GREETINGS from

THANK YOU AND SOURCES

_Columbia University studio

_Ferrandino & Associates

_Manhattan Institute

_Municipal Arts Society

_NYC Department of City Planning

_NYC Economic Development Corporation

_Perkins Will (EEK)

_Phillips Preiss Grygiel LLC

_Pratt Institute Studio

_NYC Department of City Planning

_Numerous blog and websites

and

_Geoff Dyck, Pratt graduate student

OUTLINE

_History

OUTLINE

_History

_Ecology

OUTLINE

_History

_Ecology

_Industry

OUTLINE

_History

_Ecology

_Industry

_Opportunity

HISTORY

Gowanus au naturale_1639 the Dutch settle at Gowanus Bay, which grows into a

port

1767

DEVELOPMENT

_1840s – 1860s the creek is converted into a 1.8 mile long canal

1849

INDUSTRIAL HUB

_1915 to 1850 Gowanus is the nation’s busiest commercial canal

1998

EIGHT BRIDGES

_Retractable

_Swing span

_Vertical lift

_Basule

THEMATIC RESOURCES

_The carriage houses of Gowanus

HISTORIC RESOURCES

_The landmarks of Gowanus

ECOLOGY

WATER

_One of the most polluted waterways in NYC

WATER PUMP’S PLUMBING PROBLEMS

_1911 Flushing tunnel is built

_1960 the pump failed

_1969 the pump is repaired

_No pumping = smell of rotten eggs

LAND (non naturale)

_Downhill and lateral pollution movements

1776

STORM

_Fourth Avenue in 1922

1922

STORMS

_Fourth Avenue in 1947

1947

GETTING WORSE

_Fourth Avenue in 2006

_Global warming

2006

13 SEWER OUTFALLS

_In the past, the Army Corps has refused to dredge due to certainty of re-pollution

6 SQUARE MILE WATERSHED

_What happens after Atlantic Yards and Park Slope are built out

(blue shows under-developed sites)

GLOBAL WARMING

_What happens after the sewer outfalls are submerged and the bulkhead is topped by

searise

INDUSTRY

The rumors of my death have been

greatly exaggerated

_Mark Twain

1300 INDUSTRIAL JOBS

_Industrial zoning shown in purple

_Residential shown in yellow

_Commercial overlay in red

3 % VACANCY RATE

_Industrial land use shown in purple

_Residential shown in yellow

_Commercial overlay in red

MARINE SUPPORT SERVICES

_Second highest concentration of marine support services in NYC (the blue dots)

_Canal moves equivalent of 60,000 truck trips

OPPORTUNITY

OPPORTUNITY FOR WHOLESALE CHANGE

VALUE IS NOT DUE TO

THE CANAL

LAND USE

_DCP Planning Land Use Framwork

HYPE

_Time Out NY: bold forecast (to the right)

_NY Times headline, 2005:

“Some see Venice; Some see a Canal”

RESIDENTIAL REALITY ALSO INCLUDES

_1900 Housing Authority units (big yellow squares on the map)

_Modest homes (yellow shading at the bottom right of the map)

SOME SEE THE LOWLINE; SOME SEE 4TH AVE

OPPORTUNITY FOR ECLECTIC CHANGE

HOTELS

_A niche or a Trojan Horse?

ART

_100,000 sf American Can Factory on Third St

_Artist workspace coop on Union St

_Mixed use on 7th St

_Gowanus Arts Building on Douglas St

ENTERTAINMENT

_Indoor disco

_Outdoor disco

_Rooftop films

_Biker club

_Performance center

ARTSY RECREATION

_Is it a Naturally Occurring Art District

RECAP

_Landmarks

_Pumping station failure in the future

_Infrastructure limitations

_Flooding

_Sea-rise

_Combined stormwater / sewer lines

_Neighboring industry

_Heavy industry

AND EXPECTATIONS FOR

_Affordable housing

_Park amenities

_Superior design