• Battery Park City

    Manhattan, New York, New York

    Built on empty land-fill from the excavation of the World Trade Centers in the 1970s, Battery Park City is today a premier waterfront destination and perhaps the most successful new commercial development in the USA. The Master Plan proposed two then-radical concepts: 1) extension of the adjacent street grid across the site creating a normalized development pattern while discouraging through traffic; and 2) an open space system with a continuous esplanade, commercial plaza, and neighborhood parks with walkways connecting them to one another and the city. These pedestrian connections and three nearby transit stations eliminate the need for a car. New buildings on the site meet LEED GOLD standards.

    Client: Battery Park City Authority
    Size: 18,000,000 gross square feet
    Completion: Master Plan 1982
    Awards: 1991 National AIA Citation for Excellence in Urban Design; 1988 AIA Honor Award
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