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55 Hudson Yards (also known as One Hudson Yards or One Hudson Boulevard〔) is a future tower just outside of the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project. Located in Chelsea, Manhattan, it will add a combined of space to the Hudson Yards project, along with 50 Hudson Yards, even though the two buildings will be located outside of the redevelopment site itself.〔 Formerly, the area was planned to be the site of the now-canceled World Product Center, at the same site as 55 Hudson Yards.〔〔 Both 55 Hudson Yards and the never-built World Product Center were planned to be located on the site of Copacabana, which was at the site between 2001 and January 20, 2007.〔 Late Edition (East Coast).〕 Located right above the 34th Street subway entrance on the Hudson Park and Boulevard,〔 the site where 55 Hudson Yards will be located was also formerly the site of a FedEx World Service Center building. ==Canceled World Product Center== The World Product Center (also World Product Centre) was a building designed by Gary Barnett that was scheduled to be built at the same site on the east side of 11th Avenue, between West 33rd and 34th Streets. Having more than of space, the building would have been used as a hospital, medical center, and a lab. The tall building was expected to start construction in 2009 and be complete by 2011, a completion date later pushed to winter 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.worldproductcentre.com/contact/building.html )〕 The building would also have allowed visitors to visit and study the Lab and Medication studies that go on in the building which will allow more than 2 million visitors annually. The World Product Centre would be one of the world’s first permanent healthcare marketplace and education center. A 60-story, tower at 555 West 33rd Street, World Product Centre (WPC) would have served the unique commercial and educational needs of healthcare suppliers and providers. Medical companies would have work together to improve the global healthcare industry, including medical devices, diagnostics, technology, pharmaceuticals and healthcare services. The WPC would have also showcased medical technologies from the healthcare industry, including medical devices, diagnostics, technology, life sciences, and services. The Complex's homepage was still operating, displaying a projected completion date of 2013, .〔〔 The World Product Center was to be developed by the Extell Development Company.〔 World Product Center would be equipped with business technology, communication and education resources to support healthcare commerce. The World Product Center facilities would have included permanent show rooms, conference and educational facilities, media centers and traditional office space. The building would have also featured a Consumer Health Pavilion open to the general public, including students, tourists and other healthcare consumers. The Pavilion was to offer guided tours, interactive forums, and a wealth of information supporting health literacy, prevention and wellness, and those considering careers in healthcare. Hewlett-Packard had designed a vendor-neutral technology infrastructure. Plans called for over of education and conference space that includes a two-story, 499-seat, fully digitized auditorium. Medical device manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, healthcare associations, and WPC itself will offer events of all kinds, including accredited professional and medical education courses. Companies that were to participate in WPC would have received permanent showrooms and exclusive access to all of the resources and amenities.〔〔 After the World Product Center backed out of a tenancy deal in 2009—moving its medical showcase from the of office space in the proposed building to another building with cheaper rent—the building at 555 West 33rd Street was canceled. The new, smaller building would only be able to showcase 300 to 500 companies, rather than the original 1800-company capacity planned in the World Product Center building. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「55 Hudson Yards」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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