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Alliance for Downtown New York Broad Street Seating Landmarks Preservation Commission February 25, 2020 WXY Architecture + Urban Design Maps LPC Designation Map, Street Plan of New Amsterdam and LPC Online Map, nyclpc.maps.arcgis.com

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Alliance for Downtown New York

Broad Street Seating

Landmarks Preservation Commission February 25, 2020

WXY Architecture + Urban Design

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LPC Online Map, nyclpc.maps.arcgis.com Designated curb locations LPC Designation Map, Street Plan of New Amsterdam and Colonial New York (LP-1235, 1983)

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Maps

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A More Welcoming Wall & Broad:

A Vision for Improving the Stock Exchange District

Alliance for Downtown New York In collaboration with WXY Architecture + Urban Design

Released May 2018

Stock Exchange District Plan May 2018

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Key Recommendations:

  • 1. Create identity and a sense of place
  • Defjne gateways to the district
  • Invest in creative placemaking strategies
  • Enhance dark streets with new lighting
  • Architectural lighting
  • 2. Enhance pedestrian environment and

improve mobility

  • Rebuild with curbless streets
  • Design new seating that can also serve as planting beds
  • Simplify security infrastructure
  • Expand sidewalks at key entrances
  • 2. Rationalize deliveries and separate trucks

from pedestrians

  • Expand loading bays and enhance curb regulations
  • Pilot an urban delivery consolidation center

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BROAD ST PINE ST WILLIAM ST BROADWAY NEW ST BEAVER ST EXCHANGE PL WALL ST

60 Broad 55 Broad 45 Broad (Planned) 35 Broad 25 Broad 40 Exchange 45 Wall 43 Exchange 15 Broad 37 Wall 44 Wall 40 Wall 30 Wall 26 Wall 14 Wall 96 Broadway 2 Wall 50 Broad 42 New 40 Broad 30 Broad 20 Broad (Planned) 2 Broad NYSE 1 Wall (Under Construction) 52 Broadway 50 Broadway 42 Broadway 32 Broadway 26 Broadway

Proposed Bench Locations

Broad Street

Updated

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Location 1: Stock Exchange / Fearless Girl Location 2: Federal Hall seating Location 3: Broad/Exchange seating area

Bench locations represent those which the Downtown Alliance could complete based on existing stepped curb and security locations

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History

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Wall and Broad Streets, 1900

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Wall and Broad Streets, 1915

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Broad Street at Wall, Current

Broad St Wall St

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Wall Street at Broad, Current

Broad St Wall St

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Broad Street at Exchange, Current

Broad St Exchange Pl

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Concept

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  • Choreograph fmows
  • Allow controlled vehicular traffjc
  • Flexible and social seating
  • Integrate planting
  • Signage and lighting
  • Work with and without the curb
  • Discourage sleeping, skating, and leaving trash
  • Low maintenance
  • Frame historic features of the district
  • Simple and classy design
  • 1. Dynamic
  • 2. Attractive
  • 3. Multi-Functional
  • 4. Durable

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Design Parameters

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Tourists Residents/ Workers

Residents/Workers Relaxing and chatting on benches Residents/Workers Heavy commuting fmow on sidewalk Tourists Picture taking with the Fearless Girl Tourists Groups gathering around benches

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W A L L S T BROAD ST NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

Everyday Flows

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Security Fence Historic Facades

Federal Hall View Framing Fearless Girl Broad Street View Stock Exchange View

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Frame Historic Views

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6'-0" FDNY 12' 15'-0" 15'-0" 32'-0" 32'-0" 9’-6” 6’-7” 18’ Total Clearance from Fence 9'-9" 18’-0"

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  • Each platform is made of up to six

segments, 12’ max length

  • Curb elements could remain in
  • ff-season for snow clearance or

event clearance or be removed

  • Drainage, skate-stop reveals, or

potential armrests along length

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Flexibility

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ADA Bench Height Compliance 18” 18” 18”

Location 1 Benches Stepped with curb Elevations, average height Location 2 Benches Adjacent to curb Location 3 Benches Pedestrian Plaza

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  • Per Section 903.5, guideline for seat height

17” min to 19” max above ground

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1/2” 1/2” 1/2”

Detail Section Detail Axo

Bench Segments

Panel joint, where necessary Segmented bench example Rounded edge example

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Scope of Work

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BROAD ST PINE ST WILLIAM ST Y N E W S T EXCHANGE PL WALL ST

60 Broad 45 Broad

(Planned)

35 Broad 25 Broad 40 Exchange 45 Wall 43 Exchange 15 Broad 37 Wall 44 Wall 40 Wall 30 Wall 26 Wall 50 Broad 42 New 40 Broad 30 Broad 20 Broad (Planned) 2 Broad NYSE 1 Wall

(Under Construction)

Stock Exchange District Proposed Benches

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Location 1: Stock Exchange / Fearless Girl Location 2: Federal Hall seating

Extension of Location 1 benches, a similar stepped platform and planter at the south edge of Wall Street at Broad Street

Location 3: Broad/Exchange seating area

Replacement of existing concrete benches at Broad/ Exchange seating area along the west edge of the bulbout

Existing concrete benches to be removed

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Location 1: Stock Exchange Benches

9’-6” 6’-7” 32’ 30’

Broad St Wall St

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Location 1: Stock Exchange Benches

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Existing

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Location 1: Stock Exchange Benches

Broad St Wall St

Existing

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Location 1: Stock Exchange Benches

Broad St Wall St

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SLIDE 24 EXISTING FEARLESS GIRL LOCATION PLANTER PLANTER EXISTING CURB LINE EXISTING FENCE LINE 9'-6" 32'-0" 18'-0" 30'-0" 6'-7" 1'-10" 16'-2" 9'-11" 19'-0"

Location 1: Stock Exchange Benches Plan

BRO ROAD ST ST

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Location 1: Stock Exchange Benches Elevations

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24’ 3.8’ 5.7’

Wall St. Broad St.

Broad St Wall St

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Location 2: Federal Hall Bench

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Existing

Location 2: Federal Hall Bench

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Existing

Location 2: Federal Hall Bench

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Location 2: Federal Hall Bench Plan

WALL S ST

EXISTING CURB LINE

PLANTER

5'-6" 5'-8" 24'-0" 3'-6" 15'-0"

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Location 2: Federal Hall Bench Elevations

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6’ 6’ 6’ 6’ 12’ 12’ 12’ 12’ 8’ 8’

Location 3: Linear Bench

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Location 3: Linear Bench

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Existing

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Location 3: Linear Bench

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Existing

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Location 3: Linear Bench

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Location 3: Linear Bench Plan

EXISTING CURB LINE EXISTING MAP PLANTER PLANTER EXISTING MANHOLE COVER 4'-0" 12'-0" 2'-0" 12'-0" 12'-0" 8'-0" 12'-0" 8'-0" 4'-7" 6'-0" 6'-0" 6'-0" 6'-0" 2'-0" BROA OAD S ST

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Location 3: Linear Bench Elevations

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  • Lighter and thinner than traditional precast;

approximately 8lbs/SF

  • Material properties allow for larger pieces to

be fabricated, thus fewer seams

  • Greater strength means less likely to crack

Albee Square, Downtown Brooklyn ( WXY) 37

Proposed Material: Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GFRC)

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  • GFRC fabricated with lighter

tone than the dark grey granite curb stone

  • To identify as extension of the

granite building base courses in context

  • Increased aggregate to provide

visual interest and depth

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  • Metal coated with dark grey,

similar to zinc

  • Provides contrast and similar

to dark grey of granite curb

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Proposed Tone/Texture: Medium Warm Grey Concrete, Dark Grey Metal

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Overall Proposed Axonometric