Bob Gelber is hosting a tour of Battery Park City's North Neighborhood where, since 1997 hanrahan Meyers architects (hMa), have been master plan architects.  As Battery Park's Master Plan Architects hMa were responsible for achieving several milestones in the development of  one of the most forward-thinking urban master plan in America.  Battery Park City’s ‘Green Guidelines’ set the standard for green guidelines for all other city agencies in the City of New York, and for communities throughout the United States.  

view through the trees at Teardrop Park in Battery Park City's North Neighborhood; click to view more photos of the neighborhood at hanrahanMeyers.com

Teardrop Park, a major green feature and landscape design in BPC's North Neighborhood, is a project that hMa participated in from its beginning stages.  The design team for the Park included hMa;  artist Ann Hamilton;  and Michael Van Valkenburgh, Landscape Architect.  As Design Team members, hMa celebrates how Teardrop Park, a highlight of Mr. Gelber's tour, brings elements of the landscape of upstate New York and the original landscape of Manhattan, to Battery Park's North Neighborhood.  The infusion of Nature into a high-rise residential neighborhood celebrates and embraces the values that h Ma places on bringing elements of Nature into their architectural and master plan designs.  To read more about hMa's architectural designs and their master plans and landscapes, go to the hMa website.

Join Bob Gelber, founder of Walkin’ NY, for a tour of the North Neighborhood and take in lower Manhattan’s open spaces, waterfronts and environmentally friendly commercial, residential and retail buildings. Visit a model apartment in the Riverhouse, and gain special access to the photovoltaic grid on the building's roof, courtesy of the Sheldrake Organization.  Tickets for the walk benefit Open House New York (OHNY).

Tour will begin at 10:30 am on Saturday, May 3.  Purchase tickets here and learn more about OHNY on their website. 

Teardrop Park in Battery Park City's North Neighborhood