Architectural top vs honest height
30 Hudson Yards is marketed at 387.1m. The highest floor a person can stand on - the highest occupied floor - is at 340m. The gap between those two numbers is 47.1m of structure that no occupant reaches.
That gap is the vanity height. As a percentage of architectural top, it is the Vanity Ratio: 12.2%.
In the Honest 100,30 Hudson Yards ranks #72 by occupied height.
Observation decks
Edge
Floor 101 · Outdoor
345m
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Vanity context
A Vanity Ratio of 12.2% places 30 Hudson Yards within the moderate range. The non-occupiable structure above the highest occupied floor is significant but not unusual for a building of this height.
Comparable buildings
In context
Sources and methodology
Height data sourced from Wikipedia (CC-BY-SA). Vanity Ratio calculated as (Architectural Top - Highest Occupied Floor) / Architectural Top. See the full methodology.
Per-field source notes
- architectural_top_m
- Wikipedia - 387.1m to spire tip
- roof_height_m
- Wikipedia - 340m (roof of occupied structure)
- highest_occupied_floor_m
- Wikipedia - 340m (floor 73)
- observation_decks
- Wikipedia / edgenyc.com - Edge deck at floor 101 / 345m (cantilevered above roof level)
- hat_factor_pct
- Calculated: (387.1-340)/387.1 = 12.2%
- note
- Edge deck at 345m is above the building roof (340m) due to cantilevered structure - unique case