35 Hudson Yards Condominium

Finishes

The architect's description lists one finish schedule for all homes (compare with our NYC condo finishes guide).

Kitchen

• A Gaggenau suite: a 36-inch gas cooktop or modular gas burners with an electric grill, a convection oven, speed oven, steam oven, coffee machine and dishwasher, with Gaggenau refrigerator and freezer columns.
• Larger layouts add a Gaggenau warming drawer, a Gaggenau or Sub-Zero wine unit, and in some homes a Scotsman ice maker or a second dishwasher.
• Custom wood-veneer cabinets, stone counters and backsplash, a Galley sink, a Dornbracht faucet and an InSinkErator disposal.

Baths

• Primary bath: stone walls and floors, a stone-slab vanity on a wood-veneer base with metal legs, Sherle Wagner sink faucets, a Fantini shower faucet, a custom tub with Brizo tub fittings and a Toto toilet.
• Secondary baths: stone floors, Sherle Wagner faucets, Dornbracht tub fittings and Toto toilets.
• Powder rooms: a stone vanity, Sherle Wagner faucet and Duravit toilet.

See how these names rank in our bathroom brands guide.

Floors, Ceilings and Windows

• Engineered hardwood floors over plywood with a sound mat. Demising walls between homes use two rows of steel studs with an air gap and mineral fiber insulation.
• Most residential floors are about 12 feet slab to slab, about 11 feet to the underside of the slab above. Floors 62, 72, 82 and 89 to 92 are about 15 feet 8 inches slab to slab. Kitchens, baths, foyers and halls have dropped ceilings of about 8 feet 8 inches to 11 feet.
• Double-glazed, low-iron glass in a unitized curtain wall by New Hudson Facades. The operable windows are low out-swing awnings, roughly 6 to 33 inches above the floor, with no insect screens.
• No window treatments are included. Each home is pre-wired with conduit for electric shades, and owners must use shades with a white backing.

Laundry, Heating and Cooling

• Every home gets a vented GE washer and electric dryer. A heavy-duty washer and dryer on Floor 6 handle bulky items.
• Fan coil units (two-pipe or four-pipe) heat and cool each home, fed by a gas-fired boiler plant and two 900-ton chillers on the upper mechanical floor. A central system supplies fresh air to each unit (see how NYC condos heat and cool).
• Electricity is submetered and billed by a sponsor affiliate. Cooking gas isn't, so it's paid through common charges.
• Only the three penthouses have fireplaces (gas).

Amenities, Staffing & Transportation

The residential amenities are on Floors 6 and 24, well below the homes (compare with amenities by building size).

Floor 6

• A private fitness center with cardio and strength equipment, and a meditation room.
• A theater, cocktail lounge, private dining room, a catering kitchen, a lounge and a library.
• Two office suites, a board room, a children's room and a golf simulator lounge.
• The 16 storage lockers and the heavy-duty laundry.

Floor 24

• A grand terrace, grand dining room, kitchen and reception space that owners can reserve.

Through the Commercial Units

• Equinox: two-year membership for two occupants per home, provided by the sponsor at closing, with the club's pool, café and fifth-floor terrace. Upgrades and extra memberships cost more.
• Spa: while part of the hotel runs as a spa, owners can reach it straight from the residential elevators and pay public rates, including for in-home treatments.

Good to know: the hotel and retail owners are expected to get access to the Floor 24 spaces on the same terms as residents. Owners get first priority, but the plan makes no promise those rooms will be free when you want them. Bike storage is on Floor 39. The plan says amenities may take up to 18 months after the first closing to open, and fees may apply.

Staffing and Services

The plan promises a concierge in the lobby 24/7 and a doorman at least 16 hours a day. The year-one residential budget plans for:

• A live-in caretaker who acts as resident manager and coordinates with the commercial owners. The caretaker lives in a roughly 1,200-square-foot three-bedroom in the retail unit, leased to the board for 49 years at $12,000 a month to start, rising 2% a year.
• 14 residential lobby staff and four full-time janitorial staff.
• A Local 94 engineer, a Local 94 mechanic, a 32BJ handyman and a share of a "campus chief" engineer who serves Hudson Yards generally.

Residential salaries and benefits come to about $2.5 million. Most staff are Local 32BJ members, and wages follow prevailing-wage rules tied to the 421-a benefit. Four passenger elevators serve the homes, plus a service elevator. A refrigerated package room sits off the lobby. Our doorman cost guide puts these numbers in context.

Tip: for up to 18 months after the first closing, some elevators and part of the staff may not be in place. The plan only guarantees a 24/7 attended lobby and one working elevator for every occupied floor.

Transportation

• Subway: 2 min walk to 34 St-Hudson Yards 7; 34 St-Penn Station A C E, 10 min