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Alliance for Downtown New York

Broad Street SeatingLandmarks Preservation Commission February 25, 2020

WXY Architecture + Urban Design

LPC Online Map, nyclpc.maps.arcgis.comDesignated curb locations

LPC Designation Map, Street Plan of New Amsterdam and Colonial New York (LP-1235, 1983)

Broad Street Seating / Landmarks Preservation Commission February 25, 2020

Maps

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A More Welcoming Wall & Broad:

A Vision for Improving the Stock Exchange District

Alliance for Downtown New YorkIn collaboration withWXY Architecture + Urban DesignReleased May 2018

Stock Exchange District Plan May 2018


Key Recommendations:

1. Create identity and a sense of place

- Define 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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25 Broad

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45 Wall

43 Exchange

15 Broad 37 Wall

44 Wall

40 Wall

30 Wall

26 Wall

14 Wall

96 Broadway

2 Wall

50 Broad42 New

40 Broad

30 Broad

20 Broad(Planned)

2 BroadNYSE

1 Wall(Under Construction)

52 Broadway

50 Broadway

42 Broadway

32 Broadway

26 Broadway

Proposed Bench Locations

Broad Street

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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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Concept

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• Choreograph flows

• Allow controlled vehicular traffic

• 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


Tourists

Residents/Workers

Residents/WorkersRelaxing and chatting on benches

Residents/WorkersHeavy commuting flow on sidewalk

TouristsPicture taking with the Fearless Girl

TouristsGroups gathering around benches

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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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15'-0"

15'-0"

32'-0"

32'-0"

9’-6”

6’-7”

18’ Total Clearance

from Fence9'-9"

18’-0"


• Each platform is made of up to six segments, 12’ max length

• Curb elements could remain in off-season for snow clearance or event clearance or be removed

• Drainage, skate-stop reveals, or potential armrests along length

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Flexibility

ADA Bench Height Compliance

EXISTING FEARLESSGIRL LOCATION

EXISTING CURB LINE

PLANTER PLANTER

EXISTING CURB LINE

EXISTING FENCE LINE

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EXISTING MANHOLE COVER

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EXISTING CURB LINE

EXISTING FENCE LINE

EXISTING MAP

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18”18”18”

Location 1 Benches

Stepped with curb

Elevations, average height

Location 2 Benches

Adjacent to curb

Location 3 Benches

Pedestrian Plaza


• 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



Scope of Work

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43 Exchange

15 Broad 37 Wall

44 Wall

40 Wall

30 Wall

26 Wall

14 Wall

96 Broadway

2 Wall

50 Broad42 New

40 Broad

30 Broad

20 Broad(Planned)

2 BroadNYSE

1 Wall(Under Construction)

52 Broadway

50 Broadway

42 Broadway

32 Broadway

26 Broadway

Stock Exchange DistrictProposed Benches


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

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EXISTING FENCE LINE

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EXISTING FENCE LINE

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Location 3: Linear Bench Elevations



• 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)

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Proposed Material: Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GFRC)


• 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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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


Overall Proposed Axonometric

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