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Hariri's proposal recommends a zoning change, so private
property owners adjacent to the High Line can build mixed-use
structures up to 400 feet. Their buildings, most likely residential,
would provide an easement above the tracks for cultural and
commercial uses, helping to provide access to the elevated
structure, a primary concern of the competition. These towers
would stretch from an Olympic Park built over the Hudson Rail
Yards to 17th Street, where the High Line would terminate
(it now extends to 14th Street) and a pedestrian bridge would
link the development to a new gateway pier in the Hudson River
(click for river elevation).
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