Manhattanville in West Harlem

Phase 1

South of West 125th Street

2District Rezoning and Project Boundaries

Total Area of Proposed Manhattanville Mixed-Use Special District

Subdistrict A – Project Area

A Cohesive Plan

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• 17 Acres integrated into the urban fabric

• Tied together by an urban layer

• Supported by contiguous below-grade services

• A complement to other neighborhood initiatives

• Exemplifying the principles of PlaNYC

Subdistrict A – Project Area

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•Columbia is New York City’s seventh largest non-government employer

Manhattanville adds:

•6,000 New University Jobs•On average 1,200 construction-

related jobs per year for 22 years

4Why Grow?

•Rezone to allow a wider mix of uses

•Respect the context of the neighborhood

•Enliven West 125th Street as a gateway

•Provide open spaces & ground floor uses

•Widen sidewalks and view corridors

•Prohibit walls or gates

Revitalization, Improvement, & Redevelopment

5Why Manhattanville?

17-acre Academic Mixed-Use Area that allows:

•CU to maintain role as a leading academic institution

•5 to 6 million square feet of program space

•Modern, flexible academic facilities

•An open urban campus

•Ends ad-hoc acquisitions causes friction6Why Manhattanville?

A Proposed New Campus 7

View From Above 133rd Street, Looking South 8

Illustrative Site Plan, Full Build 2030

Illustrative Plan, November 2007

DCP Recommended Modifications

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Illustrative Site Plan, 2030: Publicly Accessible Open Space 10

A THE SQUAREB SMALL SQUAREC THE GROVED EAST / WEST OPEN AREAE MIDBLOCK OPEN AREAF PUBLIC PARK

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View North Toward Studebaker along the North-South Midblock Open Area – 50’ Clear Width 11

12Illustrative Site Plan, 2030: The Square

Illustrative View of The Square, Looking Southwest 13

Illustrative Site Plan, 2030 14

Existing Building being renovated as-of-right

Proposed New Buildings

Proposed Building Renovation

Within Subdistrict A

Transportation Infrastructure 15

Historic Heritage: Studebaker, Nash, and Prentis 16

17Historic Heritage: Sheffield Farms and West Market Diner

Sustainable Development 18

•As part of plaNYC, Columbia has signed up to be a Challenge Partner

•Selected as a pilot project for the US Green Buildings Council LEED for Neighborhood Development

•Agreed to obtain at least LEED Silver certification for all academic and residential projects

•Memo of Understanding with Environmental Defense to design control measures for construction impacts

The Urban Layer 21

Business School Mixed-use Academic Building

Mind, Brain, Behavior Research

22Illustrative Ground Floor Plan

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12th Ave, Looking North

View of 12th Avenue, Looking North

Illustrative View of 12th Avenue, Looking North 24

Energy Center Loading Dock & Parking

Physical Education

MTA Bus Depot

Diagrammatic Illustrative Section 25

130th Street 131st Street 132nd Street

Typical Building Section with Contiguous Basement

Typical Building Section without Contiguous Basement

• Truck docks in central loading area, reached by one 30’ curb cut

• Energy boilers in adjacent, below grade coordinated efficient energy center

• Continuous, transparent active ground floor

• Shared science support below grade

• Parking below grade, reached by four curb cubs

• Truck docks in all buildings, 12-16 curb cuts in all

• Energy boilers in basement, less efficient

• Active ground floor interrupted, more opaque and reduced by truck docks

• Science support in above grade space, less efficient

• Reduced parking in conventional basements (additional curb cuts required)

Benefits of a Contiguous Deep Basement 26

27Illustrative Plan, Axonometric View Looking Northwest

Illustrative Plan, June 2007

28Illustrative Plan, Axonometric View Looking Northwest

Illustrative Plan, November 2007

Illustrative Site Plan, Phase 1 - 2015

Illustrative Plan: Phase I – 2015

Site 1: Academic: School of the

Arts, ColumbiaBusiness School and JL

Greene Center

Site 2: Jerome L. Greene Center for Mind, Brain, Behavior

Site 3: Academic: Columbia

Business School and School of the Arts

Site 4: Columbia Business School

Site 7: School of International & Public Affairs and University Housing

Boundary of Deep Basement Slurry Wall

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View North Toward Studebaker along the North-South Midblock Open Area – 50’ Clear Width 30

View of West 125th Street, Looking East 31

Revitalizing West 125th Street 32

View of West 129th Street, Looking West 33

Enhancing Pedestrian Connections to Waterfront 34

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