Real Estate Terrifying Viewing Deck To Perch Visitors High Above Hudson Yards The observation deck, called the "Edge," will be located 1,100 feet in the air at the 30 Hudson Yards skyscraper. Reply (1) The observation deck at 30 Hudson Yards will be located 1,100 feet in the air. (Hudson Yards Experiences) HUDSON YARDS, NY — The skyscrapers of the Hudson Yards neighborhood are set to debut this year, bringing a whole new level of residential, commercial and tourist activity to Manhattan's west side. One of the main highlights will be New York City's highest observation deck. The observation deck at 30 Hudson Yards will be located 1,100 feet in the air and extend 65 feet from the skyscraper to give visitors unubstructed views of Manhattan and the Hudson River, building owners said in a press release. The observation deck, nicknamed the "Edge," is expected to open in early 2020. "Edge invites visitors to walk out into the sky and embrace unobstructed, panoramic views of New York City like never before," Jason Horkin, Executive Director of Hudson Yards Experiences, said in a statement. "The name reflects both the unique structural design, which pierces the sky when observed from below, and the exhilarating feeling of being on the brink of something exceptional—exactly where you are on edge." The observation deck will also feature a 10,000-square-foot restaurant, bar and event space. The space will be operated by the hospitality group Rhubarb and will be the group's first venture in New York City. The company operates more than 70 venues in London, according to its website. A recent study proclaimed Hudson Yards to be one of New York City's "neighborhoods to watch" in 2019. The study, conducted by the data whizzes at Localize.city, determines which city neighborhoods will be most appealing to New Yorkers looking to move in the next year.<doc-sep>NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The streets on the West Side of Manhattan, in the 30s, have been largely deserted for years. But as of Friday, the area will become home to the largest and most expensive private real estate development in U.S. history known as Hudson Yards. As CBS 2’s Kristine Johnson reported Thursday, the developers are banking on it being “the” destination for New Yorkers and tourists alike. “Once upon a time, visitors came to New York and it was Rockefeller Center or the Empire State Building,” retail specialist Esty Ottensoser said. And now? “I think your first stop is absolutely going to be Hudson Yards,” Ottensoser said. It is a spectacle on the Hudson, but developers say it’s what you can’t see from that view of Hudson Yards that will attract more than 65,000 visitors to the site each day. “We want to design a 365-day Christmas tree so that everybody that comes here will actually come see this,” Related Companies CEO Jeff Blau said. It’s called the “Vessel,” and it New York’s newest landmark. “There’s nothing like it,” Blau said. MORE: At Last, NYC’s New Treasure, Hudson Yards, Is Set To Open When CBS2’s Johnson first stood on the spot where the Vessel was to be built in 2016, it was hard to imagine. Three years later, 2,500 interconnecting steps have come together to form eight levels of an interactive piece of art meant to be climbed. “This is a little bit of continuation of the high line,” Blau said. If the Vessel isn’t adventurous enough, try the view from 30 Hudson Yards, which boasts the highest outdoor deck in the entire Western Hemisphere. “How do we make it a lot more than just office, residential and retail? So that led to coming up with the Vessel, the Observation Deck.” resident Jay Cross said. “All of that in a nutshell plus the wonderful parks and the gardens,” said Related Companies Senior VP Sherry Tobak. The parks and gardens designed with 28,000 plants and 200 trees, set in air conditioned soil. MORE: Living At Hudson Yards: Amenities, Luxuries Galore At The Largest Private Development In U.S. History “You’ve got a really cool feat of engineering going on here,” Alex Poots said. And then there’s “The Shed.” “We commission artists across performing arts, visual arts, popular culture. It’s for everyone,” said Poots, founding chief executive and artistic director. MORE: Something For Everyone: “Shops At Hudson Yards” To Feature 100 Retailers Spread Out Over 1 Million Square Feet Poots said it’s a new type of performing arts center, built with a retractable roof for those in-between moments. “Some arts and culture is much better outside, so we can just part the building and do outdoor shows,” Poots said. Hudson Yards also wants wants you to come to 3DEN (Eden). “In this space we have clean showers, abundant bathrooms, we have nap pods, we have a meditation, yoga area, and a variety of lounge areas,” 3DEN CEO Ben Silver said. Silver said with so many different demographics here his space is meant to be a relaxing home away from home for all who come to Hudson Yards. “It’s a city within a city so you have office worker, residents, tourists all in one place,” Silver said. 3DEN is $6 for a half hour. There will also be a cost for the Observation Deck when it opens next year. The Vessel is free, but you still need to reserve a ticket. And events at The Shed, which is actually an independent non-profit, vary in price, depending on the performance.<doc-sep>While New York offers all sorts of ways to take in the near-endless sights, none inspire fear quite like standing on a plate of glass more than 1,000 feet above the ground (though Times Square is objectively terrifying). But soon, you'll get to experience exactly that kind of sudden vertigo, thanks to a staggeringly tall outdoor observation deck -- complete with a glass floor -- coming to the city’s new Hudson Yards development. NYC will soon be home to the highest outdoor observation deck in the Western Hemisphere, which will give New Yorkers and visitors a chance to see the city in a different light. Oh, and probably find out just how afraid of heights they really are. Hudson Yards announced new details on the observation deck on Friday, revealing that it’ll be called Edge -- a fitting name when you consider that the new vantage point will include a glass floor where you can stand and look straight down. It will also feature 9-foot high glass walls for viewers to take in a unique view of the skyline from the west side of city. Edge will stand more than 1,100 feet in the air, and stick out about 65 feet from the 100th floor of 30 Hudson Yards, according to a report from CNN. For reference, that’s taller than the Empire State Building, which stands 1,050 feet above street level, and Top of the Rock at Rockefeller Center, which comes in at 850 feet above street level. Honestly, our palms are sweating just thinking about it, so we wouldn’t blame you for sitting this one out.<doc-sep>Step right up for a breathtaking view of the Big Apple — but don’t step too far. The $25 billion Hudson Yards complex on the Far West Side will formally open Friday — but one jaw-dropping, heart-skipping part of the megadevelopment won’t be ready until the end of the year. It’s a 1,100-feet-high, wedge-shaped observation deck ominously called “New York Edge” that will offer a vista — usually reserved for the birds — of the city, New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean. But the most terrifying part of the deck, which juts out 65 feet from the side of 30 Hudson Yards, is a glass floor offering visitors a look straight down at the neighborhood far, far below. A 9-foot wall of angled glass will surround the balcony and visitors are invited to lean on it — if they dare. Some New Yorkers weren’t exactly into the idea. “Oh, hell, no, I wouldn’t!” said Wally Williams, a 46-year-old doorman from the Bronx who was once a security guard at the Empire State Building. “Top of the Rock is better than that!” he bragged about Midtown’s Rockefeller Center landmark. “It’s known, it’s famous!” Pharmacist Annette Piotrowski said with a shiver, “It’s not the glass around that freaks me out, it’s the glass below me.” Sean Bennett, the 31-year-old owner of a catering company, called the balcony his “worst nightmare.” Hair salon worker Helayna Maldonado said that, due to vertigo, she would “throw up” if she set foot on the observatory. But some madcap city slickers were up for the challenge. “Yeah!” said an enthusiastic Carlos Ponce, 36. “I’m not afraid of heights.” Until the observatory opens, visitors to the 28-acre complex can check out a performing arts center, a shopping mall and a hotel. Also opening Friday is the $200 million Vessel — a sculpture consisting of 2,500 twisting steps that people can climb. “The idea was that everybody would just come in and climb it, be able to propose marriage up here, or run up and down, do whatever they want,” said British designer Thomas Heatherwick. Admission is free but people can sign up for scheduled tickets to avoid lines. The only day available for the rest of the month is Wednesday, March 27. With Wires<doc-sep>
When Hudson Yards opens to the public tomorrow, one of its most highly anticipated elements—the observation deck at 30 Hudson Yards—will still be under wraps. The viewing platform, which hangs 65 feet off the edge of a supertall skyscraper (hence the attraction’s name, Edge), is under construction along with the rest of the KPF-designed tower, and is expected to open in 2020. But Curbed photographer Max Touhey got to visit the sky-high platform, and capture the views, which are perhaps best described as endless. Much has been said about the observation deck’s superlatives—it’s “highest outdoor observation deck in the Western Hemisphere, and the fifth highest in the world,” according to a press release—but seeing the view from up there puts that in perspective. Thanks to its perch at the western edge of Manhattan, much of the city is visible—as far as Queens and Brooklyn to the east, and New Jersey to the west. The Empire State Building is essentially at eye level. It’s unlike anything that exists in the city right now. The platform itself is made from 15 different pieces of steel and glass, which were assembled, puzzle-like, at the building’s apex. There are distinct sections to the deck: A set of bleachers takes visitors a little higher than the rest of the balcony (translation: even wilder views). There’s a glass triangle at the center that lets you look down onto the city below. And angled panes at the front of the deck allow people to lean out ever so slightly over Manhattan. (If you have vertigo, this may not be the place for you.) There are other parts of Edge—a 10,000-square-foot event space with a restaurant and bar—but the views are truly the selling point. The whole thing is due to open sometime in 2020, but get a peek at the experience below.