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The Shed (formerly known as Culture Shed and Hudson Yards Cultural Shed) is a cultural center in Hudson Yards, Manhattan, New York City. Opened on April 5, 2019, the Shed commissions, produces, and presents a wide range of activities in performing arts, visual arts, and pop culture. The Shed is located in the Bloomberg Building, adjacent to the northern leg of the High Line elevated park, near the Chelsea gallery district. It is attached to 15 Hudson Yards, a skyscraper within the Hudson Yards real estate development, although the Shed itself is located on city-owned land. The cultural center is maintained by an independent nonprofit cultural organization of the same name. The Shed's CEO is Meredith "Max" Hodges and the Artistic Director is Alex Poots. The Chairman of the Board of Directors is Jonathan Tisch, who succeeded founding Chairman Daniel Doctoroff in 2022. Construction on the Shed started in 2015, using a design from lead architect Diller Scofidio + Renfro and collaborating architect Rockwell Group. Structural engineering, the facade, and kinetic design was provided by Thornton Tomasetti. Hardesty & Hanover was the mechanization consultant. The Shed features several architectural features, including a retractable shell that creates a space, named The McCourt, for large-scale performances, installations and events; a 500-seat theater; and two levels of exhibition space. The plans for the cultural center have drawn praise from numerous media outlets and art institutions. It was initially criticized by the surrounding community, but as construction progressed, media reviews of the Shed have leaned more positive. History Rezoning In January 2005, the New York City Council approved the rezoning of about 60 blocks from 28th to 43rd Streets; in 2009, after the stadium failed to win state approval, the West Side Yard was similarly rezoned. As rezoned, the Hudson Yards area will have 25.8 million square feet (2,400,000 m2) of Class A office space, 20,000 housing units, 2 million square feet (190,000 m2) of hotel space, 750-seat public school, 1 million square feet (93,000 m2) of retail and more than 20 acres (8.1 ha) of public open space, which includes building a subway extension of the 7 train to help encourage development of the Hudson Yards area.In May 2010, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) leased the air rights over the rail yard for 99 years, at a price of US$1 billion to a joint venture of Related Companies and Oxford Properties Group, which built a platform above both the eastern and western portions of the yard on which to construct the buildings, including what was then known as the Culture Shed.In April 2013, the Related/Oxford joint venture obtained a $475 million construction loan from parties including Barry Sternlicht's Starwood Property Group and luxury retailer Coach. The financing deal was unique in several aspects, including the fact that it included a construction mezzanine loan, that Coach was a lender on both the debt and equity sides, and that the MTA helped create the "severable lease" structure that allowed for the loans. Funding and land ownership As part of the Hudson Yards rezoning plan, the city preserved a parcel of city-owned land on West 30th Street between 10th and 11th Avenues, adjacent to The High Line, for future cultural use. Dan Doctoroff, then the Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Rebuilding, spearheaded the effort to determine what should go there. Working closely with then Department of Cultural Affairs Commissioner Kate Levin, they determined the space "should be a highly flexible one that could cater to the growing desire of many artists to break out of their silos and blend disciplines". The City issued a Request for Proposals for this new cultural facility in 2008 at the height of the recession. The City selected Diller Scofidio + Renfro (lead architect) and Rockwell Group (collaborating architect) to develop their concept for a flexible building, an "architecture of infrastructure" that could house all the creative disciplines under one roof. The Shed, a relatively small six-story building compared to the Hudson Yards skyscrapers, was built at the south side of the Hudson Yards development site. The city retains ownership of the land on which the Shed is built and provided Capital Grant funding for the project. Funding for the Shed was secured from the City in July 2013.Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg quietly donated $15 million to the Shed in 2012, then added another $60 million of donations five years later. The city had also given $50 million toward the project in 2013, representing the single largest capital grant given by the city that year; this funding was later raised to $75 million. As of March 2019, the Shed had received $529 million in donations for its $550 million capital campaign to fund building construction, programming and start-up expenses. Construction The Shed, a nonprofit organization, was formed in 2012 to oversee construction of the building, and to run the building when it opens. In 2013, Dan Doctoroff became Chairman. In that capacity, he led the $550 million capital campaign and the board of directors, oversaw the building's design and construction, and managed the search for the artistic director. The design of the Shed's building is a collaboration between two New York City architectural firms: lead architect Diller Scofidio + Renfro and collaborating architect Rockwell Group. The main contractor was Sciame, while the steel fabricator was Cimolai.Construction of the Shed over the West Side Yard, began after caissons were sunk to support a platform over the tracks. The platform supporting the towers, comprising 16 bridges, was completed in late 2014. The construction of the building itself began in mid-2015. The name of the space was changed to simply "The Shed" in 2016. The retractable shell was completed by 2017. Although early reports stated that the building would open in 2017 or 2018, a 2015 report placed the opening date at 2019. As of May 2017, the pace of construction indicated that the Shed was projected to open in either 2018 or 2019.By early January 2019, it was announced that the Shed would open on April 5, 2019, with four live productions and exhibitions. The Shed's building at Hudson Yards was ceremonially renamed as the Bloomberg Building after former mayor Bloomberg, who donated $75 million of the structure's predicted $475 million cost. In addition, the Shed signed a contract with Altice USA, who would become the Shed's "exclusive connectivity provider". A dedication ceremony for the Shed was held on April 1, 2019. The Shed opened as scheduled four days later. Design The Shed is a 170,000-square-foot (16,000 m2) visual arts and performing arts center located at the 26-acre (110,000 m2) Hudson Yards development's southern edge. The structure includes 40,000 square feet (3,700 m2) of column-free exhibition space, 25,000 square feet (2,300 m2) of ".... Discover the Maryann Jordan popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Maryann Jordan books.

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    Always a Hero

    MaryAnn Jordan

    They were friends.Detective Sam Shackley had known Hayley for years. She was the wife of his best friend. But when tragedy struck, he vowed to protect her and her children. Their f...

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    Thin Ice

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    The Sleeper SEALs, are former U.S. Navy SEALs recruited by a new CIA counterterror division to handle solo dark ops missions to combat terrorism on U.S. soil.Logan (Preacher) Bisho...

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    Thinking of Home

    MaryAnn Jordan & Binge Read Babes

    A wartime secret affair…A reunion that took them both by surprise…Can lightning strike twice and rekindle love?Ian was ready to go home to good family and a new job. But a glance a...

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    Home To Stay

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    Home is no longer the place he left… but it's all he's got.John Roster is flying to his childhood home in Maine after a medical discharge from the Army. No one will be there to wel...

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    Adam

    MaryAnn Jordan

    When a routine assignment becomes the mission of a lifetime.Adam was sure the security escort would fall into the category of the most boring mission ever. But he enjoyed getting t...

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    Kidstory

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    Learn about fifty amazing kids who changed the world in this beautifully illustrated collection of inspiring short biographies sure to empower and motivate in equal measure.You don...

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    Jeb

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    Jeb went to the island to find out who had been hacking into his LSIWC programs.What he discovered wasn't what he expected. It was so much more.His childhood past comes back, both ...

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    Home Port

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    Chris Andrews needs to go home. A new job awaits. A new opportunity. A new chance to build better memories.The last time he was there, he buried his father. The time before that, t...

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    Time for Home

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    Army Ranger Oliver Parker considered the world and wherever the mission sent him to be his home. Now, with an injury to his leg, he was scrambling to redefine what home was to...

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    Hot SEAL, Undercover Groom

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    Nolan (Ringer) Bell is a SEAL, sidelined for a ruptured appendix and on medical leave. Bored at his mom's house, he agrees to help his sister, a local PI, specializing in financial...

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    SEAL Together

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    After twentyfive years of active duty, US Navy SEAL Commander Eric Lopez chafed at his forced medical retirement.  Bored, he jumped at the opportunity to work for a DHS S...