The next chapter in New York’s Hudson Yards has been revealed, with developers filing a bid for a potential mixed-use casino complex. Related Companies and Wynn Resorts submitted plans as part of an environmental impact process last week with the New York City Department of City Planning, which includes two scenarios for the plot directly west of The Vessel.

The proposed site is currently occupied by the West Side Yard and would see the Hudson Yards development expand west, separated from the Hudson River only by 12th Avenue. The plot would also be wrapped on three sides by the High Line, which already borders the south side of the existing Hudson Yards development.

In 2020, Related Companies offered an indicative insight into the architectural intent for the site when it published renderings to assuage concerns that a 700-foot wall would separate the development from The High Line.

Both scenarios submitted by the developers comprise three main buildings, notionally labeled Site A, Site B, and Site C. The first, so-called 'Proposed Project,' sees three towers rising from podiums, with Site A occupied by an X-form residential tower rising approximately 80 stories with 1,507 residential units and 12,250 square feet of ground floor retail. Site B would be occupied by a 74-story office tower on a mixed-use podium, which would include a 120,000-square-foot public school. Site C, meanwhile, would contain a five-story gaming/resort podium supporting a 75-story hotel with 1,750 keys.

The second, so-called 'Alternative Scenario,' for the development sees Site A and B retain the same proposals outlined in the first option. Site C, however, would be developed as three adjacent buildings notionally labeled Sites C-1, C-2, and C-3. Site C-1 would contain a 59-story office tower, while sites C-2 and C-3 would each contain a 39-story residential tower resting on a shared podium, thus removing the casino. 

In both scenarios, Site A appears to extend southwest to envelop the High Line, which would pass underneath the residential tower. The move is also visible in Related Companies' 2020 render, where a building in approximately the same position as Site A contains a significant opening, suggesting the High Line may pass underneath.

Construction for either scenario would take approximately 60 months to complete, according to documents filed by the developers, with a projected completion in 2030. New York YIMBY reports the cost of the project to be $12 billion.

You can read about the history of the Hudson Yards development by reviewing our extensive reporting on the project here.