The Spiral

517 West 34th Street | also 530 West 35th Street, 520 West 35th Street, 66 Hudson Boulevard East | Hudson Yards | built 2022

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  1. 2014

    April

    Tishman Speyer assembles the Hudson Yards site and plans a 1,800-foot Hudson Spire

    In April 2014 Tishman Speyer buys one parcel on Hudson Yards Boulevard at West 34th Street and another at West 35th Street and Tenth Avenue, adding them to land bought from the Rosenthal family. Sherwood Equities' share is reported at $200 million and the total at $438 million. The assembled block is meant for a 2.25-million-square-foot tower, called the Hudson Spire, that could reach 1,800 feet.

    Source: 6sqft

  2. 2015

    October

    Two tenants win $25 million to leave their four-story building on the site

    Gary Schwedock and Steven Kobrick, who lived at Tenth Avenue and West 35th Street, receive $25 million from Tishman Speyer in October 2015 for giving up their home on the tower site. Their lawyer, David Rozenholc, used delay tactics that he said could have stretched the fight to five years even if the developer won every round. A developer rival called Rozenholc the most feared tenant attorney on development sites.

    Source: therealdeal.com

  3. 2016

    September

    Bjarke Ingels files plans for a spiraling office tower

    The Bjarke Ingels Group files plans for a 66-story office tower at 66 Hudson Boulevard, with outdoor gardens spiraling up the facade in a continuous green path that gives the building its name. The design follows a 2014 concept for the site, the much taller Hudson Spire.

    Source: Wikipedia

  4. 2018

    April 10

    Pfizer signs a 20-year, 800,000-square-foot lease to move its headquarters here from East 42nd Street

    Pfizer signs a 20-year lease in April 2018 for about 800,000 square feet, the seventh through 21st floors plus parts of the ground and mezzanine levels. The drug maker plans to leave 219 and 235 East 42nd Street, which it is selling.

    Source: commercialobserver.com

  5. 2018

    Tishman Speyer starts construction on The Spiral with a $1.8 billion loan

    Developer Tishman Speyer begins building The Spiral in 2018, after a Blackstone-managed real estate investment trust provides a $1.8 billion construction loan in April. The 1,031-foot tower, designed by the Bjarke Ingels Group, tops out in January 2021 and opens in 2023.

    Source: Wikipedia

  6. 2021

    January 27

    The Spiral's last steel beam is hoisted, making it the city's 13th-tallest building

    The final steel beam goes into place on January 27, 2021, bringing the tower to 314 meters, just behind the Chrysler Building. Bjarke Ingels says the design joins the classic stepped silhouette of early skyscrapers with the slim proportions of a modern high-rise, with landscaped terraces reachable from the floors. Tishman Speyer says half the office space is already let, with tenants including Pfizer, Debevoise & Plimpton and AllianceBernstein.

    Source: dezeen.com

  7. 2023

    The Spiral opens with Pfizer as anchor tenant

    The Spiral opens at 66 Hudson Boulevard with Pfizer on floors 7 through 21, alongside HSBC, the law firm Debevoise & Plimpton and the asset manager AllianceBernstein. Its irrigation system is designed to save 4.5 million gallons of water a year. In March 2023 the building wins CoStar's Impact Award for best commercial development in the city region.

    Source: Wikipedia

  8. 2025

    January

    Tishman Speyer refinances The Spiral with a $2.85 billion five-year loan

    After seeking a $3 billion loan in late 2024, Tishman Speyer is awarded a $2.85 billion fixed-rate loan in January 2025 to refinance the tower, with a five-year repayment period. The building, which opened in 2023, holds tenants including Pfizer, Debevoise & Plimpton, HSBC and AllianceBernstein.

    Source: Wikipedia

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