| This
concept plan creates
a 10-acre square framed
by 10-story buildings.
A multi-level public
arcade surrounds the
square and connects
to retail levels and
transit systems. Rooftop
gardens of the low
buildings are connected
by a continuous public
walkway that surrounds
and overlooks the
square, creating an
upper level of public
open space. The tallest
tower has an antenna
or sculptural top
that marks the skyline.
Four city blocks to
the south of the site
are acquired to create
a new cultural district
and park spaces connecting
Broadway to the waterfront.
Greenwich Street is
extended through the
site, and could have
limited vehicular
access. West Street
express traffic is
submerged in a tunnel
to create 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:
- 10-acre square,
with a memorial/cultural
building
on the western
edge
- Public arcades
and rooftops
overlooking
square
- 24.1 total
acres of
public space,
including
parks, streets,
sidewalks,
public arcades,
and grand
promenade
- Liberty Street
green corridor
from Broadway
to waterfront
- Greenwich
Street extended
through
site
- West Street
tunnel from
Battery
Park to
Chambers
Street (local
surface
traffic)
- 4 towers
(1 at 80
stories,
2 at 70
stories,
1 at 56
stories)
- 1,500 foot
high skyline
element
- New cultural
district
south of
the site
- 13 acres
of new property
created
or acquired,
including
the Cultural
District
(with some
building
demolition
required),
and a 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
|
