Manhattan West

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Manhattan West is a 7-million-square-foot (650,000 m2) mixed-use development by Brookfield Properties, built as part of the Hudson Yards Redevelopment.[1] The project spans 8-acres and features four office towers, one boutique hotel, one residential building, 225,000 square feet (20,900 m2) of retail space[2] and a 2.5-acre (1 hectare) public plaza.[3][4] The project was built on a platform over Penn Station storage tracks along Ninth Avenue between 32nd and 33rd Streets.[5][2]

The project is bordered by Tenth Avenue and the Hudson Yards mega-development to the west[6] and Ninth Avenue and the Moynihan Train Hall to the east.[2] The taller west tower extends 995 feet (303 m), and is one of the tallest buildings in New York City.[7] The project was largely completed in 2021, and held its grand opening on 28 September 2021.[8]

History and context[]

Location[]

The development is located on the west side of Manhattan, bound by Ninth Avenue in the east, Tenth Avenue in the west, 31st Street in the south, and 33rd Street in the north.[9][10][11] It abuts Moynihan Train Hall and Hudson Yards.[12]

Development[]

First conceived as a project in the 1990s,[13] ground was broken for the site in January 2013.[14][15][16] In May 2014, permits for complex were submitted and approved.[17][18] Under the updated 2014 plan, the complex was set to be completed by 2020. By the end of 2014, a $680 million platform over the Long Island Rail Road tracks between Tenth and Dyer Avenues, atop which the Manhattan West development would be built, was completed.[19]

In October 2015, the Qatar Investment Authority invested a 44% stake in the $4.5 billion mixed-use development project.[20] The deal included the formation of a joint venture between Brookfield Property Partners and QIA for the development of 7 million square feet (650,000 m2) of residential and office space in five buildings, including 62-story and 67-story skyscrapers, that Brookfield said would be worth $8.6 billion upon completion.[21]

Manhattan West is part of the Hudson Yards Redevelopment, a larger plan to redevelop the Hudson Yards area, which extends from the west of Pennsylvania Station to the Hudson River.[22]

During the summer of 2020, Manhattan West opened Citrovia—a outdoor garden of 16.5-foot (5.0 m) constructed lemon trees bearing hand-painted lemon slices—to obscure the scaffolding on the construction site.[23] The interactive display will close when Two Manhattan West is scheduled to open in 2023.[24]

The newest Citrovia exhibit opened next to Manhattan West on December 10th, 2021.

Manhattan West officially opened to the public in late September 2021.[25]

In September 2021, a $50 million plan to build pedestrian bridges connecting the High Line and Manhattan West was announced by New York Governor Kathy Hochul and Brookfield Properties.[26]

Site and structures[]

Overview[]

The project consists of six buildings: four office buildings, One and Two Manhattan West, the Lofts and Five Manhattan West; the Pendry Manhattan West Hotel; and the Eugene apartment building. It also includes Magnolia Court, a 2.5-acre pedestrian plaza, which is open to the public.

One Manhattan West[]

Main article: One Manhattan West

The development plans announced by Brookfield Property Partners and QIA include five buildings. The 67-story, 2.1 million square-foot building is scheduled for completion in 2019 and law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates have been confirmed as tenants.[27][28] In July 2018, Wells Fargo provided a $530 million construction loan for the project.[29] The structure topped out in August 2018.[30][31]

The structural system of the tower is composed of a central reinforced concrete core and a perimeter steel moment frame. Part of the tower overhangs the below ground train tracks leading into Penn Station. In order to avoid the tracks, the perimeter columns on the south, north, and east sides do not come down to ground level, but are transferred to the core above the building's lobby.[32]

Two Manhattan West[]

Manhattan West Tower 2
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Two Manhattan West under construction, April 12, 2021
Manhattan West is located in New York
Manhattan West
Location within New York
General information
StatusUnder construction
TypeOffice
Coordinates40°45′07″N 73°59′52″W / 40.7519°N 73.9979°W / 40.7519; -73.9979Coordinates: 40°45′07″N 73°59′52″W / 40.7519°N 73.9979°W / 40.7519; -73.9979
Construction started2018
Estimated completion2022
Height
Roof935 ft (285 m)
Technical details
Floor count69
Floor area1,750,000 sq ft (163,000 m2)
Design and construction
ArchitectSkidmore, Owings and Merrill
DeveloperBrookfield Properties
Structural engineerSkidmore, Owings and Merrill

Two Manhattan West, which reportedly would not undergo construction until it secures an anchor tenant, will be completed following the first tower.[33][27] Updated permits filed in November 2017 show the building will span just under 1.75 million square feet (163,000 m2) of office space on 69 stories and rise 935 feet (285 m) high.[34] In January 2019, Brookfield announced that construction of the building would begin in 2019 despite not having signed an anchor tenant.[35] In October 2019, law firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore signed a 481,000 square feet (44,700 m2) lease for floors 25 through 37 in a move from One Worldwide Plaza.[36]

The Eugene[]

Main article: The Eugene

The Eugene, also referred to as Three Manhattan West, located at 435 West 31st Street, is a residential building that is part of the Manhattan West project. Construction broke ground in December 2014.[37] Now complete, it stands 64 floors and 730 feet (220 m) high. In total it has 844 units, split between 675 market-rate and 169 affordable.[38]

Pendry Manhattan West[]

The Pendry will be a 21-story hotel with 164 guest rooms including 30 suites, a restaurant, a lounge, an open-air terrace bar, and meeting and event space operated by Pendry Hotels.[39][27][40] The building, designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill, began construction in December 2018 and is set for a 2021 opening.[39]

Five Manhattan West[]

Main article: Five Manhattan West
The initial appearance of 450 West 33rd Street
Five Manhattan West as seen in 2017

The existing building at 450 West 33rd Street, also known as Westyard Distribution Center, was designed by Davis Brody Bond and opened in 1969.[41][42] The 1.8-million-square-foot (170,000 m2), 16-story building originally had a beige precast concrete facade with a sloped base, and although the facade was cleaned up in 2003, it was seen as out of place with the architecture of the surrounding neighborhood.[43] As of 2014, it contained the headquarters of the Associated Press.[44] In 2014, the brutalist concrete exterior was replaced with a glass facade and its interior and mechanical systems were also renovated.[45] When renovation of the building was completed, it was renamed Five Manhattan West.[46]

The Lofts[]

As part of the project, a building constructed in 1913 on 33rd Street was redesigned as a flexible workspace and office space.[47][48]

Tenants and owners[]

Tenants[]

The law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom plans to move to One Manhattan West from 4 Times Square. Another law firm, Fried Frank, is considering moving to Manhattan West when the development is completed.[49][50] In August 2017, Accenture signed a 250,000 square feet (23,000 m2) lease for the top eight floors of the tower.[51]

The National Hockey League is planned to move its headquarters to One Manhattan West.[52] Ernst & Young also announced in 2017 that it would relocate to 600,000 square feet (56,000 m2) at One Manhattan West, occupying the 6th through 22nd floors.[53] The company is moving from its previous location at 5 Times Square, leaving a million square feet of office space vacant.[54]

Qatar Investment Authority stake[]

By late 2015, reports emerged that the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) had plans to invest $35 billion in the U.S. over five years.[55] The QIA investments focus on diversifying the fund’s assets and concentrate on direct investments in real estate, with one of these investments being a 44% stake in Manhattan West.[21] Since the announcement, QIA has made a series of high-level investments in the U.S. including the purchase of a minority stake in the Empire State Building's owner.[56] In September 2015, QIA opened an office in New York City for closer management of the fund’s U.S. assets.[57]

Architectural reception[]

Justin Davidson, in an article about the development's opening for New York, compared Manhattan West favorably to Hudson Yards, writing that the Brookfield development "[...] feels like a corner of New York conceived with actual human beings in mind" while Hudson Yards has "[...] has aged from a shiny new space station to a disconsolate one".[58]

See also[]

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