Hudson Yards is a 28-acre (11 ha) real estate development in the
Hudson Yards area of
Manhattan,
New York City, between the
Chelsea and
Hell's Kitchen neighborhoods. The development sits on a platform built over the
West Side Yard, a storage facility for
Long Island Rail Road trains. The first of its two phases, opened in 2019, comprises a public green space and eight structures that contain residences, a hotel, office buildings, a mall, and a cultural facility. The second phase, on which construction had not started as of 2021
[update], will include residential space, an office building, and a school.
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