Project Vision Environmental Sustainability

from HVSF Case Statement - July 2023

Community Engagement Project Vision

Chris Davis bought this land in the 1990s to protect it from development and to ward off the threat of suburban sprawl in the Hudson Highlands. Now, his visionary transfer allows this land to be preserved, while also transforming it into a vibrant asset to the community.

Our role as stewards calls us to care for this land on behalf of our community, by transforming the golf fairways to native meadows, reducing fertilizer and supporting biodiversity, planting new trees, rehabilitating wetlands and establishing an ecological maintenance plan for the entire site.

As a theater, we will serve as a national model for sustainability in the performing arts, with buildings designed for environmental resilience and to minimize climate impacts. The architecture itself is responsive to the environment, with materials from local and sustainable sources and a design inspired by the contours of the surrounding Hudson Highlands. In our everyday operations, we will be a field leader in climate action and green production practices.