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DESCRIPTION
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
DESCRIPTION
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
DESCRIPTION
This concept plan creates a 5-acre triangular public open space with Greenwich Street extending through the
site. New memorial, cultural, and commercial facilities enclose this open space to the west, with a central public pavilion.
A major east-west pedestrian route passes through a series of open and enclosed spaces, including the pavilion, which provides
access to memorial facilities and a below-grade transit concourse. A broad elevated pedestrian deck spans West Street to reach
the upper level of the Winter Garden, leading to the waterfront.
Principal Features of this Concept Plan:
- 5-acre triangular open space
- Memorial/cultural facilities, with a public pavilion
- 13.2 acres of total public space including streets, sidewalks, and public arcades
- Elevated pedestrian deck over West Street to the Winter Garden
- Greenwich Street extended through site
- West Street at grade with pedestrian deck
- 6 towers (1 at 85 stories, 1 at 61 stories, and 4 at 59 stories)
- 1,500 foot high skyline element
- Potential residential development south of Liberty Street
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DESCRIPTION
This concept plan creates a 4-acre open space between an extended Greenwich Street and West Street. Memorial
or cultural uses occupy the southwest corner of the site. Fulton Street is extended from Church Street to Greenwich Street,
and further east by a multi-level pedestrian concourse, which connects by bridge to the Winter Garden upper level. The tallest
of five office towers overlooks the new open space, and has an antenna or sculptural top, which marks the skyline.
Principal Features of this Concept Plan:
- 4-acre open space
- Memorial or cultural facilities in the southwest portion of the site
- 6.8-acres of new public space including streets, sidewalks, and public arcades
- Greenwich Street extended through site, Fulton Street extended partially through site
- West Street at grade with pedestrian bridge
- 5 towers (1 at 80 stories, 2 at 66 stories, 2 at 50 stories)
- 1,500 foot high skyline element
- Potential residential development south of Liberty Street
DESCRIPTION
This concept plan creates a memorial site within a 6-acre park that is partially situated on a deck over West
Street. Two buildings for museum or cultural uses complete the park's enclosure. A new public square is created on a block
west of St Paul's chapel. Fulton, Cortlandt, and Liberty Streets are oriented perpendicular to West Street. Fulton Street
becomes a major east-west corridor with a pedestrian arcade that flows from Greenwich Street to the World Financial Center.
North-south regional traffic uses a West Street bypass that runs under the deck. The plan requires the acquisition of part
of the plaza of the Deutsche Bank building and the parking lot at Cedar and West Streets.
Principal Features of this Concept Plan:
- 6-acre park partially situated on a deck over West Street
- 14.4 acres of new public space, including new streets, public square, arcades and an enclosed galleria
- Fulton and Cortlandt streets extend to the World Financial Center, perpendicular to West Street
- Greenwich Street extends through the site with active building frontages on both sides
- West Street bypass tunnel from Albany Street to Vesey Street (local traffic at surface)
- 5 towers (2 at 72 stories, 3 at 45 stories)
- 1,500 foot high skyline element
- Potential residential development south of Liberty Street
- 6 acres of property created on a deck over West Street
DESCRIPTION
This concept plan creates a large oval park on a deck above West Street, as well as new public squares, memorial
sites, and sites for a museum and other important low-rise cultural buildings positioned to be visible from beyond the site.
A grand promenade extends south along West Street to Battery Park, lined with trees or plants to remember each of the victims.
By connecting the proposed museum/cultural facilities on the site to Battery Park, the promenade forms a dignified, symbolic
connection of spaces between the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and the World Trade Center site. The skyline is marked by
two 63-story towers on the eastern portion of the site along Church Street.
Principal Features of this Concept Plan:
- Grand promenade connecting museum/cultural facilities on the site to Battery Park, and via ferry, Ellis Island and the
Statue of Liberty
- Cultural and memorial uses on the western portion of the site
- 27.7 acres of public space, including the grand promenade, new streets, public squares, arcades, and an enclosed galleria
- New streets including grand promenade
- West Street tunnel from Battery Park to Vesey Street (local traffic at surface)
- 6 towers (2 at 63 stories, 4 at 32 stories)
- Two 1,500 foot high skyline elements
- Potential residential development south of Liberty Street
- 19.4 acres of new property created, on a deck and grand promenade over the submerged express lanes of West Street
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