island Rail Road trains (hence
414-755: 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. A Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corporation would issue bonds against expected revenues. In January 2005,
621-544: A Warren truss . It terminates at a public space within Manhattan West that ends at the west side of Ninth Avenue, directly across from Moynihan Train Hall. The landscape design was curated by Dutch landscape architect Piet Oudolf using natural landscaping techniques. includes sturdy meadow plants (such as clump-forming grasses, liatris , and coneflowers ) and scattered stands of sumac and smokebush and
828-573: A request for proposals for a site across the streets from the Javits Center at 418 11th Avenue in 2021. The New York Convention Center Development Corporation, a subsidiary of the Empire State Development Corporation , owns the lot, known as "Site K". 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
1035-445: 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. 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 1950s and for a housing development considered by U.S. Steel in
1242-519: A $ 328 million tax exemption for 20 and 30 Hudson Yards, in addition to the previously approved $ 106 million exemption for 10 Hudson Yards. Shortly after, Related announced construction would begin on the platform covering the eastern railyards in January 2014 and cost $ 721 million. Construction on the platform began in March 2014 after Related secured a $ 250 million loan from Deutsche Bank . The erection of
1449-578: A 12,700,000 sq ft (1,180,000 m ) mixed-use development to be built on platforms over the rail yard, which would remain in use throughout. Five developers responded to the RFP: Extell , Tishman Speyer , Brookfield , Vornado , and the Related Companies . Tishman Speyer won the bid in March 2008. Tishman Speyer entered into a 99-year lease with the MTA, paying $ 1 billion for
1656-557: A 2019 study found that tourists made up four-fifths of the High Line's total visitor count. Residents quoted in The New York Times stated that the park has become a "tourist-clogged catwalk" since it opened, and one critic called it a "tourist-clogged cattle chute". The New York Times called the High Line "one of the best-known naturalistic gardens anywhere" upon the park's 15th anniversary in 2024. The recycling of
1863-654: A 526-unit housing development in Hudson Yards at 451 10th Avenue. The building, also given the address 455 10th Avenue, includes a mix of "upscale urban senior living communities" and executive apartments. The senior living and executive apartments are respectively be marketed under the brands "The Coterie" and "The Set". Handel Architects designed 451 10th Avenue. In October 2021, Related purchased 99.9% stakes in three sites owned by Spitzer Enterprises at 511 West 35th Street, 506 West 36th Street, and 512 West 36th Street. Several developers and other entities proposed uses for
2070-400: 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. These buildings include three office buildings, two residential buildings, and one hotel. The two principal office buildings and a public green space, open year-round, were built on
2277-434: A Habitat) : a steel-and-wood sculpture near 20th and 21st Streets built as a house for fauna such as birds and butterflies. Kim Beck 's Space Available was installed on the roofs of three buildings visible from the southern end. Three 20-by-12-foot (6.1 by 3.7 m) sculptures, resembling the armature of empty billboards and constructed like theater backdrops, looks three-dimensional from a distance. Also installed during
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#17327723769902484-425: A benefit event at Grand Central Terminal , where the submissions for the design contest were exhibited. The same month, a bipartisan group of city officials began petitioning the federal Surface Transportation Board to hand over title to the viaduct for park use. In anticipation of this handover, the administration of Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced plans for a High Line park that September. The following year,
2691-643: A competition in conjunction with the city of New York in 2004 to determine the design team which would lead the project. Since the park's opening in 2009, Friends of the High Line has had an agreement with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation to serve as its primary steward. The organization is responsible for the daily operation and maintenance of the park, with an annual budget of over $ 5 million. It has an annual operating budget of $ 11.5 million, in addition to capital construction and management and fundraising expenses. Friends of
2898-665: 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". 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. 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
3105-433: A diverse array of architects including Arquitectonica , Robert A. M. Stern , and Kohn Pedersen Fox. Proposed amenities included a school, winter garden , and 15.1 acres of open space. Related also secured a commitment from Rupert Murdoch 's News Corporation to move their headquarters into one of the new office towers at the development. However, News Corporation later pulled out of the deal which led Related to bid only on
3312-485: A food hall, at 15th Street. A spur, connecting the viaduct to the National Biscuit Company building and closed to the public, splits off at 16th Street. The railroad tracks on the spur are left in situ but the trackbeds are planted with greenery. The Tenth Avenue Square, an amphitheater on the viaduct, is at 17th Street where the High Line crosses over Tenth Avenue from southeast to northwest. At
3519-475: A four-acre system of parks and roads, 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. The first phase, between 33rd and 36th Streets, was completed in August 2015. Proposed parks between Ninth and Tenth avenues in
3726-436: A fourth suicide. As of August 2022, Hudson Yards officials were installing safety nets around Vessel in preparation for the structure's possible reopening. The Hudson Yards development sits directly west of the second-largest project in the area: Manhattan West, a 7-acre (2.8 ha) mixed-use multi-building development also built above previously exposed rail yards. Two large-scale, single-building office developments border
3933-466: A green card. The groundbreaking for 10 Hudson Yards , which was not built on the platform, occurred on December 4, 2012. At that event, the start of construction was also announced for 30 Hudson Yards . No tenants had been secured for any building in the complex when construction started on 10 Hudson Yards. However, three tenants— L'Oreal , Coach , and SAP —were announced in 2013. In October 2013, New York's Industrial Development Agency granted Related
4140-481: 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. 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
4347-500: A lawsuit against Related. 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". "Poor doors" were banned in 2015 by then New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio . The Shed
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#17327723769904554-657: A major rezoning of the Far West Side , an extension of the New York City Subway 's 7 and <7> trains to a new subway station at 34th Street and 11th Avenue , a renovation and expansion of the Javits Center , and a financing plan to fund the various components. The various components are being planned by New York City Department of City Planning and New York City Economic Development Corporation . The largest of
4761-483: A new apartment building on West 38th Street, was reviewed favorably by Pete Wells. 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. 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
4968-528: A new stadium for the Yankees was proposed above the West Side Yard in 1993. A similar plan for a Yankee stadium above the West Side Yard was proposed in 1996, and was endorsed by mayor Rudy Giuliani . However, the plan also received opposition from many other public figures, and was also not built. By the early 2000s, plans for the rail yard long included a new Olympic stadium, to become the home of
5175-557: 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. 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
5382-407: A parochial school. Chelsea has significant racial-minority communities, many of whom live in two large public housing developments. In a 2017 interview, Friends of the High Line co-founder Robert Hammond said that he "failed" the community; the High Line did not fulfill its original purpose of serving the surrounding neighborhood, which had become demographically divided around the park. Due to
5589-403: A platform above both the eastern and western portions of the yard on which to construct the buildings. Groundbreaking for 10 Hudson Yards , the first building, occurred on 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
5796-461: 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. Despite its considerable scale, Manhattan West has been referred to as "somewhat eclipsed" and "overshadowed" by the larger Hudson Yards. The project was mostly completed by 2021, and Brookfield held its grand opening on September 28, 2021. The second of
6003-491: A play area with rail ties and the Pershing Beams (modified, silicone -covered beams and stanchions coming out of the structure), a gathering space with benches, and a set of three railroad tracks where one can walk between the rails. The play area also has a seesaw -like bench and a "chime bench", with keys which make sounds when tapped. The Interim Walkway, from 11th Avenue and 30th Street to 34th Street divides
6210-499: A public plaza, the Vessel sculpture, and three residential skyscrapers on Eleventh Avenue. Developers plan to build Phase 2, the western portion of the development, above tracks between Eleventh and Twelfth Avenues. Phase 2 will provide additional office and residential space. The 52-story, 895-foot (273 m) 10 Hudson Yards is located at Tenth Avenue and 30th Street, along the southeastern corner of Phase 1. It opened in 2016. Ground
6417-471: A real estate magnate in New York, has said "Related is leading the charge" among New York-based companies in employing non-union labor. Beginning in late 2017, unions working at the site alleged Related "continue[d] to look for deeper and deeper concessions" in their negotiations, and begin organizing a campaign referred to as "#CountMeIn". Related's push to change the site to an open shop would mostly affect
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6624-422: 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. 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". In
6831-594: A result, the viaduct's construction necessitated the demolition of 640 buildings. It connected directly to factories and warehouses, allowing trains to load and unload inside buildings. Milk, meat, produce, and raw and manufactured goods could be transported and unloaded without disturbing street traffic. This reduced the load on the Bell Laboratories Building (which has housed the Westbeth Artists Community since 1970) and
7038-529: A school and a 200,000 sq ft (19,000 m) cultural facility. 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
7245-432: A series of delays related to the construction of the 34th Street station, the subway extension opened on September 13, 2015. The station connects to nearby buildings and developments, including 30 Hudson Yards and Hudson Park and Boulevard . 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
7452-420: A site between 11th Avenue, 37th and 38th Streets, and Hudson Boulevard that previously allowed 173,000 sq ft (16,100 m ) of retail space. A buyer would be able to split the space between two buildings. In June 2015, Tishman Speyer bought another lot between West 36th and 37th Streets on 11th Avenue; the lot was zoned for a 735,000 sq ft (68,300 m ) residential and hotel property. It
7659-644: A small wooded area called the Gansevoort Woodland. The route then passes under The Standard, High Line hotel and through a passage at 14th Street. At 14th Street, the High Line splits into two sides at different elevations; the Diller-Von Furstenberg Water Feature (opened in 2010) is on the lower side, and a sundeck is on the upper side. The route passes through the west edge of the Chelsea Market ,
7866-481: A stake in the building, which was sold back to Related toward the end of construction. Kohn Pedersen Fox designed the building. 15 Hudson Yards, originally proposed as Tower D, is located on Eleventh Avenue and West 30th Street, near Phase 1's southwestern corner. The building connects to a semi-permanent structure, a performance and arts space known as The Shed . 15 Hudson Yards started construction in December 2014,
8073-408: 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. 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
8280-424: A subterranean people mover system connecting the complex to Penn Station. Media company Condé Nast agreed to anchor the development by taking all 1.5 million square feet (140,000 m) of office space in the largest office tower and move from their headquarters at Durst's 4 Times Square in 2015. Extell, in a master plan designed by Steven Holl , proposed 11 towers with just two featuring office space and
8487-411: A suspension deck over the rail yards similar to a suspension bridge rather than the truss structure every other developer proposed. Extell claimed this method would be more cost-effective but the suspension structure also would not have been strong enough to support large buildings. Due to this, all of Extell's proposed towers were clustered at the edges of the site in order to sit on solid ground while
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8694-464: A year. Sternfeld's photographs of its meadow-like natural beauty, discussed in an episode of the documentary series Great Museums , were used at public meetings when the subject of saving the High Line was discussed. Mary Boone 's art gallery, as well as Martha Stewart and Edward Norton , hosted fundraising benefits for the High Line in 2001 and 2002 respectively. Fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg (who had moved her New York City headquarters to
8901-591: Is Manhattan West , developed by Brookfield Property Partners over the rail yard west of Ninth Avenue between 31st and 33rd streets. Other structures being developed in the Hudson Yards Zoning District include 3 Hudson Boulevard and the Spiral . The special district also includes Pennsylvania Station , the subject of a major overhaul. Hudson Yards is part of Manhattan Community District 4 and its primary ZIP Codes are 10001 and 10018. It
9108-545: Is a ventilation area for the West Side Yards, as well as a storm water runoff site. Storm water that runs off into the square is reused throughout the development. Because it is located on top of an active rail yard, the public square is located over a 6-foot (1.8 m) deep plenum above a cooling slab with 15 fans blowing air at 45 miles per hour (72 km/h) and a 60,000-US-gallon (230,000 L; 50,000 imp gal) rainwater storage tank. The entire platform
9315-488: Is an arts center housed in the Bloomberg Building, a three-story structure adjacent to 15 Hudson Yards. The space is focused on providing cultural programming, and is maintained by an organization of the same name. Its most prominent feature is a retractable "shell" that wraps around its roof and its northern and southern facades. The Shed opened on April 5, 2019. The 103-story, 1,270 feet (387 m) 30 Hudson Yards
9522-645: Is available at 34th Street via the Interim Walkway, which runs from 30th Street and 11th Avenue to 34th Street west of 11th Avenue. At the Gansevoort Street end (which runs north–south), the stub over Gansevoort Street is named the Tiffany and Co. Foundation Overlook and was dedicated in July 2012; the foundation was a major supporter of the park. The southern terminus of the park also contains
9729-622: Is built on an abandoned, southern viaduct section of the New York Central Railroad's West Side Line . Originating in the Meatpacking District , the park runs from Gansevoort Street —three blocks below 14th Street —through Chelsea to the northern edge of the West Side Yard on 34th Street near the Javits Center . The West Side Line formerly extended south to a railroad terminal at Spring Street , just north of Canal Street , and north to 35th Street at
9936-915: 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. Most of the Hudson Yards redevelopment area is also known as Hell's Kitchen South. The special purpose district covering the area, the Special Hudson Yards District, includes
10143-523: Is composed of three parts: the Coach Passage, with 60-foot-tall (18 m) ceilings; the High Line's largest planted garden; and a plaza with temporary art exhibitions that get replaced every 18 months. The art exhibition space is named the Plinth, an allusion to London's Fourth plinth , which also displays temporary art. Phase 3 has another ramp taking visitors above the viaduct at 11th Avenue and
10350-412: Is directly underneath; the rest of the building is being built by Moinian Group. The foundation works started May 2016. A groundbreaking ceremony was held November 3, 2017. On June 26, 2014, Joseph Moinian secured a loan for the construction of the building. The firm began "speculative" construction of the project in 2022. Even before the opening of any of the rail yard buildings, many businesses in
10557-518: Is emerging on weekends as visitors flood the elevated park ... [is] touristy, overpriced, and shiny." The High Line's success in New York City has encouraged leaders in other cities such as Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel , who sees it as "a symbol and catalyst" for gentrifying neighborhoods . Several cities nationwide have plans to renovate railroad infrastructure into parkland, including Philadelphia 's Rail Park, Atlanta's Belt Line , and Chicago's Bloomingdale Trail . The High Line has helped pioneer
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#173277237699010764-470: Is integrated into the window bays of the former Nabisco factory loading dock as a series of 700 purple and gray glass panes. Each color is calibrated to match the center pixel of 700 digital pictures (one taken every minute) of the Hudson River, making up an extended portrait of the river. Creative Time worked with Finch to realize his site-specific concept after he saw the rusted, disused mullions of
10971-472: Is just half a block away from the rail yard's northern edge. Another station, planned for Tenth Avenue and 41st Street , was not built. The platform atop which the Related development was built includes a 6-acre (2 ha) public square . In the middle of the square is Vessel , a 16-story structure of freestanding, connected staircases designed by Thomas Heatherwick . Hudson Park and Boulevard ,
11178-455: Is located at Eleventh Avenue and 33rd Street. Construction on the building's foundation was started in January 2015, and it topped out in June 2018. 35 Hudson Yards opened on March 15, 2019. The mixed-use building contains 137 condominiums, an Equinox brand hotel, an Equinox brand gym, medical offices, and retail space. David Childs , the chairman of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill , contributed
11385-425: Is located at Tenth Avenue and 33rd Street. It is the city's sixth-tallest building. Construction began after caissons were sunk to support the platform over the tracks, the latter of which was raised 12 to 27 feet (4 to 8 m) above ground level, at the same elevation as the High Line. 30 Hudson Yards opened on March 15, 2019. An observation deck on the building's 100th floor opened in March 2020. 35 Hudson Yards
11592-422: Is next to a lot—zoned for a planned residential tower—that was bought in 2012 by Lalezarian Properties for $ 46.5 million, 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 414,000 sq ft (38,500 m ) of new development space. Two other new Related buildings, One Hudson Yards and Abington House , are adjacent
11799-566: Is not easily replicable in other cities," however, observing that building a "cool park" requires a "framework" of neighborhoods around it to succeed. In 2016, Friends of the High Line launched the High Line Network to support similar infrastructure re-use projects being developed in other cities. As of 2017 , there are 19 projects in the network, including River LA , the Atlanta Beltline, Crissy Field , Dequindre Cut ,
12006-455: Is not limited to native plants . At the Gansevoort Street end, a grove of mixed species of birch provides shade by late afternoon. The High Line viaduct had 161 species of plants before it was converted into a park; the modern park has about 400 species of plants, including grasses and trees. There are about 100,000 unique specimens of plants. Each species is selected based on their appearance, in addition to how well they survive throughout
12213-620: Is patrolled by the 10th Precinct of the New York City Police Department . "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
12420-616: Is served by the New York City Fire Department (FDNY)'s Engine Co. 34/Ladder Co. 21 at 440 West 38th Street. However, there are no firehouses in or near the Hudson Yards real-estate development. 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. The United States Postal Service operates the RCU Annex Station post office at 340 West 42nd Street. In addition,
12627-402: Is supported by 234 caissons . The plantings are rooted within "smart soil". The plaza opened along with the mall on March 15, 2019. Vessel , a permanent art installation designed by Thomas Heatherwick , is located at the center of the plaza. The installation, a 16-story freestanding structure of connected staircases, cost US$ 150 million. Heatherwick took inspiration from Indian step wells in
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#173277237699012834-432: Is the 80-story, 1,337 ft (408 m) 30 Hudson Yards , which is the city's third-tallest building; it is expected to be completed in early 2019. 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 . The mixed-use 15 Hudson Yards
13041-802: The Arcus Foundation and Darren Walker of the Ford Foundation . In 2017, Friends of the High Line received the Veronica Rudge Green Prize in Urban Design from Harvard University 's Graduate School of Design , for the development of High Line. Since its opening, the High Line has become one of the most popular visitors attractions in New York City . By September 2014, the park had nearly five million visitors annually, and in 2019, it had eight million visitors per year. Most of these visits came from tourists;
13248-526: The Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles , built the 337-room Standard Hotel straddling the High Line at West 13th Street. The southernmost section, from Gansevoort Street to 20th Street, opened as a city park on June 8, 2009. The section includes five stairways and elevators at 14th Street and 16th Street. Around the same time, construction of the second section began. A ribbon-cutting ceremony
13455-539: The Children's Museum of Manhattan . Durst and Vornado hired FXCollaborative and César Pelli to design a development named "Hudson Center" which would have included 13 towers ranging from 250 feet (76 m) to 1,200 feet (370 m) tall. The development would be split between 6 million square feet (560,000 m) of office space and 6,500 residential units, 600 of which would have been affordable. The developers also would have included 12 acres of open space and
13662-575: The Durst Organization , and the Related Companies . Brookfield's Skidmore, Owings and Merrill -designed master plan known as "Hudson Place" and "Hudson Green" proposed constructing 15 towers (four office and 11 residential/hotel) that would range in height from 300 feet (91 m) to 1,280 feet (390 m). The buildings would include 7.4 million square feet (690,000 m) of office space and 4,000 residential units, including 400 devoted to affordable housing. "Hudson Place" encompassed
13869-492: The James A. Farley Station , the main post office for New York City, is located at 421 8th Avenue. Below is a list of buildings constructed, planned, or proposed for the broader Hudson Yards neighborhood (from Northwest to Southeast) from 2000 to present: High Line The High Line is a 1.45-mile-long (2.33 km) elevated linear park , greenway , and rail trail created on a former New York Central Railroad spur on
14076-580: The Lowline , Klyde Warren Park , the Bentway , Bergen Arches , Destination Crenshaw and the Trinity River Project . The line has been depicted in a variety of media before its redevelopment. The 1979 film Manhattan includes a shot of the High Line as director and star Woody Allen speaks the first line: "Chapter One. He adored New York City." Director Zbigniew Rybczyński shot
14283-588: The M12 , M42 and M50 serve 42nd Street. The M12 was introduced to improve transit on the far west side, including Hudson Yards, in 2014. 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. With funding assured, the MTA proceeded quickly to construct the extension. The first construction contracts were awarded in October 2007. After
14490-410: The Meatpacking District in 1997) and her husband, Barry Diller , also organized fundraising events in her studio. In 2003, Friends of the High Line sponsored a design competition that attracted more than 720 participants from 38 countries. Proposals included a sculpture garden, an elongated swimming pool, and a linear amusement park/campground. In July 2003, Edward Norton and Robert Caro hosted
14697-516: The New York City Council approved the 60-block rezoning, including the eastern portion of the West Side Yard . The newly rezoned Hudson Yards area was to have 25,800,000 sq ft (2,400,000 m ) of Class A office space, 20,000 housing units, two million sq ft (190,000 m ) of hotel space, a 750-seat public school, one million sq ft (93,000 m ) of retail and more than 20 acres (8 ha) of public open space. The rezoning and financing district did not include
14904-553: The New York City Council approved the 60-block rezoning, including the eastern portion of the West Side Yard. Michael Bloomberg , then the city's mayor, subsequently separated the city's broader rezoning plans from the rail yard stadium. In conjunction with the city, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a 12.7-million-square-foot (1,180,000 m) mixed-use development to be built on platforms over
15111-617: The Promenade Plantée in Paris . The concept also drew inspiration from Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord , Germany—a precedent for urban and industrial repurposing in modern landscaping. The organization was initially a small community group advocating the High Line's preservation and transformation when the structure was threatened with demolition during Rudy Giuliani 's second term as mayor. In 2000, CSX Transportation gave photographer Joel Sternfeld permission to photograph it for
15318-577: The West Side Elevated Highway . The plans also included the construction of the St. John's Freight Terminal at Spring Street , which was completed in 1936 and replaced the street-level St. John's Park Terminal in present-day Tribeca . The West Side Improvement cost more than $ 150 million, worth about $ 2.66 billion in 2023 dollars. The last stretch of street-level track was removed from Eleventh Avenue in 1941. The first train on
15525-451: The air rights . It would also spend another $ 2 billion for development over the rail yards, including for the two platforms over the yards to support 15 acres (6.1 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 2007–2008 financial crisis . Subsequently, the MTA chose the Related Companies and Goldman Sachs to develop Hudson Yards under
15732-542: The music video for Art of Noise 's single, " Close (to the Edit) " on the line in 1984. In 2001 (two years after the formation of the Friends of the High Line ), photographer Joel Sternfeld documented the High Line's flora and dilapidation in his book, Walking the High Line . The book also contains essays by writer Adam Gopnik and historian John R. Stilgoe . Sternfeld's work was regularly discussed and exhibited during
15939-513: The west side of Manhattan in New York City. The High Line's design is a collaboration between James Corner Field Operations , Diller Scofidio + Renfro , and Piet Oudolf . The abandoned spur has been redesigned as a "living system" drawing from multiple disciplines which include landscape architecture, urban design , and ecology . The High Line was inspired by the 4.7 km (2.9 mi) long Coulée verte (tree-lined walkway), another elevated park in Paris completed in 1993. The park
16146-427: The 101st floor of the same building, Peak, also opened on March 11 but closed the following day after a staff member contracted COVID-19. In April 2020, The Wall Street Journal reported that condominium sales had slowed due to the pandemic. The Journal also noted a downturn in retail rent collections at the development. This decline occurred in part due to unique contracts between Related and its tenants, which meant
16353-456: The 1960s. 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 . The administration of John Lindsay maintained the goal of the 1963 plan—a westward expansion of Midtown—but shifted their focus to
16560-419: The 2000s as the rehabilitation project developed. Alan Weisman 's 2007 book, The World Without Us , cites the High Line as an example of the reappearance of the wild in an abandoned area. Kinetics & One Love 's 2009 song, "The High Line", uses the line (before its conversion to a park) as an example of nature's reclamation of man-made structures. A number of films and television programs have utilized
16767-419: 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 26-acre (11 ha) yard, and in conjunction with the city government, the MTA issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for
16974-405: 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
17181-550: The 23rd Street Lawn , visitors can rest. Between 25th and 26th Streets a ramp takes visitors above the viaduct, with a scenic overlook facing east at 26th Street. The Philip Falcone and Lisa Maria Falcone Flyover , named after two major donors to the park, was based on plans for a Phase 1 flyover which was never built. The park then curves west to Phase 3 and merges into the Tenth Avenue Spur, which stretches over 30th Street to Tenth Avenue. The Tenth Avenue Spur
17388-478: The 55,839 counted in 2000 . Covering an area of 851.67 acres (344.66 ha), the neighborhood had a population density of 82.4/acre (52,700/sq mi; 20,400/km ). 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
17595-557: The City of New York authorized the construction of railroad tracks along Tenth and Eleventh Avenues on Manhattan's West Side. The street-level tracks were used by the New York Central Railroad 's freight trains, which shipped commodities such as coal, dairy products, and beef. For safety the railroad hired "West Side cowboys", men who rode horses and waved flags in front of the trains. However, so many accidents occurred between freight trains and other traffic that
17802-531: The High Line east to Moynihan Train Hall and north to Hudson River Park . The 1,200-foot (370 m) Moynihan Connector was planned to cost $ 60 million and run east to Ninth Avenue. A second spur would diverge from the Phase 3 walkway at 34th Street, running north to the Javits Center and then turning west to cross the West Side Highway to Hudson River Park. When the spurs were announced, neither of
18009-519: The High Line has been run by president and co-founder Josh David after executive director Jenny Gersten stepped down in 2014. Co-founder Robert Hammond served as executive director until he stepped down in February 2013. Friends of the High Line has a 38-member board of directors consisting of many New York City businesspeople and philanthropists, including Amanda Burden of Bloomberg Associates, Jane Lauder of Estée Lauder Companies , Jon Stryker of
18216-432: The High Line has raised more than $ 150 million in public and private funds toward the construction of the first two sections of the park. Unlike the first two phases, to which the city significantly contributed, Friends of the High Line was responsible for raising funds for phase three (an estimated $ 35 million). The organization raises over 90 percent of the High Line's annual operating budget from private donations. When
18423-487: The High Line viaduct, part of New York Central's West Side Line , ran along the structure in 1933. The elevated structure was dedicated on June 29, 1934, and was the first part of the West Side Improvement Project to be completed. The High Line, which originally ran from 35th Street to St. John's Freight Terminal, was designed to go through the center of blocks rather than over an avenue. As
18630-649: The High Line would be demolished. As part of the construction of the Empire Connection to Penn Station , which opened in spring 1991, the West Side Line tracks north of 35th Street were routed to the new Empire Connection tunnel to Penn Station. A small section of the High Line in the West Village , from Bank to Gansevoort Streets , was taken apart in 1991 despite objections by preservationists. The remaining riveted-steel elevated structure
18837-431: The High Line's design "is characterized by an intimate choreography of movement." The High Line also has cultural attractions as part of a long-term plan for the park to host temporary installations and performances. Creative Time , Friends of the High Line, and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation commissioned The River That Flows Both Ways by Spencer Finch as the inaugural art installation. The work
19044-466: The High Line's popularity, several museums were proposed or built along its path. The Dia Art Foundation considered (but rejected) a proposal to build a museum at the Gansevoort Street terminus. On that site, the Whitney Museum has built a new home for its collection of American art. The building, designed by Renzo Piano , opened on May 1, 2015. Crime has been low in the park. Shortly after
19251-534: The Hudson Yards development would include 16 skyscrapers to be constructed in two phases. Architects including Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill , Thomas Heatherwick , Roche-Dinkeloo , and Diller Scofidio + Renfro contributed designs for individual structures. Major office tenants include or will include fashion company Tapestry , gym chain Equinox Fitness , and financial company BlackRock . The area includes other major development projects. One such project
19458-467: The Jets after the games ended. Proposers dubbed the structure the " New York Sports and Convention Center ". In addition to the stadium, rezoning the adjacent area would have incentivized the construction of some 13,000 new residential units and 28 million square feet (2,600,000 m) of office space. This effort, led by Daniel Doctoroff , was unpopular with the public and politicians. In January 2005,
19665-500: The MTA backed out of a plan for the city to purchase the development site, and created a proposal to seek bids from private developers. This was followed by a formal request for proposals in 2008 with the intention of creating a large-scale mixed-use development above the rail yards. Five developers responded to the RFP: Extell Development Company , Tishman Speyer , Brookfield , Vornado Realty Trust with
19872-426: The MTA chose the Related Companies and Goldman Sachs to develop Hudson Yards under the same conditions. Related's revised plan included 13 buildings encompassing 12 million square feet of space including 2,154 rental apartments, 20% of which would be affordable. Other components included 2,619 condominiums, 5.5 million square feet (510,000 m) of offices, a hotel, about 757,000 square feet (70,300 m) of retail,
20079-549: The Netherlands, lighting design from L'Observatoire International , and engineering design by Buro Happold and Robert Silman Associates. New York City Department of City Planning director and city planning commission chair Amanda Burden contributed to the project's development. Major supporters included Philip Falcone , Diane von Fürstenberg, Barry Diller, and von Fürstenberg's children Alexander and Tatiana von Fürstenberg . Hotel developer Andre Balazs , owner of
20286-409: The New York City government committed $ 50 million to establish the proposed park. Mayor Bloomberg and City Council speakers Gifford Miller and Christine C. Quinn were among the major supporters. Fundraising for the park raised a total of over $ 150 million (equivalent to $ 213,029,000 in 2023). The Surface Transportation Board issued a certificate of interim trail use on June 13, 2005, allowing
20493-636: The Phase 1 buildings, but are unrelated to the Hudson Yards project. Another Related development also on the West Side, originally dubbed "Hudson Residences" is under construction at the same time as Hudson Yards. The project ultimately took the shape of two unrelated buildings: Lantern House , designed by Thomas Heatherwick , and The Cortland , designed by RAMSA . 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. New York state issued
20700-488: 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. Finally, the curved section around the western part of Hudson Yards
20907-560: The Related Companies , which owns development rights for the West Side Rail Yards, agreed not to tear down the spur crossing 10th Avenue. Construction on the final section was started in September 2012. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the High Line's third phase was held on September 20, 2014, followed the next day by the opening of its third section and a procession down the park. The third phase, costing $ 76 million,
21114-612: The Shed, shopping center, and Vessel. In addition, neither the High Line nor the 34th Street station were completed at the time of their respective openings. A second entrance to the 34th Street station was opened in September 2018, while the High Line spur adjacent to 10 Hudson Yards opened in June 2019. Higher costs for materials and land after the 2008 recession have caused real estate companies to seek lower labor costs. In New York City non-union labor has made inroads, although workers tend to have less training and experience. Douglas Durst ,
21321-554: The Spur to Moynihan Train Hall , opened in 2023. Since opening in June 2009, the High Line has become an icon of American contemporary landscape architecture. The High Line's success has inspired cities throughout the United States to redevelop obsolete infrastructure as public space. The park became a tourist attraction and spurred real estate development in adjacent neighborhoods, increasing real-estate values and prices along
21528-537: The Tenth Avenue Spur to Moynihan Train Hall at Ninth Avenue, opened in June 2023. The 1,200-foot (370 m) spur runs east along 30th Street for one block to Dyer Avenue . The span above 30th Street uses a V-shaped structure called the Woodlands Bridge, which contains a 5-foot-deep (1.5 m) planting bed. The walkway then turns north to 31st Street across the Timber Bridge, a span shaped like
21735-567: The West Side, originally dubbed "Hudson Residences," was under construction at the same time as Hudson Yards. The project consists of two residential buildings, one designed by Thomas Heatherwick, the other by Robert A.M. Stern Architects. 601 West 29th Street and 606 West 30th Street are under construction south of the two Related developments. Despite the involvement of two separate real estate companies, they are being developed together due to their proximity. In 2020, Spitzer Enterprises and Related Companies received $ 276 million in loans for
21942-570: The accompanying residential buildings varying between 400 feet (120 m) and 570 feet (170 m) tall. The company's bid was the most office-focused with plans featuring 10.6 million square feet (980,000 m) of commercial space and 3,000 residential units. The proposed buildings would total over 12 million square feet (1,100,000 m) of space with 13 acres of open space and also include 379 units of affordable housing. Investment bank Morgan Stanley would have occupied all 3 million square feet (280,000 m) of office space in both
22149-505: The anchor tenant of the Hudson Yards Retail Space. The retail space, designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and Elkus Manfredi Architects with a connection to the bases of 10 and 30 Hudson Yards, started construction in June 2015, with a 100,000-short-ton (91,000,000 kg) order of steel, one of the largest such orders in the history of the United States. The mall opened on March 15, 2019. The Neiman Marcus store occupied
22356-624: 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. 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 373,068 sq ft (34,659.2 m ). It would add about 200,000 sq ft (19,000 m ) of space to
22563-677: The blocks north of 42nd Street, home to 35,000 residents of the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood. 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," the City abandoned it and the rest of the master plan. At the same time the local Hell's Kitchen community proposed that midtown expansion take place south of 42nd Street instead. 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
22770-619: The build, construction emphasized the use of concrete over steel. Two architectural firms, Kohn Pederson Fox and Roche Dinkeloo, were involved in the design of the building, which is the first collaborative effort between the two firms. Phase 1 also included a seven-story mall with 100 shops and 20 restaurants, called the Shops & Restaurants at Hudson Yards. It has 1 million square feet (93,000 m) of space, including 750,000 square feet (70,000 m) in retail, including department stores. In September 2014, Neiman Marcus signed to become
22977-455: The building, which will rank as the fourth largest office tower in New York City in terms of available leaseable area when completed, with 2.9 million square feet (270,000 m) available to lease. Along with 55 Hudson Yards, it is one of two structures in the first phase not located above the rail yard. Mitsui Fudosan owns a 90 percent stake in the building, while Bank of China , Deutsche Bank , and Wells Fargo contributed financing for
23184-502: The center of Hudson Yards' public plaza, was unveiled to the public in September 2016. The pieces of Vessel were fabricated off-site and were brought to Hudson Yards for assembly starting in April 2017. Work on the final building in the first phase, 50 Hudson Yards, began in May 2018. 55 Hudson Yards topped out in August 2017, while 15, 30, and 35 Hudson Yards all topped out in 2018. All four structures were opened on March 14, 2019, as were
23391-401: The city donated $ 5 million to the High Line in 2012, there was criticism that most city parks had received less funding that year, especially since Friends of the High Line had raised an extra $ 85 million that year. The organization has an office on Washington Street , near the park's southern end. It has 80 full-time, year-round employees and about 150 full-time summer employees. Friends of
23598-421: The city to remove most of the line from the national rail system. Ownership officially passed from CSX to the city that November. On April 10, 2006, Mayor Bloomberg presided over a ceremony to mark the beginning of construction. The park was designed by James Corner 's New York-based landscape architecture firm Field Operations and architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro , with garden design by Piet Oudolf of
23805-526: The completion of the 34th Street subway station, the station opened the following September. However, the first building in the complex, 10 Hudson Yards, did not open until May 31, 2016. Groundbreaking occurred for 15 Hudson Yards in December 2014, and work on 35 Hudson Yards and 55 Hudson Yards both started the following month. Construction on The Shed , adjacent to 15 Hudson Yards, began in mid-2015 after its pilings were completed. A 16-story, honeycomb -shaped structure with stairwells named Vessel , in
24012-495: The concept. The administration of Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced plans for a High Line park in 2003. Repurposing the railway into an urban park began in 2006 and opened in phases during 2009, 2011, and 2014. The Spur, an extension of the High Line that originally connected with the Morgan General Mail Facility at Tenth Avenue and 30th Street, opened in 2019. The Moynihan Connector, extending east from
24219-532: The creation of elevated parks worldwide. In Queens , the Queensway (a proposed aerial rail trail) is being considered for reactivation along the right-of-way of the Long Island Rail Road 's former Rockaway Beach Branch . Other cities around the world have planned elevated rails-to-trails parks in what has been called the "High Line effect". An organization called the High Line Network
24426-576: The deal, given that large-scale speculative real estate projects were not an asset class that institutional investors and lenders took an interest in at the time. The administration of Mayor Robert F. Wagner Jr. released a $ 670 million development plan in 1963, which was ultimately never realized. In the 1980s, both the Jets and the Yankees proposed new stadiums above the rails, though none of these projects succeeded. Another ultimately unsuccessful plan for
24633-528: The deck itself would hold only the proposal's open spaces and park. Other unique aspects included a central reservoir to collect stormwater, a geothermal cooling system, and cogeneration which together would reduce energy use by almost 50%. Writing in The Wall Street Journal , Ada Louise Huxtable praised the proposal, writing that it "could have the unity, character and potential beauty of a Rockefeller Center ." The New York Times added to
24840-547: The design. Stephen M. Ross has compared the structure to the Eiffel Tower , and it has also been informally dubbed The Shawarma . Vessel opened on March 15, 2019. After three suicides at the Vessel, Related closed the structure temporarily in January 2021. Vessel reopened in May 2021, with a rule requiring visitors to come in groups and a new ticket fee for most visitors, but Vessel was closed again in July 2021 after
25047-413: The designs. Work on the 981-foot (299 m)-tall 50 Hudson Yards, located at Tenth Avenue between 33rd and 34th Streets, began in May 2018, with construction completed in 2022. BlackRock signed on as an anchor tenant, and is to occupy 850,000 square feet (79,000 m) in the building, but Facebook will occupy more space with 1.2 million square feet (110,000 m). Foster + Partners designed
25254-595: The developer collected income based on sales, rather than traditional fixed payments. In May 2020, the Financial Times noted the development had become a "ghost town". Hudson Yards, Manhattan Hudson Yards is a neighborhood on the West Side of Midtown Manhattan in New York City , bounded roughly by 30th Street in the south, 41st Street in the north, the West Side Highway in
25461-406: The development's 2006 bond offering to pay for an extension of the New York City Subway 's 7 and <7> trains to 34th Street–Hudson Yards station. With funding assured, the MTA proceeded quickly to construct the extension. The first construction contracts were awarded in October 2007, and the subway extension opened on September 13, 2015. In late 2006, the city and
25668-442: The development’s name). The first of its two phases, opened in 2019, comprises a public green space and eight structures that contain residences, a hotel, office buildings, a mall, and a cultural facility. The second phase, on which construction had not started as of 2023, will include residential space, an office building, and a school. Related Companies and Oxford Properties are the primary developers and major equity partners in
25875-399: The disused tracks, and views of the city and the Hudson River . The pebble-dash concrete walkways swell and constrict, swing from side to side, and divide into concrete tines which meld the hardscape with plantings embedded in railroad-gravel mulch. "By opening the paving, we allow the plants to bleed through," said landscape architect James Corner, "almost as if the plants were colonizing
26082-422: 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. 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
26289-434: The east) further incentivized the building of other large-scale projects. Hudson Yards is adjacent but unrelated to Manhattan West , 3 Hudson Boulevard , and The Spiral . The eastern portion of the site, developed as Phase 1, is located between Tenth and Eleventh Avenues. It contains three office towers on Tenth Avenue , two of which have a retail podium between them. Phase 1 also includes The Shed performing arts center,
26496-405: 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. Work on the foundation of the 985 ft-tall (300 m) 50 Hudson Yards began in May 2018. The 780 ft-tall (240 m) 55 Hudson Yards started construction on January 22, 2015, and topped out in August 2017. Brookfield ,
26703-436: The eastern portion of Hudson Yards. The larger, known as The Spiral , is owned by Tishman Speyer. The smaller development is known as 3 Hudson Boulevard . Several existing or planned residential buildings border Phase 1. Related owns three: One Hudson Yards , Abington House and 451 Tenth Avenue. Despite sharing a developer, these buildings are distinct from the main Hudson Yards project. Another Related development also on
26910-437: 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. Before Phase 2 was built, an underground concrete casing
27117-498: The façade was nearing completion. Tishman has secured pharmaceutical company Pfizer as an anchor tenant. Among the neighboring projects are 3 Hudson Boulevard (formerly the GiraSole), located on 34th Street and Eleventh Avenue . 3 Hudson Boulevard is under construction, although it lacks an anchor tenant. Construction was supposed to begin in mid-2014 or 2015, with the building's completion planned for 2017. Completion
27324-683: The food and service. Pete Wells, in his review of the restaurant, echoed Sutton's criticisms. TAK Room closed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Equinox Hotel in Related's development received a positive review from Vanity Fair . 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. In Manhattan West, restaurants including Ci Siamo and Zou Zou's, were given positive reviews by Adam Platt and Ryan Sutton, respectively. Italian Restaurant Legacy Records, located in
27531-485: The former Nabisco plant in Chelsea Market , which were served from protected sidings in the buildings. The line also passed under the Western Electric complex at Washington Street. Although the section still existed as of May 2008 , it is not connected to the developed park. The growth of interstate trucking during the 1950s led to a drop in rail traffic throughout the U.S. St. John's Freight Terminal
27738-429: The groundbreaking for 10 Hudson Yards, and the first phase opened on March 15, 2019. Agreements between various entities including the local government , the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), and the state of New York made the development possible. The special zoning for Hudson Yards (an area roughly bound by 30th Street in the south, 41st Street in the north, 11th Avenue in the west, and Eighth Avenue in
27945-489: The installation of a plinth as its initial artwork. It contains entrances to 10 Hudson Yards , built above the spur. The High Line closed temporarily in early 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City ; while most parks remained open during the pandemic, the High Line is a linear park with few means to spread out for social distancing measures. The High Line reopened on July 16, 2020, with limited capacity:
28152-408: 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,
28359-401: The line, and Conrail accepted, mainly because demolition would have cost $ 5 million. However, this offer was also disputed in court. By 1988, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority was negotiating with Conrail for the possibility for using the line's right of way to construct a light rail route. These negotiations did not proceed further, and by the end of the 1980s, it was expected that
28566-580: The new New York bureau for CNN , and urban planning organization Sidewalk Labs . The Hudson Yards site was initially intended for other developments, most notably in the early 2000s as the site of the West Side Stadium , during the New York City bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics . Public officials and private investors began developing the new Hudson Yards plan after the failure of the West Side Stadium. Construction began in 2012 with
28773-579: The nickname " Death Avenue " was given to Tenth and Eleventh Avenues. In 1910, one organization estimated that there had been 548 deaths and 1,574 injuries over the years along Eleventh Avenue. Public debate about the hazard began during the early 1900s. In 1929 the city, the state, and New York Central agreed on the West Side Improvement Project, conceived by New York City park commissioner Robert Moses . The 13-mile (21 km) project eliminated 105 street-level railroad crossings, added 32 acres (13 ha) to Riverside Park , and included construction of
28980-486: The northernmost section of the High Line from CSX Transportation . 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. Dubbed "High Line at
29187-497: The office component covering the eastern portion of the railyards while "Hudson Green" was residential-focused and planned for the western railyards. Individual towers would have been designed by SHoP Architects , SANAA , Thomas Phifer , Handel Architects , and Diller Scofidio + Renfro . The development would have also included two hotels, a cultural center, school, two parks (4.4 acres for Hudson Green and 3.4 acres for Hudson Place), and 100,000 square feet (9,300 m) of space for
29394-488: The old factory, with metal-and-glass specialists Jaroff Design helping to prepare and reinstall. A mid-2010 sound installation by Stephen Vitiello was composed from bells heard throughout New York. Lauren Ross, former director of the alternative art space White Columns , was the High Line's first curator . During the construction of the second phase (between 20th and 30th Streets) several artworks were installed, including Sarah Sze 's Still Life with Landscape (Model for
29601-415: The original master plan as created by KPF. Cooley , a law firm, signed a lease to occupy 130,000 square feet (12,000 m) across five stories. Another law firm, Milbank , will occupy 250,000 square feet (23,000 m). American cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase has sublet 30,000 square feet (2,800 m) from Point72 Asset Management in the building. To lower costs and allow flexibility during
29808-420: 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
30015-450: 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, and reporting in 2014 indicated the entire project, including Phase 2, could be completed by 2024, though work has not begun on the western yard as of late 2022. The development received mostly negative press when it opened to
30222-456: The park continued to increase real-estate values along it in an example of the halo effect . Residents who have bought apartments next to the High Line adapted to its presence in various ways, but most responses were positive. However, many established businesses in west Chelsea have closed due to loss of their neighborhood customer base or rent increases. Among the businesses that have closed are gas stations and auto-repair stores, as well as
30429-551: The paved areas. There's a sort of blending or bleeding or suturing between the hard paving, the surface for people to stroll on, and the planting ... " Stretches of track and ties recall the High Line's former use, and portions of track are re-used for rolling lounges positioned for river views. The benches use Brazilian Ipê timber, which came from a managed forest certified by the Forest Stewardship Council . According to James Corner Field Operations,
30636-455: The platform was necessary in order to start construction on 15, 30, and 35 Hudson Yards. The platform for the Eastern Rail Yard was completed in October 2015, and the western platform was completed by 2016. In anticipation of the completion of the structures at Hudson Yards, the section of the High Line elevated park adjacent to the development opened in September 2014. After several delays in
30843-583: The population. Hudson Yards is patrolled by the 10th Precinct of the NYPD , located at 230 West 20th Street. The 10th Precinct ranked 61st safest out of 69 patrol areas for per-capita crime in 2010. 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. The Hudson Yards neighborhood
31050-635: The potential of a site that it intended to sell. 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 2,850,000 sq ft (265,000 m ). 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. As of June 2022, work on
31257-440: The praise, writing that the "proposal is the only one worth serious consideration." Related's initial proposal envisioned 13 towers split between 3 office building and 10 residential structures. The company divided the space between 6.7 million square feet (620,000 m) of office space and 4,962 residential units. The towers would have varied in height from 350 feet (110 m) to 1,100 feet (340 m) and been designed by
31464-734: The project. Related, Oxford, and other large investors have funded Hudson Yards' construction from several capital sources, including from foreign investors through the EB-5 investment program . Mitsui Fudosan owns a 92.09 percent stake in 55 Hudson Yards , and a 90 percent stake in 50 Hudson Yards . The architectural firm Kohn Pedersen Fox designed the master plan for the site, and architects including Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill , Thomas Heatherwick , Foster + Partners , Roche-Dinkeloo , and Diller Scofidio + Renfro contributed designs for individual structures. Major office tenants include or will include fashion company Tapestry , consulting firm BCG ,
31671-487: The projects had been funded. As of September 2021, the Moynihan Connector was funded and was projected to be completed in early 2023 at a cost of $ 50 million. A groundbreaking for the Moynihan Connector occurred on February 24, 2022, although major construction did not begin until later the same year. The Moynihan Connector opened on June 22, 2023. The line is maintained by Friends of the High Line, which
31878-478: The projects made possible by the rezoning is the 28-acre (11 ha) multiuse Hudson Yards real estate development by Related Companies and Oxford Properties , which is being built over the West Side Rail Yard . Construction began in 2012 with the groundbreaking for 10 Hudson Yards , and is projected to be completed by 2024. According to its master plan, created by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates ,
32085-511: The proposals for a link to Penn Station were pursued successfully (for example, the ill-fated West Side Transitway). 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. However, as most of the area was still zoned for manufacturing and low-rise apartment buildings, the rezoning did not spur development. The Hell's Kitchen community's 1973 proposal for major office and residential development south of 42nd Street
32292-418: The public for its failure to integrate into the broader city and its architecture. 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". 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
32499-442: The rail line into an urban park and tourist attraction has revitalized Chelsea , which was "gritty" and in generally poor condition during the late twentieth century. It has also spurred real-estate development in the neighborhoods along the line. According to mayor Bloomberg, by 2009 more than 30 projects were planned or under construction nearby, and by 2016 more than 11 projects were under construction. It has also helped raise
32706-473: The rail yard during the 20th century. In 1956, William Zeckendorf suggested the construction of the "Freedom Tower," which would have risen 1,750 feet (530 m), making it the tallest building in the world at the time. Transportation to the new complex would have been via a "passenger conveyor belt " from further east in Midtown. Zeckendorf never purchased the rights, as he was unable to secure financing for
32913-411: The rail yard from the bankrupt Penn Central in 1975. 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. However Trump's offer to build the convention center was rejected. In 1987 the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) converted the remainder of the rail yard into
33120-537: The rail yard, which would remain in use throughout. The MTA received three bids to cap and lease the rail yard. Cablevision (the owner of the nearby Madison Square Garden ), the New York Jets organization, and TransGas Energy all submitted proposals. The Jets won the development rights, but several lawsuits filed after the bidding process alleged they won without paying a fair price. In June 2005, New York State Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver voted against
33327-405: The rail yards, including for the two platforms over the yards to support 15 acres (6.1 ha) of public spaces, four office buildings, and ten high-rise residential towers. Tishman had secured the investment bank Morgan Stanley as both an anchor tenant and financial backer. Two months later, the deal broke down when Morgan Stanley pulled out due to the 2007–2008 financial crisis . Subsequently,
33534-412: The residential-focused Western railyard rather than the entire site. Due to this, the MTA disqualified the Related bid. Tishman Speyer's bid, designed by Helmut Jahn , covered 11 towers centered on four large office towers surrounded by seven smaller residential buildings. Two of the office towers would have stood at 900 feet (270 m) while the other two would be taller at 1,100 feet (340 m) with
33741-418: The rest devoted to 3,812 residential units. The company's proposal also featured 19.5 acres of outdoor space including an outdoor amphitheatre and a sculpture garden named after Sol LeWitt . The company also would have built a new ferry terminal on the Hudson River as well as a Long Island Rail Road stop at the site. Extell's proposal was fundamentally different than the others as they proposed constructing
33948-424: The right of way and the tracks. During the mid-1980s, a group of property owners with land under the line lobbied for the demolition of the entire structure. Peter Obletz, a Chelsea resident, activist, and railroad enthusiast, challenged the demolition efforts in court and tried to re-establish rail service on the line. Obletz offered to buy the viaduct for $ 10 in order to run a small amount of freight trains on
34155-428: The route moved to New Jersey. The curve to the viaduct from 35th Street was demolished during the construction of Javits Center and was replaced by the current curve at 34th Street. The tracks leading to the High Line were reconnected in 1981, but as there were no more customers along the route, the curve at 34th Street was never completed, and the viaduct did not see any further usage. At this point, Conrail still owned
34362-496: The route. By September 2014, the park had nearly five million visitors annually, and by 2019, it had eight million visitors per year. The High Line extends for 1.45 miles (2.33 km) from Gansevoort Street to 34th Street. At 30th Street the elevated tracks turn west around the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project to the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on 34th Street . As proposed, the park
34569-460: The same conditions. 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
34776-507: The second phase of construction was Julianne Swartz 's Digital Empathy , a work utilizing audio messages at restrooms, elevators, and water fountains. Maine artist Charlie Hewitt 's sculpture Urban Rattle was permanently installed in 2013. In 2012 and 2013, the Ghanaian born Nigerian artist El Anatsui 's large scale sculpture "Broken Bridge ll" (at the time his largest work to date) fashioned from recycled pressed tin and broken mirrors
34983-428: The second phase of construction, on the western yard. The labor dispute is ongoing as of February 2019, though there have been meetings between labor leader Gary LaBarbera and Related executive Bruce Beal Jr. The Edge observation deck on the 100th floor of 30 Hudson Yards had opened on March 11, 2020, but the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City caused Related to close Edge two days later. The restaurant on
35190-466: The second section opened in 2011, The New York Times reported that there had been no reports of major crimes (such as assault or robbery ) since the first phase opened two years earlier. Parks Enforcement Patrols have written summonses for infractions of park rules such as walking dogs or riding bicycles on the walkway at a lower rate than in Central Park . Park advocates attributed this to
35397-406: The section between Gansevoort and 23rd streets were only open to visitors with timed-entry passes, and were only able to walk northbound from Gansevoort Street, with the other access points being for egress only. During the pandemic, a team of 60 people hosted a Zoom call twice a week to plan an extension of the High Line. On January 11, 2021, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced proposals to extend
35604-603: The site of the Javits Center. Due to a decline in rail traffic along the rest of the viaduct, it was effectively abandoned in 1980 when the construction of the Javits Center required the demolition of the viaduct's northernmost portion. The southern portion of the viaduct was demolished in segments during the late 20th century. A nonprofit organization called Friends of the High Line was formed in 1999 by Joshua David and Robert Hammond , advocating its preservation and reuse as public open space, an elevated park or greenway. Celebrity New Yorkers joined in on fundraising and support for
35811-439: The stadium, definitively eliminating the possibility of support at the state level and the possibility of the stadium's construction. Although Bloomberg and others expressed doubts about interest in the area from real estate companies after the stadium fell through, development nevertheless continued. The former mayor later expressed that the loss of the stadium may have been a "blessing" for New York. The MTA received proceeds from
36018-447: The structure in 1992, but demolition was delayed due to disputes between various city government agencies and the railroad companies. Ownership of the viaduct ultimately passed to CSX Transportation in 1999. A nonprofit organization called Friends of the High Line was formed in October 1999 by Joshua David and Robert Hammond . They advocated its preservation and reuse as public open space, an elevated park or greenway similar to
36225-561: 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. Consequently, the City Council insisted that financing for the city's broader rezoning plans not be used to subsidize the rail yard stadium. In June 2005, the stadium proposal was defeated, and after the International Olympic Committee awarded
36432-402: The taller office towers as the company's headquarters and also would have provided equity and debt financing for the project. Tishman Speyer, a New York-based real estate conglomerate, won the bid in March 2008. Tishman Speyer won a $ 1 billion bid to lease and cap the West Side Yard, with payment due as annual rent over a 99-year period. It would also spend another $ 2 billion for development over
36639-422: The top 3 levels and 1 ⁄ 4 of the mall, or 250,000 square feet (23,000 m) before its closure. Chef and restaurateur Thomas Keller has opened a restaurant in the complex, in addition to selecting 11 other restaurants in the retail space. There is fine dining on the fifth through seventh floors as well as more casual fare on the second through fourth floors. The mall is anchored by Dior and Chanel on
36846-418: The topmost floors, with "a ' Fifth Avenue ' mix of shops", such as H&M , Zara , and Sephora below them. The Neiman Marcus closed in 2020 as part of a plan to close 24 locations nationwide, having been open only for 16 months. The former Neiman Marcus is slated to be converted to office space. There is a 6-acre (2 ha) public square, with 28,000 plants and 225 trees, on the platform. The public square
37053-404: The tower. The 780-foot-tall (240 m) 55 Hudson Yards, located at Eleventh Avenue between 33rd and 34th Streets, was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and Roche-Dinkeloo. 55 Hudson Yards started construction on January 22, 2015, and topped out in August 2017. Mitsui Fudosan owns a 92.09 percent stake in the building. Like 50 Hudson Yards, 55 is not located over the rail yard, and was not included in
37260-406: The two office buildings, Two Manhattan West, topped out in 2022. Two Manhattan West is scheduled for completion in 2023. In early 2014, real estate firm Massey Knakal announced a conceptual supertall with a 1,220,000 sq ft (113,000 m ) 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
37467-509: The value of properties directly adjacent to the High Line by an average of 10 percent over properties a few blocks away. At least 20 properties abutting the High Line have sold for at least $ 10 million since the park's opening in 2009, with an apartment in a building directly adjacent to the park selling for an average of $ 6 million. Apartments located near Phase 1 of the High Line are, on average, more than twice as costly as those between Seventh and Eighth Avenues (two blocks east). In August 2016,
37674-401: The viaduct into two sides: a gravel walkway and an undeveloped section with rail tracks. The temporary walkway closed for renovation when the Tenth Avenue Spur was completed. The High Line turns north to a point just east of Twelfth Avenue. At 34th Street it curves east and descends, ending at street level midway between 12th and 11th Avenues. The High Line Moynihan Connector, a walkway from
37881-641: The visibility of the High Line from surrounding buildings, a feature of urban life espoused by author Jane Jacobs nearly fifty years before. According to Joshua David, "Empty parks are dangerous ... Busy parks are much less so. You're virtually never alone on the High Line." In a review of the Highliner restaurant—which has now reverted to its previous name, the Empire Diner — Ariel Levy wrote in The New Yorker that... "The new Chelsea that
38088-409: The warmer months, and until 8:00 p.m. in winter. It can be reached through eleven entrances, five of which are accessible to people with disabilities. The wheelchair-accessible entrances, each with stairs and an elevator, are at Gansevoort , 14th , 16th, 23rd , and 30th Streets. Additional staircase-only entrances are located at 18th, 20th, 26th, and 28th Streets, and 11th Avenue . Street-level access
38295-519: The west, and Eighth Avenue in the east. The area is the site of a large-scale redevelopment program that is being planned, funded, and constructed under a set of agreements among the State of New York , City of New York , and Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), with the aim of expanding the Midtown Manhattan business district westward to the Hudson River . The program includes
38502-527: 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. When not in use for football, the covered stadium would be a venue for conventions at the Javits Center, and so proposers dubbed
38709-553: The year. The park has a team of 10 horticulturists, who trim and prune the plants throughout the year to prevent overgrowth. Throughout the park, the soil has an average depth of 18 inches (460 mm). The park uses sustainable landscaping and organic lawn management techniques to maintain the space. Native fauna documented in the park include 33 native bee species, butterflies including painted ladies , and migratory birds including warblers. The park's attractions include naturalized plantings, inspired by plants which grew on
38916-446: Was abandoned in 1960, and the southernmost section of the line was demolished in the following decade due to low use. The West Village Apartments were then built on part of the former segment's right of way . The demolished section began at Bank Street and ran down Washington Street to Spring Street (just north of Canal Street ). By 1978, the High Line viaduct was used to deliver just two carloads of cargo per week. The viaduct
39123-489: Was broken for the building on December 4, 2012. Construction began with 10 Hudson Yards as it was not built over railroad tracks. However, 10 Hudson Yards does straddle the High Line spur to Tenth Avenue . 10 Hudson Yards opened on May 31, 2016, and was the first structure in the Hudson Yards development to be occupied by tenants. Companies with offices in the building include L'Oreal , BCG , Sidewalk Labs , and anchor tenant Coach. Early on during construction, Coach purchased
39330-463: Was built for Amtrak 's future Gateway Project under the Hudson River. Construction started in December 2014 and was nearing completion as of July 2017 , though funding disputes stalled the tunnel box's completion. 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, 895 ft (273 m) 10 Hudson Yards , which opened in 2016. The other tower on Tenth Avenue
39537-531: Was created in 2018 to coordinate 19 similar projects across the United States. A proposed conversion of the Tokyo Expressway in Tokyo was also inspired by the High Line. According to some estimates, it costs substantially less to redevelop an abandoned urban rail line into a linear park than to demolish it. Landscape architect James Corner (who led the High Line's design team) noted that "The High Line
39744-425: Was divided into two parts. The first part (costing $ 75 million) is from the end of phase 2 of the line to its terminus at 34th Street, west of 11th Avenue. The second part, a spur above Tenth Avenue and 30th Street, has room to install artworks curated by the public art program. The spur was scheduled to open by 2018, but was then delayed to April 2019, and later to June 2019. It opened on June 4, 2019, with
39951-436: 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 40,000,000 sq ft (3,700,000 m ) 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
40158-493: Was founded by Joshua David and Robert Hammond. The organization is credited with saving the structure by rallying public support for the park and convincing Mayor Michael Bloomberg 's administration in 2002 to support the project by filing a request with the Surface Transportation Board to create a public trail on the site. Friends of the High Line played a role in the line's visual aesthetic, holding
40365-407: Was held on June 7, 2011, to open the second section (from 20th Street to 30th Street), with Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York City Council speaker Christine Quinn , Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and Congressman Jerrold Nadler in attendance. CSX Transportation , owner of the northernmost section from 30th to 34th Streets, agreed in principle to donate the section to the city in 2011;
40572-419: Was originally developed as an "interim walkway", with further construction occurring in 2015. There are entrances to the High Line from within the rail-yard development. 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. Construction on the platform began in 2014. The platform was to be constructed over
40779-478: Was positioned on a wall on the west side of the street between 21st and 22nd streets, facing and sidelining the High Line. In 2016 Tony Matelli 's controversial sculpture " Sleepwalker " was exhibited upon the High Line. Max Hooper Schneider's aquarium was displayed on the linear park in 2017. The next year, the High Line hosted the British sculptor Phyllida Barlow 's first public commission, "Prop". In 1847,
40986-408: Was rescheduled for 2022. 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. Consequently, the foundation is being built by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority , because the subway station
41193-437: Was shut down in 1980, when owner Conrail had to disconnect the viaduct from the rest of the national rail system for a year. The closure was necessitated as a result of the construction of Javits Center at 34th Street, which required that the curve at 35th Street be rebuilt. The last train on the viaduct was a three-car consist carrying frozen turkeys. During the time the viaduct was disconnected, two large customers along
41400-542: 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. To help facilitate development, the city's plan called for extending the IRT Flushing Line to
41607-524: Was to be integrated with the Hudson Yards development and the Hudson Park and Boulevard . If Hudson Yards' Western Rail Yard is built, it will be elevated above the High Line Park, so an exit along the viaduct over the West Side Yard will lead to the Western Rail Yard. The 34th Street entrance is at grade, with wheelchair access. The park is open daily from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. through
41814-405: Was topped out in February 2018, and opened in early 2019. When completed, 15 Hudson Yards included 285 residential units. Its original design, with a pronounced "corset" at the middle of the tower's height, attracted attention. 15 Hudson Yards is designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro , Lead Architect and Rockwell Group , Lead Interior Architect. Prospective low-income tenants of the building filed
42021-403: Was topped out in February 2018. 35 Hudson Yards, a mixed-use skyscraper located to the north of 15 Hudson Yards, was topped out in June 2018. Phase 1 also includes a 7-story mall called Shops & Restaurants of Hudson Yards. Phase 1 opened on March 15, 2019. 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
42228-542: 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, 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. The M12 and M34 SBS serve 34th Street, and
42435-416: 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, 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 uses capital from immigrants, who become eligible for
42642-454: Was unused and in disrepair during the 1990s, but it remained structurally sound. Around this time, it became known to urban explorers and local residents for the tough, drought-tolerant wild grasses, shrubs (such as sumac ) and rugged trees which had sprung up in the gravel along the abandoned railway. The administration of mayor Rudy Giuliani planned to demolish the structure. The Interstate Commerce Commission approved plans to demolish
42849-681: Was withdrawn in late 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. The Related development has been cited in opposition to other, similar projects. 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
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