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Riverside South Master Plan

Design/Completion 1992

New York, New York, USA

Riverside South Planning Corporation

6.1 million square feet (site area: 55 acres)

Situated along the Hudson River between 59th and 72nd Streets, Rivcrside South is a tract of undeveloped land. Formerly the site of an extensive raił yard, the area is still occupied by an active Amtrak linę, a portion of the elevated West Side Highway, and inaccessible, dilapidated pierś. The plan brings the city back to the river by extending the Street grid westward and introducing a public park along the waterfront.

The development program consists of 5,700 residential units, neighborhood retail, ofFices, cultural and community facilities, Film studios, and a 23-acre riverfront park. A crucial element of the program is the relocation of the West Side Highway inland and at-grade. The master plan prescribes land use, building envelopes, urban design guidelines, an open space plan, and a phasing plan. The neighborhood vocabulary of townhouses, streetwall apartment buildings, and narrow towers characterizes the planned buildings.

1    Model: sile plan view

2    Rendering of projcct from ihe north

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