This Is What New York City
Could Look Like
...In 2033!!
Could Look Like
...In 2033!!
Posted: 11/04/13
Architectural renderings allow us to peer into the
future of our beloved city without a crystal ball. New York City has
some big changes coming, and here are 17 future attractions that will
transform the Big Apple as we know it.
This summer a multibillion dollar plan will finally get underway to
brighten up the dank rail station and better accommodate the 600,000
people that pass through it each day. But it'll be a while before the
much-maligned space looks fresh and tidy. Madison Square Garden, which
sits on top of the transit hub, was given 10 years to relocate.
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The 1,776-foot Freedom Tower is slated for completion in early 2014,
but construction on the surrounding skyscrapers, a performing arts
center and a transportation hub are ongoing.
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After more than a decade of controversy -- including scrapped Olympic
and Jets stadium plans -- developers have crafted an ambitious plan to
convert 26 acres of rail facilities into the largest private real estate
development in city history. Hudson Yards is “a $15 billion
15-structure mini-city on Manhattan’s West Side that will create more office space than exists in Portland, Ore.,” according to the New York Daily News.
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Potentially the most legendary street art landmark in the world, Long
Island City's 5 Pointz is set to be torn down in favor of a luxury
high-rise. This controversial plan has inflamed the NYC arts community
(and anyone with a soul), and a legal battle is ongoing.
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"Like a giant strainer dropped in the river," + POOL aspires to filter dirty East River water and create a 285,000 gallon floating swimming pool
between Manhattan and Brooklyn. The team raised over $270,000 to build a
prototype -- a 35' x 35' float lab -- and aims for the + POOL to open
in the summer of 2016, although they admit that permitting and approvals
may delay this futuristic project.
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This project was stalled by the recession, but has recently surged back into development thanks to a $1 billion financing package
from Asian investors. Tower Verre, as it’s known, will house 145 luxury
condos and provide 36,000 square feet of new gallery space for the
Museum of Modern Art. It's slated for completion in 2018 with an
ultimate price tag of $1.3 billion.
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Taking a cue from the Westside’s massively successful Highline Park,
Queens plans to convert its own stretch of abandoned railway tracks into
an elevated park. Currently, two design firms are conducting a
feasibility study.
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In 2008, Mayor Bloomberg launched an array of projects in the South
Bronx, collectively labeled the South Bronx Initiative Plan. From making
the waterfront more accessible to building more affordable housing, the
projects are focused on 3rd Avenue, the Bronx Civic Center and the
Lower Grand Concourse.
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The Whitney Museum of American Art is relocating from the Upper East
Side to the Meatpacking District. The new museum's construction cost
$422 million and is slated for completion in 2015.
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Cornell University is building a $2 billion mega-campus
on Roosevelt Island, which sits just east of midtown Manhattan. The
architects predict that the main building will produce as much energy as
it consumes, and that the project will be completed by 2037.
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SLO Architecture has proposed renovations to the abandoned
Westchester Avenue Station in the South Bronx. Amtrak, whose Northeast
Corridor runs by the site, wants to demolish the 100-plus-year-old
building, but the designers seek to create a beautified waterfront and
an entrance to Concrete Plant Park.
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In September, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a $1.1 billion plan
to renovate the Essex Street Market and the surrounding streets in the
Lower East Side. The project will include a “virtually unprecedented
amount of affordable housing in a development of this scale,” according to the Wall Street Journal.
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In 1977, Brooklyn's largest indoor theater closed its doors and fell into a state of disrepair. The mayor's office and its partners have pumped in $93.9 million to revitalize the Flatbush landmark. The theater is scheduled to open in 2014.
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One part beautification, one part storm protection, the Blueway will
revitalize Manhattan's East River shoreline stretching from the Brooklyn
Bridge to East 38th Street. The plan does not yet have a budget or
timeline.
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The world’s largest ferris wheel will come to Staten Island in 2016. At 625 feet, the New York Wheel is predicted to draw millions of visitors to the borough.
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How do you add green space to an overly congested city like New York?
For two ambitious entrepreneurs, the answer was "beneath our feet."
After a successful Kickstarter campaign,
the LowLine's creators are working with the MTA and the city to convert
an abandoned, underground trolley station into a state-of-the-art,
solar-panel-illuminated, $55 million park. The goal is to open by 2018.
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The corporate takeover of Williamsburg has entered its final phase, with national retailers like Whole Foods, Urban Outfitters
and J.Crew all staking out claims in the capital of hipsterdom. The
development is set to cost $45 million and will be completed in
mid-2014.
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