Pier 40 concept envisions an offshore apartment complex in Chelsea that allows for sea-level rise

2018-02-12T20:21:00-05:00

Local multidisciplinary creative firm DFA has come up with a concept for the rehabilitation of Chelsea's rapidly disintegrating Pier 40 that would provide housing and other services but would also adapt to the predicted rising sea levels of future NYC. The future-proof housing, commercial, and recreation complex would rise from the Hudson River and be able to remain above water in the event of rising sea levels while addressing the city’s dire need for affordable housing.

Renderings courtesy of DFA

New York’s Plan to Storm-Proof Fire Island Is Deeply Flawed, Says Scientist

2014-09-15T13:43:00-04:00

“The project does not provide the storm damage mitigation and storm-surge protection that is promised, or at least the U.S. Geological Survey comments on the plan question the science behind those proposed benefits.” [...] “A project like this, where the science is being questioned by government scientists and the environmental impacts are clearly negative, it’s a poster child for where we shouldn’t do this. This stretch of Fire Island is a park, for goodness sake.”

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Pier 40 concept envisions an offshore apartment complex in Chelsea that allows for sea-level rise

New York’s Plan to Storm-Proof Fire Island Is Deeply Flawed, Says Scientist