West Chelsea/High Line Rezoning Plan

Format
Brief

City
New York

State/Province
NY

Country
USA

Metro Area
New York

Project Type
District/Corridor/Community

Location Type
Other Central City

Land Uses
Education
Hotel
Multifamily Rental Housing
Office
Open space
Parking
Restaurant
Retail

Keywords
Adaptive use
Affordable housing
Art galleries
Creative rezoning
Elevated greenway
Former industrial sites
Transfer of development rights
ULI Awards for Excellence 2009 Winner
Urban park

Site Size
68 acres
acres hectares

Date Started
2004

Date Opened
2011

A brief is a short version of a case study.

The West Chelsea/High Line Plan, adopted in 2005, is a special zoning district that establishes an innovative regulatory framework for new and affordable housing and the preservation of a distinct neighborhood along a transformed elevated rail line connecting three neighborhoods: the historic Gansevoort Meat Market, the West Chelsea art district, and the newly planned Hudson Yards. The plan, centered around the restoration of the 1.5-mile (2.4-km) High Line as an elevated greenway, features a transfer of development rights (TDR) scheme that has spurred the development of over 1,000 residential units and nearly 2 million square feet (185,806 m²) of commercial space throughout a 30-block area.

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Public Agency
City of New York, Department of City Planning
New York, NY

Nonprofit Agency
Friends of the High Line
New York, NY

Architect (High Line)
Diller Scofidio + Renfro
New York, NY

Landscape Architect (High Line)
Field Operations
New York, NY

Principal Author(s)
Theodore Thoerig, Alexandra Notay, David Leipziger

ULI Awards for Excellence 2009 Winner