As if building an intact neighborhood on top of an dynamic track thou were not already unhinged enough , the developers forHudson Yardsare also planning a 51 - story tower that will be retrace on top of and above an existing construction . Yup , Manhattan is a crowded mess .
Hudson Yards is the big individual substantial estate development in U.S. story — an audacious plan to float 5 skyscraper , 15 land of public blank , and 5,000 residency above a operative rails yard . As detailed in arecent article for Civil Engineering , one corner at 55 Hudson Yards in reality juts past the boundary of the rail thou , but that does n’t intend construction here will be much easier . Designers , engineers , and workers will have to meet the tower at 55 Hudson Yards above an existing MTA mechanical and breathing edifice . Its cellar will vacillate above the 7 subway line , which pass correctly under 55 Hudson Yards .
Between the old edifice and the subway , the congested website means distance for weight - hold structure of the Modern foundation is limited . About half of the new skyscraper will model on top of the MTA building , with the weight of tower part distributed on the old building ’s columns . To confine the towboat ’s system of weights and maximize its height , its geomorphological engineers are planning to utilise post - tensioned lightweight concrete .
Construction on 55 Hudson Yards is expected to begin next January and finish in 2017 . The entire Hudson Yards project should take until 2024 . The honest-to-goodness rail one thousand will be completely transform by then — both above land and below . [ Civil Engineering ]
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