Battery Park City Master Plan

Format
Brief

City
New York

State/Province
NY

Country
USA

Metro Area
New York

Project Type
District/Corridor/Community

Location Type
Central Business District

Land Uses
Education
Hotel
Marina
Multifamily For-Sale Housing
Multifamily Rental Housing
Museum
Office
Open space
Parking
Restaurant
Retail

Keywords
Healthy place features
Large-scale planning
Long-term development
Mixed-income community
Public-private partnership
Redevelopment
ULI Awards for Excellence 2010 Winner
ULI Heritage Award Winner

Site Size
92 acres
acres hectares

Date Started
1969

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The Battery Park City Master Plan, adopted in 1979, has facilitated the private development of 8 million square feet (743,000 m²) of commercial space, 7.2 million square feet (669,000 m²) of residential space, and nearly 36 acres (14 ha) of open space in lower Manhattan, becoming a model for successful large-scale planning efforts. The strength of the master plan has allowed development to occur incrementally, thereby creating a neighborhood with a stable mix of uses and diverse architecture that blends into the existing New York City street grid.

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Developer/Master Planner
Battery Park City Authority
New York, NY

Website
www.batteryparkcity.org

Principal Author(s)
Theodore Thoerig, Patrick Pontius

ULI Awards for Excellence 2010 Winner

ULI Heritage Award Winner