54-STORY OFFICE TOWER 55 HUDSON YARDS COMPLETE IN NYC

Developer Mitsui Fudosan announced on October 19 that the 54-story 55 Hudson Yards office building is complete and nearly fully leased by financial companies and law firms on the far west side of New York City (NYC). A part of Hudson Yards, Manhattan's largest-ever redevelopment project by Related Cos. and Oxford Properties Group, 55 Hudson Yards began construction in 2015 and is the largest-ever office development in Manhattan by a Japanese company, based on floor area (approximately 1.26 million sq. ft.). It was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and will join the 61-story 50 Hudson Yards, also being developed by Mitsui Fudosan. thyssenkrupp Elevator was previously announced as the official vertical-transportation provider for Hudson Yards.