Hudson Yards West, a mixed-use development led by Related Companies, Oxford Properties Group, and Wynn Resorts, has received approval from the New York City Planning Commission, moving the proposal into the final phase of the City’s Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP). Located in Manhattan’s Hudson Yards, the project aims to transform the West Side Rail Yard with a new resort and casino, housing, public green space, and other community-focused infrastructure.
The $13 billion proposal includes 1,500 new housing units with 324 units designated as affordable housing, as well as a 5.6-acre public park and a new K-8 public school. The Wynn New York City gaming resort is projected to create 5,000 permanent union jobs and 35,000 construction jobs. Additionally, a portion of the casino’s gross gaming revenue (1 percent) will be reinvested into local community organizations, totaling an estimated $197 million.
Rendering of Hudson Yards, via hudsonyardswest.com
The City Planning Commission cited the project’s integration with nearby public amenities, notably its pedestrian connectivity to the High Line, extending to Gansevoort Street. The plan was also praised for offering more green space than previous proposals and is projected to generate $2.7 billion in revenue for the MTA.
“Today marks a critical milestone for Hudson Yards West: thanks to the collaborative process with City Planning, we are closer than ever to delivering on this historic investment in our community, which will create thousands of new union jobs, thousands of units of new housing, a huge new public green space park and nearly $200 million of community benefits,” said Jeff T. Blau, CEO of Related Companies. “We thank the Commission for thoughtful consideration and feedback throughout this process and look forward to working with City leaders in the coming weeks to ensure we do not miss out on this economic opportunity for New York.”
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Well, no casino for Flushing Meadows—a good thing. Manhattan is a much better location. I was wondering about that Hadid-looking building on the right of the rendering.
No decision has been made yet and I believe the Flushing Meadows application by Citi Field is still in the mix. Please correct me if something has changed.
As I understand it, ULURP approval is just a check in a box of the broader gaming board application. They have the final say.
ULURP is a completely separate process. Nothing can be built in the city without going through it.
The approval should be contingent on the park, school, and housing being built before the casino should open.
It is ridiculous that they teased housing and a school for the first phase,but never built it.
Completely agree. Anyone who thinks this is a win for the community has no idea its history and what was promised.
Yes, affordable housing was promised (also a 10th Avenue subway stop), tax breaks were delivered, but those promises were largely broken.
Casinos never justify the cost in gambling addiction, QoL Issues, and even economic ROI after taxes and support costs.
Of course, community boards largely realize this and that’s why they are rejecting the casino in their own areas. But there are a few places in the outer boroughs where it makes more sense; the casino should go to one of them and Related should be held to whatever is left of the original deal with the city. The city is facing unique hostility from Washington now and can’t expect much help from the state, also facing hostility. Now is the time for private interests to fulfill their commitments.
Times Square is honestly the best Manhattan location. It is the only place you wouldn’t notice it and already has the police presence to keep the surrounding area from declining.
Just what we need, a casino in lieu of housing. Grow some backbone city and put in more affordable units. How little did you sell the land for?
NY. Great. Very very important to have affordable housing all over NYC…. I realize some people say let the free market decide prices, but diversity absolutely makes NYC a great city .. it puts people face to face !! It enhances compassion , ideas and takes people out of their comfort zone
in other words, give me a free or almost free apartment that I want my neighbors to pay for me.
then I will spend forever complaining about rich people and not actually contributing anything to the City myself.
fyi, 30 Hudson yards is an 80/20 affordable.
FYI, 30 Hudson Yards is an office building, not a condo tower. Get your facts right
The Rezy tower is 80/20
thanks for correction.
even if you missed the point.
Another example of the city caving to developers who always make sure they line their pockets while promising amenities that they may never have to answer to if they are not delivered: look at all the tax breaks for public plazas in Manhattan that the public cannot access. The west side railyards were and are the armpit of Manhattan which is why the rail yards were put there in the first place. I hope the whole project goes belly up like the ones that used to be run by criminal NIR MEIR and the corrupt HFZ Capital scam.
In this scenario there are no tax breaks, and instead the city and state will be paid $500 million in advance for each of the 3 licenses up for grabs. Personally I don’t like this specific proposal and I hope they lose out to Silverstein Properties and their proposal called Avenir near Javit Center. Or better still, I hope none of the casinos end up in Manhattan.
A truly monumental failure by our local government to keep developers accountable for their promises…Will be the greatest planning travesty of the century for our city if they build this circus here and sets a terribly dangerous precedent going forward.
Stop deleting my comments. Been posting here for years, its a forum why are you censoring people. Im not being offensive.
Same… Looks like two of my comments were just deleted and there’s no reason why they should not be included. Nothing I wrote was offensive in the least.
Stop doing this YIMBY, or at least explain why.
maybe the website owner got paid by the developers. This happened when I criticized one of the new developments (Sutton Tower)
All three of you sound paranoid
Not football stadium back in the days but now we have casino. Its shame
Seem to be hearing from several different sources that there isn’t much foot traffic for all the pricey stores in Hudson Yards and the powers to be feel the new casino will bring some buyers to a area that is basically deserted most of the time.
Honestly who shops brick and mortar anymore? Walk through the shops and the only shopping bags you’ll see are Uniglo, the affordable store.
Great! Win Win for the community and the MTA which desperately needs funding
Won’t be surprised when this earns more money in one month than Resorts World Las Vegas earns in a whole year
Build it! Hate seeing that area so empty and an open pit with the trains below
So much for congestion.
A better use would be a new Madison Square Garden, so Penn Station can really be reborn.
I link how you think.
Certainly going to be a game changer on the skyline! I’m excited for this to happen
The Wynn resorts hotel building looks a bit too bulky and monolithic, especially at the bottom. Regardless, it will be a cool skyscraper to see from across the Hudson River with the rest of the skyline
Hudson Yards and Citi Field could both wind up getting licenses, making the 7 train the Gambling Connection between the two
An excellent proposal that would complete the Hudson Yards development, create permanent union jobs, tax revenue for the city and MTA, etc, etc. The location next to Javits is perfect for a luxury hotel and casino — this will only help attract more conventions to the city. The reduction in housing versus the original plan is LUXURY units, not affordable housing. I’m not sure why anyone would be bothered by that change. If Related thought they could easily sell more $2,500k+ per square foot apartments in that location, they would have included that in the plan.
I know I can’t wait to hit the baccarat and poker tables when this place opens its doors!
The overall aesthetics seem a little “subpar”, but not bad, just a little “drab”.
The mixed use INTENT, seems GOOD, I say, “go for it”, try for 1.25% reinvestment in the pubic park space, AND; maybe create a design competition,(quickly), to see who can best design a “WHOLE CITY FRIENDLY” integration of park, hi-line, the Hudson river & all the surrounding streets, egress, etc
Right next to Hudson River. Will that creat floods during inclement weather? Or ‘Global Warming’?
Let me guess they’ll build condos and not allow the affordable to use any of the amenities again. Gross. 15 Hudson Yards is a joke, with shoddy work, paper thin walls, and subpar service. Related should lose tax exempt status. They delivered none of their promise
People forget that there are already two already built casinos in lower by that are VERY likely to get a license each. Empire city in Yonkers owned by MGM and Resorts world NYC in Queens. The third will most likely be something in Manhattan. Either this or times square
That first picture needs a new plan. Why are there so many lanes of traffic? This is NYC we don’t need strodes.
NYC and the entire State is in deep, deep decline – all these new building won’t help if crime, dirt and quality of life issues are NOT fixed. Miami ( boom town) will overtake NYC in 10 years or less -that’s the truth.