Soaring offi ce tower opens at Hudson Yards
BY GABE HERMAN
As different sections of Hudson Yards have been
offi cially opening in recent weeks, the latest ribbon
cutting was for 30 Hudson Yards, the tallest
commercial offi ce tower in the new development.
The April 3 opening was attended by hundreds of real
estate and business executives. They joined offi cials
from Related and Oxford, the developers of the new
project on the West Side between W. 30th and W.
33rd Sts.
The tower at 30 Hudson Yards is 1,296 feet
tall and will be the city’s second-tallest offi ce
building. The fi rst employees from Warner-
Media have begun moving into the building,
which will accommodate 10,000 employees
from various businesses.
Some of the companies moving into
the skyscraper include Wells Fargo Securities;
Kohlberg, Kravis & Roberts
(KKR), a private-equity company; and
WarnerMedia subsidiaries CNN, HBO,
Warner Bros. and Turner.
The building features a large-scale
installation in the lobby called “Voices,”
by Jaume Plensa. The work includes 11
steel orbs of various sizes, with letters
from eight international alphabets.
Also, 30 Hudson Yards will also have
the city’s highest outdoor observation
deck, called simply “edge.” At a height
of 1,100 feet, it will extend out 65 feet
from the 100th fl oor of the tower.
And if edge’s height isn’t intimidating
enough, it will have a glass fl oor
and be surrounded by glass walls. The
high-rise viewing perch is expected to
open in early 2020. There will also be
an adjoining 10,000-square-foot restaurant,
bar and event space.
“Edge invites visitors to walk out
into the sky and embrace unobstructed,
panoramic views of New York City like
never before,”
s a i d
Jason Horkin,
executive director of Hudson
Yards Experiences.
Other recent ribbon-cuttings have
included a March 15 event for the
Vessel walkable sculpture, the Public
Square and Gardens, and the
Shops and Restaurants building.
And Hudson Yards’ cultural
and performance center, The
Shed, held a dedication ceremony
on April 1 and opened to the public
on April 5.
Later this year, sales are scheduled
to begin for 35 Hudson Yards,
a mixed-use building that is more than
1,000 feet tall. It will include a hotel, residential
units, and offi ce and retail space.
COURTESY RELATED/OXFORD
The tower at 30 Hudson
Jaume Plensa designed the orbs that
hang in the lobby of 30 Hudson Yards.
COURTESY RELATED/OXFORD
Yards sports the
Western Hemisphere’s
highest observation
deck, called
simply “edge.”
It’s not open
for viewing
yet.
8 April 11, 2019 CNW Schneps Media