Exterior work is getting closer to completion on Hotel Meta, a 51-story hotel skyscraper at 450 Eleventh Avenue in Hudson Yards, Manhattan. Designed by DSM Design Group and developed by Marx Development Group, the 642-foot-tall structure will yield 379 guest rooms and amenities including a business center, a ballroom, banquet and conference spaces, a spa, fitness center, and a multi-level restaurant with a bar and outdoor terrace. The property will be operated by Marriott Hotels and is located at the corner of West 37th Street and Eleventh Avenue, directly across from the Jacob K. Javits Center.
The glass curtain wall has steadily enclosed the southern third of the western face of the tower since our last update in December, when this column stood fully exposed following the disassembly of the construction hoist. Recent photos show glass panels enclosing the bottom half of the jagged, angular blocks nearly to the parapet. Construction is progressing in this manner to allow crews to install the black soffits on the underside of the protruding edges. Work has yet to commence on the bottom portion of the exposed column within the podium levels, and the sidewalk shed continues to obscure the ground floor.
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.
Photo by Michael Young.
It still remains unclear whether some kind of mural or design will eventually adorn the blank southern and eastern lot line walls, whose black finish gives the structure an ominous impression when viewed from these sides.
Photo by Michael Young.
Photo by Michael Young.
Marx Development Group is completing construction with the help of $185 million in refinancing, including an $89 million senior loan from Madison Realty Capital, a $44 million mezzanine loan from Cerberus Capital Management, and EB-5 financing. The property was formerly planned to open under the Aloft branding.
The nearest subway from the property is the 7 train at the 34th Street-Hudson Yards station to the south at Bella Abzug Park.
A revised completion date has not been announced, and YIMBY expects work to conclude between the end of 2025 and the first half of 2026.
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Finally!! 5 years on, but will believe it when I see it open and guests arriving.
What a miracle, it finally looks like you matured and stopped spreading lies about Yimby and this project since your last comment:
“In fact, there is less glass on it than a few months ago, why? Where is the journalism YIMBY?“
Looks like you got you answer to both of those questions Stanley. Don’t forget this time..
Wait I’m so confused, I see more glass in Michael Young’s photos above than the ones he took last December. Why did Stanley say there’s less?
Cuz stanley was lying on purpose. God only knows why. And not the first time he made a false remark about the project if you look further back at earlier articles of the building
Glad to see this building nearing completion (exterior anyway). Aside from the weird HVAC floors, the building looks very much like the rendering. I hope it can be turned into something of use for the city.
Incredible! Why this took over 5 years, is of course not explained here! ….and I will believe it is real when I see guests arriving.
“Of course, not explained here…”
You’re still at it, you little passive aggressive jerk. Go to bed, Stanley!
I don’t get what your fucking problem is with this particular project Stanley. Time and time again, you always make some kind of bullshit lie and false claim about the construction, and never fail to let everyone who calls you out on your lies go over your thick skull.
I don’t know what point you’re trying to prove by acting like such a goddamn retard. Either you just want to be annoying for the sake of it, or to create distasteful rage bait like Ye saying he’s a Nazi and selling Swastika shirts. Either way, you’re still are a scumbag.
Did you also learn how to read street signs in Long Island City yet?
Stanley, look at Yimby’s article from January 29, 2023 to get your answer.
Not going to spoon feed you the answer and paste it here. You go read it yourself like a grown man. Don’t forget to learn about the street system in Long Island city and how that works too
Hello, Stanley!
Too bad that the back side of the building is left looking unfinished. The building looks great from the front side and an eyesore from the rear.
The black walls look soo much better than I expected, amazing!..but so much effort went into (successfully) making the glass elevations interesting,that the plainess of the tower’s parapet is a bit of a disappointment.
The amazing glass can be a bit difficult to clean, and can you reduce the black intensity a bit more? Thanks.
Wow! Looks really great and glad they’re sealing up the last part of the facade 🩷 awesome photo update!
All the thought and effort has gone into the upper tower above the 12th floor, mostly blocked from the street below by the criminally banal base floors that jut out.
It’s a great idea that just wasn’t fully followed through.
Unimpressive design sorry.. and looks like a smokestack from the back which is where most ppl will view it from. How long before the surrounding area is developed?
The city needs more hotels near the convention center if it ever wants to host large scale national conventions.
Well, the Wynn hotel and casino for the second phase of Hudson yards would be an excellent example of your statement. Out of all the proposed locations for a casino in New York City, Hudson yards is the best one.
Good in theory, but poor execution = trash. Hideous blank walls aside, the front facade lacks the variation suggested in the rendering and is therefore far less appealing imo. Kind of disappointed.
I think it looks great, but once buildings are erected on either side, the impact of the facade will be diminished, and I still don’t understand the cutout on the inside corner.
It looks like the building is covered with oversized post-it notes.
I don’t think the ‘black’ walls are all that “ominous”, and as far as a potential mural goes, it better be a masterpiece, or else leave it alone..
please owner, build around the two blank sides..
sorry, but no bueno as is
that said, its a no brainer to have hotel close by convention center. like every other city in the world probably.
Javits was completed in what? 1982… no rush NYC..
also need to make Javits double the size.
thank you