Streetscape Manual Hudson Park and Boulevard New York, NY May 2012 Prepared by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc., Landscape Architects, P.C. 16 Court Street, 11th Floor Brooklyn, New York 11241 718.243.2044 In collaboration with Langan Engineering & Environmental Services, Civil Engineer Leslie E. Robertson Associates, R.L.L.P., Structural Engineer Dagher Engineering, P.L.L.C., MEP Engineering Domingo Gonzalez Associates, Inc., Lighting Designer Toshiko Mori Architect, Architect Schlaich Bergermann and Partner LP, Bridge Engineer VJ Associates, Cost Estimator ETM Associates, L.L.C., Maintenance and Operations HUDSON PARK AND BOULEVARD - STREETSCAPE MANUAL Streetscape Manual Prepared for Hudson Yards Development Corporation New York City Economic Development Corporation 225 West 34th Street 110 William Street New York, NY 10122 New York, NY 10038 212.971.5613 212.619.5000 Ann Weisbrod, President David Kane, Senior Vice President, Capital Program Wendy Leventer, Senior Vice President, Leonard Greco, Vice President Planning & Design Shanny Spraus-Reinhardt, Project Manager, Capital Aron Kirsch, Senior Vice President, Program Planning & Construction Louis D’Amico, Senior Vice President, Construction Hudson Yards Development Corporation, New York City Economic Development Corporation and the Consulting Team acknowledge the contribution of the following agencies to the project: Hudson Park and Boulevard Steering Committee Department of City Planning Department of Parks & Recreation Department of Transportation HUDSON PARK AND BOULEVARD - STREETSCAPE MANUAL Contents Introduction 2 Design Standards 6 — Sidewalks: Dimensions & Materials 8 — Curbs and Pedestrian Ramps 10 — Street Lights 12 — Street Trees: Location, Dimensions & Soil 14 — Street Trees: Species 16 — Utility Covers, Mechanical Equipment and Vaults 18 — Furnishings 20 Conclusion 22 1 Introduction Over the last few years, the City of New York has made a series of infrastructure investments in the Hudson Yards neighborhood to help transform the area into a vibrant, transit oriented extension of the Midtown district. One of the most important of these improvements is the construction of Hudson Park and Boulevard, a midblock park and boulevard that will run between 10th and 11th Avenues from West 33rd to West 39th Streets. Hudson Park will help create a sense of place, provide a much-needed amenity, and ultimately craft a new identity for this emerging district. Hudson Park and Boulevard has been designed to acknowledge the traditions of public space in New York City, while also evoking a new and creative space that belongs both to its neighborhood and to New York City. This manual aims to offer guidelines that will create a standardized streetscape appearance for the Hudson Yards neighborhood that will provide an aesthetic in keeping with the standards of New York City while offering a slight variation from those standards to infuse the district with its own subtle character. HUDSON PARK AND BOULEVARD - STREETSCAPE MANUAL 2 Figure 1 View Looking Northeast from the Hudson River Towards the Hudson Yards District 3 60th Street 59th Street 58th Street 57th Street 56th Street 55th Street 54th Street 53rd Street 52nd Street 51st Street Broadway 9th Avenue 8th Avenue 7th Avenue 11th Avenue New York 9A New York 10th Avenue 12th Avenue/ 50th Street 49th Street 48th Street 47th Street HUDSON YARDS 46th Street DISTRICT 45th Street 44th Street 43rd Street 42nd Street 41st Street 40th Street 10th Avenue 11th Avenue 39th Street 9th Avenue 38th Street 37th Street Javits Center 36th Street 35th Street 34th Street 33rd Street Penn Hudson 32nd Street Station Rail Yards 31st Street H U D S O N R I V E 30th Street 29th Street 28th Street 27th Street 26th Street 25th Street 24th Street 23rd Street KEY Figure 2 Park Context Plan of the Hudson Yards District, Showing the Three Street Boulevard Typologies: Boulevard, Boulevard- Boulevard-Adjacent Side Street Adjacent, and District District Side Street / Avenue HUDSON PARK AND BOULEVARD - STREETSCAPE MANUAL 4 0' 400' 800' 60th Street 59th Street 58th Street 57th Street 56th Street 55th Street 54th Street 60th Street 53rd Street 59th Street Where this Manual58th Street Applies 57th Street 52nd Street The guidelines in the manual apply within 56th Street the boundaries of55th the Street Hudson Yards District, from 42nd Street54th downStreet to 30th Street, 51st Street Broadway 53rd Street 9th Avenue 8th Avenue 7th Avenue 11th Avenue New York 9A New York 10th Avenue 12th Avenue/ between 8th Avenue and 12th Avenue. This 52nd Street area is further broken51st Street down into streetscapeBroadway 9th Avenue 8th Avenue 7th Avenue 11th Avenue New York 9A New York 10th Avenue 50th Street 12th Avenue/ typologies that differ50th Street in their proximity to Hudson Park, as follows:49th Street 48th Street 49th Street 47th Street 46th Street 45th Street 48th Street BOULEVARD44th Street 43rd Street 42nd Street 47th Street HUDSON YARDS Hudson Boulevard East and Hudson Boulevard West have an identity most closely linked to the 60th Street 10th Avenue 11th Avenue 9th Avenue 46th Street DISTRICT 59th Street park, and they act as a frame for the District’s 58th Street central green spine. Javits 57th Street Center 45th Street 56th Street 55th Street 34th Street 54th Street 44th Street 53rd Street Penn Hudson 32nd Street Station Rail Yards 52nd Street H U D S O N R I V E 51st Street Broadway 9th Avenue 8th Avenue 7th Avenue 11th Avenue New York 9A New York 10th Avenue 12th Avenue/ 43rd Street 50th Street 29th Street 49th Street 28th Street 48th Street 27th Street 47th Street 42nd Street 26th Street 46th Street 25th Street 45th Street 24th Street 41st Street BOULEVARD-ADJACENT44th Street 23rd Street 43rd Street 42nd Street 40th Street Boulevard-Adjacent Side Streets are still tied to the identity of Hudson Park and act to draw 60th Street 10th Avenue 11th Avenue 9th Avenue 10th Avenue 11th Avenue 59th Street 9th Avenue people into the open space. These streets 39th Street 58th Street include 33rd Street to 38th Street, between Javits 57th Street Center 10th and 11th Avenues. 38th Street 56th Street 55th Street 34th Street 54th Street 53rd Street Penn 37th Street Hudson 32nd Street 52nd Street Station Javits Rail Yards Broadway H U D S O N R I V E 51st Street 9th Avenue 8th Avenue 7th Avenue 11th Avenue New York 9A New York 10th Avenue 12th Avenue/ 50th Street Center 36th Street 29th Street 49th Street 28th Street 48th Street 27th Street 47th Street 35th Street 26th Street 46th Street 25th Street 45th Street 24th Street DISTRICT 44th Street 34th Street 23rd Street 43rd Street 42nd Street District Side Streets/Avenues are the least 33rd Street tied to the identity of the park. These streets 10th Avenue 11th Avenue 9th Avenue provide a uniform feel to the Hudson Yards Penn District, while tying it seamlessly into the Hudson 32nd Street Javits streets of Manhattan. Station Center Rail Yards 31st Street 34th Street H U D S O N R I V E 30th Street Penn Hudson 32nd Street Station Rail Yards H U D S O N R I V E 29th Street 29th Street 28th Street 27th Street 28th Street 26th Street 25th Street 24th Street 27th Street 23rd Street 26th Street 25th Street Administration While the guidelines in this manual are voluntary, the BID encourages all developers 24th Street and tenants to follow the rules so that the aesthetic of the District remains coherent 23rd Street over time. INTRODUCTION 5 Design Standards Standards for sidewalks, curbs & pedestrian ramps, street lights, street trees, utility covers, mechanical equipment & vaults and furnishings are subsequently described for the three streetscape typologies in the Hudson Yards District. HUDSON PARK AND BOULEVARD - STREETSCAPE MANUAL 6 Figure 3 View East Along 34th Street with the INTRODUCTION Hudson Yards District in the Foreground7 LOW Site Development CLIENT GROUP The Boulevard sidewalks frame Hudson Park and are where the main entrances and groundfloor retail on neighboring properties lie. High-Branching Sidewalk widths on the Boulevards Deciduous Tree Open Tree Pit should conform to those laid out in the Special Hudson Yards District Zoning Text Concrete Sidewalk Amendment and the Official Filed Map for New York City. Structural Soil The sidewalk materials should be a standard NYC DOT concrete sidewalk (see detail below). The use of this material connects Hudson Park to the adjacent New YorkBoulevards. City Department of Transportation Tel: 212.839.6210 Fax: 212.839.6285 Tree Sidewalk LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT/PRIME Pit Offset Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, 5' 9'-6" 5’ Figure 4 Section Through Hudson Boulevard East, Showing Typical Dimensions for the Boulevard Section - Looking North C Scale: 1" = 10'-0" Note: 1. All sections are for reference only and are not to be used for construction purposes. 60th Street 59th Street Figure 5 58th Street DOT Standard Concrete57th Street Sidewalk Profile (NYC DOT H-1045) 56th Street 55th Street 54th Street 53rd Street 52nd Street 51st Street Broadway 9th Avenue 8th Avenue 7th Avenue 11th Avenue New York 9A New York 10th Avenue 12th Avenue/ 50th Street SIDEWALKS:49th Street DIMENSIONS & MATERIALS 48th Street 47th Street 46th Street 45th Street BOULEVARD44th Street 43rd Street 42nd Street 10th Avenue 11th Avenue 9th Avenue Javits Center 34th Street Penn Hudson 32nd Street Station Rail Yards H U D S O N R I V E 29th Street 28th Street 27th Street HUDSON PARK AND26th Street BOULEVARD - STREETSCAPE MANUAL 8 25th Street 24th Street 23rd Street LOW Site Development STRUCTURAL SOIL Street trees require at least 1,200 cubic feet of soil volume for optimal High-Branching health and longevity as well as to Deciduous Tree Open Tree Pit allow for the growth of a mature tree canopy in the District. The soil volume Concrete Sidewalk possible with a standard 3’-deep 5’x10’ tree pit is 150 cubic feet.