| This
concept plan creates
an 8-acre plaza west
of an extended Greenwich
Street, with sites
for memorials and
buildings for museum/cultural
uses. Fulton and Cortlandt
streets are extended
to Greenwich Street,
and Fulton becomes
a pedestrian path
through the open space
to connect to the
World Financial Center.
West Street express
traffic is submerged
in a tunnel, and local
traffic is carried
on a reduced surface
boulevard, to allow
the open space and
memorial or cultural
facilities to expand
to the west. A tall,
freestanding mixed-use
tower is located on
the northwest corner
of the site, with
an antenna or sculptural
top that marks the
skyline. This tower
would terminate a
grand promenade linking
the site to Battery
Park, and via ferry,
Ellis Island and the
Statue of Liberty.
Principal Features
of this Concept
Plan:
- 8-acre plaza
with a memorial/cultural
building
on the western
edge
- 18.1 total
acres of
new public
space, including
parks, streets,
sidewalks,
and grand
promenade
- Greenwich
Street extended
through
site, Fulton
and Cortlandt
Streets
extended
partially
through
site
- 100 feet
of West
Street reclaimed
at grade
for open
space and
museum facility
- West Street
tunnel from
Battery
Park to
Vesey Street
(local surface
traffic)
- 5 towers
(1 at 79
stories,
2 at 67
stories,
and 2 at
62 stories)
- 1,500 foot
high skyline
element
- Potential
residential
development
south of
Liberty
Street
- 5 acres of
new property
created
on grand
promenade
over the
submerged
express
lanes of
West Street
- Grand promenade
to Battery
Park, and
via ferry,
Ellis Island
and the
Statue of
Liberty
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