Office tenants include BlackRock, WarnerMedia, and L’Oreal USA. In total, Hudson Yards is expected to welcome more than 55,000 workers.
Retailers including Neiman Marcus (NYC’s first location), Dior, and Gucci are holding court in a 720,000-square-foot luxury mall.
Entertainment options range from celebrity chef restaurants to an arts center to a $200 million art installation.
New apartments (many of the ultra-luxurious, 2,500-bottle wine cellarvariety) are filling up, while a smaller chunk (slightly more than 10%) will be subsidized.
Meet the “smart city”
Hudson Yards offers us a glimpse of the metropolis of the future, a concept dubbed the “smart city.” These metros hope to leverage data to create efficiencies and enhance the quality of life in urban areas.
Who needs garbage trucks when, in a few years, you'll be able to pipe out trash from Hudson Yards apartments at 45 mph?
Looking ahead...it’s hard to imagine, but there’s a second phase of the project (called the Western Yard) slated to open in 2025.