Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project
Hudson Yards is a building complex of about 15 skyscrapers, which will be built on the western edge of the New York district of Manhattan. The name derives from the Hudson River, which marks the western edge of the island of Manhattan, as well as the West Side Yard, the site of Long Iceland Railroad, the commuter trains from Long Iceland to New York operates, which is to be overbuilt for the project.
Scope of the project
Plans for the project were presented in the summer of 2011, which is divided into two phases:
- Phase I: Construction of four buildings: 10 Hudson Yards: 273 m, under construction. Office building should be based 2015.
- 15 Hudson Yards: 277 m, the start of construction in 2014 provided. Mixed use.
- 30 Hudson Yards: 374 m, partially under construction. Office building will be 2018 based.
- 35 Hudson Yards: 305 m, the start of construction in 2014 provided. Mixed use.
- Phase II: At present (January 2014) are only specifications of three buildings known: 50 Hudson Yards: 350 m, in scheduling
- 55 Hudson Yards: 216 m, Baugebinn for 2014 provided
- The Hudson Spire: to be 549 meters the tallest building in the complex and the city.
On the western edge of Manhattan, however, are more skyscrapers in planning, scheduled heights are also within 300-370 meters. Examples are the 3 Hudson Boulevard, Manhattan West Towers and the 15 Penn Plaza.
The project should have almost exclusively through offices and establish jointly with the other construction projects around a new business center, similar to the World Trade Center. In early December 2012, started the construction work, the completion would be expected for the year 2018 ( Phase I) and 2025 (Phase II).
Overbuilding the track ladder
The grounds of the Hudson Yards is used by 30 sidings on which daytime commuter trains are parked serving Penn Station, the most popular station in the United States. The tracks must continue and even during the entire construction period remain in operation.
For this, the track ladder is covered with a platform that will be available on some 300 columns, which are driven between the tracks until the massive rock down. At the eastern end of the platform where the access tracks converge, a bridge structure will intercept the platform and its development.
Because the construction work to take place during operation of the railway line, is the project management of special importance. At any time, only four sidings can be locked at one time; the access tracks can only on weekends and only briefly closed for operation.
The Hudson Yards project is indeed the largest such construction project, but the technique was applied in New York back in the 1960s. The Park Avenue is to a large extent on the tracks of the Grand Central Station.