Building championship
teams for the world's most
ambitious projects.

YAR PROJECT is a development management firm specializing in large mixed use projects.

We build exceptional teams.

Development

Design Management

Construction

Legal

Finance

Public Programming

Sales

Marketing

Tech

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To take on complex challenges.

Hudson yards

  • Over 70 office tenants in 6 million sf
  • Over 50 retail tenants
  • 400 condominiums and 100 affordable units
  • 28 acres master planned with over 12 architects
  • 12 acres of public open space
  • 99 year ground lease with the MTA
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That require innovative solutions.

Hudson yards

  • Vertically integrated construction team including owner and three prime contractors
  • Ground-breaking, open shop project labor agreement
  • Created a developer owned curtainwall contractor
  • 90 story office tower suspended over continuously operating throat of a railyard
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To deliver the best user experience.

Hudson yards

  • 50,000 permanent workers, over 20 million visitors per year

We work with the
world's best designers.

We know that any design is only as good as the brief given. We have honed this craft, allowing us to manage risk, deliver on time and create a product that performs across all metrics, leveraging exceptional creative talent in architecture, design and engineering.

HOK

Pentagram

Gehry Partners

Coop Himmelblau

Foster + Partners

Robert A M Stern

KPF

Heatherwick Studio

Nelson Byrd Woltz

L'Observatoire

Arquitectonica

SOM - David Childs

David Rockwell

Peter Calthorpe

Diller Scofidio Renfrew

Bruce Mau

Jaume Plensa

Frank Stella

Brisbin Brooks Beynon Architects

Jay Cross

FOUNDER

Founder Jay Cross is a seasoned real estate development executive with a proven record of leading some of the world’s most ambitious projects. As President of Related Hudson Yards, he helped deliver one of the most iconic urban transformations in North America, turning a former industrial site into a $16 billion destination for global business, culture, and hospitality. He went on to serve as President of Howard Hughes Holdings, where he led the repositioning and growth of some of America's most successful mixed-use communities, and a new 37,000 acre city Teravalis, Arizona. His leadership experience also extends to sports and entertainment, having served as Arena Project Director of the Toronto Raptors, President of the Miami Heat and President of the New York Jets, where he spearheaded the development of state-of-the-art arenas, stadiums and training facilities. Outside of his professional life, Cross is a three-time Olympic sailor and Commodore of the New York Yacht Club.

YAR Project definition

“Yar” is a nautical term that describes a boat that is quick to the helm, fast, and agile. That spirit defines how we build.

"Project" reflects the singular approach we take. With decades of experience across a range of precedent-setting projects we have distilled the essential elements that allow for winning teams to create lasting real estate investments.

Professional Sports

METLIFE STADIUM

  • $1.6B joint venture between two NFL teams, the NY Jets and Giants, in the world's largest sports market.
  • 82,500 seats across 2.1 M sq ft making it the largest NFL stadium
  • 4 scoreboards
  • 218 luxury suites

AMERICAN AIRLINES ARENA

  • Home of the NBA Miami Heat
  • A waterfront arena designed by Arquitectonica featuring an openair plaza, integrated retail space and integration with Biscayne waterfront.
  • 670,000 sq ft, 2,105 club seats + 80 luxury suites
  • 19,600 seats
  • 200+ events hosted annually

AIR CANADA CENTRE

  • A multi-sport arena in a 1930's post office building, integrating historic preservation with a dual ice/court configuration, home to the Toronto NHL  Maple Leafs and NBA Raptors
  • 665,000 sq ft
  • 70 luxury suites
  • 8 month record-breaking rezoning process

Unique RESIDENCEs

RITZ-CARLTON RESIDENCE

  • Home of the NBA Miami Heat
  • A waterfront arena designed by Arquitectonica featuring an openair plaza, integrated retail space and integration with Biscayne waterfront.
  • 670,000 sq ft, 2,105 club seats + 80 luxury suites
  • 19,600 seats
  • 200+ events hosted annually

Highlights

Over decades in the industry we've worked in urban mixed-use, masterplanned communities, retail, sports facilities and high-end residential across North America, Europe, and Asia.

RITZ-CARLTON RESIDENCE

  • Ritz-Carlton Residence in The Woodlands, Texas
  • 111 estate homes
  • 8.6 acre site
  • 39 unique floorplans
  • 1,250 feet of private shoreline
  • 70% sold in 60 days
  • 70% above Houston prices high water mark
  • Robert A.M. Stern design

METLIFE STADIUM

  • $1.6B joint venture between two NFL teams, the NY Jets and Giants, in the world's largest sports market
  • 82,500 seats across 2.1 M sq ft making it the largest NFL stadium
  • 4 scoreboards
  • 218 luxury suites

American Airlines Arena

  • Home of the NBA Miami Heat
  • A waterfront arena designed by Arquitectonica featuring an open-air plaza, integrated retail space and integration with Biscayne waterfront
  • 670,000 sq ft, 2,105 club seats + 80 luxury suites
  • 19,600 seats
  • 200+ events hosted annually

Highlights

Over decades in the industry we've worked in urban mixed-use, masterplanned communities, retail, sports facilities and high-end residential across North America, Europe and Asia.

RITZ-CARLTON RESIDENCE

  • Ritz-Carlton Residence in The Woodlands, Texas
  • 111 estate homes
  • 8.6 acre site
  • 39 unique floorplans
  • 1,250 feet of private shoreline
  • 70% sold in 60 days
  • 70% above Houston prices high water mark
  • Robert A.M. Stern design

METLIFE STADIUM

  • $1.6B joint venture between two NFL teams, the NY Jets and Giants, in the world's largest sports market.
  • 82,500 seats across 2.1 M sq ft making it the largest NFL stadium
  • 4 scoreboards
  • 218 luxury suites

American Airlines Arena

  • Home of the NBA Miami Heat
  • A waterfront arena designed by Arquitectonica featuring an open-air plaza, integrated retail space and integration with Biscayne waterfront
  • 670,000 sq ft, 2,105 club seats + 80 luxury suites
  • 19,600 seats
  • 200+ events hosted annually

Air Canada Centre

  • A multi-sport arena in a 1930's post office building, integrating historic preservation with a dual ice/court configuration, home to the Toronto NHL  Maple Leafs and NBA Raptors
  • 665,000 sq ft
  • 70 luxury suites
  • 8 month record-breaking rezoning process

RITZ-CARLTON RESIDENCE

  • Ritz-Carlton Residence in The Woodlands, Texas
  • 111 estate homes
  • 8.6 acre site
  • 39 unique floorplans
  • 1,250 feet of private shoreline
  • 70% sold in 60 days
  • 70% above Houston prices high water mark
  • Robert A.M. Stern design

metlife stadium

  • $1.6B joint venture between two NFL teams, the NY Jets and Giants, in the world's largest sports market.
  • 82,500 seats across 2.1 M sq ft making it the largest NFL stadium
  • 4 scoreboards
  • 218 luxury suites