Photo © Nigel Young / Foster + Partners
A boutique luxury office building designed by Norman Foster officially opened in Hudson Yards this week. Described as “many buildings within a building,” 50 Hudson Yards is a 1,011-foot-tall tower that takes up an entire block between Hudson Boulevard and 10th Avenue, between 33rd and 34th Streets. Developed by Related Companies, Oxford Properties, and Mitsui Fudosan America, 50 Hudson Yards is more than 84 percent leased, with Meta and BlackRock as two of the tower’s anchor tenants.
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The building, which broke ground in February, contains nearly 3 million square feet of flexible office space, in addition to retail space and new public spaces on the ground floor. The tower is the fourth largest commercial building in the city by square footage.
Foster + Partners designed 50 Hudson Yards to make moving into the building efficient, with dedicated lobbies and private elevators for anchor tenants. Featuring column-free floor plates, soaring ceilings, and panoramic city and river views, each workplace floor can accommodate more than 500 employees in “unlimited configurations.” There are 94 high-speed elevators throughout the building.
“Our project is a response to the site within Hudson Yards, but its geometry also respects the broader context of New York’s street grid. The innovative elevator approach and unique space planning provide key users of the tower with their own lobbies, exclusive access and separate identities,” Foster said in a statement. There is also a tunnel in the building that leads directly to the subway.
© Nigel Young / Foster + Partners
© Nigel Young / Foster + Partners
50 Hudson Yards has a two-level lobby with two large abstract sculptures by Frank Stella and a spiral staircase leading to a private bar and lounge on the mezzanine level. On the 32nd floor, there are several gathering spaces, including private dining rooms, meeting and event spaces, and a cafe with grab-and-go options. The top of the tower features a domed stainless-steel lighting installation that captures light during the day and illuminates the building at night, according to the architects.
Also at the top of the building is “Upstairs at 50 Hudson Yards,” a dramatic meeting space designed by Tony Ingrao.
Suite renters will also be treated to exclusive services including Blade priority airport transfers, Classic Car Club Manhattan membership, executive valet parking, Liberty National Golf Course membership, access to Mt. Sinai Health Center of the neighborhood, and child care services. from Vivvi, according to a press release.
Russ & Daughters will open a new location on the ground floor of 50 Hudson Yards next year, as reported this week at 6sqft. Additional dining options will be announced in the coming months, but the developers say they will be working with Chef Andrew Carmellini and NoHo Hospitality.
Other companies that will call 50 Hudson Yards home include Vista Equity Partners, Truist Financial, ServiceNow, Passkey, and XTX Markets. The transition will begin later this year.
“Fifty Hudson Yards’ growing tenant base reinforces that industry leaders that office is back and better than ever,” said Jeff T. Blau, CEO of Related Companies. “Great ideas are born from collaboration and every detail of this building has been carefully chosen to foster the benefits of face-to-face interaction.”
“Whether employees are meeting in a custom workspace, one of the building’s many private lounges or restaurants, or taking in a nearby world-class cultural institution, they’re sure to find inspiration that will continue to cement New York City as a leading global center of innovation.”
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