Photo courtesy of Related Companies and Oxford Properties Group
The statistics for New York’s $18 billion Hudson Yards development are staggering.
The 28-acre site built atop 30 active train tracks required 300 support caissons that are 4 or 5 feet in diameter and 25,000 tons of steel.
There is also onsite power generation with continual consumption forecasting, real-time traffic monitoring and eco-friendly features like built-in heat control and ventilation plus recycled rainwater for irrigation that will save 10 million gallons per year.
More than 18 million square feet of office, residential and retail space will house tenants including BlackRock (850,000 SF), accounting firm EY (600,000 SF) and law firm Cooley LLP (130,000 SF), with 14 acres of parks and open public spaces sprinkled across the complex.
Hudson Yards is the largest private real estate development in American history, and New York’s largest since construction of Rockefeller Center.
We applaud the bold forward-thinking design of Hudson Yards, which is being developed by Related Companies and Oxford Properties Group, and we think developers Atlanta and other major cities should take inspiration from it for upcoming projects.
Thoughtful technology advancements like adaptive traffic controls and power demand forecasting have the power to influence behaviors and impact lifestyles.
It’s also a major culture shift that’s going to transform the way we think about commercial real estate: the building is but one piece of the puzzle.
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