By the numbers: New York’s new US$20b development

Beginning this month, numerous restaurants, food halls, retail stores, a cultural centre and a new public park are set to open at New York’s ambitious new Hudson Yards development

Hudson Yards SilverKris — Interior view of the Vessel. Photo credit: Forbes Massie

1. 18,600m2

The size of The Shed,  a new cultural centre that is scheduled to open in April. It will feature a 500-seat theatre, various exhibition spaces and a moveable “shell” that can be adapted to suit various events.

2. 25

Restaurants that will open at Hudson Yards this month, including offerings by David Chang, Thomas Keller and Ferran and Albert Adrià, as well as more casual spots such as Sweetgreen and Blue Bottle Coffee.

Hudson Yard SilverKris March — The Shops at Hudson Yards. Photo credit: Related Oxford

3. 3

Number of annual  art installations to  be shown at Snark Park. Designed by Snarkitecture, the space will feature the immersive, playful and wonder-inducing art that the design studio is known for.

This article was originally published in the March 2019 issue of SilverKris magazine