96TH ST. 96TH ST. BROADWAY 86TH ST. 86TH ST. RIVERSIDE PARK 72ND ST. 72ND ST. WEST NEW YORK QUEENS CENTRAL PARK ROOSEVELT ISLAND AMSTERDAM AVE. CENTRAL PARK WEST QUEENSBORO BRIDGE 57TH ST. DEWITT CLINTON PARK FIFTH AVE. FIRST AVE. SIXTH AVE. THIRD AVE. TENTH AVE. EIGHTH AVE. SEVENTH AVE. WEEHAWKEN 49TH ST. 42ND ST. Area of Proposed ROUTE 9A PARK AVE. Action 34TH ST. HUDSON RIVER B R EAST RIVER O A D W A Y PARK AVE. SOUTH 23RD ST. UNION SQUARE 14TH ST. F O U R T H A V E . F D R D R I TOMPKINS V HOBOKEN SQUARE AVE. C E PARK WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK N ST. HOUSTO EAST RIDGE SBURG B B RIVER WILLIAM O PARK W V E A R R Y Y ST. I ANC C DEL K S T . ST. GRAND Y H C A U AN W AL D D ST. A S RO O B N ST A W S E T E . S T S T Y . A W W O Y R D CITY HALL K . A A R R A D W PARK O P R D R VE A B I R O T T R S S A E B E BATTERY PARK CITY W M A N H A FULTON ST. TT BRO AN OKL B WTC YN R BRI ID DGE G NEW JERSEY E WALL ST. BROOKLYN BATTERY 0 2000 4000 Feet PARK Legend Project Area Boundary Location of Proposed Action Figure 1-1 NO. 7 SUBWAY EXTENSION-HUDSON YARDS REZONING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 92 W. 51ST ST. 90 W. 50TH ST. W. 49TH ST. 88 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA W. 48TH ST. W. 47TH ST. 86 W. 46TH ST. W. 45TH ST. 84 W. 44TH ST. ELEVENTH AVE. W. 43RD ST. 83 W. 42ND ST. PORT AUTHORITY W. 41ST ST. 82 BROADWAY QUILL BUS TERMINAL BUS DEPOT W. 40TH ST. 79 W. 39TH ST. 78 W. 38TH ST. W. 37TH ST. CONVENTION CENTER 76 W. 36TH ST. W. 35TH ST. ROUTE 9A W. 34TH ST. ONE PENN PLAZA W. 33RD ST. MADISON FARLEY SQUARE TWO 72 BLDG GARDEN/ PENN CAEMMERER CAEMMERER PENN PLAZA YARDS YARDS STATION W. 31ST ST. RIVER BROADWAY W. 30TH ST. USPS W. 29TH ST. USPS W. 28TH ST. W. 27TH ST. HUDSON STARRETT 66 LEHIGH W. 26TH ST. TENTH AVE. NINTH AVE. EIGHTH AVE. SEVENTH AVE. DSNY W. 25TH ST. USPS 64 W. 24TH ST. Legend 0 1000 Feet W. 23RD ST. Proposed Rezoning Area Boundary W. 22ND ST. Project Area Boundary W. 21ST ST. Proposed62 Subway Alignment Convention Center Expansion Multi-Use Facility Key Elements of the Proposed Action Figure 1-2 NO. 7 SUBWAY EXTENSION-HUDSON YARDS REZONING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 8.11.04 41.8% Midtown 45.1% 10.6% Downtown 16.9% 32.5% New Jersey 23.9% 9.4% Fairfield/Westchester 10.0% 5.7% Long Island 4.1% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Legend Note: Information only provided through 2000 due to events of 9/11/2001 Occupied Space 2000 which adversely affected both total inventory and occupied space Net Absorption* 1987-2000 Source: Cushman & Wakefield Analytics/NYC EDC *New commercial space occupied less new vacancies New York Region Net Absorption (1987-2000) versus Occupied Space (2000) Figure 1-3 NO. 7 SUBWAY EXTENSION-HUDSON YARDS REZONING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 92 W. 52ND ST. W. 51ST ST. 90 W. 50TH ST. W. 49TH ST. BROADWAY 88 W. 48TH ST. W. 47TH ST. 86 W. 46TH ST. W. 45TH ST. W. 44TH ST. 84 50 27 27 7 W. 43RD ST. 83 42 104 104 42 W. 42ND ST. 42 Street 11 PORT 42 Street 42 7S Street AUTHORITY Times Square BROADWAY 82 W. 41ST ST. QUILL BUS TERMINAL 16 10 10 BUS DEPOT 11 W. 40TH ST. 6 79 42 FERRIES • Weehawken 34 W. 39TH ST. • Hoboken • Jersey City 78 7 • Battery Park City 16 W. 38TH ST. CONVENTION 7 CENTER 6 76 W. 36TH ST. 20 5 W. 35TH ST. 34 Street 34 Street Penn Station Penn Station 34 W. 34TH ST. ONE PENN PLAZA 34 Street W. 33RD ST. NJ TRANSIT / AMTRAK LIRR MADISON 4 FARLEY TWO 72 20 SQUARE BLDG PENN Q CAEMMERER CAEMMERER 11 11 GARDEN/ PLAZA 32 YARD YARD PENN STATION ROUTE 9A W. 31ST ST. A 1 RIVER 2 C PATH W. 30TH ST. 3 USPS E W. 29TH ST. 9 CON USPS EDISON 28 Street W. 28TH ST. B CHELSEA PARK PENN STATION SOUTH D (ILGW HOUSES) W. 27TH ST. STARRETT HUDSON F 66 LEHIGH W. 26TH ST. SIXTH AVE. EIGHTH AVE. SEVENTH AVE. NINTH AVE. TENTH AVE. V ELEVENTH AVE. ELLIOT HOUSES PENN STATION SOUTH FIFTH AVE. W. 25TH ST. USPS PENN STATION PATH 64 W. 24TH ST. 23 LONDON TERRACE APTS SOUTH 23 Street 23 Street 23 W. 23RD ST. 23 Street W. 22ND ST. Legend 0 200 1000 Feet W. 21ST ST. 62 Project Area Boundary Subway Line W. 20TH ST. 61 1 Subway Route W. 19TH ST. Subway Station 60 W. 18TH ST. Bus Route and Terminus W. 17TH ST. 20 Bus Route59 Number W. 16TH ST. Amtrak/LIRR/NJ Transit/PATH Route and Terminus W. 15TH ST. W. 14TH ST. 57 Transit Facilities Serving 56 the Area of Proposed Action Figure 1-4 NO. 7 SUBWAY EXTENSION-HUDSON YARDS REZONING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 1. Chicago 2. Orlando 3. Las Vegas 4. Atlanta 5. Houston (Reliant Park) 6. Las Vegas (The Sands) 7. New Orleans 8. Toronto (Trade Center) 9. Louisville 10. Dallas 11. Anaheim 12. Las Vegas (Mandalay Bay) 13. Cleveland (Expo Center) 14. Toronto (Congress Center) 15. Houston (Brown Center) 16. Los Angeles 17. Rosemont, Il 18. New York 19. Detroit 20. San Francisco 0 500,000 1,000,0000 1,500,0000 2,000,0000 2,000,5000 3,000,0000 SQUARE FEET Legend Additional Expansions Under Discussion* Cleveland Convention Center Expansion - Legislatively Approved Los Angeles Convention Center Current Morial Convention Center (New Orleans) Javits Convention Center (New York City) Source: Major Exhibit Hall Directory 2001, Tradeshow Week; Pennsylvania Convention Center (Philadelphia) compiled by NYC & Company Phoenix Convention Center * no details available Top 20 Convention Centers: Exhibit Space Figure 1-5 NO. 7 SUBWAY EXTENSION-HUDSON YARDS REZONING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1: Project Purpose and Need..................................................................1-1 A. INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................1-1 B. IDENTIFICATION OF THE PROPOSED ACTION............................................................1-1 C. PROJECT PURPOSE AND NEED .......................................................................................1-2 1. PURPOSE OF THE PROPOSED ACTION..................................................................................1-2 2. THE NEED FOR COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL SPACE...................................................1-3 3. NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE HUDSON YARDS AREA..............................................1-5 a) Underutilization of Land in the Hudson Yards Area ................................................................... 1-6 b) Land Use and Zoning Constraints and the Opportunity to Capture Regional Growth ................ 1-6 4. NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR RAPID TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS TO SUPPORT HUDSON YARDS AREA DEVELOPMENT.............................................................................................1-8 5. NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CONVENTION CENTER EXPANSION........................1-9 6. NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR A MULTI-USE FACILITY ..............................................1-11 7. NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR TOW POUND AND SANITATION FACILITY RELOCATION1-12 D. PROJECT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES.............................................................................1-13 E. PLANNING CONTEXT......................................................................................................1-14 1. PLANNING INITIATIVES RELATED TO HUDSON YARDS AREA..........................................1-14 a) Far West Midtown Study............................................................................................................1-14 b) Hudson River Park......................................................................................................................1-14 c) NYC 2012...................................................................................................................................1-15 d) Special West Chelsea District Rezoning ....................................................................................1-15 e) Farley Post Office Conversion....................................................................................................1-16 f) West Midtown Intermodal Ferry Terminal.................................................................................1-16 g) Third Water Tunnel ....................................................................................................................1-16 h) Eleventh Avenue Viaduct...........................................................................................................1-16 i) Manhattan Greenway..................................................................................................................1-17 2. OTHER IMPORTANT ZONING AND LAND USE CHANGES ..................................................1-17 a) Lower Manhattan Reconstruction...............................................................................................1-17 b) Expansion of Other CBDs ..........................................................................................................1-17 3. TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS............................................................................................1-19 a) LIRR East Side Access...............................................................................................................1-19 b) Metro-North Penn Station Access MIS/DEIS ............................................................................1-19 c) Access to the Region’s Core (ARC)...........................................................................................1-19 d) Second Avenue Subway .............................................................................................................1-20 e) Cross Harbor Freight Movement Project....................................................................................1-20 4. REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING.........................................................................1-20