55 Hudson Yards
55 Hudson Yards (originally known as One Hudson Yards or One Hudson Boulevard)[8] is a skyscraper in Hudson Yards, Manhattan, New York City, just outside the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project. It and 50 Hudson Yards will add a combined 4 million square feet (370,000 m2) of space to the Hudson Yards project, even though the two buildings are located outside the redevelopment site itself.[5]
55 Hudson Yards
Completed
January 2015[2]
Early 2019
$1.3 billion[4]
780 feet (240 m)[1]
1,299,559 sq ft (120,700 m2)[5]
WSP Global (formerly Parsons Brinckerhoff)
Formerly, the area was the planned site of the now-canceled World Product Center.[9][10] Both 55 Hudson Yards and the never-built World Product Center were planned to be located on the site of Copacabana, which was at the site between 2001 and January 20, 2007.[11] Located right above the 34th Street subway entrance on the Hudson Park and Boulevard,[12] 55 Hudson Yards was also formerly the site of a FedEx World Service Center building.[13] 55 Hudson Yards was completed by early 2019, with the first tenants occupying the building by April.[14]
Original plans[edit]
The "World Product Center" was a cancelled project that would have been among the world's first permanent healthcare marketplaces and education centers, serving commercial and educational needs of healthcare suppliers and providers. The project featured a 1,011 feet (308 m) tall tower designed by Gary Barnett with up to 1.5 million square feet (140,000 m2) of office space proposed.[9][10]
The project would have allowed healthcare professionals, students, and researchers to interact with the general public, with an expected 2 million visitors annually. The proposed building included a fully digitized auditorium, conference and educational facilities, media centers, traditional office space, a medical lab, healthcare facilities, and a Consumer Health Pavilion. The Pavilion would have offered the general public guided tours, interactive forums, and information about health literacy and healthcare careers. The World Product Center would have hosted trade shows and other events featuring medical device manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, and healthcare associations to support healthcare commerce. These events would have showcased medical technologies from the healthcare industry. Participating firms would have received permanent showrooms and exclusive access to all of the center's resources and amenities.[9][10]
Construction was scheduled to begin in 2009 with a completion date of 2011,[15] but the World Product Center ultimately withdrew from a tenancy deal with would-be developer Extell Development Company.[16]
Hudson Yards:
World Product Center: