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Residential skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
September 2025
August 2019
15 Hudson Yards Tower D Complete 15 Hudson Yards 022.jpg 15 Hudson Yards 30th Street & Eleventh AvenueManhattan, New York City yes 40.7535 N 74.0032 W region:US-NY_type:landmark inline,title December 4, 2014 March 15, 2019 Kohn Pedersen Fox (master planner) Diller Scofidio + Renfro (lead architect) Rockwell Group (lead interior architect) WSP 799,995 ft2 m2 on 88 Residential 917 ft m Jaros, Baum & Bolles (MEP) The Related Companies L.P.Oxford Properties Group Inc.
15 Hudson Yards (originally known as Tower D)Marino Vivian 2014-08-05 Ismael Leyva en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/06/realestate/commercial/thirty-minute-interview-ismael-leyva.html 2021-06-17 0362-4331 is a residential skyscraper on Manhattan's West Side, completed in 2019. Located in Chelsea near Hell's Kitchen Penn Station area, the building is a part of the Hudson Yards project, a plan to redevelop the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's West Side Yards.https://ny.curbed.com/2007/11/19/10583934/yardsmania-1-brookfield-properties-goes-splittsville https://web.archive.org/web/20160405053931/http://ny.curbed.com/2007/11/19/10583934/yardsmania-1-brookfield-properties-goes-splittsville dead April 5, 2016 Arak Joey Yardsmania #1: Brookfield Properties Goes Splittsville Curbed NY November 19, 2007https://observer.com/2011/07/scaling-the-towers-of-hudson-yards/ Scaling the Towers of Hudson Yards Chaban Matt The New York Observer July 12, 2011http://nymag.com/homedesign/urbanliving/2012/hudson-yards/ Davidson Justin From 0 to 12 Million Square Feet New York October 7, 2012http://therealdeal.com/blog/2013/08/16/anatomy-of-a-deal-inside-relatedoxfords-unusual-hudson-yards-financing/ Samtani Hiten Anatomy of a deal: Inside Related/Oxford's unusual financing of Hudson Yards The Real Deal August 16, 2013http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/real-estate/officials-developers-break-ground-15b-hudson-yards-article-1.1212797 Sheftell Jason New York City officials, developers to break ground on $15 billion mini-city Hudson Yards New York Daily News December 4, 2012
History
thumb|left|Under construction in 2017
15 Hudson Yards started construction on December 4, 2014.http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/real-estate/ground-breaks-residential-tower-hudson-yards-article-1.2032195 Real estate giant the Related Companies breaks ground on first residential tower at Hudson Yards Daily News (New York) December 4, 2014 December 11, 2014 Clarke, Katherine In September 2015, the project received $850 million in construction financing from UK hedge fund The Children's Investment Fund Management.https://therealdeal.com/2015/09/10/uk-hedge-fund-loaning-850m-for-relateds-hudson-yards-resi-tower/ UK fund loaning $850M for Related's Hudson Yards resi tower The Real Deal Bockmann Rich September 10, 2015 June 24, 2019 Additional funding came from the New York State Housing Finance Agency due to the building's affordable housing component. The tower was topped out in February 2018 and opened on March 15, 2019.https://www.hudsonyardsnewyork.com/press-releases/fifteen-hudson-yards-tops-out/ FIFTEEN HUDSON YARDS TOPS OUT February 27, 2018 Related Companies By January 2019, approximately 60% of the building's units had been sold.https://www.hudsonyardsnewyork.com/press-releases/fifteen-hudson-yards-reveals-40000-square-feet-of-lifestyle-and-wellness-amenities/ FIFTEEN HUDSON YARDS REVEALS 40,000 SQUARE FEET OF LIFESTYLE AND WELLNESS AMENITIES January 17, 2019 Related Companies
In 2021, prospective low-income tenants of the building filed a lawsuit against Related.Brenzel Kathryn Lawsuit Claims Related's 15 Hudson Yards Has "Poor Doors" https://therealdeal.com/2021/07/22/lawsuit-claims-15-hudson-yards-discriminates-with-poor-doors/ 10 September 2021 The Real Deal New York 22 July 2021 The suit alleges the company created a different address (553 West 30th Street) for 15 Hudson Yards' affordable units and that the tenants of those units would not have access to the same amenities as those in the market-rate units. The suit alleges the building does not have an actual "poor door" but does still segregate its tenants through a "poor address" and "poor floors".Rizzi Nicholas Affordable Tenants Separated From Market-Rate at Hudson Yards: Lawsuit https://commercialobserver.com/2021/07/affordable-tenants-separated-from-market-rate-at-15-hudson-yards-lawsuit/ 10 September 2021 Commercial Observer 23 July 2021 "Poor doors" were banned in 2015 by New York City mayor Bill de Blasio.Kasperkevic Jana New York bans 'poor doors' in win for low income tenants https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jun/29/new-york-poor-door-low-income-tenants-rent The Guardian 29 June 2015 en
Architecture and design
15 Hudson Yardshttps://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304450004577275933682403536 What's the Deal - WSJ.com Online.wsj.com March 11, 2012 November 30, 2013 is designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Lead Architect and Rockwell Group, Lead Interior Architect and features straps along the middle and top part of the building to make it more "fluid-like".Kaykos, Brandon http://blog.archpaper.com/2012/12/hudson-yards-breaks-ground-as-manhattans-largest-mega-development/ A/N Blog . Hudson Yards Breaks Ground as Manhattan's Largest Mega-Development Blog.archpaper.com December 6, 2012 November 30, 2013 March 5, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305140602/http://blog.archpaper.com/2012/12/hudson-yards-breaks-ground-as-manhattans-largest-mega-development/ dead Ismael Leyva Architects, P.C. served as the Executive Architect.https://www.archdaily.com/909913/diller-scofidio-plus-renfros-hudson-yards-skyscraper-completed-in-manhattan Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Rockwell Group's Hudson Yards Skyscraper Completed in Manhattan Walsh Niall Patrick 2019-01-22 ArchDaily en-US 2019-07-17https://www.6sqft.com/curvaceous-morph-tower-begins-its-rise-at-15-hudson-yards-abutting-the-culture-shed/ Curvaceous 'Morph Tower' Begins Its Rise at 15 Hudson Yards, Abutting the Culture Shed Hylton Ondel March 23, 2016 6sqft June 28, 2018 WSP was the lead structural engineer; Jaros, Baum & Bolles was the MEP engineer; while RWDI and Langan provided environmental and geotechnical engineering services.15 Hudson Yards - The Skyscraper Center https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/15-hudson-yards/14783 2022-11-03 www.skyscrapercenter.com
The building includes 285 residential units.Plitt Amy 15 Hudson Yards tops out as megaproject preps for spring 2019 debut Curbed NY February 27, 2018 https://ny.curbed.com/2018/2/27/17057670/hudson-yards-nyc-megaproject-construction-diller-scofidio-renfro https://web.archive.org/web/20180227204740/https://ny.curbed.com/2018/2/27/17057670/hudson-yards-nyc-megaproject-construction-diller-scofidio-renfro dead February 27, 2018 August 20, 2018 The 50th and 51st floor are a 40,000 ft2 m2 amenity space containing an aquatics center with a 75-foot-long swimming pool, spa, fitness center, yoga studio, children’s playroom, private dining suites, screening room, golf club lounge, wine storage, and business center. The building also features the "Skytop", an open-air terrace on top of the building that is marketed as the highest outdoor residential roof deck in New York City.https://www.hudsonyardsnewyork.com/press-releases/fifteen-hudson-yards-unveils-skytop-and-new-suite-of-amenities-that-cater-to-a-residents-every-need/ FIFTEEN HUDSON YARDS UNVEILS SKYTOP AND NEW SUITE OF AMENITIES THAT CATER TO A RESIDENT'S EVERY NEED November 14, 2018 Related Companies
The tower is integrated with The Shed, a cultural venue at the tower's base.https://newyorkyimby.com/2013/02/unveiled-and-approved-the-hudson-yards-culture-shed.html Unveiled and Approved: The Hudson Yards Culture Shed New York Yimby Fedak Nikolai February 28, 2013 November 30, 2013 Davidson Justin Davidson: Mayor Bloomberg Reveals the Best Concert Venue of 2018 New York Magazine New York, NY February 14, 2013 http://www.vulture.com/2013/02/bloomberg-reveals-the-best-concert-venue-of-2018.html Opened on April 5, 2019, The Shed hosts activities in a wide range of cultural areas Rackard Nicky Diller Scofidio + Renfro Designs Telescopic 'Culture Shed' for New York ArchDaily February 28, 2013 http://www.archdaily.com/?p=337960 including art, performance, film, design, food, fashion, and new combinations of cultural content. Maloney Jennifer Seeking to Turn Corner on Arts 'Shed' Wall Street Journal New York, NY February 28, 2013 https://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887323296504578396863718422762 The building's lobby contains a large-scale wooden installation designed by American sculptor Joel Shapiro.Related And Oxford Unveil Commissioned Art Installations At Hudson Yards New York Yimby January 31, 2019 Morris Sebastian https://newyorkyimby.com/2019/01/related-and-oxford-unveil-commissioned-art-installations-at-hudson-yards.html
Notable residents
Residents who have purchased units include Philip I. Kent, the former CEO of Turner Broadcasting System.https://therealdeal.com/2019/05/13/these-are-some-of-the-most-notable-resi-sales-of-the-week-9/ These are some of the most notable resi sales of the week The Real Deal May 13, 2019 Diduch Mary
See also
List of tallest buildings in New York City
Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project
References
External links
Official Culture Shed website https://web.archive.org/web/20150512061659/http://nyccultureshed.org/ May 12, 2015
New York City project website
Related Companies project website
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