35 Hudson Yards (also Tower E ) is a mixed-use skyscraper in

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's West Side composed of apartment units and a hotel. Located near

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, and the

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area, the building is a part of the Hudson Yards project, a plan to redevelop the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's West Side Yards. As of November 2022, it was the 26th-tallest building in the United States.

History

The project was presented to the public for the first time in summer 2011. The tower is a part of the

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, and is located at 11th Avenue and West 33rd Street.Hudson Yards: masterplan mixed-use
/ref> The building design was changed from a cylindrical to a rectangular prismatic shape in December 2013. The construction of 35 Hudson Yards began in 2015 and was completed in 2019. A building permit application was filed in January 2015. In July 2016, the project received $1.2 billion in construction financing from UK hedge fund

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. 35 Hudson Yards topped out in June 2018. The building opened on March 15, 2019. The hotel opened in June. Bloomberg reported in August 2022 that Related was considering a sale of the hotel.

Architecture and design

The building was designed by

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of the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, which also provided structural engineering services.

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was the MEP engineer, and Langan was the geotechnical engineer.

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, a wholly owned subsidiary of

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, was general contractor. Originally featured as a tower with setbacks at various intervals, the building was redesigned in early December 2013 to feature a cylindrical "tube." The redesign increased the height of the tower to approximately . Interiors were designed by Ingrao with

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cabinetry and

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countertops. The tower was designed as a residential and a hotel tower. 35 Hudson Yards contains 11 floors dedicated to hotel space along with a sky lobby, a ballroom and a spa. A plaza is located at the foot of the tower and the tower also contains medical offices. The first floor serves as the building's lobby. The lobby contains ''Flowers'', a tapestry by Swedish artist Helena Hernmarck. Retail is on levels 2, 4, and 5 and will consist of an outpost of the

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focused on physical therapy and a

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. Six floors of office space starts from level 8 that serve as the new headquarters for Related's subsidiary

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. The hotel, also managed by Equinox, has 212 rooms (including 48 suites) across and levels 24 through 38. Levels 3, 6, and 7 are home to a gym and spa also operated by Equinox. The upper 36 floors contain 135 condominiums. Building amenities include a gym, yoga studio, meditation room, a lounge, and a golf-simulator. In August 2019, a new restaurant, Electric Lemon, opened on the 24th floor.

References

External links

Hudson Yards

New York City project website

Related Companies project website

Animation: building the platform while trains run through
Brookfield properties, via Gothamist.com
Hudson Yards news and developments
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History

Architecture and design

See also

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