Hudson Yards’ completion might still be a decade away, but with the way it’s currently rezoned, the project has the potential to introduce a considerable number of housing units.  As the redevelopment project is divided into two phases, the eastern phase will be completed first, opening two towers with residential units, 15 Hudson Yards and 35 Hudson Yards, by 2018. 

, the the design of 15 Hudson Yards (Tower D) will be integrated with that of the Culture Shed, which shares its name with the nonprofit that manages its events.  The tower’s angular base is balanced by a gradation towards a tubular top two thirds and the more organic form of the abutting culture center.  The beveled midsection that was present in previous renderings has been ablated.  As a residential building, Tower D will offer a total of 458 residential units, with 160 for sale, and the rest for rent.  It’s also expected that there will be a small number of nonresidential units. While not the tallest building in the development, its 844 ft height will add to the development’s profile.

35 Hudson Yards (Tower E) will be mixed-use, splitting its residential space with a luxury hotel.  At a revised height of 1,000 ft (whereas its previous design had it at 900 ft), it will be one of the tallest structures in the city - a title complemented by a planned sky lobby.  As its height changed, so did it’s form - whereas it was previously rendered as a basically elliptic cylinder characterized by a series of setbacks, it will now have a more conventionally angular footprint that eases into a straight-walled cylinder accented by helical lines.  The western phase of the whole Hudson Yards project will be largely residential, in contrast to the more commercially-oriented eastern phase, and will contain up to seven residential towers and a school, wrapping up construction by 2024.