Description: It’s being called the largest private real-estate development in the history of the United States: Hudson Yards, a collection of shopping centers, restaurants, apartments and office buildings on Manhattan’s west side.

Source: MarketWatch.com

Date: Mar 16, 2019

Link: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/new-yorks-super-mall-hudson-yards-opens-this-weekend-and-here-are-the-reviews-so-far-2019-03-15?mod=mw_theo_homepage

Questions for discussion:

• Why is this development concept controversial?
• Who are the likely target customers?
• Can this mall draw shoppers away from traditional shopping and tourist districts in NYC, in your opinion?