▁Y ard , ▁for ▁much ▁of ▁Ph ase ▁ 1 ▁to ▁sit ▁upon . ▁The ▁platform ▁is ▁rest ed ▁on ▁ca iss ons , ▁that ▁are ▁d ril led ▁under ground . ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁T utor ▁Per ini ▁Building ▁Cor p . ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁$ 5 1 0 ▁million ▁contract ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁platform . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Time ▁Warner ▁announced ▁its ▁intent ions ▁to ▁move ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁offices ▁to ▁ 3 0 ▁Hudson ▁Y ards , ▁vac ating ▁its ▁current ▁headquarters ▁at ▁the ▁Time ▁Warner ▁Center , ▁also ▁owned ▁by ▁Rel ated , ▁at ▁Columb us ▁Circle . ▁The ▁company ▁will ▁occup y ▁half ▁the ▁building , ▁below ▁the ▁ 3 8 th ▁floor . ▁ ▁In ▁mid - 2 0 1 5 , ▁Rel ated ▁received ▁a ▁$ 6 9 0 ▁million ▁loan ▁from ▁Bank ▁of ▁America , ▁Well s ▁F argo , ▁and ▁CI BC ▁which ▁allowed ▁construction ▁to ▁start . ▁By ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁structure ' s ▁first ▁few ▁above ground ▁flo ors ▁were ▁already ▁complete . ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁the ▁observation ▁deck ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁tower ▁began ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁The ▁observation ▁deck ▁was ▁nearly ▁complete ▁by ▁mid - 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁opened ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁One ▁month ▁later , ▁Warner