Hudson River Park

Description

Commissioned, 1992

A new plan for development was announced in 1992 by then-Governor Mario Cuomo and then-Mayor David Dinkins, targeting Pier 76 opposite the Javits Center, Chelsea Piers, and Pier 40 as key locations for commercial development that would support the park. The 1992 memorandum also created the Hudson River Park Corporation, quickly renamed the Hudson River Park Conservancy, a government agency composed of members appointed by the governor and mayor.

Designed, 1993

MNLA Principal Signe Nielsen was the joint venture partner on the team that prepared a comprehensive master plan and design guidelines for the 550-acre Hudson River Park that stretches from the Battery to 59th Street, including 13 public access piers. This plan is premised on reclaiming the waterfront for public benefit. Throughout the master plan, the design team collaborated closely with NYS DOT to integrate the bikeway into the park plan.

Constructed, 1997

Hudson River Park was created in 1997 with a cost of $330 million for 550 acres, including 13 piers and 5 miles of esplanade. The largest pier within the park, Pier 40, at Houston Street, currently has 2,200 long-term parking spaces as well as indoor and outdoor athletic fields. At least half of the 12 million square feet that make up Pier 40 is designated parkland, with the rest committed to compatible park and commercial uses. More than three decades since the plan was completed, the park is a valuable resource to area residents and visitors.

Awards

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American Society of Landscape Architects Merit Award in 1998 Built by Women in 2015 Society of Environmental Graphic Design - Merit Award in 2004

Related People & Organizations

NYC Department of Transportation

Hudson River Park Trust

Timeline

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1993

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2008

2010+ 1

2021

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Pier 55 with the Little Island

Walking path along the riverfront, with the Financial District skyline in the background

View of the Lower Manhattan skyline from Hudson River Park

Landscaping along the riverfront

The walking path along the river, photographed at dusk

Aerial view of the riverfront

Public enjoying the view of the Hudson River

This plan is premised on reclaiming the waterfront for public benefit

ASSOCIATED SITES

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Landscape

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Hudson River Park: Tribeca Section Piers 25 & 26

Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects

New York City, New York

Park

Hudson River Park: Segment 5, Pier 64 to Pier 54

Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc., Lynden Miller, Meg Webster

New York City, New York

Park

Little Island

Heatherwick Studio, Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects, ARUP, Hudson River Park Trust, Fisher Marantz Stone, C & G Partners, Standard Architects, Mueser Rutledge, Irrigation Components International

New York

Park

Hudson River Park: Pier 40

Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects

New York City, New York

Park, Recreation

Public Art

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Passage in Time

Malcolm Cochran, Miceli Kulik, Percent for Art New York City Department of Cultural Affairs

New York City, New York

Sculpture

Architecture

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Hudson River Park: Pier 62 Carousel

CR Studio Architects PC, Lynden Miller

New York City, New York

Recreation

Planning

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Hudson River Park Master Plan

Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects, Quennell Rothschild & Partners

New York

Urban Design

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