Posted Jan 13, 2020, 6:00 PM
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As far as I can remember, the western platform was always going to rise higher than the High Line, the rails are at street level.
https://therealdeal.com/2020/01/13/next-phase-of-hudson-yards-could-include-700-foot-wall/
Next phase of Hudson Yards could include 700-foot-long wall
Related says any discussions about it are “very, very preliminary”
TRD New York
January 13, 2020
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The second phase of Hudson Yards could include a 700-foot-long wall.
Stephen Ross’ Related Companies is considering elevating the deck of the yard by several stories to accommodate a parking garage below it, according to the New York Times. This means the site would rise up rather than slope down toward the Hudson River, which would create a wall right next to the High Line spanning 700 feet and standing two stories above the park. The wall would at least visually obscure public access at the High Line.
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...the possibility of the wall has already drawn the ire of several local politicians, including Manhattan borough president Gale Brewer and City Council Speaker Corey Johnson.
“Hudson Yards is already considered elitist,” Brewer told the Times. “People wonder, is that for me? Getting people of color to use these places is hard enough. This is the worst sort of planning.”
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/10/arts/design/hudson-yards-expansion.html
Hudson Yards Promised a Park. They Didn’t Mention the Giant Wall.
For phase two, the developer imagines a 700-foot-long structure overshadowing the High Line. “The last thing New Yorkers need is a wall,” a state senator said.
From original planning...
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