Space
New York City
Use of Temporary Space
(NYC Department of Parks & Recreation)
Images & Charts
Illy Push Button House
Store Front Library
Brooklyn Bridge Park
Chashama
Images & Charts
According to the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation, Dutch traders established farming communities and villages east of Manhattan around 1652. One such village, Vlackebos, literally translated into the "wooded plain." This wooded plane area at the time consisted of virgin thick forests coupled with flat terrain so it eventually was called Flatbush. The area stayed in this overgrown natural state for nearly three centuries. "But, in the 1920s, the new Interborough Rapid Transit linked Flatbush to the rest of the city, sparking new developments that began welcoming successive generations of immigrants. As with the Dutch traders, these newcomers built homes and roads, only more quickly and densely. Riding through East Flatbush today, there are still trees that line its quiet residential sidewalks. But the area's open space is virtually gone." (NYC Department of Parks & Recreation)
Today, NYC is over eight million people strong and space is still as precious as it once was in Flatbush. The problem today is not open spaces of forest but retail spaces, depots, vacant spaces and lots. Although the city can claim the largest urban park system in the United States, the need and use of space continues to be a growing concern for real estate developers, non-profits and of course, the citizens of the metropolis. "Over the last five years, the City has added more than 300 acres of new parkland, much of it by reclaiming stretches of the waterfront that were abandoned by industry decades ago. In other words, because space in the communities of NYC and the efficient uses of those spaces is so vital to the city's quality of life, it is essential that we all understand just how well or how poorly these spaces are being utilized." (NYC Department of Parks & Recreation)
This report aims to discuss those temporarily available empty and vacant spaces throughout NYC and what to do with these spaces? Who owns them; why are they empty and what is the demand for these spaces? There are many organizations already utilizing retail spaces, depots, vacant spaces, rooftops and more open available areas so this report tries to address using them as opposed to leaving them empty.
New York City
Use of Temporary Space
Introduction
In this highly economically motivated and highly technical globalized world, saving is rarely a priority. Our world is a world where resources get wasted every few seconds even though we all understand that this way of life is not sustainable. The obvious answer to the unasked question is that we must work together to capitalize our natural resources as soon and as efficiently as possible. But most people would only think of oil, electricity or water when discussing and thinking about natural resources. That is because historically throughout the United States, there has been a virtual laissez-faire attitude towards other great natural resources such as land and space. Yes, of course our nation's farmers and other agricultural users pay attention to land as a natural resource. But the vast majority of us are blind to the fact because of the seemingly infinite and abundance of land in our nation. With that in mind, the purpose of land therefore is to simply exploit it for economic gain.
But New Yorkers, specifically those urbanites of the Big Apple and the surrounding boroughs for decades have understood that land is not a limitless commodity. NYC has an ever increasing population coupled with industrial expansion that has been the foundation of urban sprawl. The city has experienced more than any other American city how thousands of vacated retail spaces, depots, vacant spaces and rooftops go unused. This work addresses what is happening in NYC in regard to vacated and available space. This paper attempts to understand existing projects and how they currently make use of temporary space around the city and an underlying goal is to brainstorm for some new potential uses and to understand how the current economic downturn has hurt this particular aspect of the real estate market.
Problem Statement
This work aims to understand and justify the problem of the current vacant retail space in NYC Manhattan. In many cases, they are depots or spaces that are waiting for reconstruction and are therefore only temporarily empty as they await resale or rental. The concern is that property owners keep these places empty and the research shows that in some situations some companies donate their spaces to non-profit organizations that use these spaces temporarily.
There are ways to make use of these spaces and turn them into efficient and lively areas. But first, we must understand the demand for available temporary use projects. Consider how nonprofit organizations have been facing challenges of finding facilities and working space...
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