Manhattanville Development Proposal: Project Description Columbia University Community Board 9 Public Meeting, Tuesday, October 11, 2005 1
A Collaborative Process: Times and Topics Thursday, Oct. 6, 6:30 pm How the Manhattanville Proposal Fulfills Columbia's Mission Today, Tuesday, Oct 11, 6:30 pm Rezoning Proposal and Columbia s Potential Development Wednesday, Oct. 19, 6:30 pm Description of the Draft Scope of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Specific Impact Analyses to be Undertaken Saturday, Oct. 29, 10 am Follow-up on Specific EIS Analyses (based on feedback from 10/19 session) Wednesday, Nov. 9, 6:30 pm Wrap-Up Question and Answer Session Tuesday, Nov. 15, 4-8 pm Public Scoping Meeting at I.S. 195, 625 West 133rd Street, between Broadway and Twelfth Avenue, New York, New York 2
Manhattanville in West Harlem Project Description I. The Neighborhood II. III. The Vision Proposed Actions 3
I. The Neighborhood Project Area 4
Neighborhood: Manhattanville Site and Context 5
Neighborhood: Manhattanville Site and Context Riverbank State Park Riverside Park Community City College Manhattanville Houses St. Mary s 125 th Street Cherry Walk Riverside Park General Grant Houses Tiemann Place 6
Surrounding Neighborhoods: Established Communities Whitestone Apartments, Tiemann Place Manhattanville Houses 7
Surrounding Neighborhoods: Active Street Life West 126th Street Church of the Annunciation, Convent Avenue and 131 st Street 8
Surrounding Neighborhoods: Active Institutions PS 43 Manhattanville Junior High School, West 129th Street St. Mary s Episcopal Church, West 126 th Street 9
Surrounding Neighborhoods: Destination Attractions 12 th Avenue at 132 nd Street Shepard Hall, City College 10
Neighborhood: Site Conditions 11
Site Conditions: Underused Buildings 12 th Avenue at 135 th Street West 130 th Street, looking west 12
Site Conditions: Auto-Dominated Uses West 129 th Street, looking northeast West 130 th Street 13
Site Conditions: Utilities MTA Bus Storage Garage, West 132 nd -133 rd Street West 130 th Street 14
Site Conditions: Auto / Pedestrian Conflicts West 125 th Street, looking west 15
Neighborhood Legacy: A Colonial and Industrial Past West 125th Street, view south circa 1890 West 125th Street, view east circa 1930 16
Neighborhood Legacy: Transportation IRT Viaduct Riverside Drive, circa 1900 17
Neighborhood Legacy: Transportation IRT Viaduct Riverside Drive 18
Neighborhood Characteristics: Geography and Topography 19
Neighborhood Characteristics: Geography and Topography 20
Neighborhood Characteristics: Street and Block Pattern 21
Neighborhood Characteristics: Height Patterns 22
Neighborhood Characteristics: Height Patterns <45 >45 325 (35 st) 180 (18 st) 250 23
Neighborhood Characteristics: Viaducts Bracket the Site 24
Neighborhood Characteristics: Viaducts Bracket the Site Looking West - Broadway / 125 th Street 25
Neighborhood Characteristics: Viaducts Bracket the Site IRT Viaduct Riverside Drive Viaduct 26
Neighborhood Characteristics: Pedestrian / Auto Conflicts Existing Traffic Pattern Looking West - Broadway / 125th Street 27
Neighborhood Characteristics: Predominant Building Use Residential Commercial Community Facility Industrial / Automotive Transportation / Utility 28
Neighborhood: Community Planning Initiatives West Harlem City College 2 3 Proposed Rezoning Area Morningside Heights 1 Central Harlem 1 125 th Street River-to-River Study 2 West Harlem Waterfront Park 3 125 th Street Streetscape Improvements 29
Neighborhood: 125 th Street River-to-River Study City of New York Zoning Meeting, Advisory Committee 30
Neighborhood: West Harlem Waterfront Park Community and NYC EDC 31
Neighborhood: 125 th Street Streetscape City of New York 32
II. The Vision An urban place for a mix of uses vibrant, accessible, sustainable 33
The Vision: Academic Mixed-Use District 34
The Vision: Illustrative Site Plan Phase 1 133rd Street 12th Avenue Broadway 125th Street 35
The Vision: Illustrative Site Plan Phase 1 - New Buildings 133rd Street 12th Avenue Broadway 125th Street 36
The Vision: Illustrative Site Plan Phase 1 - Historic Buildings Saved and Re-Used: Studebaker and Prentis 133rd Street 12th Avenue Broadway 125th Street 37
The Vision: Illustrative Site Plan Phase 1 - Re-use of Existing Structures for Active Ground Floor Uses 133rd Street 12th Avenue Broadway 125th Street 38
The Vision: Illustrative Site Plan Phase 1 - Open Space 133rd Avenue 12th Avenue Broadway 125th Street 39
The Vision: Illustrative Site Plan Phase 1 - Projects by Others 133rd Street 12th Avenue Broadway 125th Street West Harlem Waterfront Park 125 th Street Streetscape 40
The Vision: Illustrative Site Plan Phase 1 133rd Street 12th Avenue Broadway 125th Street 41
The Vision: 125 th Street Ground Floor Illustrative Elevation 42
The Vision: 125 th Street Ground Floor Illustrative Elevation 43
The Vision: Illustrative Street Section 125 th Street Looking South Prentis Hall New Entry 560 Riverside 44
The Vision: Ground Floor Plan 45
View of 129 th Street Looking West 46
The Vision: Illustrative Site Plan Full Build-out 133rd Street 12th Avenue Broadway 125th Street 47
The Vision: Broadway Illustrative View 125 th 129 th 130 th 131 st 132 nd 133 rd The Factory 48
The Vision: Broadway Illustrative View 125 th 129 th 130 th 131 st 132 nd 133 rd Urban Layer 49
The Vision: Broadway Illustrative View 50
The Vision: Broadway Illustrative View Program Space 125 th 129 th 130 th 131 st 132 nd 133 rd 51
The Vision: Broadway Illustrative View Circulation and Support 125 th 129 th 130 th 131 st 132 nd 133 rd 52
The Vision: Broadway Illustrative View 325 85 325 = 35 stories 85 = 7 stories 53
The Vision: Broadway Illustrative View 54
The Vision: 12 th Avenue Illustrative View 55
The Vision: Illustrative Site Plan Science and Research Buildings 133rd Street 12th Avenue Broadway 125th Street 56
The Vision: Illustrative Site Plan Academic Buildings 133rd Street 12th Avenue Broadway 125th Street 57
The Vision: Illustrative Site Plan University Housing 133rd Street 12th Avenue Broadway 125th Street 58
The Vision: Illustrative Site Plan Recreation Facility 133rd Street 12th Avenue Broadway 125th Street 59
The Vision: Illustrative Site Plan Administrative As-of-Right Use 133rd Street 12th Avenue Broadway 125th Street 60
The Vision: Illustrative Site Plan Commercial / Retail 133rd Street 12th Avenue Broadway 125th Street 61
The Vision: Illustrative Site Plan Full Build-out 133rd Street Science Academic University Housing Recreation Facility Administrative Use Commercial Hotel / Conference Center 12th Avenue Publicly-Accessible, Privately-Owned Landscaped Area Broadway 125th Street 62
The Vision: Illustrative Site Plan Alternate Plan 133rd Street Science Academic University Housing Recreation Facility Administrative Use Commercial Hotel / Conference Center 12th Avenue Publicly-Accessible, Privately-Owned Landscaped Area Broadway 125th Street 63
The Vision: Illustrative Site Plan Alternate Uses Science Academic University Housing Recreation Facility Administrative Use Commercial Hotel / Conference Center Proposed Alternate Plan 64
The Vision: Building on the Industrial Qualities, for the 21 st Century 65
The Vision: Illustrative Street Section Broadway Looking North 66
The Vision: Illustrative Street Section 130 th Street Looking West 67
The Vision: A vibrant, urban place that complements but does not replicate Morningside Heights, with qualities of Transparency Permeability Accessibility Variety Morningside Heights Broadway Illustrative Street Perspective 12th Ave. Looking North 68
130 th Street Looking East 69
Manhattanville in West Harlem 12 th Avenue Development Potential D 70
The Vision: Waterfront Area 12 th Avenue Looking North Existing Conditions 71
The Vision: Waterfront Area Marginal Street Looking North Existing Conditions 72
The Vision: Waterfront Area 12 th Avenue Potential Active Ground Floor Uses Agenda 12th Avenue 73
The Vision: Waterfront Area 12 th Avenue Looking North Illustrative Street Section 74
The Vision: Waterfront Area Marginal Street Looking North Illustrative Street Section 75
The Vision: Waterfront Area 12 th Avenue Potential Active Ground Floor Use 76
Objective 1: Retain Key Aspects of Manhattanville s History 77
Objective 1: Retain Key Aspects of Manhattanville s History Studebaker Building: - Built in 1923 as a car factory. - Readapted in 1937 by Borden s Milk. 78
Objective 1: Retain Key Aspects of Manhattanville s History Prentis Hall: - Built in 1907 as a milk bottling factory. - Transparency expressed in the architecture. 79
Objective 1: Retain Key Aspects of Manhattanville s History Warren Nash Building: - Built in 1927 as an auto sales/service station garage. - In 1940s, home of the Manhattan Project Scientists Association. 80
Objective 1: Retain Key Aspects of Manhattanville s History West Market Diner: - Well-preserved 1948 stainless steel diner car. - Potential for relocation. 81
Objective 2: Revitalize West 125 th Street Active Ground Floor Uses Mandated Proposed Intermodal Site Existing IRT Station 82
Objective 2: Revitalize West 125 th Street 83
Objective 3: Establish Connectivity to Surrounding Areas Waterfront Park 84
Objective 3: Establish Connectivity to Surrounding Areas West 129th Street, looking west 85
Objective 3: Establish Connectivity to Surrounding Areas West 129th Street, looking west 86
Objective 3: Establish Connectivity to Surrounding Areas 87
Objective 4: Create Significant New Open Spaces Public Open Space Avenues with streetscape Streets with planted landscape Landscape Open Area 88
Objective 5: Generate Street Vibrancy Existing ground floor retail Mandated ground floor retail and other active uses 89
Objective 6: Create Below-Grade Service Area The Factory 90
Objective 7: Use Massing to Create a Coordinated Design 91
III. Proposed Actions 92
Proposed Actions: Proposed City Land Use Actions: Zoning map change Zoning text change to create a new special zoning district Special Manhattanville Mixed-Use Zoning District Proposed State Land Use Action: Adoption of a General Project Plan (GPP) 93
Proposed Actions: 35 Acres Proposed for Rezoning A comprehensive plan to accommodate a variety of academic-related uses and public improvements A proposal to create the Special Manhattanville Mixed-Use Zoning District 35 Acres 94
Proposed Actions: 17 Acres Proposed for Academic Mixed-Use Development To meet Columbia University s needs for long-term growth and modernization To complement current, proposed and future public and private investment 17 Acres Property Included in Columbia University Plans As of Right Developments by CU 95
Proposed Actions: Existing Zoning Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 2.0 Industrial Uses 96
Proposed Actions: Proposed Zoning FAR of 1.0 to 6.0 Mixed-use allowed in C6-2 Waterfront Park permitted as-of-right in M1-1 Residential encouraged in R8-A Existing Zoning 97
Proposed Actions: Urban Design Elements addressed in the Rezoning will include Street wall location Setbacks at grade Maximum base height Maximum building height Ground floor retail and other active uses Open space areas Maximum Building Height Maximum Base Height Minimum Base Height Ground floor retail Street wall location Setbacks at grade 98
Proposed Actions: Project Area and Subdistricts The proposed rezoning establishes four sub-areas: A. Academic Mixed-Use Area B. Waterfront Area C. Mixed-Use Development D. Other Areas C D D B A 99
Proposed Actions: Subdistrict A A total proposed development in Subdistrict A ( Academic Mixed-Use Area ) of approximately 4.7 million gross square feet above grade and 2.1 million gross square feet below grade including: Science and Academic Facilities Athletic Facilities Housing for Faculty and Graduate Students Administrative Space Open Space Retail, Commercial, and other active ground level uses Subdistrict A 100
Proposed Actions: Subdistrict A A total proposed development in Subdistrict A of approximately 4.4 million zoning square feet (an average of 6.0 FAR over the site). Subdistrict A 101
Proposed Actions: Subdistrict B Waterfront Area FAR = 2.0 Uses permitted: Manufacturing Commercial Community Facility (5,000 sq ft limit) Subdistrict B 2.0 FAR 102
Proposed Actions: Subdistrict C Mixed Use Development Area FAR Residential 6.02, Commercial and Community Facilities 6.0 Subdistrict C 103
Proposed Actions: Other Areas West of Marginal Street M1-1 Permits park use FAR = 1.0 Other Area 6.02 FAR East of Broadway R8A, with C1-4 overlay FAR = 6.02 1.0 FAR Other Area 104
Manhattanville in West Harlem: 12 th Avenue at 135 th Street West 130 th Street, looking west West 129 th Street, looking northeast 12 th Avenue, looking north 105
Manhattanville in West Harlem: 106
Manhattanville in West Harlem: Questions and Answers Manhattanville from the Hudson River 107