Hudson Yards Park & Boulevard Renderings Unveiled

Mayor Bloomberg's not about to let a little economic turbulence down on Wall Street ruin his ambitious plans (paid for with $3 billion in bonds) for a business district at the west side Hudson Yards site.

Today the Hudson Yards Development Corp., which is overseeing construction of the project and the recently scaled-back extension of the No. 7 subway line, has released five possible designs for four acres of park space, the Post reports. Five architecture firms are competing for the job, which calls for a wide park stretching down the middle of a boulevard from 33rd to 42nd Streets, between 10th and 11th Avenues.

The park is intended to be an urban oasis to compliment the potential 24 million square feet of office space and 13,500 new units of housing. The winning design will be selected in early October, and construction of the first phase of the project, from 33rd to 36th streets, is supposed to be finished in 2013, at the same time as the 7 train extension to 11th Avenue and 34th Street.

The designs will be on view to the public at the Center for Architecture on La Guardia Place from September 25th through the end of October; on Thursday representatives from each of the five firms will be on hand to present their proposals. But clearly Work Architecture's Play-Doh Fun Park, seen here, is the one to beat.

Rendering courtesy Work Architecture.

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By John Del Signore in News on September 22, 2008 10:13 AM

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Johne

The city likes to make false promises. Like someone said this will never be built. But its a good thing if it doesn't look at that thing. Is someone high? What are you on?

NannyState

What? No Yum Yum Trees?

They'll never live to see it.

JMH

In fact, replace all of it with bacon.

$3 billion in bonds. Wonderful. How about we pay for something with actual money instead?

Kevin Walsh

None of this stuff will be built...

www.forgotten-ny.com

Murray Hillster

The problem with this design is that it lacks a protein. I suggest that the tower in the back be replaced by bacon.

Politburo

The red area is the poppy fields that will pay for all of this...

Toby von Meistersinger

More uninspired tripe.

AnnaZed

What exactly IS that watermelon area supposed to be? Too funny.

Snoopy

Unfortunately George Carlin, the conductor, has retired.

Rob T Firefly

In other news, the 7 trains will now be pulled by Thomas the Tank Engine.

Pull My Finger

I just barfed in my mouth. Yuck!

Snoopy

The project will end up costing 6 billion and not be finished by 2023. Meanwhile the buildings flanking the park are boring glass blocks. How else can they afford the perennial red grass? It doesn't grow on trees.

moorecor

Is it supposed to look like a watermelon patch? Where do you get red grass?

plk779

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought this model looked delicious.

Jen Chung

Or it's a pastoral scene from Gumby!

Snoopy

Oh No, Mr. Bill! They made it round and lumpy just like our home town.

Think2wice

OMG it's a Jolly Rancher commercial. Or is it Froot Loops. No it's a scene from "Bob the Builder".

Anyone else have a hankering for a watermelon or sour apple Blow Pop.