30 Hudson Street
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| Alternative names | Goldman Sachs Tower |
| General information | |
| Type | commercial offices |
| Location | 30 Hudson Street Jersey City, New Jersey United States |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 40°42′47″N 74°02′02″W / 40.7130°N 74.0338°W |
| Construction started | 2001 |
| Completed | 2004 |
| Management | CB Richard Ellis |
| Height | |
| Roof | 238 m (781 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 42 |
| Floor area | 148,644 m2 (1,599,990 sq ft) |
| Lifts/elevators | 36 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Walter "Chien" Chang |
| Developer | Gerald D Hines Interests |
| Structural engineer | Thornton Tomasetti |
| Main contractor | Turner Construction |
| References | |
30 Hudson Street, also known as Goldman Sachs Tower, is a 238 m (781 ft), 42-story building in Jersey City, New Jersey. It is the tallest building in New Jersey. Completed in 2004, the tower was designed by Walter Choi. It houses offices, a cafeteria, a health unit, and a full-service fitness facility including a physical therapy clinic. Provident Bank of New Jersey and Così outlets are also located on the ground level, and open to the general public.
The building is in the Exchange Place area close to a PATH station and is accessible by the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail at the Essex Street and Exchange Place stops.
The tower sits on the waterfront overlooking the Hudson River and Lower Manhattan and is visible from all five of the New York City boroughs. On a clear day, the building may be visible from as far away as Highlands, New Jersey 40 miles south and Bear Mountain, New York 48 miles north.
Originally intended to be a dedicated use building for Goldman Sachs' middle and back office units, lower than projected staffing levels at the bank following the global financial crisis forced Goldman to seek occupancy from other tenants to avoid forgone rental income. Royal Bank of Canada currently shares the space, with plans for other professional service firms to take occupancy as well in the near future.
Originally the tower was meant to be the centerpiece of an entire Goldman Sachs campus at Exchange Place, which was to include a training center, a university, and a large hotel complex. Many of the company's Manhattan-based equity traders refused to move away from Wall Street, delaying the occupation of the building's top 13 floors, which remained vacant until early 2008.
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