Since the buildings are only being designed to a conceptual phase and not schematically, they don’t really account for MEP related services in the building, so it’s likely the roof wouldn’t end up looking like that or being completely enclosed, would probably just end up being a parapet with the humped shape outline.
I dont doubt that if this proposal did move forward that there would be significant changes after.
I really hope this gets built as-is!! According to the final line of the article, however, the licenses won’t even be awarded til Dec 31, 2025…?? In that case, can 2 of the 3 towers be built soon (minus the Wynn), or is the entire site contingent on the license? Otherwise, we’ve got til 2026 minimum before any construction happens 
It won’t get built exactly as is, referring to my previous comment. Concept designs of this magnitude are never built as is without changes occuring because things change after the concept phase when other disciplines become involved.
As to your other question, no, the office and residential towers are not particularly contingent on a license being awarded here, especially since they are not ontop of the platform that is needed to build the resort and 2/3rd of the overal site, but Related would not move forward with them if they do not have sound financial backing from a partner in the current market conditions if they were to not get the license to build the resort.
They also wouldnt be able to start construction anyway because of the presently ongoing gateway tunnel construction.
And although the plan with no resort is different to the original plan for Phase II, it highly unlikely that any of the towers would remain as is/more likely that the full plan would be scrapped.
Absolutely understandable. But the renderings barely show off the true shape of the roof in this iteration. I gotta show off the “unseen”
Oh I thought you were just modelling it off the representation shown in the updated site plan. 
Well, I noticed the site plan is inaccurate too, specifically 40 HY
Edit: just observed my model of 40 HY, that is still wrong too. I’m gonna make a new model of it today
Wonderful models! This would be a rather large city core anywhere else in the USA. But in NYC, it’s just the western front of an ever expanding Midtown, one of several CBDs.
40 HY looks relatively short compared to 30 HY even though it’s projected to be taller, how tall have you modeled it?
I have 40 HY at 1,170 feet, standing just above where the angled crown of 30 HY starts
I wouldn’t use the height as depicted in a render since, when you compare all the major renders that show the whole complex, they are all different heights relative to buildings that are already built.
But on the other hand it’s clear that the buildings are not using their total zoning heights relative to how they are being depicted in renders, since 40 HY should be 200’ taller and 1 HW should be the same height (more or less) than the Wynn Tower.
Very true, though I believe its currently the best representation of the tower heights. The sunset rendering that first revealed the full profile of 40 HY gives the best look at the possible elevations
The video walkthrough has pretty renderings but I don’t like how disconnected the High Line is from the park. There appear to only be two entrances — one each at the southwest and northwest corners. There should at least be an entrance on the south side as soon as you walk past the office tower, rather than being forced the walk all the way past the residential tower to access the park.
Edit: I realized the video link hadn’t been posted above. It makes the break between the High Line and the park much clearer than the overhead site diagrams do.
Interesting you say that because there is noticable space between 40 Hudson Yards and the High Line…a perfect place to put stairs. There’s a sidewalk that leads to 3 Hudson Waterfront that is also just next to 40 HY, seen on the site map. But hopefully when the project is fleshed out more they will make improvements on that
They do this to control access to the park in particular at closing time.
makes sense
