50 Hudson Yards, With Largest TKE Twin Elevator System in North America, Opens in NYC

The 58-story, 1,011-foot-tall 50 Hudson Yards, served by a 22-unit TK Elevator (TKE) TWIN elevator system that is the largest of its kind on North America, has opened on the far West Side of Manhattan, NYC, TKE announced on March 14. TWIN features two cars operating independently in one shaft, which reduces travel times, space occupied by the system and energy consumption. 50 Hudson Yards is the fourth largest commercial office building in Manhattan, and is part of the greater Hudson Yards mixed-use development on which TKE is partnering with developer Related Cos. on more than 100 elevators and escalators in multiple buildings. The LEED Gold-certified building designed by Foster + Partners spans an entire city block and boasts approximately 18 million ft². Able to transport up to 40% more passengers than traditional elevators, the TWIN system provides “high-volume vertical transportation with minimal wait times, even for buildings with densely packed workers who frequently move between floors,” which is the case on 30 of 50 Hudson Yards’ 43 upper floors, TKE observes. “Related has done a masterful job creating a modern live-work-play environment unlike anything else in NYC,” TKE CEO Americas Jeremy Rainwater says. “Incorporating our one-of-a-kind TWIN elevator systems was the perfect technology solution to keep tenants moving safely and efficiently through the property.”