Thesis Booklet

1 JUD

DANIEL JUD

GRADUATE THESIS DESIGN STUDIO

FALL 2012

ROGER WILLAMS UNIVERSITY

2 THESIS

4 THESIS

INTRODUCTION:

There are many things that have contributed to why we as a society need to construct our built en-vironment out of “green buildings” moving forward. The combination of over densification, misuse of natural resources, and lack of “green building” initiatives has begun to bring about a need for change. Our built environment must make less of a negative impact on our planet. Architecture needs to be responsible to the larger social, economic, and environmental context. Cities don’t exist in isolation but are actually far from it. They are connected to much larger ecosystems and can damage habitats for many species globally if not handled correctly. Beneath the steel and concrete of the built environment are the air, soil, and waterways that are connected to the areas far beyond the city. The air pollution created by cities reduces the quality of the air we breathe worldwide at an alarming rate and thus the need for green building in cities is critical.

The Architecture of today has become a mixture of responding to what has been done in the past and what we are trying to do in the future. This raises the question; Can 21st century architects change the preconceived notions of what we know the built environment as – which is the opposite of nature? How can we live today without putting so much stress on our planet?

_architecturalTHESIS

5 JUD

INCORPORATING NATURE IN AN URBAN SETTING

SUSTAINABILITY_ REDUCING POLLUTION

MASS TRANSIT = REDUCING # OF AUTOMOBILES

USING THESE THREE TO RESTORE THE DAMAGED URBAN CONDITION

i n t r o d u c t i o n

6 THESIS

In Ian Mchargs speech of 1971 titled Man: planetary disease, he states, “He treats the world as a storehouse existing for his de-lectation; he plunders, rapes, poisons and kills the living system, the biosphere, in ignorance of its workings and its fundamental value.”

Architecture and nature should aim to work together in harmony. In our past, in absence of 21st century sci-ence, the only way to live a healthy life was this way .We need to be asking ourselves, How can we live today without putting so much stress on our planet?

His eco skyscrapers make an effort to rediscover green space that has been lost at the ground level by the footprint of the built environment. He uses verti-cal landscaping, stepped terraces, vertical linked en-closed atria and deep green architecture. They make a smaller ecological footprint, promote healthy lifestyles for its residents, and adopt eco-friendly measures for handling and managing their waste.

Green space flowing from ground level onto the archi-tecture image from Eco masterplanning – Ken Yeang

_thesisA PLANET IN CRISIS

INTRODUCTION

7 JUD

With the greatest contributor of pollution being the very things we rely on to live our day to day lives – the au-tomobile and the energy powering our buildings, there has to be a revolution of sorts before we start moving in the right direction. Some of the affects of our careless energy use have changed the lives millions of people including the melting ice caps or the severe storms such as Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Sandy. Luckily we’ve recognized the need for urgent change and we do have the resources to achieve immediate and mea-surable results if we continue to push for greener and more sustainable architecture. Now we need to figure out how to “close the loop” and be much more efficient with our resource use and land use. Being in the 21st century with its dwindling natural resources, we have to make sure we are designing efficient architecture. Whether architects are aiming to be eco friendly, or en-tirely sustainable we need to push for making our archi-tecture “greener” - designing into the future.

We as a society have an undeniable need to reduce the amount of Co2 emmisions we are pumping into our atmosphere.

Global warming can be largely attributed to the abun-dant burning of fossil fuels caused by the enormous amount of automobile traffic. This reason alone is why a sustainable Mass Transit needs to be encouraged. We need to make the average pedestrian aware of the benefits of eco-design and a more sustainable future. This can be the beginning to a much larger change. Polluted air is pumped back into the atmosphere, harm-ing ecosystems and city residents health

Successful architecture should be in response to the problems at hand, not a contributor. We need to be more responsible with how we design and sustainable design is the way.

_thesisAUTOMOBILE POLLUTION

8 THESIS

In his book Cities, People, Planet, Girardet raises an in-teresting point in saying, “Urban growth has been docu-mented but less so is the growth of urban ecological impacts”. One way to better our cities is to “close the loop” and be much more efficient with our resource use and land use. This can be done by promoting quality green space within cities which will lead to the environ-ment being protected and our quality of life enhanced. It is estimated that by 2030 it is expected that 60 of the world population, or 4.9 billion people are expected to live in cities. With such large cities in existence, and knowing how rapidly they will grow, we urgently need to create more sustainable and eco-friendly urban habi-tats. Sustainable transportation can be the way to do this.

It will not only improve the quality of life for the resi-dents, but it if done properly and by using eco- master-planning strategies, it can repair some of the damage cities have done to our planet already.

Conventional Master Planning, according to Ken Yeang, “callously disrupts ecosystems, and in many cases it irreversibly devastates and fragments them as for ex-ample with urban sprawl.” Conventional masterplan-ning irresponsibly fragments the landscape contributing to ecosystems being devastated. By laying roads and other infrastructures without being conscious of our im-pacts we are not only harming our own environment, we are dissecting habitats and decreasing the survival of other species. This is a fundamentally irresponsible thing to do.

INTRODUCTION:

10 THESIS

CLAY ST.

BOX ST.

ASH ST.

VAN

DAM

ST.

STARR AVE.

REVIEW AVE.

31ST PL.

34TH ST.

35TH ST.

GREENPOINT AVE.

37TH ST.

BRADLEY AVE.

CAYLER ST.

QUEENS MIDTOWN EXPWY.

48TH AVE.

49TH AVE.50TH AVE.

51ST AVE.

51ST AVE.

50TH AVE.

49TH AVE.

53RD AVE.

SKILLMAN AVE.

DAVIS CT.PEARSO

NPL.AUSTELL PL.

48TH AVE.

47TH AVE.

THOMSON AVE.

QUEENS BLVD.

HUNTERS POINT AVE.

28TH

ST.

29TH

ST.

30TH

ST.

29TH ST.

30TH

PL.

31ST

ST.

31ST

PL.

2ND

ST.

5TH

ST.

VER

NO

N B

LVD

.

JACKSON AVE.

JACKSON AVE.

HUNTER ST.44TH DR.

44TH RD.

42ND RD.44TH AVE.

43RD RD.

43RD AVE.

9TH

ST.

VERN

ON BL

VD.

10TH

ST.

11TH

ST.

11TH

ST.

12TH

ST.

21ST

ST.

21ST

ST.

22ND S

T.23

RD S

T.

23R

D S

T.

24TH

ST.

CRESCEN

T ST

.27

TH S

T.28

TH S

T.29

TH S

T..

EVA T

S14

40TH RD.

40TH AVE.

41ST AVE.

41ST RD.

39TH AVE.

12TH

ST.

10TH

ST.

30TH

ST.

41STAVE

WEST ST.

ORCHARD

ST.QUEENS ST.

PURVES ST.

44TH

DR.

COURT SQ

.

COURT SQ

.

PEARSON ST.

DAVIS ST.

CRANE ST.

ARCH

ST.

THOMSON AVE.DUTCH KILLS

ST.

13TH

ST.

BRIDGE PLAZA SOUTH

BRIDGE PLAZA SOUTH

BRIDGE PLAZA SOUTH

45TH AVE.

45TH RD.

46TH AVE.

46TH RD.

47TH AVE.47TH RD.

11TH

PL.

21ST

ST.

23R

D S

T.

25TH

ST. 27TH

ST.

BORDEN AVE.

BRIDGEWATER ST.

THOMAS ST.

MO

RG

AN AVE.

GEM

ST.BANKER ST.

DOBBIN ST.

GUERNSEY ST.

LORIM

ER ST.

LEONARD ST.

ECKFORD ST.

NEWELL ST.

DIAMO

ND ST.JEW

EL ST.M

OULTRIE ST.

MESEROLE AVE.

NORMAN AVE.

NASSAU AVE.

DRIGGS AVE.

COMMERCIAL ST. PAIDGE AVE.

N. 15TH ST.N. 14TH ST.N. 13TH ST.

WEST ST.

FRAN

KLIN ST.

MAN

HATTAN

AVE.

McG

UIN

NESS BLVD

.

PRO

VOST ST.

HU

MBO

LT S

T.

RU

SSEL

L ST

.

HEN

RY

ST.

MO

NIT

OR

ST.

KIN

GSL

AND

AVE

.

SUTT

ON

ST.

MO

RG

AN A

VE.

HAU

SMAN

ST.

APO

LLO

ST.

VARIC

K AVE.

DUPONT ST.

EAGLE ST.

FREEMAN ST.

GREEN ST.

HURON ST.

JAVA ST.

KENT ST.

GREENPOINT AVE.

MILTON ST.

NOBLE ST.

OAK ST.

CAYLER ST.

INDIA ST.

DUTC

H KI

LLS

NEWTOWN CREEK

WH

ALE

CR

EEK

CAN

AL

LONG

ISLAND RAIL ROAD

JJ BYRNE MEMORIAL BRIDGE

NORTHERN BLVD.

EAST

RIV

ER

ROOSEVE

LT IS

LAND

QUEENSBORO BRIDGE

37TH AVE.

38TH AVE.

13TH

ST.

14TH

ST.

21ST

ST.

22ND S

T.23

RD ST.

TOMPKINSSQUARE

HAMILTONFISHPARK

PIERH

EAD

AN

D B

ULK

HEA

D LIN

E

EAST RIVER

PARK

E. 23RD ST.

E. 22ND ST.

FDR

DRIV

E

E. 16TH ST.E. 15TH ST.

E. 14TH ST.

E. 15TH ST.

E. 16TH ST.

E. 17TH ST.

E. 18TH ST.

E. 19TH ST.

E. 20TH ST.

E. 13TH ST.E. 12TH ST.E. 11TH ST.E. 10TH ST.E. 9TH ST.

FIRS

T AV

E.

AVE.

A

AVE.

B

AVE.

C

AVE.

D

SZO

LD P

L.

ST. MARKS PL.

E. 8TH ST.

E. 7TH ST.E. 6TH ST.

E. 5TH ST.E. 4TH ST.E. 3RD ST.E. 2ND ST.

NO

RFO

LK S

T.

ESSE

X ST

.

SEVE

NTH

AVE.

SIXT

H AV

E.

BRO

ADW

AY

E. 26TH ST.E. 25TH ST.E. 24TH ST.

FIFT

H AV

E.

E. 31ST ST.E. 30TH ST.E. 29TH ST.E. 28TH ST.E. 27TH ST.

PARK

AVE

SO

.

MAD

ISO

N AV

E.

LEXI

NGTO

N AV

E.

THIR

D AV

E.

SECO

ND A

VE.

FIRS

T AV

E.

PARK

AVE

.

E. 54TH ST.E. 53RD ST.E. 52ND ST.E. 51ST ST.E. 50TH ST.E. 49TH ST.E. 48TH ST.

E. 47TH ST.

E. 46TH ST.E. 45TH ST.E. 44TH ST.E. 43RD ST.E. 42ND ST.E. 41ST ST.E. 40TH ST.E. 39TH ST.

E. 38TH ST.

E. 37TH ST.

E. 36TH ST.

E. 35TH ST.E. 34TH ST.E. 33RD ST.E. 32ND ST.

E. 57TH ST.E. 56TH ST.E. 55TH ST.

SUTT

ON

PL.

E. 59TH ST.

E. 58TH ST.

VAND

ERBI

LT A

VE.

CENTE

R BLV

D.

PULA

SKI B

RID

GE

MIDTOWNTUNNELPLAZA

ANABLE BASIN

SCALE

0 1000 2000 FEET

Project LocationFigure 1-1

N

HUNTER’S POINT SOUTH REZONING AND RELATED ACTIONS

3.28

.08

MANHATTAN

QUEENS

BROOKLYN

MANHATTAN

QUEENS

BROOKLYNEAST VILLAGE

GRAMERCY

MURRAY HILL

TUDOR CITY

MIDTOWN

HUNTER’S POINT

GREENPOINT

LONG ISLAND CITY

QUEENSBRIDGE

Site A

Site B

11 JUD

40° 44’ 21.98 N, 73° 57’ 39.6W

After establishing a set of problems that i was going to investigate for my thesis I then began to look for a site that my goals could be aplied too.

It is located in the city of Hunters Point, a neighbor-hood on the south side of Long Island City, in the New York City borough of Queens. The East River and Newtown Creek meet at Hunters Point South; to the west is Manhattan, with the UN and Chrysler Build-ing. South is Newtown Creek and Greenpoint. To the East are the rail yards, and north is Queens Plaza and Dutch Kills . Being only one subway stop from Mid-town, this working-class and industrial neighborhood has the potential to transform into a premier residential enclave with the affordable housing

INTRODUCTION

L O C A T I O N

Insert Text Here

_long island cityHUNTERS POINT SOUTH

12 THESIS

SITE SEARCH PROCESS

DAMAGED URBAN CONDITION

URBAN _PARKSPACE_WATERFRONT

HUNTERSPOINT SOUTH DEVELOPMENT -BENEFIT FROM MASS TRANPORTATION

SITE ANALYSIS

13 JUD

ARUPThomas Balsley AssociatesWeiss/Manfredi

Hunter’s Point South Waterfront Park 06.08.09

Concept DesignSlide Title

Project TitleNTS

HUNTER’S POINT SOUTH WATERFRONT PARKCOMMUNITY BOARD 2 PRESENTATIONJUNE 24, 2009

06.24.09

site analysis

14 THESIS



Concept DesignSite ViewsNTS

06.24.09

SITE ANALYSIS

15 JUD



Concept DesignSite ViewsNTS

06.24.09

16 THESIS

The reason I first chose this site was not because it was prime land to be developed but instead because it was a place that was once striving, but due to densification, pollution, improper planning, and neglect, has become an unoccupied space. Being on the Long Island coast of the East River the site can almost be though of as a knuckle between Long Island and New York. Because of this location, Hunters Point is mainly made up of in-dustrial zones. Unfortunately they are no longer thriv-ing in the way that it used to be. The site is in close proximity to an old train station, a water taxi site that is closed down due to current construction, and several bus stops. It is also at the terminus of a waterfront park system at the end of a peninsula.

“The vacant waterfront land at Hunter’s Point South represents one of New York City’s best opportunities for growth. This photo taken by the city shows a ruined railway car float that once transported rail cars from dry land onto barges. Similar to the industrial ruins of Riverside Park South in Manhattan, this wreck will be allowed to remain as a relic, surrounded by the expanded park around it.

The damaged urban condition in need of repair:

SITE ANALYSIS

17 JUDHunter’s Point South Waterfront Park11.19.09

Illustrative Site Plan 1” = 60’-0”

11

18 THESIS

HISTORICAL CONTEXTRapid growth of cities is often the cause of a need for revitalization once the area is no longer thriving. There are many things that contributed to the rapid growth of cities worldwide, the biggest being technology. The rise of industrialism brought a society built on the extraction of energy from nature. In his book Cities, People, Planet, Girardet states: “Urban society, with its fossil fuel-powered industrial, farming and transportation systems, has had unprecedented impacts on nature”. Rapid immigration to industrializing cities for jobs caused the already growing cities to grow faster. This rapid growth didn’t allow time for significant planning and incorporation of adequate urban green space, drainage systems, water filtration, etc. It didn’t allow time or resources for architects and urban planners to design with “big picture” sustain-able goals in mind.

Cities cover only 2% of land space worldwide but are responsible for 75% of the consump-tion of the world’s resources. In the last 100 years an enormous amount of people migrated to cities. The figures are not only impressive, but their startling. In 1900, 15 % of the global population which was 1.5 billion lived in cities. Today an astounding 47% of the global popu-lation, which is now 6 billion - live in cities making it our primary habitat. To handle this enor-mous influx of people our cities expanded outward at an alarming rate, becoming denser and denser until all usable area is taken up. This phenomenon is known as sprawl it can be a great threat to quality of life. In many cities sprawl has led to dense, polluted, and unpleasant urban environments.

SITE ANALYSIS

19 JUD

20 THESIS

The area known as Hunters Point was originally named Dorninie’s Hook, and was purchased by the second minister of the Dutch Reformed Church in New Amsterdam. In 1664, it became a part of the Town of Newtown and later passed into the hands of the family of a British sea captain, George Hunter. In 1825 the name of the estate was changed to Hunters Point.

The transition from a rural to an urban community began that year as the Long Island Railroad was forced by local protest to move its principal ter-minus from Atlantic Ave to Hunters Point. A prosperous community soon grew up, as inns, taverns and other ameni-ties were opened to accommodate the commuters. This led to the urban-ization of the area and to the construction in the 1870s of the distinguished groups of houses that made it such a fine residential neighborhood.

In 1870 the land was acquired bydevelopers who built the forty-seven houses exhibit diverse architectural styles including the Italianate, French Second Empire, and Neo-Grec from 1870-1891.

In 1870 Hunters Point joined with the village of Astoria, along with Raven-swood and Steinway to form Long Island City. Hunters Point served as the location for several of the new city’s municipal landmarks such as the Long Island City courthouse and Public School 1, which today houses a famous art museum.

SITE ANALYSIS

_thesisSITE HISTORY

P.S. 1 circa 1915. Today the building houses an art museum.

An 1891 map showing the Hunters Point section of Long Island City.

21 JUD

The elevated trains of the Queensboro Bridge, were opened in 1909. This improvement greatly improved communication between Manhattan and Queens and led to the intense industrial development of Long Island City, however it struck a death blow to what had been a quiet residential area. The roaruing trains caused many people to move away. The houses on 45th Avenue were converted into the multifamily dwellings that they are today. Completing construction of the Queensboro Bridge over Hunters Point

Subsequent subway and vehicular tunnels undermined Hunters Point. The mainstream of traffic and progress pushed over and under Hunters Point into the rapidly growing central and eastern portions of the borough. It is to this accident of technological geography that the city owes the survival of whats left.

HISTORICAL CONTENT

22 THESIS

As a peninsula bounded by the commercial waterways of Newtown Creek and the East River, Hunters Point became a highly industrialized area in the 19th cen-tury.The area probably most recognized by New York-ers today as the heart of industrial Long Island City, This working-class and industrial neighborhood with a large number of abandoned warehouses and facto-ries is undergoing substantial redevelopment, because the Deindustrialization in the 1970s and 80s left many abandoned warehouses and factories in the commu-nity.

Hunters Point has been defined by transportation over the years. From trains and ferries to bridges and tun-nels, the neighborhood has long been a connection to Manhattan for Long Island at its location at the East River and Newtown Creek. The East River waterfront is what defines Hunters Point, through its factories and its brilliant views of the Manhattan skyline.

SITE ANALYSIS

23 JUD

This photo taken by the city shows a ruined railway car float that once transported rail cars from dry land onto barges. Similar to the industrial ruins of Riverside Park South in Manhattan, this wreck will be allowed to remain as a relic, surrounded by the expanded park around it.

24 THESIS

The former LIRR gantry stands in a unique class as one of the city's most recogniz-able unused landmarks. Others include the repainted Coney Island parachute tower and the decaying NYS Pavilion in Flush-ing Meadows. On the right above, the for-mer Pennsylvania Railroad Powerhouse was mutilated, shorn of its smokestacks to make way for yet another condo. In con-trast, its IRT cousin on Manhattan's west side, has plenty of support from prominent preservation groups.

The Long Island City terminal was once one of the city's busiest, as it was the LIRR's closest approach to NYC before Pennsyl-vania station and the East River tunnels were completed in 1910, as ferries brought patrons to Manhattan from the terminal. Today, only a few trains a week stop here, and passengers are unceremoniously dis-charged in the rail yard, walking a block to the Water Taxi ferry to Manhattan.

Present day Hunters Point still shows signs of its historic past,there are may places where you can still see the original trolley tracks that have since been covered with black top and cobble stones.

25 JUD

SITE ANALYSIS

26 THESIS

CRESCENT

ST

BARNETT

AV44TH DR EXT 28

THST

10TH

ST

PEARSON

ST

50TH AV

EAST RIVER

VERNON

BLVD

23RD

ST

21ST

ST

11TH

ST54TH AV

NEWTOWNCREEK

2ND

ST 53RD AV

14TH

ST

BORDEN AV

NEWTOWNCREEK

51ST AV

25TH

ST

VERNON

BLVD

47TH RD

51ST AV

BORDEN AV51ST AV

50TH AV

JACKSONAV

48TH AV

49TH AV

5TH

ST

11TH ST BASIN

45TH AV

CRANE

ST

49TH AV

11TH

PL

11TH

ST

47TH AV

QUEENS MIDTOWN EXPWY

ARCHST

11TH

ST

46TH RD

46TH AV

45TH RD

44TH DR

45TH AV

44TH RD

23RD

ST

21ST

ST

DAVIS

ST

54TH AV

53RD AV

NEWTOWNCREEK

56TH RD

NEWTOWN CREEK

RUST

ST

MAURICEAV56TH TER

49TH

LA

MASPET

H AV

56TH AV

55TH AV

MASPETH CREEK

57THAV

49TH

ST

56TH RD

55TH AV

56THRD

56TH DR

43RD

ST

LAURELHILLBLVD

54TH DR

44THST

54TH RD

46TH

ST

55TH RD

48TH

ST

56TH

ST

56TH DR

58TH

ST

56TH RD

56TH AV

55TH DR


54TH RD

50TH

ST

55TH AV

54TH AV

HUNTERS POINT AV

48TH AV

27TH

ST

VANDAMST

35TH

ST

34TH

ST

JJBYR

NEMEM

ORIAL

BRIDGE

REVIEWAV

37TH ST

STARRAV

GREENP

OINT

AVREVIEWAV

29THST

QUEENSMIDTOWN

EXPWY

BORDEN AV

DUTCHKILLS

31ST

ST

GALEAV

BRADLEYAV

HUNTERSPOINT

AV


34TH

ST

GALEAV

HUNTERSPOINT

AV

35TH

STGREENPOINT

AV

SKILLM

ANAV

PEARSONPL

AUSTEL

LPL

DAVISCT

49TH AV

27TH

ST

29TH

ST

28TH

ST

30TH

ST

30TH

PL

DUTCHKILLSST

PURVESST

JACKS

ONAV

THOMSON AV

44THDR

COURT

SQ

43RDAV

HUNTER

ST27TH

ST

QUEENS

ST

ORCHARDST

42NDRD

WESTST

33RD

ST

VAN

DAM

ST

31ST

PL

31ST

ST

THOMSON AV

32ND

PL

37TH

ST

36TH

ST

35TH

ST

34TH

ST

47TH AV

QUEENS BLVD

QUEENS BLVD

QUEENSBLVD

43RD AV

51ST

ST

LAURELHILL BLVD

52ND AV


LAURELPL

47TH

ST

51ST RD

43RD

ST

LAUREL HILL BLVD

39TH

PL

50TH AV

48TH AV

CELTICAV

44TH

ST

50TH AV

45TH

ST

46TH

ST

48TH AV

48TH

ST

49TH

ST

48TH

ST

47TH

ST

45TH

ST

38TH

ST

39TH

PL

39TH

ST

40TH

ST

41ST

ST

43RD

ST

42ND

ST

44TH

ST

51ST

ST

50TH

ST

49TH

ST

48TH

ST

47TH

ST

ROOSEV

ELTAV

47TH AV

GREENP

OINT AV

43RD AV

54TH

ST

53RD

ST

52ND

ST

QUEENS BLVD

46TH

ST

SKILLMAN AV

52ND

ST

39TH AV

39TH DR

39TH RD

52NDST

24TH

ST

NORTHERN

B

64THST

63RDST

QUEENSMIDTOWN

EXPWY

54THAV

MAURICEAV

68TH

ST

BROOKLYN-Q

UEENSEXPWY

59TH

PL

52ND RD

59TH

ST

58THST

58TH

LA

58TH

PL

59TH

PL

52ND AV

60TH

ST

61ST

ST

63RD

ST

58TH

PL

58TH

LA

48TH AV

59TH

PL

59TH

ST

60TH

ST

61ST

ST

47TH AV

63RD

ST

GARFIE

LDAV

TYLERAV

64TH

ST

65TH

ST

51ST AV

65TH

PL

68TH

ST

MAURICE AV 70TH

ST

51STAV

CALAMUS AV

69TH

PL

LAURELHILL BLVD

66TH

ST

50TH AV

67TH

ST

69TH

ST 49TH AV

48TH AV

QUEENS BLVD

47TH AV

43RD AV

41ST AV

58TH

ST

56TH

ST

55TH

ST

57TH

ST

62ND

ST

59TH

PL

61ST

ST

60TH

ST

44TH AV

WOODSIDEAV

55TH

ST

54TH

ST

39TH AV

VAUXRD

59TH

ST

ROOSEVELT AV

60THST

38TH AV

63RD

ST

65TH

ST

64TH

ST

43RD AV

66TH

ST

HICKSDR

TRIMBLERD

65TH

PL

BROOKLYN-QUEENSEXPWY

43RD AV

67TH

ST

44TH AV69TH

ST

41ST AV

68TH

ST

WOODSIDE AV

67TH

ST

70TH

ST

71ST

ST

67TH

ST

38TH AV

37TH RD

39TH AV ROOSEVELT AV

70THST

69TH

ST

68TH

ST

BROADWAY

37TH AV

65TH

ST

72ND

ST

71ST

ST

72ND

ST

CALAMUS AV

51ST DR

72ND

PL

51ST RD

N.Y.CONNECTING

R.R.

74THST

73RD

ST

72ND

ST

73RD

PL

45TH AV LIRR

NORTHSIDE

DIV

72NDST

WOODSIDE

62NDST

LIRR

NORTHSIDEDIV

BROADWAY

ROOSEVELT AV

37TH RD

71ST

ST

37TH AV

35TH RD

72ND

ST

73RD

ST

75TH

ST

74TH

ST

77TH

ST

76TH

ST

78TH

ST

JACOBUS

ST

CALAMUS AV

NEWYORKCNTGRR

73RD

ST

72ND

ST

41ST AV

78TH

ST

NEWYORKCNTGRR

KNEELAND

STS RAI

LROAD

AV

46TH AV

76THST

74TH

ST

44TH AV

43RD AV

WOODSIDE AV

75TH

ST

74TH

ST

77TH

ST

76TH

ST

BROADWAY

FLUSHING

AV

ELIOTAV

60TH

PL

47TH

ST

METROPOLITAN AV

FAIRVIEWAV

60THDR

WILLOUGHBY

AVSUYDAM

ST

HARMAN

ST

STOCKHOLMST

DEKALB

AVHART

ST

STANHOPE

STHIMROD

ST

GREENE

STBLEEKERST

WOODWARDAVE

ONDERDONKAV

55THST

METROPOLITAN AV

TROUTMAN

AV

FLUSHING

AV

STARRST

WOODWARDST

SUYDAM

STHART

ST

GRAND

ST

PAGE

PL

54TH

ST

ARNOLD

AV54THST

METROPOLITAN AVGRANDVIEW

AV

RENE

CT

AMORYCT

RICARD

ST

BUTLER

AV

TONSORST

FORESTAV

62NDAV

56TH

ST

NURGEAV

56THST

55THST

54THPL

58THDR

56THST

57TH

ST 58THST

RUST

ST

58THST

ANDREASAV

60TH RD

60THAV

FLUSHING

AV

59TH RD

59TH DR

59THRD

59THDR

59THAV

60TH

ST

OTTO RD

62ND

RD

GATES AV

60THPL

PUTNAM

AV

MADISO

N ST

67TH AV

FOREST

AV

GRANDVIEWAV

WOODBI

NEST

PALMET

TOST

64TH

ST

62ND

ST

64THPL

65TH

ST

65TH

PL

TRAFFICST

ADMIRALAV

FRESH

POND

RD

62ND

ST

62NDAV

62ND AV

BLEEKE

R ST

LINDEN ST

GROVE ST

MENAHA

N ST

MENAHA

N ST

ELIOTAV

BLEEKE

R ST

FRESHPOND

RD

62NDRD

60TH

RD

60TH

AV

60THCT

60TH

PL

61ST

ST

ELIOTAV

60TH

PL

61ST

ST

63RDST

60TH

DR 64TH

ST

65THST

MTOLIVER

CRES

60TH

AV

65THST

METROPOLITAN AV

65TH

LA

64THST

65TH

PL

63RD AV

65TH

ST

ELIOTAV

61ST

RD

67TH

ST

69THST

68THST

62ND

AV

61ST

DR

61ST

RD

67TH

ST

70TH AV

62ND

DR

JUNIPERBLVD

69THST

48TH

ST

59TH RD

MASPETH AV

49TH

ST

60TH

ST

GRAND

AV

RUSTST

58TH

ST

58TH

PL

57TH

PL

58TH AV

57TH RD

57TH DR

58TH RD

MASPETH AV

56TH DR

59THPL

59TH

ST

56TH RD

56TH AV

55TH RD

55TH DR

QUEENS

MIDTOWNEXPY

CALDWELL AV

72NDST

58TH AV

57TH AV

68TH

ST

58TH AV

HULL

AV

61ST

ST

PERRYAV

CLINTONAV

64TH

ST

60TH

LA

61STST

FRESH

POND

RD

63RD

ST

65TH

ST

59TH AV

58THRD

66TH

ST

HAMILTONPL

GRANDAV

REMSENPL

66THST


63RD

PL

54THAV

63RD

ST

64TH

ST

61ST

ST 63

RDST

53RDDR

65TH

PL CLARAN CT

JAYAV

HULL

AV

66TH

ST

CLINTONAV

53RD DR

64TH

ST

67TH

ST

54TH AV

53RD ST

53RD RD

68TH

ST

60TH

RD

59TH

RD

59TH

DR

59TH

DR

QUEENS MIDTOWN EXPY

BROWN PL

BROWN

PL

58TH

RD

CALDWELL

AV

69THST

69TH

ST

60TH

DR

60TH

AV

70THST

69TH

LA

69TH

PL

71STST

CLINTON AV

68TH

ST

GRANDAV

69TH

PL

69THLA

53RD AV

69TH

ST

72NDPLMAZEAU

ST

71STST

79THST 57T

H AV

57TH

RD

58TH RD

73RDST

GRAND

AV

73RD

PL

53RD RD

53RD AV

53RDAV

62ND

ST

66TH

ST

65TH

PL

53RD AV

52ND DR

52ND RD

52ND AV

51ST RD

71ST

ST

70TH

ST

69TH

PL 72ND

PL

72ND

ST

52ND DR

52ND CT

52ND RD

52ND AV

73RD

ST

73RD

PL

NEWTOWN CREEK

MOULTRIEST

JEWELST

UNION

AV

ST CONO STRADA

NEWMONT

ROSEAV


MARCYAV

S 11TH ST

RUSH

ST

DIVISION AV

KENT

AV

RODNEY

ST

CLYMER

STWYTHEAV

BEDFORDAV

MORTON

ST

MORTON

ST

TAYLOR

ST

BERRY

ST

S 10TH ST

S 9TH ST

WYTHE

AV

ROEBLING

ST

LEEAV

ROSS

ST

BEDFORDAV

WILSON

STTAYLOR

ST

LEEAV

S 9TH ST

DRIGGS

AV

LEEAV

RUTLEDGE

STPENN

ST

HEWESST

RODNEY

ST

RABBIJOELTEITELBAUMPL

HOOPER

STMARCYAV

DIVISION AV

KEAP

ST


S 5TH ST

RODNEYST

HARRISONAV

S 5TH ST

KEAPST

HOOPERST

HEWESST

S4TH

ST

S3RD

ST

S2ND

ST

S 8TH ST

S 6TH ST

BROADWAY

EASTRIVER

WYTHEAV

N5TH

ST

S1ST ST

ROEBLING

ST

GRANDST

S 2ND ST

N1ST

ST

DUNHAM

PL

WYTHE

AV

KENT

AV

S 4TH ST

S 5TH ST

S 3RD ST

BERRYST

BEDFORDAV

S 5TH ST

BROADWAY

S3RD

ST

S4TH ST

DRIGGSAV

S2ND

ST

METROPOLITANAV

S 1ST ST

GRAND ST

RIVERST N

1STST

RIVERST

N3RD

STN4TH

ST

METROPOLITAN AV

BORINQUEN PL

HAVEMEYERST

HOPEST

FILLMOREPL

UNION

AV

HOPE ST

GRANDST

BORINQUEN PL

S 1ST ST

MARCY

AV

BROOKLYN

-QUEENSEXPWY

RODNEY

ST

KEAPST

N9TH

STN8TH

STDRIGGS

AV

N5TH

STN4TH

ST

N7TH

STN6TH

ST

BEDFORDAV

BERRYST

HAVEMEYERST

ROEBLING

ST

UNION

AV

WITHERS

ST

N10TH

ST

N11TH

ST

FROST ST

UNION

AV

BAYARD ST

EAST

RIVER

N9TH

ST

KENT

AV

N7TH

ST

N6TH

ST

N8TH

ST

N11TH

STN10TH

ST

N12TH

ST

EAST

RIVER

N15TH

ST

N13TH

ST

N14TH

ST

N12TH

ST

DRIGGS

AV

NASSAU

AV

CALYER

ST

CLIFFORDPL

BANKERST

FRANKLIN

ST

QUAY ST

GEMST

MILTONST

WEST

ST OAK ST

NOBLE ST

GUERNSEYST

NORMAN

AV

DOBBINST

MESERO

LEAV

MANHATTANAV

LORIMERST

LEONARDST

ECKFORDST

TEN EYCK STTEN EYCK ST

SCOTT

AVSCH

OLES ST G

ARDNER

AVMES

EROLE

ST

THROOPAV

MANHATTAN

AV

LORIMER

ST

LEONARD

ST

DIVISIONAV

SEIGEL ST

UNION

AV

JOHNSON

AV

STAGG ST

MONTROSE AV

JOHNSONAV

MC KIBBIN ST

BOERUM ST GRAHAM

AV

SCHOLESST

MESEROLEST

WHITE

ST MOOR

E ST

HUMBOLDT

ST

BUSHWICK

AV

BUSHWICKPL

MC KIBBIN ST

SEIGEL ST

BOERUM ST

VANDERVOORT

P

THAMES ST

KNICKERBOCKER

AV

HARRISON

PL

GRATTAN ST

INGRAHAM

ST

GRATTAN STB

OGART

ST

INGRAHAM ST

HARRISON PL M

ORGAN

AV

JOHNSON AV

JOHNSON AV

THAMES ST

PORTER

AV

VARICK

AV

STEWART

AV

FLUSHING

AV

INGRAHAM ST

HARRISON PL

MORGAN

AV

NHENRY

ST

MONITOR

ST

MEEKER

AV

GRANDPARENTS

AV

FROST

ST

DEBEVOISE

AV


BAYARD

ST

RICHARDSON ST

MANHATTAN

AV

LORIMER

ST

LEONARD

ST

MAUJER ST

GRAND ST AVE

OF

PUERTO

RICO

POWERSST

METROPOLITAN AV

AINSLIEST

DEVOE ST

HUMBOLOT

ST

RICHARDSON ST

LORIMER

ST

LEONARD

ST

GRAHAM

AV

SKILLMANAV

CONSELYEA ST

JACKSONST

HERBERTST

VIA

VESPUCCI

WITHERSST

FROST ST

HUMBOLDT

ST

MORGAN

AV

GRAND

ST

POWERS ST

JUDGE

ST

BUSHWICKAV

OLIVE

ST

MEADOW

ST

BOGARTST

STAGG

ST

TENEYC

K ST

METROPOLITAN AV

GRAND

STCATHERINE

ST

MAUJER

ST

SHARON ST

DEBEVOISE

AV

MASPET

H AV

SKILLMANAV

JACKSON ST

WOODPOINT

RD

WITHER

S ST

SKILLM

ANAV

JACKSO

N ST

MORGANAV

MEEKER

AV

NEWTON

ST

LEONARD

ST

GRAHAM

AV

ECKFORD

ST

MANHATTANAV

MCGUINNESS

BLVDS

HUMBOLDT

ST

ENGERT AV

DRIGGS AV

RUSSELL

ST

NHENRY

ST

DIAMONDST

MCGUINNESSBL

NEWEL

ST

NHENRY

ST

MONITOR

ST

NASSAU AV

MESEROLEAV

RUSSELL

ST

HUMBOLDT

ST

NORMAN AV

MEEKER

AV

LOMBAR

DYST

BEADEL

ST

ANTHON

Y ST

HERBERTST

MONITOR

ST

KINGSLAND

AV

SUTTON

ST

MORGAN

AV

VANDERVOORT

AV

DIVISI

ONPL

RICHAR

DSON ST

PORTER

AV

SUTTON

ST

KINGSLAND

AV

MORGAN

AV

HAUSMAN

ST

VARICK

ST

VAN

DAM

ST

VARICK

AV

MEEKER

AV

BRIDGEWATER ST

APOLLO

ST

GARDNER

AV

VANDERVOORT

AV

ENGLISH

KILLS

VARICK

AV

STEWART

AV

STAGG

ST

SCHOLE

S ST

MESERO

LEST

TENEYC

K ST

MEADOW

ST

METROPOLITAN AV

ENGLIS

H KILLS

MASPET

H AV

ENGLIS

H KILLS

SENECA

AV

SCHOLE

S ST

RANDOL

PHST

SCOTT

AV

GRAND

ST

ANTHON

Y ST

NEWTOWN

CREEK

SCOTT

AV

TOWNSE

NDST

CHERRY

ST

STEWART

AV

GARDNER

AV

THOMAS

ST

PAIDGE AV

KENT ST

JAVA ST

WEST

ST

FRANKLIN

ST

GREENPOINT AV

INDIA ST

HURON ST

GREEN ST

CLAY ST

BOX ST

ASH ST

MANHATTAN

AVCO

MMERCIAL

ST

NEWTOWNCREEK

FREEMAN ST

EAGLE ST

DUPONT ST

MC

GUINNESS

BL

CALYER ST

PROVOST

ST

KINGSLANDAV

WHALECREEKCANAL

NEWTOWNCREEK

NORTHHENRYST

NEWTOWN

CREEK

GREENP

OINT AV

EAST

RIVER

TROUTMAN

ST

IRVINGAV

WILLOUGHBY

AV

STARRST ST.

NICHOLASAV

WYCKOFFAV

SCOTT

AV

IRVING

AV

JEFFERSONST

ST.NICHOLAS

AV

CYPRESSAV

Newtown C reekG eneralized Land Use Map

(1/4- Mile R adius)

1200 MacArthur B oulevardMahwah, New J ersey 07430

(201) 529-5151 f (201) 529-572809/25/2003

L and Us eC ommercial & Manufacturing B uildings

Industrial & Manufacturing B uildings

Open S pace & Outdoor R ecreation

P ublic F acilities & Institutions

R es idential

Transportation & Utility

V acant Land

Mixed Use & Other

Waterfront R ecreational

Waterbody

Waterbody P roject Area

Newtown C r eek

Ea

st

Ri

ve

r

D utc h K i l l s

M a speth C r eek

E ngl i sh K i l l s

Wha l eC r eek

C alvaryC emetery

K eyspanE nergy

Delivery

NewC alvary

C emetery

Mt. ZionC emetery

S u n n y s i d e R a i l y a r d s

Newtown C reekWP C P

MTS

One QuarterMile R adius

1,000 0 1,000 2,000 3,000F eet

CRESCENT

ST

BARNETT

AV44TH DR EXT 28

THST

10TH

ST

PEARSON

ST

50TH AV

EAST RIVER

VERNON

BLVD

23RD

ST

21ST

ST

11TH

ST54TH AV

NEWTOWNCREEK

2ND

ST 53RD AV

14TH

ST

BORDEN AV

NEWTOWNCREEK

51ST AV

25TH

ST

VERNON

BLVD

47TH RD

51ST AV

BORDEN AV51ST AV

50TH AV

JACKSONAV

48TH AV

49TH AV

5TH

ST

11TH ST BASIN

45TH AV

CRANE

ST

49TH AV

11TH

PL

11TH

ST

47TH AV


ARCHST

11TH

ST

46TH RD

46TH AV

45TH RD

44TH DR

45TH AV

44TH RD

23RD

ST

21ST

ST

DAVIS

ST

54TH AV

53RD AV

NEWTOWNCREEK

56TH RD

NEWTOWN CREEK

RUST

ST

MAURICEAV56TH TER

49TH

LA

MASPET

H AV

56TH AV

55TH AV

MASPETH CREEK

57THAV

49TH

ST

56TH RD

55TH AV

56THRD

56TH DR

43RD

ST

LAURELHILLBLVD

54TH DR

44THST

54TH RD

46TH

ST

55TH RD

48TH

ST

56TH

ST

56TH DR

58TH

ST

56TH RD

56TH AV

55TH DR


54TH RD

50TH

ST

55TH AV

54TH AV

HUNTERS POINT AV

48TH AV

27TH

ST

VANDAMST

35TH

ST

34TH

ST

JJBYR

NEMEM

ORIAL

BRIDGE

REVIEWAV

37TH ST

STARRAV

GREENP

OINT

AV

REVIEWAV

29THST

QUEENSMIDTOWN

EXPWY

BORDEN AV

DUTCHKILLS

31ST

ST

GALEAV

BRADLEYAV

HUNTERSPOINT

AV


34TH

ST

GALEAV

HUNTERSPOINT

AV

35TH

STGREENPOINT

AV

SKILLM

ANAV

PEARSONPL

AUSTEL

LPL

DAVISCT

49TH AV

27TH

ST

29TH

ST

28TH

ST

30TH

ST

30TH

PL

DUTCHKILLSST

PURVESST

JACKS

ONAV

THOMSON AV

44THDR

COURT

SQ

43RDAV

HUNTER

ST27TH

ST

QUEENS

ST

ORCHARDST

42NDRD

WESTST

33RD

ST

VAN

DAM

ST

31ST

PL

31ST

ST

THOMSON AV

32ND

PL

37TH

ST

36TH

ST

35TH

ST

34TH

ST

47TH AV

QUEENS BLVD

QUEENS BLVD

QUEENSBLVD

43RD AV

51ST

ST

LAURELHILL BLVD

52ND AV


LAURELPL

47TH

ST

51ST RD

43RD

ST

LAUREL HILL BLVD

39TH

PL

50TH AV

48TH AV

CELTICAV

44TH

ST

50TH AV

45TH

ST

46TH

ST

48TH AV

48TH

ST

49TH

ST

48TH

ST

47TH

ST

45TH

ST

38TH

ST

39TH

PL

39TH

ST

40TH

ST

41ST

ST

43RD

ST

42ND

ST

44TH

ST

51ST

ST

50TH

ST

49TH

ST

48TH

ST

47TH

ST

ROOSEV

ELTAV

47TH AV

GREENP

OINT AV

43RD AV

54TH

ST

53RD

ST

52ND

ST

QUEENS BLVD

46TH

ST

SKILLMAN AV

52ND

ST

39TH AV

39TH DR

39TH RD

52NDST

24TH

ST

NORTHERN

B

64THST

63RDST

QUEENSMIDTOWN

EXPWY

54THAV

MAURICEAV

68TH

ST

BROOKLYN-Q

UEENSEXPWY

59TH

PL

52ND RD

59TH

ST

58THST

58TH

LA

58TH

PL

59TH

PL

52ND AV

60TH

ST

61ST

ST

63RD

ST

58TH

PL

58TH

LA

48TH AV

59TH

PL

59TH

ST

60TH

ST

61ST

ST

47TH AV

63RD

ST

GARFIE

LDAV

TYLERAV

64TH

ST

65TH

ST

51ST AV

65TH

PL

68TH

ST

MAURICE AV 70TH

ST

51STAV

CALAMUS AV

69TH

PL

LAURELHILL BLVD

66TH

ST

50TH AV

67TH

ST

69TH

ST 49TH AV

48TH AV

QUEENS BLVD

47TH AV

43RD AV

41ST AV

58TH

ST

56TH

ST

55TH

ST

57TH

ST

62ND

ST

59TH

PL

61ST

ST

60TH

ST

44TH AV

WOODSIDEAV

55TH

ST

54TH

ST

39TH AV

VAUXRD

59TH

ST

ROOSEVELT AV

60THST

38TH AV

63RD

ST

65TH

ST

64TH

ST

43RD AV66TH

ST

HICKSDR

TRIMBLERD

65TH

PL


43RD AV

67TH

ST

44TH AV69TH

ST

41ST AV

68TH

ST

WOODSIDE AV

67TH

ST

70TH

ST

71ST

ST

67TH

ST

38TH AV

37TH RD

39TH AV ROOSEVELT AV

70THST

69TH

ST

68TH

ST

BROADWAY

37TH AV

65TH

ST

72ND

ST

71ST

ST

72ND

ST

CALAMUS AV

51ST DR

72ND

PL

51ST RD

N.Y.CONNECTING

R.R.

74THST

73RD

ST

72ND

ST

73RD

PL

45TH AV LIRR

NORTHSIDE

DIV

72NDST

WOODSIDE

62NDST

LIRR

NORTHSIDEDIV

BROADWAY

ROOSEVELT AV

37TH RD

71ST

ST

37TH AV

35TH RD

72ND

ST

73RD

ST

75TH

ST

74TH

ST

77TH

ST

76TH

ST

78TH

ST

JACOBUS

ST

CALAMUS AV

NEWYORKCNTGRR

73RD

ST

72ND

ST

41ST AV

78TH

ST

NEWYORKCNTGRR

KNEELAND

STS RAILRO

ADAV

46TH AV

76THST

74TH

ST

44TH AV

43RD AV

WOODSIDE AV

75TH

ST

74TH

ST

77TH

ST

76TH

ST

BROADWAY

FLUSHING

AV

ELIOTAV

60TH

PL

47TH

ST

METROPOLITAN AV

FAIRVIEWAV

60THDR

WILLOUGHBY

AVSUYDAM

ST

HARMAN

ST

STOCKHOLMST

DEKALB

AVHART

ST

STANHOPE

STHIMROD

ST

GREENE

STBLEEKERST

WOODWARDAVE

ONDERDONKAV

55THST

METROPOLITAN AV

TROUTMAN

AV

FLUSHING

AV

STARRST

WOODWARDST

SUYDAM

STHART

ST

GRAND

ST

PAGE

PL

54TH

ST

ARNOLD

AV54THST

METROPOLITAN AVGRANDVIEW

AV

RENE

CT

AMORYCT

RICARD

ST

BUTLER

AV

TONSORST

FORESTAV

62NDAV

56TH

ST

NURGEAV

56THST

55THST

54THPL

58THDR

56THST

57TH

ST 58THST

RUST

ST

58THST

ANDREASAV

60TH RD

60THAV

FLUSHING

AV

59TH RD

59TH DR

59THRD

59THDR

59THAV

60TH

ST

OTTO RD

62ND

RD

GATES AV

60THPL

PUTNAM

AV

MADISO

N ST

67TH AV

FOREST

AV

GRANDVIEWAV

WOODBI

NEST

PALMET

TOST

64TH

ST

62ND

ST

64THPL

65TH

ST

65TH

PL

TRAFFICST

ADMIRALAV

FRESH

POND

RD

62ND

ST

62NDAV

62ND AV

BLEEKE

R ST

LINDEN ST

GROVE ST

MENAHA

N ST

MENAHA

N ST

ELIOTAV

BLEEKE

R ST

FRESHPOND

RD

62NDRD

60TH

RD

60TH

AV

60THCT

60TH

PL

61ST

ST

ELIOTAV

60TH

PL

61ST

ST

63RDST

60TH

DR 64TH

ST

65THST

MTOLIVER

CRES

60TH

AV

65THST

METROPOLITAN AV

65TH

LA

64THST

65TH

PL

63RD AV

65TH

ST

ELIOTAV

61ST

RD

67TH

ST

69THST

68THST

62ND

AV

61ST

DR

61ST

RD

67TH

ST

70TH AV

62ND

DR

JUNIPERBLVD

69THST

48TH

ST

59TH RD

MASPETH AV

49TH

ST

60TH

ST

GRAND

AV

RUSTST

58TH

ST

58TH

PL

57TH

PL

58TH AV

57TH RD

57TH DR

58TH RD

MASPETH AV

56TH DR

59THPL

59TH

ST

56TH RD

56TH AV

55TH RD

55TH DR

QUEENS

MIDTOWNEXPY

CALDWELL AV

72NDST

58TH AV

57TH AV

68TH

ST

58TH AV

HULL

AV

61ST

ST

PERRYAV

CLINTONAV

64TH

ST

60TH

LA

61STST

FRESH

POND

RD

63RD

ST

65TH

ST

59TH AV

58THRD

66TH

ST

HAMILTONPL

GRANDAV

REMSENPL

66THST


63RD

PL

54THAV

63RD

ST

64TH

ST

61ST

ST 63

RDST

53RDDR

65TH

PL CLARAN CT

JAYAV

HULL

AV

66TH

ST

CLINTONAV

53RD DR

64TH

ST

67TH

ST

54TH AV

53RD ST

53RD RD

68TH

ST

60TH

RD

59TH

RD

59TH

DR

59TH

DR

QUEENS MIDTOWN EXPY

BROWN PL

BROWN

PL

58TH

RD

CALDWELL

AV

69THST

69TH

ST

60TH

DR

60TH

AV

70THST

69TH

LA

69TH

PL

71STST

CLINTON AV

68TH

ST

GRANDAV

69TH

PL

69THLA

53RD AV

69TH

ST

72NDPLMAZEAU

ST

71STST

79THST 57T

H AV

57TH

RD

58TH RD73RD

ST

GRAND

AV

73RD

PL

53RD RD

53RD AV

53RDAV

62ND

ST

66TH

ST

65TH

PL

53RD AV

52ND DR

52ND RD

52ND AV

51ST RD

71ST

ST

70TH

ST

69TH

PL 72ND

PL

72ND

ST

52ND DR

52ND CT

52ND RD

52ND AV

73RD

ST

73RD

PL

NEWTOWN CREEK

MOULTRIEST

JEWELST

UNION

AV

ST CONO STRADA

NEWMONT

ROSEAV


MARCYAV

S 11TH ST

RUSH

ST

DIVISION AV

KENT

AV

RODNEY

ST

CLYMER

STWYTHEAV

BEDFORDAV

MORTON

ST

MORTON

ST

TAYLOR

ST

BERRY

ST

S 10TH ST

S 9TH ST

WYTHE

AV

ROEBLING

ST

LEEAV

ROSS

ST

BEDFORDAV

WILSON

STTAYLOR

ST

LEEAV

S 9TH ST

DRIGGS

AV

LEEAV

RUTLEDGE

STPENN

ST

HEWESST

RODNEY

ST

RABBIJOELTEITELBAUMPL

HOOPER

STMARCYAV

DIVISION AV

KEAP

ST


S 5TH ST

RODNEYST

HARRISONAV

S 5TH ST

KEAPST

HOOPERST

HEWESST

S4TH

ST

S3RD

ST

S2ND

ST

S 8TH ST

S 6TH ST

BROADWAY

EASTRIVER

WYTHEAV

N5TH

ST

S1ST ST

ROEBLING

ST

GRANDST

S 2ND ST

N1ST

ST

DUNHAM

PL

WYTHE

AV

KENT

AV

S 4TH ST

S 5TH ST

S 3RD ST

BERRYST

BEDFORDAV

S 5TH ST

BROADWAY

S3RD

ST

S4TH ST

DRIGGSAV

S2ND

ST

METROPOLITANAV

S 1ST ST

GRAND ST

RIVERST N

1STST

RIVERST

N3RD

STN4TH

ST

METROPOLITAN AV

BORINQUEN PL

HAVEMEYERST

HOPEST

FILLMOREPL

UNION

AV

HOPE ST

GRANDST

BORINQUEN PL

S 1ST ST

MARCY

AV

BROOKLYN

-QUEENSEXPWY

RODNEY

ST

KEAPST

N9TH

STN8TH

STDRIGGS

AV

N5TH

STN4TH

ST

N7TH

STN6TH

ST

BEDFORDAV

BERRYST

HAVEMEYERST

ROEBLING

ST

UNION

AV

WITHERS

ST

N10TH

ST

N11TH

ST

FROST ST

UNION

AV

BAYARD ST

EAST

RIVER

N9TH

ST

KENT

AV

N7TH

ST

N6TH

ST

N8TH

ST

N11TH

STN10TH

ST

N12TH

ST

EAST

RIVER

N15TH

ST

N13TH

ST

N14TH

ST

N12TH

ST

DRIGGS

AV

NASSAU

AV

CALYER

ST

CLIFFORDPL

BANKERST

FRANKLIN

ST

QUAY ST

GEMST

MILTONST

WEST

ST OAK ST

NOBLE ST

GUERNSEYST

NORMAN

AV

DOBBINST

MESERO

LEAV

MANHATTANAV

LORIMERST

LEONARDST

ECKFORDST

TEN EYCK STTEN EYCK ST

SCOTT

AVSCH

OLES ST G

ARDNER

AVMES

EROLE

ST

THROOPAV

MANHATTAN

AV

LORIMER

ST

LEONARD

ST

DIVISIONAV

SEIGEL ST

UNION

AV

JOHNSON

AV

STAGG ST

MONTROSE AV

JOHNSONAV

MC KIBBIN ST

BOERUM ST GRAHAM

AV

SCHOLESST

MESEROLEST

WHITE

ST MOOR

E ST

HUMBOLDT

ST

BUSHWICK

AV

BUSHWICKPL

MC KIBBIN ST

SEIGEL ST

BOERUM ST

VANDERVOORT

P

THAMES ST

KNICKERBOCKER

AV

HARRISON

PL

GRATTAN ST

INGRAHAM

ST

GRATTAN STB

OGART

ST

INGRAHAM ST

HARRISON PL M

ORGAN

AV

JOHNSON AV

JOHNSON AV

THAMES ST

PORTER

AV

VARICK

AV

STEWART

AV

FLUSHING

AV

INGRAHAM ST

HARRISON PL

MORGAN

AV

NHENRY

ST

MONITOR

ST

MEEKER

AV

GRANDPARENTS

AV

FROST

ST

DEBEVOISE

AV


BAYARD

ST

RICHARDSON ST

MANHATTAN

AV

LORIMER

ST

LEONARD

ST

MAUJER ST

GRAND ST AVE

OF

PUERTO

RICO

POWERSST

METROPOLITAN AV

AINSLIEST

DEVOE ST

HUMBOLOT

ST

RICHARDSON ST

LORIMER

ST

LEONARD

ST

GRAHAM

AV

SKILLMANAV

CONSELYEA ST

JACKSONST

HERBERTST

VIA

VESPUCCI

WITHERSST

FROST ST

HUMBOLDT

ST

MORGAN

AV

GRAND

ST

POWERS ST

JUDGE

ST

BUSHWICKAV

OLIVE

ST

MEADOW

ST

BOGARTST

STAGG

ST

TENEYC

K ST

METROPOLITAN AV

GRAND

STCATHERINE

ST

MAUJER

ST

SHARON ST

DEBEVOISE

AV

MASPET

H AV

SKILLMANAV

JACKSON ST

WOODPOINT

RD

WITHER

S ST

SKILLM

ANAV

JACKSO

N ST

MORGANAV

MEEKER

AV

NEWTON

ST

LEONARD

ST

GRAHAM

AV

ECKFORD

ST

MANHATTANAV

MCGUINNESS

BLVDS

HUMBOLDT

ST

ENGERT AV

DRIGGS AV

RUSSELL

ST

NHENRY

ST

DIAMONDST

MCGUINNESSBL

NEWEL

ST

NHENRY

ST

MONITOR

ST

NASSAU AV

MESEROLEAV

RUSSELL

ST

HUMBOLDT

ST

NORMAN AV

MEEKER

AV

LOMBAR

DYST

BEADEL

ST

ANTHON

Y ST

HERBERTST

MONITOR

ST

KINGSLAND

AV

SUTTON

ST

MORGAN

AV

VANDERVOORT

AV

DIVISI

ONPL

RICHAR

DSON ST

PORTER

AV

SUTTON

ST

KINGSLAND

AV

MORGAN

AV

HAUSMAN

ST

VARICK

ST

VAN

DAM

ST

VARICK

AV

MEEKER

AV

BRIDGEWATER ST

APOLLO

ST

GARDNER

AV

VANDERVOORT

AV

ENGLISH

KILLS

VARICK

AV

STEWART

AV

STAGG

ST

SCHOLE

S ST

MESERO

LEST

TENEYC

K ST

MEADOW

ST

METROPOLITAN AV

ENGLIS

H KILLS

MASPET

H AV

ENGLIS

H KILLS

SENECA

AV

SCHOLE

S ST

RANDOL

PHST

SCOTT

AV

GRAND

ST

ANTHON

Y ST

NEWTOWN

CREEK

SCOTT

AV

TOWNSE

NDST

CHERRY

ST

STEWART

AV

GARDNER

AV

THOMAS

ST

PAIDGE AV

KENT ST

JAVA ST

WEST

ST

FRANKLIN

ST

GREENPOINT AV

INDIA ST

HURON ST

GREEN ST

CLAY ST

BOX ST

ASH ST

MANHATTAN

AVCO

MMERCIAL

ST

NEWTOWNCREEK

FREEMAN ST

EAGLE ST

DUPONT ST

MC

GUINNESS

BL

CALYER ST

PROVOST

ST

KINGSLANDAV

WHALECREEKCANAL

NEWTOWNCREEK

NORTHHENRYST

NEWTOWN

CREEK

GREENP

OINT AV

EAST

RIVER

TROUTMAN

ST

IRVINGAV

WILLOUGHBY

AV

STARRST ST.

NICHOLASAV

WYCKOFFAV

SCOTT

AV

IRVING

AV

JEFFERSONST

ST.NICHOLAS

AV

CYPRESSAV

Newtown C reekG eneralized Land Use Map

(1/4- Mile R adius)

1200 MacArthur B oulevardMahwah, New J ersey 07430

(201) 529-5151 f (201) 529-572809/25/2003

L and Us eC ommercial & Manufacturing B uildings

Industrial & Manufacturing B uildings

Open S pace & Outdoor R ecreation

P ublic F acilities & Institutions

R es idential

Transportation & Utility

V acant Land

Mixed Use & Other

Waterfront R ecreational

Waterbody

Waterbody P roject Area

Newtown C r eek

Ea

st

Ri

ve

r

D utc h K i l l s

M a speth C r eek

E ngl i sh K i l l s

Wha l eC r eek

C alvaryC emetery

K eyspanE nergy

Delivery

NewC alvary

C emetery

Mt. ZionC emetery

S u n n y s i d e R a i l y a r d s

Newtown C reekWP C P

MTS

One QuarterMile R adius

1,000 0 1,000 2,000 3,000F eet

SITE ANALYSIS

27 JUD

STARR AVE.

REVIEW AVE.


48TH AVE.

49TH AVE.50TH AVE.

51ST AVE.

50TH AVE.

49TH AVE.

53RD AVE.

SKILLMAN AVE.

DAVIS CT.PEARSO

NPL.AUSTELL PL.

QUEENS BLVD.

HUNTERS POINT AVE.

28TH

ST.

29TH

ST.

33RD

ST.

34TH

ST.

40TH

ST.

444T

H S

T.

43RD

ST.

38TH

ST.

39TH

ST.

39TH

PL.VA

ND

AM S

T.

30TH

ST.

30TH

PL.

2ND

ST.

11TH

ST.

VERN

ON

BLV

D.

JACKSON AVE.

JACKSON AVE.

21ST

ST.

22ND ST

.23

RD ST

.24

TH ST

.CRE

SCEN

T ST.

27TH

ST.

28TH

ST.

29TH

ST.

30TH

ST.

34TH

ST.

35TH

ST.

36TH

ST.

31ST

ST.

32ND ST

.33

RD ST

.

.E

VA TS14

40TH AVE.

41ST AVE.

41ST RD.

43RD AVE.

43RD AVE.

SKILLLMAN AVE.

12TH

ST.

WEST ST.

ORCHARD

ST.QUEENS ST.

PURVES ST.

44TH

DR.COURT SQ.

COURT SQ.

PEARSON ST.

DAVIS ST.

CRANE ST.ARCH

ST.

THOMSON AVE.

BRIDGE PLAZA SOUTH

BRIDGE PLAZA NORTH

45TH RD.46TH AVE.

46TH RD.

47TH AVE.

47TH RD.

11TH

PL.

21ST

ST.

27TH

ST.

BORDEN AVE.

DUTC

H KI

LLS

NEWTOWN CREEK

38TH AVE.

13TH

ST.

14TH

ST.

21ST ST

.

22ND ST.

23RD S

T.

24TH

ST.

CENTE

R BLVD.

MIDTOWNTUNNELPLAZA

NO RTH ER N B LVD . EAST RIV

ER


4.2.08

N

SITE BSITE A

SCALE

0 2000 FEET

Long Island City Industrial Business Zoneand Ombudsman Area

Figure 2-3

Site A

Site B

Industrial Business Zone

Industrial Ombudsman Area

Primary Study Area Boundary

Secondary Study Area Boundry

STARR AVE.

REVIEW AVE.


48TH AVE.

49TH AVE.50TH AVE.

51ST AVE.

50TH AVE.

49TH AVE.

53RD AVE.

SKILLMAN AVE.

DAVIS CT.PEARSO

NPL.AUSTELL PL.

QUEENS BLVD.

HUNTERS POINT AVE.

28TH

ST.

29TH

ST.

33RD

ST.

34TH

ST.

40TH

ST.

444T

H S

T.

43RD

ST.

38TH

ST.

39TH

ST.

39TH

PL.VA

ND

AM

ST.

30TH

ST.

30TH

PL.

2ND

ST.

11TH

ST.

VERN

ON

BLV

D.

JACKSON AVE.

JACKSON AVE.

21ST

ST.

22ND ST

.23

RD ST

.24

TH ST

.CRE

SCEN

T ST.

27TH

ST.

28TH

ST.

29TH

ST.

30TH

ST.

34TH

ST.

35TH

ST.

36TH

ST.

31ST

ST.

32ND ST

.33

RD ST

.

.E

VA TS14

40TH AVE.

41ST AVE.

41ST RD.

43RD AVE.

43RD AVE.

SKILLLMAN AVE.

12TH

ST.

WEST ST.

ORCHARD

ST.QUEENS ST.

PURVES ST.

44TH

DR.COURT SQ.

COURT SQ.

PEARSON ST.

DAVIS ST.

CRANE ST.ARCH

ST.

THOMSON AVE.

BRIDGE PLAZA SOUTH

BRIDGE PLAZA NORTH

45TH RD.46TH AVE.

46TH RD.

47TH AVE.

47TH RD.

11TH

PL.

21ST

ST.

27TH

ST.

BORDEN AVE.

DUT

CH K

ILLS

NEWTOWN CREEK

38TH AVE.

13TH

ST.

14TH

ST.

21ST S

T.

22ND ST.

23RD S

T.

24TH

ST.

CENTE

R BLVD.

MIDTOWNTUNNELPLAZA

NO RTH ER N B LVD . EAST

RIVER


4.2.08

N

SITE BSITE A

SCALE

0 2000 FEET


Figure 2-3

Site A

Site B





STARR AVE.

REVIEW AVE.


48TH AVE.

49TH AVE.50TH AVE.

51ST AVE.

50TH AVE.

49TH AVE.

53RD AVE.

SKILLMAN AVE.

DAVIS CT.PEARSO

NPL.AUSTELL PL.

QUEENS BLVD.

HUNTERS POINT AVE.

28TH

ST.

29TH

ST.

33RD

ST.

34TH

ST.

40TH

ST.

444T

H S

T.

43RD

ST.

38TH

ST.

39TH

ST.

39TH

PL.VA

ND

AM

ST.

30TH

ST.

30TH

PL.

2ND

ST.

11TH

ST.

VERN

ON

BLV

D.

JACKSON AVE.

JACKSON AVE.

21ST

ST.

22ND ST

.23

RD ST

.24

TH ST

.CRE

SCEN

T ST.

27TH

ST.

28TH

ST.

29TH

ST.

30TH

ST.

34TH

ST.

35TH

ST.

36TH

ST.

31ST

ST.

32ND ST

.33

RD ST

.

.E

VA TS14

40TH AVE.

41ST AVE.

41ST RD.

43RD AVE.

43RD AVE.

SKILLLMAN AVE.

12TH

ST.

WEST ST.

ORCHARD

ST.QUEENS ST.

PURVES ST.

44TH

DR.COURT SQ.

COURT SQ.

PEARSON ST.

DAVIS ST.

CRANE ST.ARCH

ST.

THOMSON AVE.

BRIDGE PLAZA SOUTH

BRIDGE PLAZA NORTH

45TH RD.46TH AVE.

46TH RD.

47TH AVE.

47TH RD.

11TH

PL.

21ST

ST.

27TH

ST.

BORDEN AVE.

DUT

CH K

ILLS

NEWTOWN CREEK

38TH AVE.

13TH

ST.

14TH

ST.

21ST S

T.

22ND ST.

23RD S

T.

24TH

ST.

CENTE

R BLVD.

MIDTOWNTUNNELPLAZA


RIVER


4.2.08

N

SITE BSITE A

SCALE

0 2000 FEET


Figure 2-3

Site A

Site B





STARR AVE.

REVIEW AVE.


48TH AVE.

49TH AVE.50TH AVE.

51ST AVE.

50TH AVE.

49TH AVE.

53RD AVE.

SKILLMAN AVE.

DAVIS CT.PEARSO

NPL.AUSTELL PL.

QUEENS BLVD.

HUNTERS POINT AVE.

28TH

ST.

29TH

ST.

33RD

ST.

34TH

ST.

40TH

ST.

444T

H S

T.

43RD

ST.

38TH

ST.

39TH

ST.

39TH

PL.VA

ND

AM

ST.

30TH

ST.

30TH

PL.

2ND

ST.

11TH

ST.

VERN

ON

BLV

D.

JACKSON AVE.

JACKSON AVE.

21ST

ST.

22ND ST

.23

RD ST

.24

TH ST

.CRE

SCEN

T ST.

27TH

ST.

28TH

ST.

29TH

ST.

30TH

ST.

34TH

ST.

35TH

ST.

36TH

ST.

31ST

ST.

32ND ST

.33

RD ST

.

.E

VA TS14

40TH AVE.

41ST AVE.

41ST RD.

43RD AVE.

43RD AVE.

SKILLLMAN AVE.

12TH

ST.

WEST ST.

ORCHARD

ST.QUEENS ST.

PURVES ST.

44TH

DR.COURT SQ.

COURT SQ.

PEARSON ST.

DAVIS ST.

CRANE ST.ARCH

ST.

THOMSON AVE.

BRIDGE PLAZA SOUTH

BRIDGE PLAZA NORTH

45TH RD.46TH AVE.

46TH RD.

47TH AVE.

47TH RD.

11TH

PL.

21ST

ST.

27TH

ST.

BORDEN AVE.

DUT

CH K

ILLS

NEWTOWN CREEK

38TH AVE.

13TH

ST.

14TH

ST.

21ST S

T.

22ND ST.

23RD S

T.

24TH

ST.

CENTE

R BLVD.

MIDTOWNTUNNELPLAZA


RIVER


4.2.08

N

SITE BSITE A

SCALE

0 2000 FEET


Figure 2-3

Site A

Site B





STARR AVE.

REVIEW AVE.


48TH AVE.

49TH AVE.50TH AVE.

51ST AVE.

50TH AVE.

49TH AVE.

53RD AVE.

SKILLMAN AVE.

DAVIS CT.PEARSO

NPL.AUSTELL PL.

QUEENS BLVD.

HUNTERS POINT AVE.

28TH

ST.

29TH

ST.

33RD

ST.

34TH

ST.

40TH

ST.

444T

H S

T.

43RD

ST.

38TH

ST.

39TH

ST.

39TH

PL.VA

ND

AM

ST.

30TH

ST.

30TH

PL.

2ND

ST.

11TH

ST.

VERN

ON

BLV

D.

JACKSON AVE.

JACKSON AVE.

21ST

ST.

22ND ST

.23

RD ST

.24

TH ST

.CRE

SCEN

T ST.

27TH

ST.

28TH

ST.

29TH

ST.

30TH

ST.

34TH

ST.

35TH

ST.

36TH

ST.

31ST

ST.

32ND ST

.33

RD ST

.

.E

VA TS14

40TH AVE.

41ST AVE.

41ST RD.

43RD AVE.

43RD AVE.

SKILLLMAN AVE.

12TH

ST.

WEST ST.

ORCHARD

ST.QUEENS ST.

PURVES ST.

44TH

DR.COURT SQ.

COURT SQ.

PEARSON ST.

DAVIS ST.

CRANE ST.ARCH

ST.

THOMSON AVE.

BRIDGE PLAZA SOUTH

BRIDGE PLAZA NORTH

45TH RD.46TH AVE.

46TH RD.

47TH AVE.

47TH RD.

11TH

PL.

21ST

ST.

27TH

ST.

BORDEN AVE.

DUT

CH K

ILLS

NEWTOWN CREEK

38TH AVE.

13TH

ST.

14TH

ST.

21ST S

T.

22ND ST.

23RD S

T.

24TH

ST.

CENTE

R BLVD.

MIDTOWNTUNNELPLAZA


RIVER


4.2.08

N

SITE BSITE A

SCALE

0 2000 FEET


Figure 2-3

Site A

Site B





_An indusrial area:

The diagrams to the left illustrate how the land is used in the Long Island City Area. Along the Newtown Creek, industry still thrives, although not at the same magni-tude as in the past. The Creek offers an easy shipping route to all the businesses in the Hunters Point South industrial district. As is seen in the diagram made up on Pink and Yellow, The industrial zones are not limited to the waterfront, but sprawl far from the coast

28 THESIS

EG

DIR

B IK

SAL

UP

. TS

DR32

CLAY ST.

BOX ST.

ASH ST.

48TH AVE.

CEN

TER

BLV

D.

49TH AVE.

50TH AVE.

51ST AVE. 51ST AVE.

BORDEN AVE.

53RD AVE.

54TH AVE.

.TS

HT5

VE

RN

ON

BLV

D.

JACKSON AV

E.

44TH DR.

44TH RD.

10TH

ST.

.TS

HT11

.TS T

S12

.TS

DR32

DAVIS ST.CRANE ST.

45TH AVE.

45TH AVE.

45TH RD.

46TH AVE.

46TH RD.

47TH AVE.

47TH RD.

.LP

HT11

COMMERCIAL S

T.

PAIDGE AVE.

FRAN

KLIN ST.

WEST ST.

MAN

HATTAN

AVE.

McG

UIN

NESS BLVD

.

PRO

VOST ST.

DUPONT ST.

EAGLE ST.

FREEMAN ST.

GREEN ST.HURON ST.

INDIA ST.

MIDTOWNTUNNELPLAZA

NEWTOWN CREEK

EA

ST

RIV

ER

ANABLE BASIN

HUNTER’S POINT SOUTH

N

0 500 1000 FEETSite

Residential

Residential (with Commerical Below)

Commerical

Institutional

Transportation and Utility

Industrial and Manufacturing

Open Space

Parking Facilities

Vacant

Under Construction

EG

DIR

B IK

SAL

UP

. TS

DR32

CLAY ST.

BOX ST.

ASH ST.

48TH AVE.

CEN

TER

BLV

D.

49TH AVE.

50TH AVE.

51ST AVE. 51ST AVE.

BORDEN AVE.

53RD AVE.

54TH AVE..T

S HT5

VE

RN

ON

BLV

D.

JACKSON AV

E.

44TH DR.

44TH RD.

10TH

ST.

.TS

HT11

.TS T

S12

.TS

DR32

DAVIS ST.CRANE ST.

45TH AVE.

45TH AVE.

45TH RD.

46TH AVE.

46TH RD.

47TH AVE.

47TH RD.

.LP

HT11

COMMERCIAL S

T.

PAIDGE AVE.

FRAN

KLIN ST.

WEST ST.

MAN

HATTAN

AVE.

McG

UIN

NESS BLVD

.

PRO

VOST ST.

DUPONT ST.

EAGLE ST.

FREEMAN ST.

GREEN ST.HURON ST.

INDIA ST.

MIDTOWNTUNNELPLAZA

NEWTOWN CREEK

EA

ST

RIV

ER

ANABLE BASIN


N

0 500 1000 FEETSite

Residential


Commerical

Institutional



Open Space

Parking Facilities

Vacant

Under Construction

EG

DIR

B IK

SAL

UP

. TS

DR32

CLAY ST.

BOX ST.

ASH ST.

48TH AVE.

CEN

TER

BLV

D.

49TH AVE.

50TH AVE.

51ST AVE. 51ST AVE.

BORDEN AVE.

53RD AVE.

54TH AVE.

.TS

HT5

VE

RN

ON

BLV

D.

JACKSON AV

E.

44TH DR.

44TH RD.

10TH

ST.

.TS

HT11

.TS T

S12

.TS

DR32

DAVIS ST.CRANE ST.

45TH AVE.

45TH AVE.

45TH RD.

46TH AVE.

46TH RD.

47TH AVE.

47TH RD.

.LP

HT11

COMMERCIAL S

T.

PAIDGE AVE.

FRAN

KLIN ST.

WEST ST.

MAN

HATTAN

AVE.

McG

UIN

NESS BLVD

.

PRO

VOST ST.

DUPONT ST.

EAGLE ST.

FREEMAN ST.

GREEN ST.HURON ST.

INDIA ST.

MIDTOWNTUNNELPLAZA

NEWTOWN CREEK

EA

ST

RIV

ER

ANABLE BASIN


N

0 500 1000 FEETSite

Residential


Commerical

Institutional



Open Space

Parking Facilities

Vacant

Under Construction

Ximus voloribus. Inimil inum idelectur min re id quam dignamus, sapella borroremosam sequature nectibu sdandio repelit verchil liquatum hari volum audignimi, comnihi ciissit iamuscit eum si net reicaboristo voluptat faccullab imi, sitatio estenia tendessiti quiditium et har-uptatium ipici dolorem qui consende conest qui test, ut fugia quatqui ulluptur? Umquaspelita niaeper umetur?At occum evenecta plabore as entent essi aborist or-porem quod ut adis sequi nam erat anis nonecto dun-delent laut alique porerna turepellaut et que acid ut ut aut viditas molorum nonse moluptios doluptusa quation re velibus eossequam int aut quat et lignimus in enimi, solestion nonem voloribus nus et ut ipis asi desto offici am et invelene nonsequo exceatas et aut am doluptur, sandaerestem rat aces del idelis cus rent aut dis sin-tus con premole ntiaessus repel ium laut antotatis vit rehendit, odignam, quiatis tiossenimus volupta simol-orerum ut antinis quaspistem experferepe plitia dollut ut maio imporesent pere nonse il im reiur autem sitatiis etus sequam quid et adipsam cor magnam int labore persperum quid qui il illamus rem aut ilit unt, quam, ip-istotat as dolorum il is ad ut aut odit, sam

29 JUD

D

E

F

PULA

SKI B

RID

GE

23R

D S

T.

A

B

C

CLAY ST.

BOX ST.

ASH ST.

48TH AVE.

CEN

TER

BLV

D.

49TH AVE.

50TH AVE.

51ST AVE. 51ST AVE.

BORDEN AVE.

53RD AVE.

54TH AVE.

5TH

ST.

VER

NO

N B

LVD

.

JACKSON AV

E.

44TH DR.

44TH RD.

10TH

ST.

11TH

ST.

21ST

ST.

23R

D S

T.

DAVIS ST.CRANE ST.

45TH AVE.

45TH AVE.

45TH RD.

46TH AVE.

46TH RD.

47TH AVE.

47TH RD.

11TH

PL.

COMMERCIAL S

T.

PAIDGE AVE.

FRANKLIN ST.

WEST ST.

MAN

HATTAN

AVE.

McG

UIN

NESS BLVD

.

PROVO

ST ST.

DUPONT ST.

EAGLE ST.

FREEMAN ST.

GREEN ST.HURON ST.

INDIA ST.

MIDTOWNTUNNELPLAZA

NEWTOWN CREEK

EAST

RIV

ER

ANABLE BASIN


Land UseStudy Areas and Subareas

Figure 2-1

4.3.

08

N

SITEA SITE

B

SCALE

0 500 1000 FEETSite A

Not Included In Site A

Site B

Subarea Boundary

Primary Subarea

Secondary Subarea

Residential


Commerical

Institutional



Open Space

Parking Facilities

Vacant

Under Construction

D

A

D

E

F

PU

LAS

KI B

RID

GE

23R

D S

T.

A

B

C

CLAY ST.

BOX ST.

ASH ST.

48TH AVE.

CEN

TER

BLV

D.

49TH AVE.

50TH AVE.

51ST AVE. 51ST AVE.

BORDEN AVE.

53RD AVE.

54TH AVE.

5TH

ST.

VE

RN

ON

BLV

D.

JACKSON AV

E.

44TH DR.

44TH RD.

10TH

ST.

11TH

ST.

21S

T S

T.

23R

D S

T.

DAVIS ST.CRANE ST.

45TH AVE.

45TH AVE.

45TH RD.

46TH AVE.

46TH RD.

47TH AVE.

47TH RD.

11TH

PL.

COMMERCIAL S

T.

PAIDGE AVE.

FRAN

KLIN ST.

WEST ST.

MAN

HATTAN

AVE.

McG

UIN

NESS BLVD

.

PRO

VOST ST.

DUPONT ST.

EAGLE ST.

FREEMAN ST.

GREEN ST.HURON ST.

INDIA ST.

MIDTOWNTUNNELPLAZA

NEWTOWN CREEK

EA

ST

RIV

ER

ANABLE BASIN



Figure 2-1

4.3.

08

N

SITEA SITE

B

SCALE



Site B

Subarea Boundary

Primary Subarea

Secondary Subarea

Residential


Commerical

Institutional



Open Space

Parking Facilities

Vacant

Under Construction

D

A

D

E

F

PU

LAS

KI B

RID

GE

23R

D S

T.

A

B

C

CLAY ST.

BOX ST.

ASH ST.

48TH AVE.

CEN

TER

BLV

D.

49TH AVE.

50TH AVE.

51ST AVE. 51ST AVE.

BORDEN AVE.

53RD AVE.

54TH AVE.

5TH

ST.

VE

RN

ON

BLV

D.

JACKSON AV

E.

44TH DR.

44TH RD.

10TH

ST.

11TH

ST.

21S

T S

T.

23R

D S

T.

DAVIS ST.CRANE ST.

45TH AVE.

45TH AVE.

45TH RD.

46TH AVE.

46TH RD.

47TH AVE.

47TH RD.

11TH

PL.

COMMERCIAL S

T.

PAIDGE AVE.FR

ANKLIN

ST.

WEST ST.

MAN

HATTAN

AVE.

McG

UIN

NESS BLVD

.

PRO

VOST ST.

DUPONT ST.

EAGLE ST.

FREEMAN ST.

GREEN ST.HURON ST.

INDIA ST.

MIDTOWNTUNNELPLAZA

NEWTOWN CREEK

EA

ST

RIV

ER

ANABLE BASIN



Figure 2-1

4.3.

08

N

SITEA SITE

B

SCALE



Site B

Subarea Boundary

Primary Subarea

Secondary Subarea

Residential


Commerical

Institutional



Open Space

Parking Facilities

Vacant

Under Construction

D

A

D

E

F

PU

LAS

KI B

RID

GE

23R

D S

T.

A

B

C

CLAY ST.

BOX ST.

ASH ST.

48TH AVE.

CEN

TER

BLV

D.

49TH AVE.

50TH AVE.

51ST AVE. 51ST AVE.

BORDEN AVE.

53RD AVE.

54TH AVE.

5TH

ST.

VE

RN

ON

BLV

D.

JACKSON AV

E.

44TH DR.

44TH RD.

10TH

ST.

11TH

ST.

21S

T S

T.

23R

D S

T.

DAVIS ST.CRANE ST.

45TH AVE.

45TH AVE.

45TH RD.

46TH AVE.

46TH RD.

47TH AVE.

47TH RD.

11TH

PL.

COMMERCIAL S

T.

PAIDGE AVE.

FRAN

KLIN ST.

WEST ST.

MAN

HATTAN

AVE.

McG

UIN

NESS BLVD

.

PRO

VOST ST.

DUPONT ST.

EAGLE ST.

FREEMAN ST.

GREEN ST.HURON ST.

INDIA ST.

MIDTOWNTUNNELPLAZA

NEWTOWN CREEK

EA

ST

RIV

ER

ANABLE BASIN



Figure 2-1

4.3.

08

N

SITEA SITE

B

SCALE



Site B

Subarea Boundary

Primary Subarea

Secondary Subarea

Residential


Commerical

Institutional



Open Space

Parking Facilities

Vacant

Under Construction

D

A

SITE ANALYSIS

30 THESIS

_working with anEXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE

SITE ANALYSIS

Hunters point has been defined by transportation over the years.

Investigating the history of the site ultimately led to an alaysis of all the transportation infrastructures that has made Hunterspoint South what it is today.

31 JUD

Ferry Service:Ferry routes serviced from site. This is entails a East River Ferry Northbound as well as Southbound.

Bus Service:East River Ferry does not offer bus service at this loca-tion.

Railroad Service:LIRR train stops at Borden Ave, while the 7 train stops at the Vernon Blvd. /Jackson Ave. Stations. Both train stops are in walking distance to the site.

Bike Friendly:Bike racks are available at this landing site, offering the environmentally conscious a more sustainable mode of tranport.

32 THESIS

RAIL CONNECTION:Hunters Point has two Long Island Rail Road stations: Long Island City and Hunterspoint Avenue at the inter-section of Hunterspoint Avenue and Skillman Avenue. They are the termini of the Montauk Branch and Hunt-erspoint Branch of the LIRR City Terminal Zone.

LIRR commuters at Hunterspoint Avenue can connect to the nearby Hunters Point Avenue station of the sub-way line, the Q67 bus, or take NY Waterway ferries from the nearby docks. The #7 subway makes its first Queens stop in Hunters Point, about five minutes from Grand Central. The G carries folks between Queens and Brooklyn. The E and V subways meet at Court Square. The LIRR has limited service at Borden Ave and 2nd St.

The Long Island City station is the Queens terminus for a small number of LIRR trains from Jamaica, which operate only on weekdays. The tunnel portal can be seen at the eastern end of the station. The nearest subway station to Hunter’s Point South is the Vernon-Jackson Ave stop on the 7. The northeast-ern corner of the site is only two blocks away from the station. Hunters Point Avenue is a station on the IRT Flushing Line of the New York City Subway. This station has two tracks and two side platforms. Located at 49th Avenue (Hunters Point Avenue) and 21st Street in the Long Is-land City, Queens, is served by the 7 train at all times and the 7 train rush hours in the peak direction. The station is currently undergoing renovation.

_existingMODES OF TRANPORTATION

SITE ANALYSIS

EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE

33 JUD

The Long Island City terminal was once one of the city’s busiest, as it was the LIRR’s closest approach to NYC before Pennsylvania station and the East River tunnels were completed in 1910, as ferries brought patrons to Manhattan from the terminal. Today, only a few trains a week stop here, and passengers are unceremoniously discharged in the rail yard, walking a block to the Water Taxi ferry to Manhattan.

34 THESIS

BUS CONNECTION:

The neighborhood peers into the mouth of the Mid-town Tunnel, which brings the LIE to Manhattan. From nearby Queens Plaza, the Queensboro (59th Street) Bridge is a free way to Manhattan.

Two bus routes serve the site, the Q103 operated by the MTA Bus Company and the B61 operated by NYCT.

Over the course of the project, the city has been in talks with the MTA to extend bus service, most likely the Q103, into Hunter’s Point South.

There is no concrete promise to provide transit to the heart of the project, however, nor have funds to pay for more buses been publicly identified.

SITE ANALYSIS

_existingMODES OF TRANPORTATION

35 JUD

36 THESIS

WATER TRANSPORT During the summer the New York Water Taxi Company used to operate Water Taxi Beach, a public beach artificially created on a wharf along the East River, accessible at the corner of Second Street and Borden Avenue. It was discontinued in 2011 due to new construction on the site of the old landing.http://www.rtbot.net/Hunters_Point,_Queens

The Hunter’s Point stop is located at 2nd Street and Borden Avenue. Regular commuter ser-vice along its East River line connected the Hunter’s Point stop with East 34th Street and Pier 11 in Manhattan, as well as Schaefer and Fulton Ferry Landings in Brooklyn. Before It closed, between approximately 6:30 and 9:00 AM and 5:00 and 7:30 PM, arrivals and departures at the Hunter’s Point stop took place about once every 45 minutes to an hour.

If ferry service is popular, many Hunter’s Point residents could use it to get to work. However, since the ferries will cost more than transit, leave only every 20 minutes during rush hour, and shut down after 8 p.m., it remains to be seen how popular they will be unless a better plan is made.

37 JUD

_existingFERRY TERMINAL

SITE ANALYSIS

The existing Ferry Terminal conditions are very unimpressive at best. Having to walk across a massive parking lot, through a fenced-off con-truction site, and onto a narrow floating boardwalk, the existing ferry service leaves alot to be desired. Although there are abundant signs advertising the Ferry and its services, much more needs to be done. With the incorporation of smartphone tehcnology, the ferry terminal has the chance to be much more than it currently is.

38 THESIS

_thesis proposalSUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION

The program will bring new lifestyle, recreation, educa-tion and transportation to repair and strengthen HUNT-ERS POINT SOUTH’S urban community. A multi-lay-ered, three-dimensional urban organization will foster the interaction between water, landscape, building, and program. Parkland will weave through, around, and un-der buildings on the site, and program will extend out Sustainable Transportation in the form of mass transit.

In its effort to achieve a “greener and greater New York” while accommodating one million new residents, Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s PlaNYC2030 embraced transit-oriented development” -- the concentration of new housing in neighborhoods with good access to the city’s subways and buses. The plan contends that such development will encourage these new New Yorkers to use mass transit rather than cars, helping to improve air quality and transportation efficiency.

http://www.nourishingnyc.org/2012/02/29/urban-farm-sustainably-repurposed-nyc-harlem-pier/

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

39 JUD

40 THESIS

WATERFRONT REVIVAL

In 2009, the City Council adopted the Waterfront Text Amendment. These text changes are now in effect. The cityplans to ensure that waterfront public access areas are inviting to the public. This will be done by facilitating high quality design elements, ensure unin-terrupted waterfront access that is clearly open to the public. Also they will promote the greening of the water-front with a variety of plant materials that provide aes-thetic and ecological benefits, including trees, shrubs, and groundcover. The goal is to facilitate a wide variety of amenities, including access to water, boat launches and anchorages, and play areas. Ths will encourage a variety of landscape design, including edge treatments; and activated waterfront spaces by improving connec-tions between the water’s edge and the upland streets.

The unfortunate truth is that many of New York City’s “transit oriented” rezonings instead encourage automo-bile use by requiring off-street parking. They destroy the mixed-use, walk-to-work character of communities like Long Island City in favor of high-end residential rede-velopment. At the same time, the city has missed huge opportunities to cluster new development around transit stations in outer borough neighborhoods like Bay Ridge and Corona, instead reducing development potential to preserve the car-oriented, suburban-like environment


41 JUD

New York has been able to accomplish one of the broad-est development agendas in its modern history by skill-fully using the leverage of the bid planning and decision timetable. The remarkable development record of the past decade has provided not just a short-term burst of economic and employment activity, but it also has put in place an abundance of new waterfront parkland and recreational facilities, plus the framework for the contin-ued addition of millions of square feet of residential and commercial space over the next three decades, which will expand our tax base and ensure the future vitality of New York.

How NYC won from its failed Olympic bidBy Jay Kriegel for Crains NY

http://www.liqcity.com/neighborhood/examining-the-im-pact-of-losing-the-2012-olympic-bid-on-lic-nyc#full

42 THESIS

The thesis proposal of a transit center in an urban set-ting is strengthened by the huge tower development “

A mass transit system for the 5000 new residents has the potential to greatly reduce automobile pollution and encourage more sustainable lifestyles to an up anc coming urban community. Today Hunters Point is un-dergoing yet another transformation. The city is paying the Port Authority a total of $146 mil-lion for the 24 acres - $100 million for the property and $46 million for “remaining obligations” to the site.The Queens West initiative to build up the neighbor-hood’s waterfront across from Midtown has already completed Phase 2 of its plan with two high-rise resi-dential towers completed. Further phases will bring ad-ditional residential building along with office real estate.

“At Hunter’s Point South, not only will largest new af-fordable housing complex in more than three decades be built, it wil be done on long-vacant waterfront prop-erty that has incredible views and sits adjacent to one of New York City’s fastest growing neighborhoods,” said Mayor Bloomberg.

HPS Residential Tower Development


43 JUD

Hunters Point South is envisioned as an international model of urban ecology and a laboratory for innova-tive sustainable thinking. The project is a seamless collaboration between Thomas Balsley Associates and Weiss/Manfredi as co-designers of the Open Space and Park and Arup as the Prime Consultant and In-frastructure designer. As one of the most ambitious and comprehensive projects undertaken by the City of New York in decades, the design incorporates numer-ous green initiatives, transforming a critically located but underutilized waterfront characterized by long-term disinvestment, into a new urban ecological paradigm. Surrounded by water on three sides, this post-industri-al waterfront site is separated from Manhattan by the slender band of the East River. Two hundred years ago the site was a series of wetlands. Currently the site’s industrial identity reflects its strategic proximity to wa-terfront and rail exchange, eliminating all signs of its early ecologically rich history.

“Through our New Housing Marketplace Plan, we’re building 165,000 affordable units in neighborhoods in all five boroughs, but no where else will there be such a large infusion of new, affordable units. All told, the project will provide new homes for 5,000 New York City When complete, Hunter’s Point South will be the larg-est affordable housing development in New York City since the early 1970s

TOWER DESIGN:

44 THESIS

Hunters Point South Proposal: Weiss/Manfredi Architects + Thomas Balsey of ARUP: Landscape Design

SHoP Architects: Tower Design

45 JUD

46 THESIS

Major Development will be taking place in the Hunters Point Area. This incredible growth has begun about 10 years ago and will continue with the proposal curently in effect for 7 new residential towers. These towers will range from 300 to 440 feet tall and will provide 5000 new apartments as well as a school ground level retail, roof top green spaces and much more.

These elements, along with spectacular views, provide a new landmark and destination to bring the community to the waterfront. This innovative and integrated design creates a new sustainable strategy that weaves infra-structure, landscape and architecture, bringing the city to the park and the park to the waterfront.

Initially the first thought on site silelection for the transit center were on the site of the new proposed HPS tower development. The large number of new residents and the brand new site development was attractive at first.

Upon further research the location of the transit center began to change, first starting on the south end of the new proposal and working its way north along the wa-terfront within Gantry state Park.

HUNTERS POINT SOUTH


47 JUD

POSSIBLE PROBLEMS

Whether Hunter’s Point South turns out to be the most recent in a line of auto-oriented projects along New York City’s deindustrialized waterfront, or a project in line with the city’s sustainability goals, will depend on whether developers choose to build all the parking they are entitled to, whether the MTA extends bus service into the complex, and whether the city’s attempts to fos-ter ferry transit across the East River are successful.

As with so much of the recent waterfront development in New York City, large amounts of parking could push Hunter’s Point South residents to drive. According to the RFP, the project has no parking minimums, but de-velopers are allowed to build a space for up to 40 per-cent of the residential units. The project’s environmen-tal impact statement puts that number at 2,660 parking spaces — and therefore 2,660 more cars — if built to the maximum.Questions Remain for Hunter’s Point South Transpo Plan by Noah Kazis http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/02/09/questions-remain-for-hunters-point-south-transpo-plan/

Hunter’s Point South is planned to include laudable bike and pedestrian infrastructure. The city’s RFP calls for a two-way bike lane protected by a landscaped median to run the length of both 2nd Street and Center Boulevard, the two main north-south corridors through the project.

48 THESIS

Throughout history the biggest hurdle for a new idea is often gaining widespread acceptance. Steven Holl once said: “Architecture must remain experimental and open to new ideas and aspirations in the face of conservative forces that constantly push it toward the already prov-en, already built, and already thought. Architects must explore the not yet felt. The realization of one inspired idea in turn inspires another” . Designers and engineers are only a small fraction of the ones who have to be convinced on the benefits of green building for it to be the future. The public, or the av-erage pedestrian, makes up the majority of the worlds population. For this reason their opinions on Green buildings and eco-design have an impact on how long it takes for a true sustainable revolution to take place. For this reason designing public spaces that are eco-friendly and implore sustainable strategies could be the annwer.

Gantry State Park

With affordable housing, green spaces and a revitalized waterfront, the development project at Hunters Point South will create a new and vibrant community for all New Yorkers to enjoy,” said Congressman Joe Crow-ley. “Together with the revitalization of Willets Point and the greening of Queens, this innovative project at Hunt-ers Point is the next step in transforming Queens to the 21st century.”City of Water Day kickoff meeting March 26th, 2012 from 6-8pm


49 JUD

50 THESIS

CREATING AN IDENTITY FOR THE NEW TRANSIT CENTER

GANTRY STATE PARK HAS : A URBAN HARDSCAPE RESENCE, A GREEN PARK SPACE PRESENCE AND A WATERFONT PRESENCE

Gantry Plaza State Park is a 12-acre riverside oasis that boasts spectacular views of the midtown Manhat-tan skyline, including the Empire State Building and the United Nations. Enjoy a relaxing stroll along the park’s four piers or through the park’s manicured gardens and unique mist fountain. Along the way take a moment to admire the rugged beauty of the park’s centerpieces - restored gantries. These industrial monuments were once used to load and unload rail car floats and barges; today they are striking reminders of our waterfront’s past. With the city skyline as a backdrop and the gan-tries as a stage, the park’s plaza is a wonderful place to enjoy a spring or summer concert. Recreational fa-cilities include basketball courts, playgrounds, handball courts, and a fishing pier with its own cleaning table.


51 JUD

CREATING AN IDENTITY FOR THE NEW TRANSIT CENTER

52 THESIS

_analysisGANTRY STATE PARK

The gantries not only act as a reminder of the areas bustling industrial past but also acts as a billboard for Long Island that is an icon similar to how the pepsi cola sign is used further north in ganrty park.

The gantries are also a stage for performances that often occur in the park. The event is called “Live at the Gantires” and can be used to attract people to the site.


53 JUD

54 THESIS

55 JUD

Orientatin Studies:

The images to the right are the preliminary studies of ways the transit center could interact with the gantries of Gantry State Park. These were done in the early stages of the project and really helped with discovering many design strategies that could benefit this proposal.

The analysis to the left was done as a series of quick sketches investigating the possibilities of the “building creating a cove” as well as different ways to interact with one of the existing Gantires.


56 THESIS

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK_creating aDESTINATION

57 JUD

Using the Historic Icon as a Gateway for all those coming to or leaving from Long

Tall + Small Footprint = An Object = A Thing Flat + Spread-out = An Destination = A Place

58 THESIS

CHOOSING A LOCATION WITHIN GANTRY PARK

59 JUD

Hunter’s Point South Waterfront Park11.19.09


11



11

It seemed advantageous to settle on a centralized loca-tion within Gantry State Park. This will make it easy to capture the highest amount of residents from the neigh-boring residential towers by using the park to funnel people to the Transit Center.

Also, by using this location, the Transit Center can func-tion as a link between both halves of gantry state park. The transit center will be able to use either one of the gantries as a visual locator from either side of the park. if it were place with two gantries on one side the build-ing would block clear view to the “long island city” title on the gantires.


60 THESIS

_siteTHE WATER’S EDGE

THE PROPOSAL FOR THE EXTENSION OF GANTRY STATE PARK THAT WILL ACOMPANY THE HPS TOW-ERS IN THE NEAR FUTURE WAS DESIGN WITH RISING WATER LEVELS IN MIND


61 JUD

Insert Text Here



11

62 THESIS

ENVRONMENTAL ANALYSIS

Climate Long Island City, New York is a good place to live with its acceptable level of annual temperature change.

Average min temperature of Long Island City, New York in January is 25.1, average min temperature in July is 61.1.

Average precipitation in January is 3.54, in July it is 6.72.

Being right on the water, this site is more affected by the environmental conditions than a site that is located more inland. With wind blowing right up the east river, this site will be more vulnerable to the elements. Also being so close to the water, the project will have to ac-count for how the tides will affect the transit center.

_siteENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS


63 JUD

64 THESIS

_hurricaneSANDY

SITE ANALYSIS

65 JUD

66 THESIS

INEVITABLILTY

It is inevitable that the site will be affected by some flooding if a hurricane or severe storm makes landfall anywhere close to New York City.If nothing is done to anticipate this , HUGE, amounts of money will be wasted long-term.

THE POTENTIAL FOR RISING WATER LEVELS BE-CAME A MAJOR DESIGN ELEMENT HAD TO BE TAKEN INTO CAREFUL CONSIDER-ATION

_water levelRISING


67 JUD

68 THESIS

69 JUD

THE HUNTERS POINT SOUTH WATERFRONT IS DEFINED BY ITS ICONIC VIEWS OF THE MANHATTAH SKYLINE

70 THESIS

URBAN PARKSPACE MEETS THE WATERFRONT: DESIGN POSSIBILITIES:PROJECT DEVELOPMEMNT

With a public transit center, the more the building is used the more sustainable the area will become be-cause of reduced CO2 emissions due to the reduced amount of automobile traffic. Is it then safe to say the building should be designed in a way that most ef-fectively attracts users? If we know that green design features can positively affect building users and how that can be one of the primary ways to increase marketability, shouldn’t that be of the most important design goals?

71 JUD

PROJECT D

EVELOPMEMNT

72 THESIS

The Transit Center has to respond to the rigid urban grid on one side while respecting the soft waterfront edge”. Ideas of both grid and waves began to work their way into the project. The sketch above was one of the first design intent sketches done for this project. There are some vague ideas on form and organization but much development was needed.

Below to the left are a few studies on potential ways to investigate the relationships between the transit center and the coastline. All three ideas slowly worked their way into the design until a hybrid of the three worked

Handling the Water’s EdgeBelow to the right are the preliminary sketches for how the project would anticipate the perdestrain traffic withthe way the tranist center was orein-tated on the water.

The design strategies were established but much development was need-ed on how the Building would anticipate the rising water and work with it not against it.

73 JUD

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

74 THESIS

Making the Transit Center work with the site its what gave it form. The boardwalk typology was used to in-form the structural strategy. The idea of collumns or stilts supporting a large horizontal and flat boardwalk structure was applied to the building. The sketch di-rectly to the right was the first attempt on the structural strategy. This idea was eventually scraped because there was nothing justifying a steel truss structure for this application. The sketch below to the right illustrates the final structural strategy. The Transit Center is made up of many thin HSS steel collumns that are round ref-erencing the wood ones that make up the boardwalk structure. The collumns work together to support a deep concrete waffle slab. This slab then supports two lightweight steel fraimed floors below that are hung us-ing steel cables. The concrete elevator core is tied into several interor cross bracing walls providing structural rigidity.

Raising the project on stilts for several reasons:the building was lifted on stilts not only to allow for an unobstructed view of the manhattan skyline but it was also done to allow the pedestrians to remain connected to the waterfront. another bonus to raising the pransit center on stilts was that the rising water level, no matter how severe, would not endanger the building.

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

75 JUD

THE BOARDWALK TYPOLOGY WAS USED TO INFORM THE STRUCTURAL STRATEGY

76 THESIS

_unobstructing importantVIEWS

77 JUD

Intent of using the virtical nature of the parkscapes treens combined with the pier typology present at the waterfront, a collumn landscape was chosen as a means of fitting the transit center delicately in the site

To be successful in this location you need to capitalize on views”, and for this reason unobstructing the stun-ning views was a priority through design development.

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

78 THESIS

We know lack of established green zones in cities is a factor of urban sprawl. Quality green space, especially with trees, takes in carbon at an increasing rate, as the plants grow larger. Over time this filters the air and helps reduce greenhouse gases. Bringing green space to the urban landscape is one way that we can have a better relationship with the environment. Green space can help with important services including water filtration and absorption, air filtration, noise buffering, and nutrient cycling. Green space can be a place for exercise, relaxation and social interaction, contributing significantly to people’s quality of life in the city. It will not only improve the quality of life for the public, but it if done properly and by using the proper sustainable strategies, it can repair some of the damage cities have done to our planet already.Providing an alternate to defening ourselves with concrete amd steel, that opts for a transition zone with islands, wetlands, and graded embankments, allow-ing the city to cooperate with the sea, rather than trying to banish it.”Ken Yeang, a brilliant mind in the field of green design, believes a building should function as an ecosystem. He states: “What we should be trying to do is make a building into a living system…balancing the organic with the inor-ganic in a building is crucial” . His eco skyscrapers make an effort to redis-cover green space that has been lost at the ground level by the footprint of the built environment.

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

79 JUD

80 THESIS

81 JUD

Green Buildings have the potential to do more than just save energy. There are many benefits including the psychological benefits the building user will ex-perience. To put it simply people feel better in green buildings. They are not only healthier, but they claim an enhanced sense of well-being

“Modes of Transport connecting land –(in the form of Bus, Bike, and pedestrian traffic), with water - (in the form of Ferry Water Taxi and Kayak)”The sketch on the page to the left illustrates incorporating design intents with transportation goals

“Green Transportation Center

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

82 THESIS

This was the first sketch done for the project. The idea of having green space flowing onto the architecture combined with the goal of reaching out over the water formed this sectional sketch.

Shifting from the being placed on land and cantilever-ing over the water to having the entire building lifted up over the water brought about many design possibilities. A series of sectional interactions began to be formed through manipulating the floor plates.

Having the task of bridging from the strict-grid/urban fabric through a parkscape and out over the water to-wards manhanttan sparked an investigation of hav-ing the hardscape be an extension of the street. The sketch to the right illustrates the goal.

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

83 JUD

The idea of a flat top with an undulating underside of-fered many intersting relationships between the Transit Center and the newly created wetland park planned to go underneath. Points where these two meet were the most going to be highlights within the project.

Unobstructed views defined the transit center in ways. The idea of using views to draw people from Gantry State Park though the hardscape into the transit Center and evetually using the ferry service was incorporated from early on.

With the main thesis proposal to incorporate green de-sign strategies to increase sustainability, the amount of new greenery was maximized with two new parks: A vegetated rooftop oasis and a urban wetland park.

Sectional Evolution

84 THESIS

As development of the wetland park and its relationship to the Transit Center continued, interesting architectural moments occured. This forest of collumns referenced several site specific elements, including, the trees from the park, the pylons of the waterfornt boardwalk, and the structural collumns of the lifted Transit Center.

Views under the building was not the only focus. With this prime location, the Transit Center had to capitalize on views whereever it could. The manipulation of the floorplate kept increasing until all the desired relaion-ships through views were present. Linking by views became a strategy moving forward.

The sketch to the right is one of the first atempts at combining all of the previous design intents with the ar-chitectural strategies already established.

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

85 JUD

Sectional Evolution

The structural methodology changed drastically after the mid-review. The Building went from steel collumns supporting a massive truss system to the steel col-lumns supporting a large structural waffle slab which had the lower floor suspended from it. The structural steel collumns echo down into smaller ones that en-force the wetland park.

To the left is a quick sketch applying all the previous de-sign intents with the new waffle slab structural method. A series of square platforms further echoes the build-ing above and are supported with the smaller steel col-lumns

This final building section shows the result of the sec-tional development study that took place.. This section cuts through the final ramp design.

86 THESIS

LIC TRANSIT CENTER

87 JUD

DESIG

N SOLUTIO

NS

88 THESIS

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

PRODUCED BY AN AUTO

DESK EDUCATIONAL PRO

DUCT


PRO

DUCE

D BY

AN

AUTO

DESK

EDU

CATI

ONA

L PR

ODU

CT

89 JUD


PRODUCED BY AN AUTO


DUCT


PRO

DUCE

D BY

AN

AUTO

DESK

EDU

CATI

ONA

L PR

ODU

CT

DESIGN SOLUTIONS

90 THESIS

Final perspectival section

A multi-layered, three-dimensional urban organization will foster the inter-action between water, landscape, building, and program. By incorporating affordable-eco-friendly mass transportation systems with a public park this project can encourage the thousands of new residents to a more sustain-able lifestyle greatly reducing the potential for increase pollution

Bringing green space to the urban landscape is one way that we can have a better relationship with the environment. Green space can help with important services including water filtration and absorption, air filtration, noise buffering, and nutrient cycling. Green space can be a place for exercise, relaxation and social interaction, contributing significantly to the quality of life in the city.

_an experiencialURBAN GREEN-SPACEDESIGN SOLUTIONS

91 JUD

This innovative and integrated design creates a new sustainable strategy that weaves infrastructure, landscape and architecture, bringing the city to the park and the park to the waterfront. It respects the natural ecology and replaces it, as opposed to carelessly building over it, in contrast with traditional planning methods.

Providing an alternate to defending ourselves with concrete amd steel, the Transit Center opts for a transition zone with islands, wetlands, and graded embankments, allowing the projet to cooperate with the sea, rather than trying to banish it. It is inevitable that the site will be affected by some flooding if a hurricane or severe storm makes landfall anywhere close to New York City (Hurricane Sandy being the most recent example. If noth-ing is done to anticipate this , HUGE, amounts of money will be wasted long-term.

All final renders created for this project were produced using a combination of an autodesk Revit building model combined with photoshop montage techniques.

PRO

DU

CED

BY

AN

AU

TOD

ESK

ED

UC

ATI

ON

AL

PRO

DU

CT


PRO

DU

CED

BY A

N A

UTO

DESK

EDU

CA

TION

AL PR

OD

UC

T


92 THESIS

The HPS Transit Center will bring new lifestyle, recreation, education and transportation to repair and strengthen the Hunter’s Point South ur-ban community. The project will make a connection with the landscape in which public green space and architecture intermingle seamlessly. The Transit Center has to respond to the rigid urban grid on one side while respecting the soft waterfront edge on the other.

One subway stop from Midtown, this working-class and industrial neigh-borhood has the potential to transform the way New York Transportation system operates.

DEVELOPING THE APROACH

final rendering of approach

DESIGN SOLUTIONS

93 JUD

sketches developing the approach

94 THESIS


PRODUCED BY AN AUTO


DUCT


PRO

DUCE

D BY

AN

AUTO

DESK

EDU

CATI

ONA

L PR

ODU

CT

95 JUD

MOVEMENT: UPWARD_transit centerCIRCULATION

DESIGN SOLUTIONS

96 THESIS

t et qui beaquam quidia voluptas volorio nsequamet di voluptat liqui unt ut quibus aute labores etur moluptae possi antionsed quaectu saperov idebit apicid magnatur sunditam, nobitatur? Qui tem inum sedi tem rerist quis illorepere nissitate con necatur as minciet, te nobis mi, sitiorro delecer chitatemo officit od essed minis audaecae porepedit qui omniate rem aut ea poreser natius aut eos resed mod ut int, am eos exceste voloriate prercim ande velest et, sitati corenes de nissus eosantu ribusdant hillanist, ventis evel idis quo corae nectat lam, que disti blaudio repelicidis quae sectur alique plitem untur? As atiunt.Caborio beat ullendis as expedit pratem nos plandi rerum quibus arunt.Ape core lit possit quae pos eos rerat.Dunt volupictias es ipiet officident, officillab im sedis molum ese ilit, qui reribus cidelic ipitat volute pa nonsequi vit, corera idis il maio maio officid que nimi, simaximporum latiis iusda non estio con rem in conseque porrovit lam fugiam quaestem que rat.Tur atur modiorp orerum a sus, vendipsani aut a que veles am reperibus amus nobit dolo tem volesInihit, optat voluptatquae naturerem faceptat aut eatendis si dipsunt re eum vel et laboriberit autenist quatquam non nihilicil est volectiae nonem fugitatiis rehent eres adi beaquis et qui dolorro dolor se nem. Et volorru mquamus reiuntur remporiae es none nectini accaeribusam dolupti in re num ipsandu

DESIGN SOLUTIONS

_transit centerMOVEMENT UPWARD

97 JUD

98 THESIS

It respects the natural ecology and replaces it, as op-posed to carelessly building over it. In contrast with traditional planning methods, eco master-planning aims to restore stressed and disfigured ecosystems.

Yeang believes a building should function as an eco-system. He states: “What we should be trying to do is make a building into a living system…balancing the organic with the inorganic in a building is crucial”. His eco skyscrapers make an effort to rediscover green space that has been lost at the ground level by the foot-print of the built environment (see figure 5).

Most people don’t realize in their chaotic day-to-day life that cities are connected to larger ecosystems and don’t exist in isolation. Beneath the steel and concrete of cities are the soil and waterways that are connected to the areas beyond the city. Everyday unclean water is dumped back into streams. Polluted air is pumped back into the atmosphere, harming ecosystems.

DESIGN SOLUTIONS

_transit centerMOVEMENT DOWNWARD

99 JUD

100 THESIS

THE TRANSIT CENTER FROM WITHIN THE GAN-TRAY STATE PARK GREEN SPACE

Yeang forms connections between this self-sufficient eco city and the surrounding environment via a linear landscaped park that runs throughout not only the plans but also the sections. This helps to enhance biodiversity, reduce local heat island effect, and man-age water. Looking at the blue infrastructures, all water is treated locally, filtered and reused in an effort to rely less on global resources (see figure 7).

Nis a cone ea nusdae dist, non corpore ptiosa nes aut re odignat.Ne eos dolor suntiis exceperro iditaquo etumqui odi as sequi cor ab int arciam is es at quid ento et hil ipsapiste volorate por sent, simagnis mosaperitat quibus.Ent ut quisquation poresequiae dolor alite doluptatem ut est, qui doluptas enem qui qui sinverrunt faciat asi-tiam untios et auda vel essunt omnihic atemperum re-heni nus, omnimetus ent rendantibus adit, vellum sunt liquiae reium fugiam quia ad untionsequia et imodi coritem ipsant et parum dolupta nossitam, odipsa vo-lupti nvenist aperum abori ut vent.Doluptatem eiusae vella enis ero delic te nit pro do-lorepe se con possin repellabori dolupiti re verspis eiur sendign atquia cus iliquidit latur, sum dollam vidu-cii ssimaximus autat voloren dendandunt fugit occae magnihi litium sitem solore nulpa qui dolores estrum voloreium fugiass imusani mporitas conserum, ommo-sae. Nempos et volorep erferias voloris et verio elese-dignate etur?Pelitatem sit ipis renduci enditas moloriti nimus des el ium quam id miliquo stibus volor molla

DESIGN SOLUTIONS

101 JUD

Insert Text Here

102 THESIS

The movement upward was made into an experiencial moment to be celebrated

The ramp is composed of a series of pre fabricated - post tensioned concrete sections. The sketch series on the right is developing the cross section of the proposed ramp. The render on the page to the right offers a view under the building, allowing a view of the stunning manhattan skyline but also the wetland park amongst a forest of collumns.

Nis a cone ea nusdae dist, non corpore ptiosa nes aut re odignat.Ne eos dolor suntiis exceperro iditaquo etumqui odi as sequi cor ab int arciam is es at quid ento et hil ipsapiste volorate por sent, simagnis mosaperitat quibus.Ent ut quisquation poresequiae dolor alite doluptatem ut est, qui doluptas enem qui qui sinverrunt faciat asi-tiam untios et auda vel essunt omnihic atemperum re-heni nus, omnimetus ent rendantibus adit, vellum sunt liquiae reium fugiam quia ad untionsequia et imodi coritem ipsant et parum dolupta nossitam, odipsa vo-lupti nvenist aperum abori ut vent.Doluptatem eiusae vella enis ero delic te nit pro do-lorepe se con possin repellabori dolupiti re verspis eiur sendign atquia cus iliquidit latur, sum dollam vidu-cii ssimaximus autat voloren dendandunt fugit occae magnihi litium sitem solore nulpa qui dolores estrum voloreium fugiass imusani mporitas conserum, ommo-sae. Nempos et volorep erferias voloris et verio elese-dignate etur?Pelitatem sit ipis renduci enditas moloriti nimus des el ium quam id miliquo stibus volor mollabo. Name dolup-taecae vellupt atiore voluptatem sero ius rerz

DESIGN SOLUTIONS

103 JUD

104 THESIS

105 JUD

106 THESIS

ROOF LEVEL

FUNCTION: URBAN GREEN SPACE STRUCTURAL WAFFLE SLAB

PROGRAM: ROOF TOP PARK GREY WATER COLLECTION GREY WATER TREATMENT LOW WATER DEMAND VEG

UPPER LEVEL

FUNCTION: DINING/LEISURE

PROGRAM: RESTAURANT CAFE/LOUNGE BAR KITCHEN WAITING AREAS RESTROOMS

MAIN LEVEL

FUNCTION: TRANSIT PROGRAM: TICKET COUNTER INFO CENTER WAITING AREAS SEATING AREAS RESTROOMS

WATER LEVEL

PROGRAM: URBAN GREEN SPACE

WETLAND PARK FLOATING BOARDWALKS COLLUMN LANDSCAPE

107 JUD

The sectional image above was created using a laser-cut chipboard model that was then photographed and rendered using Adobe Photoshop

DESIGN SOLUTIONS

108 THESIS

Hendit quid que volut lab inimolo temporr ovident.Delignihicil exeribusam etust, net di dolum iunt doluptatquis comnis nectaquas dolutem faces assin esciur, num quibeation rerit, net ulluptate verrum ad quas sa necerae nobite verum, odit, totaecescit es velecusam, cone-sento volecab inciis ut hit eni berumenis consenis illaces aut officiet etur sitibus anderferum volupta tureseq uassunt.Minctiatusam est dolorit iurehen duntur remolorit que vel eturitia denest evelitias nest et expeliquam facipsu ntionse ruption rat.De porem net es magnistem conseque ra parcia cuscia que et et, offic te alit re, acepuda velibus apiendel id quost la et expel inctaqui volore net, tecusamet velligendae consequam labor aliquis suntium rem idi autamus et porepudio. Eptur archictam fuga. Nus aped ut voloreptur?Apictis vent, tem ipit fugiasperi blabo. Tem nes aut quod moluptam venis rehendis nobit faceperias eumquo im aut adipsapienis dolesedi tescius idis delles eicat et aligeni dolor solor mi, ut in pellandio te

_first floorSPACES

MAIN LEVEL


DESIGN SOLUTIONS

109 JUD

Insert Text Here

110 THESIS

MOVEMENT:

Estiat quate non placessum dolor sam, tectatum conec-tioreic tem inum rehenie nihitae verum, sin etur maion-seque erchicto comnia nis aut lam commodis de que ommodis ciaspellum vel et quostiostet unt ditio. Itatus aut aut laut res untum quasi venduntiore por sit re con-sequatur alignam, corat lanis exeremp oribus remquo quas nimus, ut reniendis es excerch illatio nsendis qui omnia dolorpora consequ istiasp ellorat ut et maximpor amendi unt ex explaccus, tempos ma pa custiisquis nulluptatur sumet parum con consequi dolluptaeped eos iust voloremquiam quis non porum sediant.Xerspid qui torro voluptae nonsequae nisciet eseque rectisq uatectat.Onesequi tem qui dolut int, sum volupta voloressi con nem renditam nus, nem everae pellabo. Eles reritat.Ti consectorat ullatur sam inimporempos verro molut odipit aut ommolectur maio vendae lit aliquat quiscidus dolupidero et etur sit laborit doluptas adis

DESIGN SOLUTIONS

111 JUD

Insert Text Here

112 THESIS

_second floorPROGRAM

UPPER LEVEL



_second floorSPACESMOVEMENT:

Estiat quate non placessum dolor sam, tectatum conectioreic tem inum rehenie nihitae verum, sin etur maion-seque erchicto comnia nis aut lam commodis de que ommodis ciaspellum vel et quostiostet unt ditio. Itatus aut aut laut res untum quasi venduntiore por sit re consequatur alignam, corat lanis exeremp oribus remquo quas nimus, ut reniendis es excerch illatio nsendis qui omnia dolorpora consequ istiasp ellorat ut et maximpor amendi unt ex explaccus, tempos ma pa custiisquis nulluptatur sumet parum con consequi dolluptaeped eos iust vol-oremquiam quis non porum sediant.Xerspid qui torro voluptae nonsequae nisciet eseque rectisq uatectat.Onesequi tem qui dolut int, sum volupta voloressi con nem renditam nus, nem everae pellabo. Eles reritat.Ti consectorat ullatur sam inimporempos verro molut odipit aut ommolectur maio vendae lit al

113 JUD

DESIGN SOLUTIONS

114 THESIS

Waffle Slab Development

DESIGN SOLUTIONS

Nonserume doluptassi as ullautemo omnimped untem-po ssenti nonet enim quiatium, quas ut la vel magnis quam, od magnis resedit iatatenias dolum si utati rec-tur alitet dolor aut quis voloreictent acianda quam qui-dentur assecearum estis del et eatus, soluptatem aut eosapid untiaerum quam aut undani que commoluptur rendam nat.Alita dolore exces as event, estis essum, nam as adi conseque voluptaepre pro cus.Umqui delenditi voluptatio to to temque prae suscim qui duciento bea eles delitaspero bearum faccus eum lac-cum faccabore voluptas ea sunt aut abo. Namendus dolorrum re que apelique alis aspedip

115 JUD

116 THESIS

Visitors can make their way up through the building. first finding their desired ferry time and purchasing tick-ets. moving up though the waiting area and deciding to grab a bite to eat in the cafe before heading up to the rooftop park. Up on the roof the clear un obstructed views of the water allow visitors to see the ferry they have to catch as it aproaches the site.The vegetated rooftop park will become an urban oasis for all the residents of the Hunters Point South develop-ment to utilize.

DESIGN SOLUTIONS

Fully inhabitable public park for neighborhood residents and transit users:Open lawn areaBotanical plantingMain plaza with café and seatingChildren’s play areasAmphitheater and stageSustainable AspirationsDecrease impermeable (roof) surfaceDetain/retain stormwaterConstruct rooftop wetland to treat building’s GraywaterGreywater reuse for irrigation, park water features, or use in buildingLow water demand vegetation and specifically accli-mated plantsSustainable design features including a living “green” roof, thermal mass and night ventilation to allow pas-sive cooling to the building, natural daylight, LEED en-ergy efficiency and other green building techniques

This helps to enhance biodiversity, reduce local heat island effect, and manage water. Looking at the blue infrastructures, all water is treated locally, filtered and reused in an effort to rely less on global resources. As far as energy generating and conserving methods heat recovery systems and solar powered air heaters are dispersed through the buildings and along the tower facades.

117 JUD

118 THESIS

DESIGN SOLUTIONS

Solupta sequiam fuga. Epuditatur, solor soleni il evendi venditis seque nessit, cullo cones acidunt quia del modisi od et ad ea incto idi diat.Sit quis dio. Ut autempos dit accum quatem acepuditem hillaborest aut expellatiis mo eventur si tem senimpos sapeles trundunto bla ea volore rem. Maionecae voluptaturia volorem fugit vit autem int.Parum doluptasitem et, seque et illatioste lacia numquibusam ex et lau-dam eicienima ne corem liquodignate ped quidipsus moluptiorum am fugia simus ea volupta tquodit atiatus se perferum atem nam quos ut quod mo-ditam voluptam audae lam quam as ea delitatam quo maioremRovita nit lam res non re eaquoss umquibu stionserum que rehent.

119 JUD

120 THESIS

_arriving or departing onFERRY

DESIGN SOLUTIONS

121 JUD

Insert Text Here

122 THESIS

123 JUD

Process Development

Site Panoramas

Precedents

Preliminary reviews

Bibliography

a p e n d i x

124 THESIS

developing the bus stop?PROCESS DEVELOPMENT

125 JUD

126 THESIS

PROCESS DEVELOPMENT

127 JUD

Bus stop - building access studies

128 THESIS

PROCESS DEVELOPMENT

129 JUD

Initial ramping studies

130 THESIS

PROCESS DEVELOPMENT

131 JUD

132 THESIS

SITE PANORAMA’S

133 JUD

134 THESIS

SITE PANORAMA’S

135 JUD

136 THESIS

SITE PANORAMA’S

137 JUD

138 THESIS

SITE PANORAMA’S

139 JUD

140 THESIS

SITE PANORAMA’S

141 JUD

142 THESIS

ASSIGNMENT 1: DESIGN INTENT COLLAGE

143 JUD

SEMESTER PROGRESS

144 THESIS

PRELIMINARY REVIEW

145 JUD

SEMESTER PROGRESS

146 THESIS

PRELIMINARY RENDERS

147 JUD

SEMESTER PROGRESS

148 THESIS

MID-SEMESTER REVIEW

149 JUD

SEMESTER PROGRESS

150 THESIS

MID-SEMESTER SECTION

151 JUD

SEMESTER PROGRESS

152 THESIS

END OF SEMESTER REVIEW

153 JUD

SEMESTER PROGRESS

154 THESIS

VERTICAL CIRCULATION

The HPS Transit Center will bring new lifestyle, recreation, education and transportation to repair and strengthen the Hunter’s Point South urban community. The project will make a connection with the landscape in which public green space and architecture intermingle seamlessly.

The Transit Center has to respond to the rigid urban grid on one side while respecting the soft waterfront edge on the other.

One subway stop from Midtown, this working-class and industrial neighbor-hood has the potential to transform the

way New York Transportation system operates.

A multi-layered, three-dimensional ur-ban organization will foster the interac-tion between water, landscape, building, and program. By incorporating afford-able-eco-friendly mass transportation

systems with a public park this project can encourage the thousands of new residents to a more sustainable lifestyle greatly reducing the potential for in-creased pollution

Bringing green space to the urban landscape is one way that we can have a

better relationship with the environment. Green space can help with important services including water filtration and absorption, air filtration, noise buffering, and nutrient cycling. Green space can be a place for exercise, relaxation and social interaction, contributing significantly to the quality of life in the city.

ROOF LEVEL



UPPER LEVEL



MAIN LEVEL


WATER LEVEL



This innovative and integrated design creates a new sustainable strategy that weaves infrastructure, landscape and architecture, bringing the city to the park and the park to the waterfront. It respects the natural ecology and replaces it, as opposed to

carelessly building over it, in contrast with traditional planning methods.

Providing an alternate to defending ourselves with concrete amd steel, the Transit Center opts for a transition zone with islands, wetlands, and

graded embankments, allowing the projet to cooperate with the sea, rather than trying to banish it. It is inevitable that the site will be affected by some flooding if a hurricane or severe storm makes landfall anywhere close to New York City (Hurricane Sandy

being the most recent example. If nothing is done to anticipate this , HUGE, amounts of money will be wasted long-term.

Most people don’t realize in their chaotic day-to-day life that cities are

connected to larger ecosystems and don’t exist in isolation.

Beneath the steel and concrete of cities are the soil and waterways that are connected to the areas beyond the city. Everyday unclean

water is dumped back into streams. Polluted air is pumped back into the atmosphere, harming ecosystems.

The combination of over densification, misuse of natural resources and short-age of urban green space has begun to bring about a need for change. Our built environment needs to make less of a negative impact on our planet.

Architecture needs to be responsible to the larger social, economic, and environmental context. Cities don’t exist in isolation; they are connected to much larger ecosystems and can damage habitats for many species if not handled correctly.

Beneath the steel and concrete of cit-ies are the soil and waterways that are connected to the areas far beyond the city. The air pollution created by cit-ies reduces the quality of the air we breathe at an alarming rate.

We as a society have an undeniable need to reduce the amount of Co2 em-misions we are pumping into our atmo-sphere. Global warming can be large-ly attributed to the abundant burning of fossil fuels caused by the enormous amount of automobile traffic. This rea-son alone is why a Mass Transit needs to be encouraged.

SKETCH OF MANIPULATING FLOOR PLATE FOR DESIRED VIEWS

SKETCH SHOWING HOW THE TRANSIT CENTER INCREASES PARK SPACE

SKETCH SHOWING HOW THE WATERFRONT VIEWS PULL PEDESTRIANS THROUGH THE SITE

SKETCH APPLYING FLOOR PLATE DESIGN TO THE WAFFLE SLAB STRUCTURE

SKETCH OF STRUCTURAL SYSTEM: COLLUMNS SUPPORT THE WAFFLE SLAB AND THE SLAB SUPPORTS THE HANGING FLOORS BELOW

SKETCH DEVELOPING THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE BUILDING AND THE WETLAND PARK BELOW AND THE ROOF TOP PARK ABOVE

SKETCHES OF WETLAND PARK DEVELOPMENT

EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC

STREET LEVEL PLANRISING WATER LEVEL -HURRICANE SANDY

MAIN LEVEL PLAN

FERRY ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE DEVELOPMENT

LASERCUT SECTIONAL MODEL

UPPER LEVEL PLAN

SKETCH DEVELOPMENT OF THE APPROACH AND ENTRY TO WETLAND

THESIS STATEMENTS

APPROACH FROM STREET VIEW FROM WITHIN PARK VIEW UNDER THE BUILDING WHILE MOVING UP THE RAMP VIEW TOWARD MANHATTAN FROM TOP OF WAITING AREA VIEW TOWARD MANHATTAN FROM WITHIN THE CAFE AREA VIEW TOWARD THE TRANSIT CENTER FROM THE GANTRY STATE PARK HARDSCAPE AT SUNSET VIEW TOWARD LONG ISLAND CITY FROM END OF PIER VIEW TOWARD LONG ISLAND CITY FROM MANHATTAN'S EAST SHORE

MODES OF TRANPORTATION INCORPORATED INTO DESIGN

NEED TO REDUCE POLLUTION TRANSIT CENTER ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES

MAKING THE TRANSIT CENTER WORK WITH THE SITE ITS WHAT GIVES IT FORM

PRO

DU

CED

BY

AN

AU

TOD

ESK

ED

UC

ATI

ON

AL

PRO

DU

CT


PRO

DU

CED

BY A

N A

UTO

DESK

EDU

CA

TION

AL PR

OD

UC

T


Green space flowing from ground level onto the architecture image from Eco masterplanning – Ken Yeang

THESIS STUDIO FALL 2012 DANIEL JUD USING AN EXISTING ICON

FINAL THESIS PRESENTATION

155 JUD

VERTICAL CIRCULATION

The HPS Transit Center will bring new lifestyle, recreation, education and transportation to repair and strengthen the Hunter’s Point South urban community. The project will make a connection with the landscape in which public green space and architecture intermingle seamlessly.

The Transit Center has to respond to the rigid urban grid on one side while respecting the soft waterfront edge on the other.

One subway stop from Midtown, this working-class and industrial neighbor-hood has the potential to transform the

way New York Transportation system operates.

A multi-layered, three-dimensional ur-ban organization will foster the interac-tion between water, landscape, building, and program. By incorporating afford-able-eco-friendly mass transportation

systems with a public park this project can encourage the thousands of new residents to a more sustainable lifestyle greatly reducing the potential for in-creased pollution

Bringing green space to the urban landscape is one way that we can have a

better relationship with the environment. Green space can help with important services including water filtration and absorption, air filtration, noise buffering, and nutrient cycling. Green space can be a place for exercise, relaxation and social interaction, contributing significantly to the quality of life in the city.

ROOF LEVEL



UPPER LEVEL



MAIN LEVEL


WATER LEVEL



This innovative and integrated design creates a new sustainable strategy that weaves infrastructure, landscape and architecture, bringing the city to the park and the park to the waterfront. It respects the natural ecology and replaces it, as opposed to

carelessly building over it, in contrast with traditional planning methods.

Providing an alternate to defending ourselves with concrete amd steel, the Transit Center opts for a transition zone with islands, wetlands, and

graded embankments, allowing the projet to cooperate with the sea, rather than trying to banish it. It is inevitable that the site will be affected by some flooding if a hurricane or severe storm makes landfall anywhere close to New York City (Hurricane Sandy

being the most recent example. If nothing is done to anticipate this , HUGE, amounts of money will be wasted long-term.

Most people don’t realize in their chaotic day-to-day life that cities are

connected to larger ecosystems and don’t exist in isolation.

Beneath the steel and concrete of cities are the soil and waterways that are connected to the areas beyond the city. Everyday unclean

water is dumped back into streams. Polluted air is pumped back into the atmosphere, harming ecosystems.

The combination of over densification, misuse of natural resources and short-age of urban green space has begun to bring about a need for change. Our built environment needs to make less of a negative impact on our planet.

Architecture needs to be responsible to the larger social, economic, and environmental context. Cities don’t exist in isolation; they are connected to much larger ecosystems and can damage habitats for many species if not handled correctly.

Beneath the steel and concrete of cit-ies are the soil and waterways that are connected to the areas far beyond the city. The air pollution created by cit-ies reduces the quality of the air we breathe at an alarming rate.

We as a society have an undeniable need to reduce the amount of Co2 em-misions we are pumping into our atmo-sphere. Global warming can be large-ly attributed to the abundant burning of fossil fuels caused by the enormous amount of automobile traffic. This rea-son alone is why a Mass Transit needs to be encouraged.

SKETCH OF MANIPULATING FLOOR PLATE FOR DESIRED VIEWS

SKETCH SHOWING HOW THE TRANSIT CENTER INCREASES PARK SPACE

SKETCH SHOWING HOW THE WATERFRONT VIEWS PULL PEDESTRIANS THROUGH THE SITE

SKETCH APPLYING FLOOR PLATE DESIGN TO THE WAFFLE SLAB STRUCTURE

SKETCH OF STRUCTURAL SYSTEM: COLLUMNS SUPPORT THE WAFFLE SLAB AND THE SLAB SUPPORTS THE HANGING FLOORS BELOW

SKETCH DEVELOPING THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE BUILDING AND THE WETLAND PARK BELOW AND THE ROOF TOP PARK ABOVE

SKETCHES OF WETLAND PARK DEVELOPMENT

EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC

STREET LEVEL PLANRISING WATER LEVEL -HURRICANE SANDY

MAIN LEVEL PLAN

FERRY ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE DEVELOPMENT

LASERCUT SECTIONAL MODEL

UPPER LEVEL PLAN

SKETCH DEVELOPMENT OF THE APPROACH AND ENTRY TO WETLAND

THESIS STATEMENTS

APPROACH FROM STREET VIEW FROM WITHIN PARK VIEW UNDER THE BUILDING WHILE MOVING UP THE RAMP VIEW TOWARD MANHATTAN FROM TOP OF WAITING AREA VIEW TOWARD MANHATTAN FROM WITHIN THE CAFE AREA VIEW TOWARD THE TRANSIT CENTER FROM THE GANTRY STATE PARK HARDSCAPE AT SUNSET VIEW TOWARD LONG ISLAND CITY FROM END OF PIER VIEW TOWARD LONG ISLAND CITY FROM MANHATTAN'S EAST SHORE

MODES OF TRANPORTATION INCORPORATED INTO DESIGN

NEED TO REDUCE POLLUTION TRANSIT CENTER ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES

MAKING THE TRANSIT CENTER WORK WITH THE SITE ITS WHAT GIVES IT FORM

PRO

DU

CED

BY

AN

AU

TOD

ESK

ED

UC

ATI

ON

AL

PRO

DU

CT


PRO

DU

CED

BY A

N A

UTO

DESK

EDU

CA

TION

AL PR

OD

UC

T


Green space flowing from ground level onto the architecture image from Eco masterplanning – Ken Yeang

THESIS STUDIO FALL 2012 DANIEL JUD USING AN EXISTING ICON

SEMESTER PROGRESS

156 THESIS

PRECEDENTS

San Francisco Transbay Transit Center designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects

The new Transbay Transit Center will be built on the site of the former Transbay Terminal in downtown San Francisco.

The new bus and rail facility will serve as San Fran-cisco’s next landmark

One million square foot regional transportation hub serving eleven transit operators

The former Transbay Terminal was constructed in 1939 to facilitate rail travel across the Bay Bridge. Following World War II, the lower deck of the Bay Bridge was con-verted to automobile traffic and the Transbay Terminal became a bus only facility. The bus terminal no longer met current or future transportation needs of the region or State.

The Great Hall, a ground-level floor with an open air main entrance off Mission Street known as Mission Square, which will include an information center, ticket kiosks, automated ticketing and the main escalators

A dramatic Light Column in the Great Hall, which will allow natural daylight into the Transit Center

157 JUD

158 THESIS

Highlights of the design include:

“City Park,” a 5.4-acre rooftop park on top of the Transit Center which will include an open air amphitheater, gar-dens, a trail for running/walking, open grass areas for picnics, lily ponds and more. Sustainable design fea-tures including a living “green” roof, thermal mass and night ventilation to allow passive cooling to the build-ing, natural daylight, LEED energy efficiency and other green building techniquesPublic art space inside the Transit Center. Ground floor retail on Natoma and Minna streets as well as Mission Square

PRECEDENTS

159 JUD

160 THESIS

PRECEDENTS

161 JUD

Project by Perkins and Will for the Helping Park in Tianjin, China

162 THESIS

Annotated Bibliography1. Girardet, Herbert. Cities People Planet: Urban Development and Climate Change. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 2008. Print.

This source offers a very detailed look into the contributors of why we need to design sustainable today. This book lists many useful facts about the growth and densification of cities.

2. Zitkovic, Maja. “Managing Green Spaces for Urban Biodiversity.” Countdown 2010 - Save Biodiversity. IUCN, 2008. Web. 12 Dec. 2011. <http://www.countdown2010.net>. rde

This source contains a wide range of ways to manage green spaces for urban biodiversity. It lists reasons why we need to increase biodiversity in cities in an attempt to help cities make less of a negative environmental impact.

3. Yeang, Ken. Ecomasterplanning. Chichester: Wiley, 2009. Print. This source serves as the basis for the paper. It talks about all aspects of eco masterplanning because Ken Yeang is the foremost designer and noted authority on ecologically responsive design and planning. His diagrams and methods for carrying a eco project from site analysis to project completion are exactly what 21st century architects should be doing

4. McHarg, Ian L. Design with Nature. Garden City, NY: Published for the American Museum of Natural History [by] the Natural History, 1969. Print.

This source was used for a quote pertaining to how humans have severely impacted our planet throughout the 20th century.

5. Benton-Short, Lisa, and John R. Short. Cities and Nature. London: Routledge, 2007. Print.

This source gives a look into how we can integrate the natural environment into our cities and why this is a concern.

6. Yeang, Ken, Sara Hart, and David Littlefield. Eco Architecture: the Work of Ken Yeang. West Sussex: Wiley, 2011. Print.

This source offers detailed information on eco design strategies. Ken Yeang has many years of experience on the subject and offers convincing arguments for smart growth

7. “Marina Bay Sands Skypark Opens.” Designboom. 25 June 2010. Web. 19 Dec. 2011. <http://www.design-boom.com/weblog/cat/9/view/10653/moshe-safdie-marina-bay-sands-skypark-opens.html>.

This source offers a look at a project that replaces some of the green spaces taken up by the buildings footprint. This project does this elevating the space and incorporating it into the verticality of the architecture. This example is to be used to contrast the work of Ken Yeang.

Bibliography

163 JUD

Thesis Booklet

Documents

Transcript of Thesis Booklet