Manhattan · New York County
401 West 31st Street
POPS - Outdoor Plaza
- Location
- 401 West 31st Street, Hudson Yards / Chelsea
- Size
- 0.15 acres
- Hours
- Open during building hours
- Type
- POPS - Outdoor Plaza
401 West 31st Street is a Privately Owned Public Space in the Hudson Yards / Chelsea area, providing an outdoor plaza at a building near one of the largest private real estate developments in American history.
Hudson Yards, the massive mixed-use development on the former West Side Rail Yards, has transformed the far west side of Midtown into a new commercial and residential district. The development includes office towers, residential buildings, a shopping center, cultural venues, and the Vessel sculptural structure.
The development has been both celebrated for its ambition and criticized for its luxury focus, with opponents arguing that the massive public investment in infrastructure has primarily benefited wealthy residents and corporate tenants.
The POPS at 401 West 31st Street serves the growing population of the Hudson Yards area, where new residents and workers are populating a district that was until recently a barren rail yard.
This plaza provides public outdoor space at the edge of the most ambitious real estate development in New York City's recent history.