High Line Blog

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3′-By-4′ Plot Of Green Space Rejuvenates Neighborhood: This article from the Onion  pretty much nails it.
The green space, a rectangular patch of crabgrass located on a busy median divider, has by all accounts turned what was once a rundown community into a thriving, picturesque oasis, filled with charming shops, luxury condominiums, and, [...]

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The January 28 MTA letter to developers generated a bunch of speculation on what the new guidelines will mean for developers, and it’s been a busy week for the various other developments around the Yards.

MTA Likely to Narrow Rail Yards Field (NYO The Real Estate)
MTA Wants Rail Yards Developer Designated By April 1 (NYO the Real [...]

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The New York Times ran a weekend profile on Dutch planting designer Piet Oudolf, who is now at work on plans for the High Line. The Home & Garden piece paints Piet as somewhat of a revolutionary in his holisitic approach to plant life cycle. He claims,“The skeletons of the plants are for me as [...]

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The NBC real estate show Open House NYC covered the High Line’s transformation in a segment on its Sunday morning broadcast. It features co-Founder Robert Hammond and City Planning Commissioner Amanda Burden. (A 15-second ad plays before the video.)

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Yesterday’s MTA Rail Yards bid release sent the real-estate beat reeling with grand schemes and otherworldly renderings for Manhattan’s largest development site.

In Rail Yards, Seeing a Blank Canvas on the Hudson: New York Times
The Next ‘West’ Thing: New York Post
Big Guns Spend Sunday Selling West Side Plans: New York Observer
Public to Eye Five Plans for West [...]

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Yesterday, the MTA revealed to the public the five developer bids for the West Side Rail Yards. There will be a 2-week period of public input, and then a committee of representatives from the MTA and the Hudson Yards Development Corporation will make a recommendation to the MTA’s Board.
The northern 1/3 of the High Line runs through [...]

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The New York Post ran a two-page spread on the High Line yesterday. The feature focused on the High Line’s impact on the neighborhood:

“The High Line’s presence, with its cutting-edge landscape design, alongside a bevy of art galleries has also attracted some of the world’s most recognized architects, turning the neighborhood into an enclave of state-of-the-art [...]

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