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two days ago, the 'hudson yards redevelopment master plan' project by kohn pederson fox (kpf) - and developed by related companies - broke ground,
beginning a 13 million square-foot (26 acre) project that is estimated to cost between 12 and 15 billion dollars and will bring in many times more
in revenue and culture to manhattan's upper west side, with an expected LEED platinum stamp of approval. dubbed the 'city within a city,' the
large-scale rezoning will contain sixteen skyscrapers with 24 million square feet of office space, 13,500 housing units, with almost 4,000 affordable units,
1 million square feet of retail space, 2 million square feet of hotels, a subway extension, restaurant, cafe, markets, bars, a culture center and a school
all organized around 14 acres of public green space. the first tower, designed by kdf, will be anchored by international fashion brand coach, will stand
895 feet in the air and is projected to be completed in 2015. it is expected that around 40,000 people will live and work within the project and will be
able to enjoy structures such as 'the culture shed' by local firm diller, scofidio + renfo and david rockwell, the 72-storey 'D tower' by the same
ds+r or the 'E-tower' by SOM.
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