One Hudson Yards
New York, NY

240,000 SF • 178 UNITS • THE RELATED COMPANIES, DEVELOPER

Following a design competition, the Related Companies selected Davis Brody Bond to design this new 33-story building on the south side of 30th Street between Tenth and Eleventh Avenues, adjacent to the High Line. The 240,000 sf project is part of the Related Companies’ ongoing development of Hudson Yards, NYC’s new 28-acre neighborhood along the Hudson River. Complementing its surrounding structures with a mix of glass and masonry, the project comprises a 178-unit residential tower that rises above the High Line at the northern border of West Chelsea and a base at street level featuring a mix of retail and amenity spaces.

The design concept presents an updated Chelsea masonry building envelope, wrapping the building in a curtain wall “ribbon” that creates a visual connection between the High Line and the building exterior. The building’s warm, finely calibrated exterior and modest scale provide a welcome counterpoint to the imposing glass behemoths immediately to its north in Hudson Yards. The selected materials carefully mitigate the different architectural vocabularies that are present in the area, picking up the more traditional masonry construction of Chelsea while also acknowledging the prevailing glass curtain wall aesthetic of Hudson Yards.

The building siting is optimized to provide dramatic views in all directions: the whimsical roof gardens of West Chelsea and the Lower Manhattan skyline to the south, the Hudson River and New Jersey's Gold Coast to the west, the Empire State Building to the east, and Hudson Yards’ iconic The Vessel and The Shed immediately to the north. The interiors, designed by Andre Kikoski, feature a private bowling alley and game room, a regulation basketball court, a 25-meter swimming pool and spa, and a state-of-the-art fitness center.