The Hudson Companies, Inc. and the Related Companies LP, another multifamily developer, have been designated by the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation to develop Riverwalk, a new 2,000 unit, nine building village. Located in the middle of New York City’s East River, opposite Manhattan’s Upper East Side, the site will offer unsurpassed views of all of New York, especially Manhattan’s Eastern waterfront in an environment of tranquility and open space virtually unknown in the rest of the City.

475 Main Street , completed in July 2003, contains 256 apartments which were built as staff housing for Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. The building also includes a health club and day care center. 465 Main Street, completed in October 2003, contains 136 apartments built as staff housing for Weill Cornell Medical College. The building also includes a health club, kid’s play room and roof terrace. Both buildings were designed by Gruzen Samton Architects and SLCE Architects.

The next building in Riverwalk, Riverwalk Place is a condominium, currently under development.