Construction is rising on 606 West 30th Street, a 42-story residential skyscraper in Hudson Yards. Designed by Ismael Leyva Architects and developed by Lalezarian Properties, the 545-foot-tall structure will yield 312,350 square feet, with 192,780 square feet of residential space and 14,240 square feet of commercial space. Highbury Concrete is pouring the concrete and Hudson 37 LLC is listed as the general contractor for the project, which is also known as Tower B in a two-skyscraper development alongside FXCollaborative and Douglaston Development‘s topped-out 601 West 29th Street. The property is located between Eleventh Avenue and West Street, near the border with West Chelsea.
At the time of our last update on December 1, construction had just begun to ascend above street level after a period of inactivity. Now the reinforced concrete superstructure has surpassed the podium levels and is steadily rising to form the main tower.
606 West 30th Street. Photo by Michael Young
606 West 30th Street is gradually making an impact within the cluster of glass, metal, and stone façades of the new skyscraper district.
606 West 30th Street rising over Hudson Yards. Photo by Michael Young
606 West 30th Street. Photo by Michael Young
606 West 30th Street. Photo by Michael Young
606 West 30th Street. Photo by Michael Young
606 West 30th Street. Photo by Michael Young
606 West 30th Street. Photo by Michael Young
606 West 30th Street. Photo by Michael Young
606 West 30th Street. Photo by Michael Young
606 West 30th Street. Photo by Michael Young
The curtain wall for 606 West 30th Street will be composed of floor-to-ceiling glass panels with horizontal gaps roughly every two floors. A distinctive punched-out rectangular space will positioned at the center of the northern elevation around the residential amenity floors. The eastern half contains a lounge, while the western end has an indoor swimming pool. These spaces should provide panoramic views of Hudson Yards, Midtown, the High Line, and the Hudson River.
606 West 30th Street. Rendering courtesy of Ismael Leyva Architects
606 West 30th Street. Rendering courtesy of Ismael Leyva Architects
The punched-out space will showcase an interior green wall housed within a soaring atrium. This feature would be illuminated at nighttime, as depicted in the rendering below. It’s unclear if the opposite southern side will have the same architectural design feature.
606 West 30th Street. Rendering courtesy of Ismael Leyva Architects
606 West 30th Street. Rendering courtesy of Ismael Leyva Architects
The podium will be enclosed in a stretched-out grid of glass that spans the full length of the property, with a canopy protruding over the main entrance along West 30th Street.
606 West 30th Street. Rendering courtesy of Ismael Leyva Architects
606 West 30th Street. Rendering courtesy of Ismael Leyva Architects
A completion date of June 2022 was originally posted on the construction board, though YIMBY expects 606 West 30th Street to be done in the latter half of 2023 or early 2024 at the latest.
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To me, it’s just a very ordinary and boring design, kind of like its sister-tower. And then, the architects thought, “Hey! Just to make this building cool, let’s put a gap in the middle of it.” Yeah, I’m so compelled by a rectangular gap.
Anyhow, I guess we’ll just have to see how it turns out in the end.
Another glass box for
“Dubai on the Hudson”! 😝
What’s next?
A giant Ferris Wheel? 🤔
I hope so!
Jersey city should do a giant ferris wheel.
Meh. The punch-out isn’t nearly enough to make it interesting.
These buildings are all going to block the views of each other. Also, why is that square in the middle green?
Joe if you read the article you would know why it’s green
Hudson Yards…blah, blah, blah…..& more blah
Another building taking away beloved views of the rail yards. How I miss all of the afternoons spent admiring the silver rail cars parked in midtown and seeing families make an afternoon of walking up and down 30th and 34th just to take in the stunning views. Funny, while it’s easy to find pictures of the Hudson Yards cityscape, it’s rare if not impossible to find pics of the rail yards, why is that?
What I can’t understand from the original proposal to this post: is that green stuff on the glass paint? Is it vines dangling for 5 floors pressed against the windows? Is it a light show? Its rendered flat and without notations or mention of accessible terraces.
interesting… in the 3rd and 5th pic, the parking lot to the west is empty. it’s always been filled with coned or other vehicles forever. I’d surmise something is about to happen there.
Heli pilots will love the punched-out space. But then, who else?