Construction is nearing completion on The Walt Disney Company’s 22-story New York headquarters at 7 Hudson Square in Hudson Square, Manhattan. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and developed by Silverstein Properties, 338-foot-tall structure will yield 1.2 million square feet of offices, film and production studios, and ground-floor retail space. Gensler is the interior designer, and Lendlease is the general contractor for the project, which is alternately addressed as 137 Varick Street and formerly addressed as 4 Hudson Square, and stands on an 85,600-square-foot full-block plot bound by Vandam Street to the north, Spring Street to the south, Varick Street to the east, and Hudson Street to the west.
The construction hoist has been fully dismantled from the towers since our last update in April 2023 and the ensuing gaps in the terracotta and glass façade have been filled. Much of the wraparound sidewalk scaffolding has also been removed, revealing the look of the ground floor, which is enclosed in gray paneling surrounding the floor-to-ceiling glass. Some of the sidewalk shed remains standing on the eastern elevation as work wraps up.
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
The entire development is still blocked off by barriers and fencing, though it’s possible to see portions of the new sidewalks and stone pavers surrounding the property, along with entrance canopies bearing the building’s address.
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Renderings show the finished appearance from street level and from above.
Aerial rendering of 4 Hudson Square. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Aerial rendering of 4 Hudson Square. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Ground floor rendering of 4 Hudson Square. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Ground floor rendering of 4 Hudson Square. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
YIMBY predicts 7 Hudson Square will open for occupancy within the second half of this year.
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Quality.
I’m assuming the mouse ears will be mounted on the roof?
That’s what I suggested before!
A large pair of mouse ears that are lit up at night! 🐹
And for those that think it might look “tacky”,remember there is that new building underconstruction with the “amusement ride?” On top!
Looking forward to ferris wheels, zip lines, rock climbing walls, bungee junps, trapeze swings, etc. coming to other rooftops! 🤗🤣
I agree. Passed by this bldg a few times and it’s a bit boring
I think this is one of the best looking large buildings in New York City. A hybrid of 40 Bond and 200 11th Avenue. Beautiful!
Classic SOM design
SOM’s recent large-scale work in New York has really raised the bar. They’re pulling off something very difficult: a subtle blend of quality, simplicity and style.
This facade is completely lifeless
Just wondering why the building is so big and shorter as opposed to smaller footprint and taller?
zoning
Simple, sophisticated, beautiful. Love it!
So sad that they tore down some lovely old brick structures to put up this green box monstrosity. Characterless, the trees have already died, and even the 50 or so photos posted on this site fail to exhibit any visual interest or charm. The monotonous windows with the greenish steel bars could have used a bit more “imagineering”. Too bad Disney had to lay off some thousands of employees to afford to build this nightmare.
I agree about the lack of “imagineering”—the Orlando HQ, the LA HQ, Michael Graves’ Dolphin and Swan…. Where’s the Disney fun?
The old red brick building wasn’t charming nor historical. They didn’t have any detailed stone architecture either. Not all old buildings are worth of preserving. You can build the exact same building anywhere easily if you want with the current material. Folks on this website seem to have some fetishes for old brick buildings
I do miss the City Winery location that used to be there, but that is a nice development.
How fitting for a city that has become nothing more than a theme park because of the infestation of synthetic New Yorkers
GMAFB
It’s an office building, world headquarters, not a theme park.
To be fair, it’s not Disney Corporate world headquarters. It’s Disney Corporate headquarters for NYC operations (ABC News, ESPN, Disney Streaming, Disney Theatrical Group).
Is there anything you say that doesn’t sound so rude and condescending like our last POTUS?
Jesse: you sound as clueless and irrelevant as Mayor Kenny
Now we will have to see what happens to their old spaces at Lincoln Square
SOLD
the live with kelly and mark building plus the view building have been sold to a condo tower developer who plans to raze them. both talk shows have to move out before september 2024 premieres.
A building could not be more boring than this.
Yawns
I realize that one perspective on this building might be that the architecture is not dramatic, but sometimes I think a project deserves credit for how well it integrates with it’s neighbors. This is one of those. Nice job.
It seems they are fearing trouble with all the bollards.
I tried to face a very striking corner, and I found it so awesome. I’ll just look at the photos, without reading it is impossible: Thanks to Michael Young.
Any way of finding out what retail is going in the ground floor? Neighborhood resident, hoping for grocery….
The bollards demonstrate that they’re totally not afraid of other people