The New York Times: Can Hudson Square Reinvent Itself as New York City’s Next Hot Neighborhood?

“Google’s new headquarters, designed by COOKFOX Architects, are an adaptive reuse of St. John’s Terminal, the end point for trains that had traveled on what is now the High Line. The structure has kept the exposed rail lines on which freight trains once traveled.

With three acres of open space, multiple terraces and a total of 12 stories amounting to 1.3 million square feet overlooking the Hudson River, the building satisfied Google’s needs. Those included integrating nature into the architecture and creating a malleable office space for its expanding work force. Achieving that at such a scale in Manhattan, where buildings are tightly packed on a grid with little room for horizontal expansion, is nearly impossible.”

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