NEW YORK | 70 Hudson Yards (514 West 36th St ) | 844 FT | 50 FLOORS

[mrnyc]

thus is a pretty cool tower.

nice to get some eye catching major bronze trim in the yards.

[NYguy]

https://www.related.com/

On June 11, Related Companies and Oxford Properties Group, co-developers of Hudson Yards, broke ground on 70 Hudson Yards—the first ground-up, 1MSF+ office tower in New York City in more than five years. 70 Hudson Yards will be an exceptional addition to the Hudson Yards campus, drawing on best practices learned from the development of the neighborhood’s existing 9M+ SF of fully-leased office space.

[chris08876]

Credit: NYY

[chris08876]

Excavation Underway for 47-Story Office Skyscraper at 70 Hudson Yards in Manhattan

Excavation progressing at 70 Hudson Yards, the site of a 47-story commercial skyscraper in Hudson Yards, Manhattan. Designed by Roger Ferris + Partners and Gensler and developed by Related Companies and Oxford Properties, the 717-foot-tall structure will yield 1.1 million square feet of office space and is planned to become New York’s first zero-carbon emission skyscraper. The property is bounded by West 36th and 35th Streets to the north and south, The Set at 451 Tenth Avenue to the east, and Hudson Boulevard East and Bella Abzug Park to the west.

Work broke ground on June 12 and a team of excavators is busily unearthing the site while a piling machine begins to prep for the forthcoming foundations. Dirt and rubble from the remnants of the former occupants’ slab have begun to accumulate in large mounds across the plot as crews progress below street level.

Floor plates at 70 Hudson Yards are expected to span around 30,000 square feet and cost around $200 per square foot. Office amenities will include a lounge, conferencing and wellness spaces, a media-podcast studio, and “red-eye” suites for employees. The ground floor is planned to include dining and retail.

Deloitte has signed on to occupy 800,000 square feet as the skyscraper’s anchor tenant, relocating from 30 Rockefeller Plaza. The company will have access to a private 8,000-square-foot terrace.

The local 7 train is located directly across Hudson Boulevard East from the property.

70 Hudson Yards’ anticipated completion date is slated for fall 2028, as noted on site.

===================
NYY

[ChiND]

It appears that the design has changed slightly. I like this a lot better.


newyorkyimby
https://newyorkyimby.com/2025/07/excavat...per-at-70-hudson-yards-in-manhattan.html

[NYguy]

That looks like a little taller version. An earlier report suggested that, but we haven’t seen anything.

[NYguy]

PILOT approval

$2.3 Billion tower

[Zapatan]

Love the new design!

I'm surprised it's as short as it is for its price tag and floor space. The most recent rendering makes it only look a little above the second setback of the Spiral, so 700 ish feet.

[Doubleu1117]

[NYguy]

^ Thanks. Walked by the site yesterday, thought I could see a little foundation work started on the south side.

[NYguy]

https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/commerci...tYpjEROZxWfBU8jH4Zdnnwc3ifC_4W6AHw%3D%3D

The New York City Office Market Is Roaring Back, and It’s Pricier Than Ever
Manhattan office space is leasing at a rate not seen since 2006, while office markets in other cities are plodding along


By Peter Grant
Oct. 14, 2025

New York City’s office market is enjoying its biggest boom in nearly two decades, leaving the rest of the U.S. in its dust.

Businesses leased 23.2 million square feet of additional Manhattan office space during the first nine months of 2025, according to real-estate services firm CBRE Group. That is the largest amount of new workspace rented for that period in 19 years.

A combination of factors is fueling the recovery, from more New York workers heading back to the office regularly to the financial sector’s increasing appetite for more modern office space.

Accounting and consulting company Deloitte signed one of the biggest leases this year when it rented nearly three-quarters of a new Hudson Yards skyscraper under development on Manhattan’s West Side.

Technology, media and advertising companies also gobbled up space this year, extending a recent run. Amazon.com, for one, expanded its New York presence by purchasing a Fifth Avenue building and leasing an additional 330,000 square feet.

Competition for prime space in Manhattan has grown so intense that many large tenants have to choose between a great location or a top-quality building.

“In most other cities, landlords only wish they had that kind of problem,” said Michael Slattery, CBRE’s research director for the New York region.

Manhattan developers are moving ahead with more than a half-dozen new office projects, the most at any point since the pandemic. They are encouraged by a record 143 leases signed so far in 2025 for more than $100 a square foot, already more than the total number signed at this level in 2024, CBRE said.

…..Barnett is developing a new office building by Grand Central Terminal that already counts IKEA as an anchor retail tenant.

Nearby, JPMorgan Chase’s recently opened Park Avenue headquarters is the most talked-about office tower in years. The $3 billion 60-story skyscraper includes 19 food operators, outdoor gardens and meditation rooms.

“Other corporations and their clients and employees are going to want a more comparable experience,” said Owen Thomas, chief executive of office developer BXP. “It’s elevating the expectation of what an office can be.”

BXP reached a tentative deal to lease one-third of its Midtown office development that is under way to global insurance and investment firm C.V. Starr & Co., according to people familiar with the matter. Thomas declined to comment.

[ssh]

This is really interesting. Generally, people expected (and were correct for a short time) the pandemic to have an adverse effect on the long term New York office market/economy due to capital flight to smaller, more affordable metros. But New York has begun its Londonization phase, where everyone and every relevant company in the country wants to be there. Great for us skyscraper fans.

[NYguy]

Originally Posted by ssh

This is really interesting. Generally, people expected (and were correct for a short time) the pandemic to have an adverse effect on the long term New York office market/economy due to capital flight to smaller, more affordable metros. But New York has begun its Londonization phase, where everyone and every relevant company in the country wants to be there. Great for us skyscraper fans.

That was always overblown, in terms of what to expect in New York. Mainly because of the physical infrastructure of how the city works and operates. It's a place of "gathering" and proximity. If it could be scattered to the winds, it would have happened long ago, during one of the many prolonged eras of tragedy and decline. That's why I always laugh when people make such predictions of the city. It will outlive us all.

Now add to that the fact that new development hasn't kept up with demand (for various reasons), there was always going to be light at the end of the tunnel, even for developers whose projects have been long delayed.

[NYguy]

https://www.fastcompany.com/91422825/in-new-york-office-rentals-are-on-the-rise

New York businesses are leasing more office space than they have in nearly a decade
During the first nine months of 2025, Manhattan businesses leased 23.2 million square feet of office space, the most since 2006.


BY SARAH BREGEL

Office work is officially back from the dead—if New York is any indication, that is. In Manhattan, businesses are leasing more office space than they have in close to a decade, in a sign that the return-to-office movement is likely to stick around.

According to real estate investor CBRE, during the first nine months of 2025, Manhattan businesses leased 23.2 million square feet of office space, the most since 2006. Leasing has already surpassed last year’s total, with 143 leases at more than $100 per square foot. However, as the epicenter of business, New York City is an outlier: Nationally, leasing is still around 11% below the pre-COVID average.

Unsurprisingly, financial firms, as well as tech, media, and advertising companies, are driving the surge with major deals. In April, Deloitte signed a lease with Hudson Yards for 800,000 square feet of a 717-foot tower still under construction. Amazon is expanding its NYC office presence, too. In 2020, the tech giant bought the historic Lord & Taylor building. This year, the company bought a building at 522 Fifth Ave. A month earlier, the company leased 330,000 square feet of office space from Israel-based Property & Building Corp. at Bryant Park.
The

[NYguy]

Certification for the transfer of air rights begins, so they can finally file for the full building...


https://zap.planning.nyc.gov/projects/2023M0207

70 Hudson Yards (ERY, DIB & Office Chair Certs)

Project Brief:

This is a private application for three Chairperson certifications for (1) a transfer of development rights from the Eastern Rail Yards (ERY) pursuant to ZR 93-34, (2) a contribution to the HY District Improvement Bonus (DIB) pursuant to ZR 93-31, (3) and an office use certification pursuant to ZR 93-131 to facilitate an approximately 948,000-square-foot commercial development in Hudson Yards, Community Board 4, Manhattan.

[NYguy]

https://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news...hudson-yards-tower-manhattan-expand.html

Related Cos. seeks to expand proposed Hudson Yards skyscraper


By Kevin Smith – Staff Reporter, New York Business Journal
Nov 17, 2025

Related Cos. is looking to enlarge the size of a proposed skyscraper in Manhattan's Hudson Yards.

The Manhattan-based developer wants to increase the floor-area ratio of 70 Hudson Yards in order to change the office development from 1.1 million square feet to 1.4 million square feet, according to plans filed with the New York City Planning Commission last week.

"We are growing the base building at 70 Hudson Yards to address the continued demand for commercial office space we are seeing at Hudson Yards, where all existing buildings are fully committed," a Related Cos. spokesperson told the New York Business Journal.

The plans aim to allow Related Cos. to enlarge the project by about 27% of its initially-proposed size. The development site is located in a district that permits FAR of only 10.0. FAR corresponds to the ratio of a building's total floor area compared to the land area of the lot on which it's built.

Related is seeking to increase FAR on the site to 24.0, according to the city planning filings. In order to do this, Related wants to transfer development rights nearby from the Eastern Rail Yards and contribute to the Hudson Yards District Improvement Fund. Property owners can move development rights from one site to another as a way of increasing the available buildable space there, according to NYC Planning.

[Crawford]

Do we know how much taller? 1.1 million to 1.4 million, with similar dimensions, would be more around 900 ft.+, I guess?

[NYguy]

Originally Posted by Crawford

Do we know how much taller? 1.1 million to 1.4 million, with similar dimensions, would be more around 900 ft.+, I guess?

Don’t know, but it’s a good sign for the new office tower planned for the railyards.

[ChiND]

Isn’t an office lease needed to get the platform started for the Western Yards? If so, i hope that Related gets a lease after 175 Park’s deal is publicly signed, sealed, and delivered.

[NYguy]

Originally Posted by ChiND

Isn’t an office lease needed to get the platform started for the Western Yards?

No. That was the entire point of the resolution with the casino proposal.