NEW YORK | Governors Island redevelopment

[SkyscrapersOfNewYork]

Originally Posted by Mr. Lion

wouldnt mind it personally. but i think there is law againstskyscrapers on there

ehhhh a lil bit of cash can change that

[JSsocal]

Originally Posted by SkyscrapersOfNewYork

ehhhh a lil bit of cash can change that

You'd need a bridge, or more importantly landfill, to connect Governor's island to Brooklyn or Manhattan. Who's gonna want take a ferry to work every morning, or more importantly who is going to live there, who is going to get a hotel there? Frankly its just inconvenient.

What you could do is an observation/radio tower, that could work.

[jamesinclair]

Originally Posted by JSsocal

You'd need a bridge, or more importantly landfill, to connect Governor's island to Brooklyn or Manhattan. Who's gonna want take a ferry to work every morning, or more importantly who is going to live there, who is going to get a hotel there? Frankly its just inconvenient.

What you could do is an observation/radio tower, that could work.

An aerial tram would work just fine

[SkyscrapersOfNewYork]

Originally Posted by jamesinclair

An aerial tram would work just fine

Calatrava proposed this


http://images.nymag.com/realestate/f...060529_560.jpg

[Obey]

Originally Posted by JSsocal

You'd need a bridge, or more importantly landfill, to connect Governor's island to Brooklyn or Manhattan. Who's gonna want take a ferry to work every morning, or more importantly who is going to live there, who is going to get a hotel there? Frankly its just inconvenient.

What you could do is an observation/radio tower, that could work.

Hundreds or thousands of people ferry to work and school everyday for a little place called Staten Island to Manhattan. The matter of fact is that it will never happen because its going to be a park.

[NYguy]

Originally Posted by Obey

Hundreds or thousands of people ferry to work and school everyday for a little place called Staten Island to Manhattan. The matter of fact is that it will never happen because its going to be a park.

Part of it will be a park, or not an official park (they say its not a park). But other areas are left to private development, which could be a number of things, except residential or casinos. The MTVA wanted to build its 2,000 ft broadcast tower there, but Bloomberg almost chocked on a bagel when he heard about that.

The grey, shaded areas in this image are for private development...

[Obey]

Originally Posted by NYguy

Part of it will be a park, or not an official park (they say its not a park). But other areas are left to private development, which could be a number of things, except residential or casinos. The MTVA wanted to build its 2,000 ft broadcast tower there, but Bloomberg almost chocked on a bagel when he heard about that.

The grey, shaded areas in this image are for private development...

I had no idea but there isn't exactly a lot of room or maybe there is. I don't know. You tell good Bloomberg joke.

[ardecila]

Originally Posted by NYguy

Part of it will be a park, or not an official park (they say its not a park). But other areas are left to private development, which could be a number of things, except residential or casinos.

Wait... it can be anything BUT residential or casinos? Why would you want to exclude two of the most in-demand land uses from the island? NY has an obvious housing shortage. I imagine housing a short ferry ride away from Downtown would be in high demand. People have shown that they'll put up with an astonishing amount of inconvenience to be in/close to NY.

A bridge across Buttermilk Channel would be nice, but you could also make do with a car ferry to the foot of Atlantic Avenue for the residents and visitors.

The only other land use that might work here are working-waterfront industrial businesses, but they can't be ones that handle cargo because, after all, it's an island with nowhere for the cargo to go. So we're looking at ship repair, police/fire docks, etc.

[NYguy]

Originally Posted by ardecila

Wait... it can be anything BUT residential or casinos? Why would you want to exclude two of the most in-demand land uses from the island?

It was simply part of the deal when the city got the island back from the federal government. Residential housing can be built if its part of a school, for example. But private, residential development is not allowed. Given the limited sites on the island where any type of development can go, it actually makes more sense not to put housing there.