30 Hudson Street Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids 30 Hudson Street
A 2009 view of the tower from Liberty State Park
Alternative names	Goldman Sachs Tower
Record height
Tallest in New Jersey from 2004 to 2018
Preceded by	101 Hudson Street
Surpassed by	99 Hudson Street
General information
Type	commercial offices
Location	30 Hudson Street Jersey City, New Jersey United States
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	Pelli Clarke Pelli Adamson Associates
Developer	Gerald D Hines Interests
Structural engineer	Thornton Tomasetti
Main contractor	Turner Construction

30 Hudson Street, also known as the Goldman Sachs Tower, is a very tall building in Jersey City, New Jersey. It stands 238 m (781 ft) (about 781 feet) high and has 42 floors. When it was finished in 2004, it was the tallest building in New Jersey. Today, it is the second tallest building in the state.

The famous architect César Pelli designed this impressive tower. It is used for offices and also has a cafeteria, a health center, and a gym for the people who work there.

You can find the building in the Exchange Place area of Jersey City. It's easy to get to by public transport. There's a PATH train station nearby, and you can also use the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail at the Essex Street and Exchange Place stops.

The tower is right on the waterfront, looking out over the Hudson River and Lower Manhattan in New York City. You can see it from all five of the boroughs of New York City. On a clear day, the building can be seen from far away, like Highlands, New Jersey (about 40 miles (64 km) south) and Bear Mountain, New York (about 40 miles (64 km) north).

The building was first planned to be used only by Goldman Sachs, a big financial company. However, after a tough economic time around 2007-2008, Goldman Sachs didn't need as much space. So, they started renting parts of the building to other companies. For example, the Royal Bank of Canada now shares space in the tower.

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Building History

This tower was originally meant to be the main part of a huge campus for Goldman Sachs. This campus would have included a training center, a university, and a large hotel. However, some of the company's traders didn't want to move from Wall Street in New York City. Because of this, the top 13 floors of the building stayed empty until 2008.

The Exchange Place area in Jersey City used to be mostly industrial and run-down. But in the 2000s, it became part of what's called New Jersey's Gold Coast. This is a strip of land along the Hudson River that has been rebuilt with many new homes, shops, and offices.

Even though some financial executives didn't like the location, about 4,000 Goldman Sachs employees did move to the building. These included people from the company's real estate, technology, and administrative teams. The building is also considered "green" because it has a LEED certification. This means it was designed and built to be energy-efficient and good for the environment.

In 2010, Goldman Sachs finished building another tower in Lower Manhattan at 200 West Street. This new building is almost directly across the water from 30 Hudson Street. Goldman Sachs uses private ferries to shuttle workers between these two buildings.