| This
concept plan creates
a memorial site within
a 6-acre park that
is partially situated
on a deck over West
Street. Two buildings
for museum or cultural
uses complete the
park's enclosure.
A new public square
is created on a block
west of St Paul's
chapel. Fulton, Cortlandt,
and Liberty Streets
are oriented perpendicular
to West Street. Fulton
Street becomes a major
east-west corridor
with a pedestrian
arcade that flows
from Greenwich Street
to the World Financial
Center. North-south
regional traffic uses
a West Street bypass
that runs under the
deck. The plan requires
the acquisition of
part of the plaza
of the Deutsche Bank
building and the parking
lot at Cedar and West
Streets.
Principal Features
of this Concept
Plan:
- 6-acre park
partially
situated
on a deck
over West
Street
- 14.4 acres
of new public
space, including
new streets,
public square,
arcades
and an enclosed
galleria
- Fulton and
Cortlandt
streets
extend to
the World
Financial
Center,
perpendicular
to West
Street
- Greenwich
Street extends
through
the site
with active
building
frontages
on both
sides
- West Street
bypass tunnel
from Albany
Street to
Vesey Street
(local traffic
at surface)
- 5 towers
(2 at 72
stories,
3 at 45
stories)
- 1,500 foot
high skyline
element
- Potential
residential
development
south of
Liberty
Street
- 6 acres of
property
created
on a deck
over West
Street
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