Posted Nov 19, 2023, 12:41 AM
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^ We'll see if the state goes along with the idea.
https://w42st.com/post/plans-floated...th-at-pier-76/
Plans Floated for SS United States to Become Hotel — and Berth at Pier 76
by Phil O'Brien
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Plans are being floated to return the historic ocean liner SS United States to the Hudson River, regenerate Pier 76 and connect the High Line to the ship transformed into a 1,000 room hotel.
The SS United States has languished for years at Pier 82 in Philadelphia — with the nonprofit organization, SS United States Conservancy, leading efforts to save and repurpose the legendary Transatlantic cruise ship. Now, the conservancy has announced a plan, developed in conjunction with two prominent New York firms, RXR and MCR Hotels, that would repurpose the legendary ocean liner as a unique, mixed-use destination, including a 1,000 key hotel, numerous food and beverage destinations, multiple event venues, acres of public green space and a world-class museum.
The project is being lauded by the conservancy as “a capstone to a decades-long effort to protect and revitalize the Hudson River waterfront, create thousands of new jobs, and generate millions in tax revenue annually,” in a statement.
Renderings show the SS United States berthed at Pier 76 in Hell’s Kitchen — the former NYPD Towpound that was converted to public space by Governor Andrew Cuomo during the pandemic. Plans also show the Hudson River Park pier connected to the High Line via a spur from the Western Railyards at Hudson Yards.
Pier 76 is already home to part of the SS United States. At the opening of the park, one of the four propellers from the ship took pride of place at the entrance to the pier.
The conservancy says that the “plan for a privately funded, commercial redevelopment identified Manhattan’s Hudson River as the optimal “home port” for the vessel, due to its proximity to transportation and pedestrian access to the Javits Convention Center.”
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Although the plans have been drawn up for New York and Pier 76, the conservancy says that the “ship’s transformative potential is not restricted to New York. Other locations and port cities could benefit from the ship’s commercial revitalization and iconic status.”
RXR and MCR have teamed up with partners, including Gibbs & Cox — the vessel’s original design firm, to develop the plan. Unlike previous ideas for the ship — including relaunching it as an oceangoing liner — this seems much more than a pipe dream, with the two lead partners having experience redeveloping iconic, historic properties in New York, including Eero Saarinen’s landmark 1962 TWA Flight Center and hotel at JFK Airport as well as Hudson River Park’s Pier 57.
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