Lowline Proposal: Presented to NYC EDC by The Lo-Down

The Lowline

A Proposal to Transform the Williamsburg Bridge Trolley Terminal Into The Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s First Underground Park

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Board of Directors: Zach Aarons Serena Altschul Dan Barasch David Barry Jennifer Blumin Vin Cipolla

February 1, 2016

New York City Economic Development Corporation 110 William Street, 4th Floor Mailroom New York, NY 10038 Attn: Maryann Catalano, Senior Vice President, Contracts

Boykin Curry Paul Hoffman Jolie Hunt-Potter

Re: Williamsburg Bridge Trolley Terminal Request for Expressions of Interest

Signe Nielsen James Ramsey Peter Shapiro Joshua Sirefman Marquise Stillwell Board of Advisors: Sunny Bates David Bolotsky James Capalino Wellington Chen Scott Conti Craig Covil Joshua David Lena Dunham Megan Ellison Robert Hammond Jan Hanvik Jeremy Heimans Marc Kushner Tim Laughlin Scot Medbury Bentley Meeker Mark Miller Shantelena Mouzon Jon Neidich Craig Newmark Miriam Parker Kenny Scharf Jamie Springer Louisa St. Pierre Michael Tumminia Morris Vogel Stephan Walter Thomas Yu

Dear Ms. Catalano: On behalf of the Lowline team, I am very pleased to submit our expression of interest for the long-term lease and development of the Williamsburg Trolley Terminal Site beneath Delancey Street. For over five years, we have built an extraordinary organization to develop an innovative concept: to build the world’s first underground park within the Williamsburg Trolley Terminal site-- the Lowline. Powered by innovative solar technology, our proposal is to capture sunlight above the city’s streets, direct that light underground, and enable a stunning subterranean environment, where plants and trees will grow. Our plan focuses on the idea that this space should be reserved for public use—a magical, lush, one-acre green space designed with and for the local community. It would become a space of pride for local residents and, indeed, all New Yorkers. The Lowline will fascinate, inspire and delight visitors, because it will have no equal anywhere in the world. Since first presenting the idea in 2011 to Community Board 3, we have seen an extraordinary degree of local support for the idea. From community leaders at settlement houses to local business owners, from school principals to green space activists, and from artists to parents, the Lowline has captured the imagination of so many members of our neighborhood. The Lower East Side Partnership (formerly the BID) and Chinatown Partnership have each endorsed the project as an opportunity to protect and support “mom and pop” small businesses. Families and educators see the Lowline as an inspiring opportunity to promote youth education in science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM). The Community Board has signed a resolution of support for a free, new public space that would welcome all residents within their neighborhood, including vulnerable populations. Every elected official representing our community- from the New York City Council to the U.S. Senate- has officially endorsed the project and offered critical support toward our progress. This community support is both broad and deep, and reflects years of genuine, impactful engagement. In 2012, we hosted a free public exhibit to showcase the Lowline technology and design for the first time, and 11,000 people visited and provided input. Over the last four years, we have built the Lowline Young Designers

Program, to use the Lowline as a chance to get local kids excited about the power of science and design to improve their world. To date, over 2,000 young people from grades K-12 have taken advantage of innovative, inspiring, interactive workshops designed to promote interest in STEAM education and careers. We have hosted multiple community workshops and presentations of student work coming out of the Young Designers Program at local art galleries, offering many opportunities for community engagement. In October 2015, we opened the Lowline Lab, a full-scale mock-up of the proposed Lowline in a former Essex Market building just a block from the Williamsburg Trolley Terminal site. Not only does the Lab clearly demonstrate that our proposed solar technology is highly effective, it has demonstrated the social value of the Lowline as a year-round public amenity. The Lowline Lab has been open to the public every weekend and has attracted over 25,000 visitors to date, primarily from the Lower East Side and surrounding areas, but also attracting New Yorkers from all boroughs and even some outside the City. Visitors are coming to learn more about technology and subterranean horticulture via free talks, and they are also coming for the inspiring, relaxing effect of a year-round green oasis in the center of a crowded urban area. The Young Designers Program has flourished at the Lowline Lab, enabling interactive STEAM-based curriculum partnerships with elementary, middle and high schools and community organizations from within the Lower East Side and across New York City. We have assembled a devoted Board of Directors that includes leaders in technology, science education, public space making, real estate development, arts and media, finance, and architecture. We have formed a team of architects, engineers, landscape architects, and historic preservationists to transform this long-abandoned piece of New York City’s transportation history into a striking new kind of urban public space. And along the way, the Lowline has captured the imagination of New Yorkers, and garnered considerable coverage by nearly every New York media outlet and hundreds of global news organizations. Our team has raised $3 million to date-- despite the absence of official approvals, site access, or any historical precedent for such a project-- and is prepared to embark on a capital campaign that will include significant private fundraising, public support, and tax credits. A detailed description of our fundraising strategy is outlined in this response. The Lowline will not only serve as a new and vibrant community hub for the Lower East Side, but is also a new model for creative use of innovative technologies, which may be replicated elsewhere in New York City. And there will be tangible local economic benefits: we anticipate creating 560 construction jobs and over 25 full-time staff jobs, while bringing $14 million into the local community via increased foot traffic to local small businesses. We look forward to working closely with EDC, the City of New York, and the MTA to create this exciting and singular destination. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Dan Barasch Co-Founder and Executive Director The Lowline

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Primary Contact Dan Barasch Co-Founder and Executive Director, Lowline 5 White Street #4B New York, NY 10013 email: dan@thelowline.org phone: (718) 594-4702

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57 Project Description 58 Introduction 59 The Lowline Vision 62 The Technology 72 Concept Plan 76 The Lowline Lab 84 The Community 88 Resiliency 89 Visitorship 90 Economic Impact 91 Global Media Exposure and Visibility 92 Construction Feasibility

97 Financial Information

113 Consideration

117 Zoning Analysis

121 Statement of Agreement

XX Letters of Support and Other Information

148 Appendix A: M/WBE

149 Appendix B: HireNYC

150 Appendix C: Living and Prevailing Wage

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Respondent Description

Lowline Staff

Dan Barasch Co-Founder and Executive Director Dan leads community engagement, political outreach, fundraising, and strategic planning for the world’s first underground park. With over 15 years of leadership experience spanning the public, private, and non-profit sectors, he formerly held strategic roles at Google, PopTech, UNICEF, the 9/11 Survivors’ Fund, and within New York City government.

Robyn Shapiro Deputy Director Robyn oversees many of the Lowline’s core activities, from community engagement to development to strategic projects. Her prior experience includes urban farming at Eagle Street Rooftop Farm in Brooklyn, NY, as well as global and domestic marketing and communications roles at Ralph Lauren, Saatchi & Saatchi, and SelectNY.

Courtney Surmanek Manager Courtney provides support on community engagement, fundraising, communications, and events. A recent graduate of New York University, she has supported program administration at several Lower East Side community organizations, as well as the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) and InnerCity Projects.

Justin Rivera Lab Site Manager Justin manages and serves as a critical community liaison at the Lowline Lab. A Lower East Side native, he is a recent graduate of Hunter College, and has previously held research roles with the New York City Department of Transportation’s Pedestrian Project Group, the Institute for Sustainable Cities, and New York City Cool Roofs.

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Lowline Board of Directors David Barry Board Chair

Zach Aarons Board Treasurer

David Barry (Board Chair) is President of Ironstate Development Company, which owns and manages thousands of residential, commercial, and mixed-use units throughout the New York/New Jersey region. His firm currently oversees approximately $1 billion in development, including the first major development of Staten Island’s North Shore. He led the transformation of the Cooper Square Hotel into the Standard East Village and is launching a brand of sustainable, sleek and space efficient buildings called URL (Urban Ready Living). Barry is deeply committed to reinforcing the cultural fabric of the urban landscape with compelling public spaces like the Lowline and Staten Island waterfront. He serves on the boards of Fortress Investment Group, the Liberty Science Center, and the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. A graduate of Georgetown University Law Center and a former All-Ivy wrestler at Columbia University, Barry served as the Greco-Roman Team Leader for USA Wrestling for the 2012 Olympics.

Zach Aarons is an expert in entrepreneurship, seed stage technology investing, consulting, and finance. He currently serves as the Director of Digital Media for Millennium Hollywood, a proposed real estate development project in Los Angeles, California. He has been an active angel investor in mobile technology, investing in the seed rounds of 40 companies. In 2007, he founded the company Travelgoat, which he grew into one of the most well known online/offline walking tour companies in New York City. In 2008, Aarons founded the strategic consulting firm Apostate Partners. Zach began his career at boutique investment bank Peter J. Solomon Company where he worked on M&A and restructuring transactions in the retail and apparel industry. He graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BA from Brown University.

Joshua Sirefman Board President Joshua Sirefman is currently a member of the leadership team of Sidewalk Labs, an affiliate of Alphabet focusing on the intersection of technology and urban issues. Prior to this Sirefman served as President of Sirefman Ventures, in which capacity he helped lead the development of the Cornell Technion Campus on Roosevelt Island, the restructuring of the Central Library Plan for the New York Public Library, and the redevelopment of a neighborhood in Chicago for the University of Chicago. Sirefman oversaw development in the United States at Brookfield Properties as Senior Vice President for US Properties. He served as Interim President of New York City’s Economic Development Corporation, and as the Chief of Staff to the Deputy Mayor for Economic Development, as well as serving as Director of the Mayor’s Office of Economic Development and Rebuilding during the first five years of the Bloomberg Administration. He holds a BA from Wesleyan and Masters in Urban Planning from the University of Michigan.

Serena Altschul Serena Altschul is an Emmy Award-winning television journalist with two decades of experience in investigative journalism. She has produced for and appeared on Channel One News, MTV News, and CNN and is currently a correspondent for CBS News Sunday Morning. Serena has also appeared on Conan O’Brien, Charlie Rose, and Bill O’Reilly, and has collaborated with Jay Z on the song, “Dopeman.” She is a winner of the Edward R. Murrow Award.

Dan Barasch Dan Barasch is Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Lowline. Under his leadership, the Lowline has grown to become one of the most compelling public design projects in the world. He formerly led strategic partnerships at PopTech; held several strategy, operations, and marketing roles at Google; and worked on workforce development within New York City’s Department of Small Business Services. Dan has also consulted for UNICEF in Nairobi and the 9/11 Survivors’ Fund in Washington DC. He began his career producing international affairs programming at the World Affairs Council in San Francisco, where he co-produced the weekly NPR show “It’s Your World.” He received a BA from Cornell University and a Master degree in public policy from Harvard’s Kennedy School.

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Jennifer Blumin

Paul Hoffman

Jennifer Blumin is president of Skylight Group, New York’s largest event venue company, whose repeat client roster extends from Ralph Lauren to BAM, the Whitney to Samsung and Google to Facebook. With a specialty in adaptive re-use, Skylight Group’s venues include the High Line; Skylight One Hanson, home of the beloved Brooklyn Flea; and Skylight at Moynihan Station in the famous James A. Farley Post Office across from Penn Station. Blumin is a graduate of Cornell University and co-author of the NYT business best-seller “Power Sleep: Preparing the Mind for Peak Performance.”

Paul Hoffman is the President and CEO of the Liberty Science Center, one of the nation’s largest and most preeminent interactive science museums. He is a noted expert on the public understanding of science, and has advised NASA, the National Science Foundation, the National Academy of Engineering, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He is the former President and Editor-in-Chief of Discover magazine, the former Editorial Chairman of Big Think, and President and Publisher of Encyclopaedia Britannica. He is also an award-winning author of 11 books. Chicago magazine called Hoffman “the smartest man in the world” and The New York Times called him “Mayor of Strange Places.” Hoffman is co-owner of two Brooklyn restaurants, Rucola and BrisketTown, and an early investor in Kitchensurfing.

Vin Cipolla Vin Cipolla is the current President of the Municipal Art Society, and is currently leading Lincoln Center’s campaign to renovate the New York Philharmonic’s Avery Fisher Hall. He is a six-time corporate CEO, a three-time company founder, and has served on more than 25 nonprofit boards and 9 corporate boards. He is former CEO of the National Park Foundation, and served as Executive Vice President at the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Past trustee appointments have included Boston’s Institute of Contemporary Art, Clark University, the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University, the Orton Foundation, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Fidelity Charitable Services. He currently serves on the boards of the National Park Foundation, the Municipal Art Society, National Parks of New York Harbor Conservancy, Ballet Hispanico, the Augustus Saint-Gaudens Memorial, and The Christie’s Charity, the charitable foundation of Christie’s.

Boykin Curry Boykin Curry is a Partner at Eagle Capital, an investment firm based in New York. Previously, he invested in Asia for hedge fund Kingdon Capital and for Morgan Stanley Asset Management. Curry is also a co-founder of Public Prep, a group of charter schools in New York City. He is a board member of the American Federation for Children and a cofounder of Democrats for Education Reform, both of which fight for better primary education. He received a BA from Yale University and an MBA from Harvard University.

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Jolie Hunt-Potter Jolie Hunt-Potter is the Principal of Hunt & Gather, a marketing and communications firm she founded in 2013, where she works with leading media, entertainment and technology companies. Hunt-Potter was previously the Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at AOL. From 2008 to 2012, she was Senior Vice President, Global Head of Brand and Public Relations at Thomson Reuters, managing brand, advertising, PR and social media for the news and financial services businesses. Prior to this, HuntPotter was the Global Director of Corporate & Business Affairs at IBM and the Director of Public Relations at the Financial Times. Hunt also holds committee and board positions for PopTech, The Wisemen, Arthur W. Page Society, The Seminar, the Civilian Public Affairs Council for West Point Military Academy and The Episcopal School of Los Angeles. She was named ‘In-House Professional of the Year’ by the European Public Relations Consultants Association in 2012 and received an honorable mention for the PRWeek award ‘PR Professional of the Year.’ She is a graduate of Boston University and completed the Global Executive Program at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and Spain’s IE Business School in 2010.

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Signe Nielsen

Peter Shapiro

Signe Nielsen is Principal of Mathews Nielsen, an internationally recognized landscape architecture design firm based in New York City. She has led more than 400 projects, nationally and globally, and these projects have won almost every possible design award. But her sense of design’s public mission extends far beyond these interventions. In addition to her hands-on project leadership, she is the co-author of several books on sustainable and green design for the NYC Department of Design and Construction. Signe has taught at Pratt Institute for more than two decades and has also lectured and juried competitions at institutions around the world, including Harvard University and the Ecole Normale Superiure in Paris. As president of the Public Design Commission of the City of New York, Signe is a strong and effective advocate for a beautiful, inspiring and diverse urban fabric.

Peter Shapiro is an independent music and film entrepreneur. He has founded or reinvigorated major venues like Brooklyn Bowl, Wetlands, The Slipper Room, and The Capitol Theater. He is also the publisher of Relix magazine. Shapiro has produced many ground-breaking projects, including the IMAX concert films U23D and All Access; the annual Jammys awards show; the Green Apple Festival; the Great GoogaMooga, and Central Park Jazz & Colors Festival. He is a member of the Arts Committee of the City Parks Foundation’s Board of Directors, is a co-founder of the environmental consulting firm, GreenOrder, and is a board member of Headcount, Central Park SummerStage, The Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame and New York Public Radio.

James Ramsey James Ramsey is Creator and Co-Founder of the Lowline, and is the principal of RAAD, a high-end design firm based in New York City. Ramsey’s experience in design began as an undergraduate at Yale University, where he won a Bates Fellowship to study cathedral design in Europe. He then went to work as a satellite engineer for NASA, where he was a part of the team that created the Pluto Fast Flyby and the Cassini satellites. After his time at NASA, Ramsey worked as an architect at DMSAS in Washington, DC and at Penny Yates Architects in New York. He has taught design at the Parsons School of Design, and is engaged in active research on the Lowline’s “remote skylight” technology.

Marquise Stillwell Marquise Stillwell is Principal at social impact investment and design consultancy Openbox. As an entrepreneur, Stillwell started Concept Management Group, a design shop that managed and invested in innovative projects, and Blue Macaroni ventures, which focused primarily on real estate development. Corporate experience includes BMW North America, Wells Fargo, Fiserv, and Qwest. He also serves on the board of the Andrew Goodman Foundation. Stillwell holds an MA in Economics from the University of Denver, an MBA from Grand Canyon University and a BA from The Ohio State University.

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Lowline Advisory Board Sunny Bates Sunny Bates Associates

Vincent Fong Entrepreneur

Dave Bolotsky Gulick Park

Vikram Gandhi Filmmaker

Huy Bui Plant-in City

Robert Hammond Friends of the High Line

James Capalino Capalino+Company

Jan Hanvik Clemente Soto VĂŠlez

Wellington Chen Chinatown Partnership

Jeremy Heimans Purpose

Bentley Meeker Bentley Meeker Lighting and Staging, Inc. J.B. Miller Empire Entertainment Mark Miller Mark Miller Gallery Mark Mini John Mini Distinctive Landscapes

Kenny Scharf Artist Jamie Springer HR&A Advisors Louisa St. Pierre Bernstein and Andriulli Michael Tumminia Karen Rand Associates LLC Morris Vogel Tenement Museum

Scott Conti New Design High School

Mo Koyfman Spark Capital

Shantelena Mouzon Parent of Lowline Young Designer

Craig Covil Arup

Marc Kushner Architizer

Jon Neidich Restaurateur

Lorne Whitehead Professor University of British Columbia

Joshua David Friends of the High Line

Steven Lau Kinetic Records

Craig Newmark Craigslist

Thomas Yu AAFE

Lena Dunham Writer/Actor/Director

Tim Laughlin Lower East Side BID

Benjamin Palmer Barbarian Group

Megan Ellison Annapurna Pictures

Scot Medbury Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Miriam Parker Lower East Side Artist

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Respondent Description

Lowline Development Team Lowline leadership has assembled a team of development experts and consultants, including designers, engineers, landscape architects, historic preservation consultants, and land use and transportation specialists. These team members have been essential in assisting the Lowline to advance to this proposal in its current stage and will continue to have integral roles in the design and construction of the project. Lowline leadership is currently identifying an architect of record, a fundraising consultant, an environmental consultant, and construction contractor and will bring on these team members following designation by EDC.

Lowline Project Lead

Arup Project Engineers

Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects

Development Guild Fundraising Consultant Construction Contractor TBD

RAAD Studio Design Lead/ Technology Specialist

Higgins & Quasebarth Historic Preservation

Architect of Record TBD

Kramer Levin Land Use & Transportation Environmental Consultant TBD

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Arup Arup is an independent firm of designers, planners, engineers, consultants and technical specialists offering a broad range of professional services. Arup is the creative force at the heart of many of the world’s most prominent projects in the built environment and across industry. Arup offers a broad range of professional services making a positive difference in the communities in which we work. From 90 offices in 35 countries, our 12,000 planners, designers, engineers and consultants deliver innovative projects across the world with creativity and passion. Founded in 1946 with an enduring set of values, Arup’s unique trust ownership fosters a distinctive culture and an intellectual independence that encourages collaborative working. This is reflected in everything we do, allowing

us to develop meaningful ideas, help shape agendas and deliver results that frequently surpass the expectations of our clients. The people at Arup are driven to find a better way and to deliver better solutions. Role on this project: Arup has produced an existing conditions survey, researched physical requirements for occupancy and code compliance, performed the feasibility analysis and estimated costs for the Lowline. It is anticipated that Arup will continue to serve as the project engineer and will also provide specialized knowledge of lighting design to inform Lowline technology.

Raad Studio Raad Studio is an award-winning Manhattan-based architecture firm with a portfolio of over 100 completed projects. Founded by designer and Lowline Co-Founder James Ramsey in 2004, the firm specializes in the exploration of materiality, form and scale in a way that reveals the limitless potential of design, and that marries innovative thinking about function with a deep respect for the traditions of everyday living. Raad specializes in objects and spaces that emphasize the process of construction, an expertise gleaned from close and continued collaboration with builders. From materiality, joinery and detail of design, our layered and imaginative approach result in layered and complex projects that lend themselves to open space as well as cozy enclosures

and moments of connection. Raad Studio has received numerous design awards including the AIA 2015 Design Awards, the 2015 Architizer A+ Awards and from the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America for their work on The Lowline. Role on this project: Raad Studio founder James Ramsey created the Lowline concept and invented the daylighting technology. Raad Studio has produced concept plans and renderings and will continue to lead project design and solar technology development. Raad Studio will partner with an architect of record to advance the Lowline program from concept to schematic design and into construction.

Mathews Nielsen Mathews Nielsen is an award-winning landscape architectural practice providing comprehensive planning and site design services throughout the United States for over 20 years. Mathews Nielsen designs landscapes that respond meaningfully to the people and site for which they are designed. By investing the firm’s energy and resources into collaborative, place-based design, we actively engage the existing landscape, its cultural and ecological context, and its stakeholders to create lasting, memorable places. This attitude yields significant benefits to clients. Sustainability and cost effectiveness are natural products of Mathews Nielsen’s focus on the individual needs of a particular place. Fresh perspectives evolve from our work with an unusually diverse range of clients and project types. Responsive and responsible designs develop out of commitment to working in a collaborative manner. Projects include master plans for educational and cultural institutions; site plans for residential communities and commercial centers,landscape designs for museums, performing art centers, corporate 12 Lowline Proposal

facilities, and full design services for waterfronts, parks and transportation corridors. Mathews Nielsen’s goal for each of these projects is to create public and private places that inspire and refresh the human spirit. The founding principals of the firm, Kim Mathews and Signe Nielsen, together with Managing Principal Rob DeMarco and Principal Molly Bourne, guide a skilled, professional staff of 28 landscape architects, urban designers and project managers. Mathews Nielsen is certified as a Women-Owned Business Enterprise by the State of New York and is classified as a Small-Business Enterprise. Role on this project: Mathews Nielsen has provided pro bono support on the landscape design strategy for the Lowline Lab, and will assist in further development of the landscape architecture strategy for the Lowline.

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Kramer Levin Kramer Levin is a full-service law firm with extensive capabilities and substantial experience. From offices in New York, Silicon Valley and Paris, Kramer Levin represent clients from Global 1000 companies to emerging growth entities across a wide range of industries. In addition to their well-known litigation and corporate capabilities, Kramer Levin has top tier practices in many other areas including corporate restructuring & bankruptcy, intellectual property, real estate, land use, mutual funds, tax, employment law, individual clients, employee benefits

and business immigration. Creative thinking, pragmatic solutions, nimble efficiency, and the ability to adapt to shifting circumstances are qualities that characterize Kramer Levin. Role on this project: Kramer Levin has provided their expertise on ownership and site control. They will counsel the Lowline on property conveyance and approval strategy, and serve as the Lowline’s pro bono counsel.

Higgins Quasebarth & Partners LLC Higgins Quasebarth & Partners LLC has, since 1984, advised private, corporate, government and institutional clients in the preservation and rehabilitation of historic properties. The firm approaches every project with the view that historic buildings have a unique identity as complex physical objects, and containers for ideas. This insight is the basis for the firm’s recognized ability to integrate and articulate every project’s specific combination of technical, esthetic, intellectual and government review issues. In one firm, HQ brings together the expertise of historic preservationists, architectural historians and architectural conservators. This broad combination of backgrounds allows HQ to provide clients with procedural guidance and technical preservation services in all facets of historic preservation, from planning and approvals through execution. The firm’s skills in assessing both historic building fabric and documentary evidence help deepen a development team’s understanding of the meaning and context of existing historic structures, and strengthen their practical grasp of the construction sequence, condition and relative significance of component parts. HQ’s primary specialty is historic preservation review under federal, state and local legislation. Specialties at

the local level include reviews under the New York City Landmarks Law, Sections 74-711 and 74-79 of the Zoning Resolution, and the CEQR and ULURP processes. State and federal-level specialties include historic preservation review under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), Section 1409 of the State Historic Preservation Act, and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. The firm is the leading New York City-area consultant for federal rehabilitation tax credit certification. The firm consults to local governments and institutions on preservation planning issues, preparation of local historic district legislation, and development of historic preservation review guidelines. It also maintains an active practice in project planning and feasibility analysis for reuse and development of historic properties, as well as in such technical areas as historic structure reports, conditions assessment, historic construction analysis and masonry conservation. Role on this project: Higgins Quasebarth prepared a historical background report of conditions at the Williamsburg Bridge underground trolley terminal and will serve as a preservation consultant to the Lowline.

Development Management Team Upon securing site control, the Lowline intends to engage the strategic advisors listed above as the first members of an official development management team, which would work closely with the Lowline’s board, advisors, and additional firms as needed.

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Qualifications

15 RAAD 15 About RAAD Studio 16 Resume 17 Selected Projects

21 Arup 21 Capabilities 26 Resumes 31 Selected Projects

41 Mathews Nielsen 41 Firm Profile 42 Resumes 47 Selected Projects

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ABOUT RAAD STUDIO

Firm Profile Raad Studio is an award-winning Manhattan-based firm with a portfolio of over 100 completed projects. Founded by designer James Ramsey in 2004, the firm specializes in the exploration of materiality, technology, form and scale in a way that reveals the limitless potential of design, and that marries innovative thinking about function with a deep respect for the traditions of everyday living. Raad specializes in objects and spaces that emphasize the process of construction, an expertise gleaned from close and continued collaboration with builders. From materiality, joinery and detail of design … our layered and imaginative approach result in layered and complex projects that lend themselves to open space as well as cozy enclosures and moments of connection. Most notably, perhaps, Raad is the creator of the Lowline: a proposal for the world’s first underground park. In order to allow photosynthesis underground, Ramsey, a former NASA engineer, invented the “Remote Skylight,” an innovative solar technology that harvests the necessary wavelengths of sunlight and focuses them onto an underground distributor dish, enabling plants to grow. The Lowline also addresses local cultural needs: the local community is participating in the design process itself, empowering a new generation of Lower East Siders to help build a new bright spot in our dense urban environment. Raad Studio has received numerous design awards including the AIA 2015 Design Awards, the 2015 Architizer A+ Awards and from the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America for their design work. Their work has been covered in more than 100 publications including The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, Metropolis, Monocle, and New York magazine.

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PRINCIPAL BIO JAMES RAMSEY

James Ramsey is a designer and inventor. As principal of RAAD and creator of the Lowline, James has founded a firm that holds true to the traditional idea that design should remain informed by the craft of building and shaping materials. James’ intellectual energy and creative drive emanate through his life and his work. James studied architecture at Yale University where he won a Bates Fellowship to study cathedral design in Europe. He then went to work as a satellite engineer for NASA, an integral part of the team that created the Pluto Fast Flyby and the Cassini satellites. James founded RAAD in 2004. RAAD now consists of three divisions—products, design, and urban design. James closely oversees each of these aspects and personally holds several patents for inventions. His products range from mobius-loop furniture to modernist chicken coops, to even a line of shoes named after him for Hermes, while his architectural work runs the gamut from luxury residential work to institutional scale commercial projects across the world. Besides being a card-carrying member of the New York Mycological Society, the Origami USA organization, as well as several Paleontology societies, James is a guest lecturer in architecture at Yale, the Chicago Ideas Conference, Columbia, Bloomberg Design Awards, The Genius Gala, New York’s Tenement Museum, and Google.

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“IMAGINING THE LOWLINE”

“IMAGINING THE LOWLINE” EXHIBIT In 2012, RAAD spearheaded the creation of an exhibit meant to simulate the concept of the Lowline. In an abandoned Essex Market building, all windows and skylights were blacked out, in order to simulate conditions underground. A set of tracking mirrors was then installed and set up in order to redirect sunlight into the market building. Below, a minimalist sculptural installation, consisting of a glowling aluminum ceiling and a small hill made of living greenery, was put together for the piece, creating a sort of “core sample” meant to illustrate the concept of the Lowline to visitors. This exhibit represented one of the first public facing Lowline projects, introducing a huge number of people to the Lowline as well as providing valuable research to our team.

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Respondent Description

LOWLINE

THE LOWLINE The Lowline project, created and designed by RAAD, seeks to transform an abandoned trolley terminal into New York Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first underground community green space. Beneath one of the least green areas of the city, the Lower East Side, lies a massive, unused space nearly the size of Gramercy Park. This project envisions using an advanced solar technology to channel sunlight underground, enabling plants and trees to grow. One acre. In Design. Awards AIA New York Chapter: Merit Award, 2015 Zumtobel Group Award: Applied Innovations, 2014

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LOWLINE LAB

LOWLINE LAB The Lowline Lab was built in 2015 to test the solar technology behind the Lowline proposal, and its ability to transmit full spectrum wavelength daylight remotely, enabling plants to grow underground. Envisioned and designed by RAAD, the Lab was a collaboration with a team of experts that included Mathews Nielsen, Arup, Sunportal, and John Mini Distinctive Landscapes. Executed in an abandoned Essex Market building, custom-designed solar concentraters were installed on the roof, as a near identical replica of the actual intended optical systems of the Lowline. Light then piped into the space was redirected to a landscape terrain, intended to interact with the sunlight at varied intensities. Over 3,000 plants below are part of an ongoing experiment to test the horticulture of the Lowline.

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CENTRAL LONDON

CENTRAL LONDON DEVELOPMENT In central London along the river, Central London Development is a block-sized disused brutalist building built atop a former imperial-era palace, which is itself in turn built atop the ruins of a Roman bath. raad’s solution applies a concept of “surgery” to the existing conditions. The seventies concrete is sliced and exploded to create spectacular raw spaces. A slash of crisply detailed modernism is added to the central void of the block, cutting diagonally in cross-section through the strata of the site from the top of the ninth floor all the way down through three basement levels to the archaeological site beneath. The slash unites and makes visible all of the historical eras, while also physically uniting the spaces of the building as a central hub of gathering and circulation. This sectional reveal of history is akin to the removal of a huge core-sample plug from the site, which in turn clears the way for a re-conquest of the building by an even older heritage -- the primeval vegetation of pre-urban London. 588,000 square feet. In Construction

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Arup New York York Arup || New

Hudson River Park, New York, NY

Fulton Center, New York, NY

Lincoln Center, Alice Tully Hall, New York, NY

Second Avenue Subway, New York, NY

Selected projects Fulton Center, New York, NY JetBlue Terminal 5, JFK International Airport, New York, NY Lincoln Center Redevelopment, New York, NY Second Avenue Subway, New York, NY Hudson River Park, New York, NY Brooklyn Central Library, Brooklyn, NY Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Kansas City, MO California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA California High-Speed Rail, Various Locations, CA Beijing National Stadium (Bird’s Nest), Beijing, China Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia

Arup’s New York experts tap into the experience of over 11,000 staff working across a wide range of disciplines around the world.

Arup is the creative force behind many of the world’s most innovative and sustainable projects. Since first gaining recognition for the structural design of the Sydney Opera House, the company has built a global reputation for innovation, design excellence and social engagement while diversifying its practices to include a broad range of design and business consulting services. Arup’s New York practice has been operating since 1988, combining local knowledge with a global perspective. With over 400 current employees, the office’s senior leadership averages almost three decades with Arup, connecting the group closely to an internal network of over 11,000 staff working in over 90 offices in almost 40 countries. With the support of our local, national and international network, we bring knowledge and experience of global best practices to our work in New York.

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Respondent Description

Fire engineering Civil Engineering Civil engineering

Arup’s civil engineers use their deep experience and broad knowledge to balance the social, economic and environmental concerns of each project. Arup provides design, procurement, project management and supervision services across the broad field of civil engineering, which encompasses disciplines from geotechnics to lighting.

Calais Land Port of Entry, Calais, ME

With decades of experience on projects around the world and significant expertise in site selection and evaluation, economics, JFK International Airport, Terminal 4, New York, NY engineering and infrastructure design, we offer high-value service to collaborators and clients. Treasure Island Sustainability, San Francisco Bay, CA

Selected projects

Arup’s civil engineering expertise includes economic assessment and feasibility studies, masterplanning, urban design, landscape design, geotechnics, foundation engineering, hydrology, transporArup’s civil engineers usetation their deep experience and broad planning, environmental assessment, lighting, and advice knowledge to balance the social, economic and environmental concerns ofon eachstatutory project. planning requirements and public inquiries.

California High-Speed Rail, Fresno to Palmdale, CA Fulton Street Transit Center, New York, NY Hudson River Park, New York, NY Hunter’s Point South, Long Island City, NY Arup provides design, procurement, project management and Massena Land Port of Entry, supervision services across the broad field of civil engineering, Massena, NY which encompasses disciplines from geotechnics to lighting. New London Embassy, With decades of experience on projects around the world and London, UK significant expertise in site selection and evaluation, economics, North Innisfil Lands Sustainable Masterplan, Innisfil, ON engineering and infrastructure design, we offer high-value Presidio Parkway, service to collaborators and clients. San Francisco, CA Arup’s civil engineering expertise includes economic assessment Robert I Schroder Overcrossing, Pleasant Hill, CA and feasibility studies, masterplanning, urban design, landscape SecondLake AvenueCity Subway, Salt Public Library, Salt Lake City, UT engineering, hydrology, Los design, geotechnics, foundation New York, NY transportation planning, environmental assessment, lighting, and Stanford University Graduate advice on statutory planning requirements and public inquiries. School of Business, Palo Alto, CA Waterfront Toronto, Toronto, ON © Michel Denance

Transport Planning Transport | Planning

Transport | Planning

Angeles County Museum of Art, CA Arup’s comprehensive understanding of Los theAngeles, technical, financial and political considerations that underlie transport planning decisions helps clients realize their goals.

Selected projects

Walt Disney Concert Hall, Arup’s specialistrange fire engineers ensure life-safety, Los Angeles, CA Arup offers200 a complete of transportation planning and asset protection and business continuity from 30 offices LAX Terminal 5 Renovation, engineering skills, from initial assessment to implementation and Los Angeles, CA around the world. construction. Our scope of expertise encompasses transportation McCarran International Airport Lower Don Lands Transportation Masterplan and Modeling, Toronto, ON Lower Manhattan Transportation Planning, NY Lower Don Lands Transportation Masterplan and Modeling, Toronto, ON Lower Manhattan Expansion, Las Vegas, NV Transportation Planning, NY planning, traffic engineering and development planning. We beYork County Courthouse, lieve that effective transportation planning is an integral compoYork, PA Arup’s approach fire-safety to picture. the nent of performance-based sustainable development. Ourtoplanners see rises the big NIST World Trade Center 9/11 challenge of modern architecture and the design of all types of Investigation, New York, NY Arup is a fully integrated planning and engineering firm with structures. Our global team of fire engineers offers a diverse International Monetary Fund, a culture of collaboration across disciplines. Our range of services appropriate to clients’ needs, in transportation line with Washington, DC planners are supported byand a wide of specialists regionally specific codes localrange authority approvalincluding processes. United States Capitol, Xochimilco Park, Mexico City,DC Mexico Transbay Transit Center, San Francisco, CA Services include code consultancy, research, fire-safety Washington, civil engineers, transit and highway infrastructure designers and Xochimilco Park, Mexico City, Mexico Transbay Transit Center, San Francisco, CA Selected projects Hilton Hotel, McLean, VA inspections, specialized fire-safety design, fire risk assessment sustainability consultants. Selected projects BART Balboa Park Pedestrian Arup’s comprehensive understanding of the technical, Study, San Francisco, CA Berlin, Germany US Embassy, and litigation support. BART Balboa Park Pedestrian © Arup

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New Songdo City, Incheon, South Korea

Study, San Francisco, CA Sacramento Intermodal Station Masterplan, Sacramento, CA VTA Express Bus Business Plan, Santa Clara, CA Diridon Station Area Plan, San Jose, CA Boise Downtown Mobility Study, Boise, ID Poplar Point Masterplan, Washington, DC Arts and Transit Neighborhood, Princeton, NJ Interstate 287 Corridor Analysis, New York, NY Lawrence Allen Revitalization Study, Toronto, ON Yongsan Business District Masterplan, Seoul, Korea

financial political considerations that underlie transport Sacramento Station understanding Arup’s Intermodal comprehensive of theand technical, Masterplan, Sacramento, CA considerations planning decisions helps clients realize their goals. financial and political that underlie transport VTAplanning Express Bus Business Plan, decisions helps clients realize their goals. Santa Clara, CA Diridon Station Area Plan, San Jose, CA Arup offers a complete range of transportation planning and Boise Downtown Mobility Study, engineering skills, fromand initial assessment to implementation and Arup a complete range of transportation planning Boise, offers ID construction. Our scope of expertise encompasses transportation engineering skills, from initial assessment to implementation and Poplar Point Masterplan, planning, traffic engineering and development planning. We Washington, DCOur scope of expertise encompasses transportation construction. believe that effective planning is an integral Arts and Transit Neighborhood, planning, traffic engineering and development planning.transportation We Princeton,that NJ effective transportation component sustainable believe planning of is an integral development. Our planners see the big Interstate 287 of Corridor Analysis, picture.Our planners see the big component sustainable development. New York, NY picture. Arup is a fully integrated planning and engineering firm with a Lawrence Allen Revitalization Study, Toronto, ON of collaboration across Arup is a fully integrated planningculture and engineering firm with a disciplines. Our transportation Yongsan Business District planners are supported by a wide range of specialists including culture of collaboration Masterplan, Seoul, Korea across disciplines. Our transportation

Arup helped to investigate key aspects of 9/11, leading to the updating of design standards in many countries. In Alaska, we are providing strategic and design advice on the retrofit of fire alarm and suppression systems for an international oil producer.

civil engineers, transit and highway infrastructure designers and planners are supported by a wide range of specialists including sustainability consultants. civil engineers, transit and highway infrastructure designers and sustainability consultants. www.arup.com

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Respondent Description

Arup | New York Lighting and Daylighting Lighting | Daylighting

Daylighting provides numerous benefits over electrical lighting. In museums, daylight’s color-rendering characteristics greatly improve viewing conditions. In workspaces, classrooms and offices, natural light has been shown to improve productivity. Intelligent daylighting designs also play a critical role in helping clients meet ambitious targets for sustainability and energy savings. © Iwan Baan

High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA

Hudson River Park, New York, NY

Arup’s expertise in daylighting design has earned us an international reputation in the museum and gallery sector.

Yas Island Marina Hotel, UAE

39 Hunter Street, Sydney, Australia, concept daylighting study

Selected projects Modern Wing at the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL Wal-mart Experimental Store, Colorado Medieval & Renaissance Galleries at the V&A Museum, London, UK British Library Centre for Conservation, London, UK Sainsbury Laboratory, Cambridge, UK New Acropolis Museum, Athens, Greece Brandhorst Museum, Munich, Germany Abu Dhabi Investment Council Headquarters, Abu Dhabi Beijing Capital International Airport, Beijing, China Fulton Center, Alfred Intensive Care New Unit, York, Melbourne, Australia

Lincoln Center, Alice Tully Hall, New York, NY

As part of an expansion to the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, USA, Arup designed 1,000 ‘light scoop’ skylights to provide natural light without damaging sensitive artwork. State-of-the-art controls for the galleries and offices adjust to the level of daylight for maximum energy efficiency.

Arup’s expertise in daylighting design has earned us an international reputation in the museum and gallery sector.

MEP Engineering

As part of an expansion to the High Museum of Art in Atlanta,

Mechanical, electricalUSA, andArup plumbing engineering designed 1,000 ‘light scoop’ skylights to provide

natural light without damaging sensitive artwork. State-of-the-art

NY Avenue controls for the galleries and Second offices adjust tomultidisciplinary the Subway, level of New York, NYthinking Arup’s

and cost-effective integrated engineering services add value for money.

daylight for maximum energy efficiency.

Selected projects

Fulton Center, Arup’s New York experts tap into the experience New York, NY Mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering are integral to of over 11,000 staff working across a wide range of JetBlue Terminal 5, Arup’s integrated building engineering services. The goal of our JFK International Airport, disciplines around the world. MEP practice is to design energy-efficient core building services New York, NY Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Headquarters, Seattle, WA Lincoln Center Redevelopment, that support occupant comfort, health and well-being. New York, NY Each discipline is aided skills networks thatworld’s share knowledge Second Avenue Subway, Arup is the creative forcebybehind many of the most New York, NY across a broad range of issues including design, theory,recognition analysis, innovative and sustainable projects. Since first gaining Hudson River Park, construction techniques and design solutions. These networks for the structural design of the Sydney Opera House, the company New York, NY helpbuilt to leverage skills and the entire firm, and has a globalthe reputation forcapabilities innovation,ofdesign excellence Brooklyn Central Library, Brooklyn, NY social engagement while diversifying its practices to include a providing clients with a powerful international resource at a local jetBlue Terminal 5, JFK International Airport, Fulton Center, New York, NY range of design and business consulting services. Kauffman Center forJamaica, theNY broad level. Performing Arts, Selected Projects Kansas City, MO CalPERS Office Expansion, Arup’s New York practice has been operating since 1988, Sacramento, CA multidisciplinary thinking and cost-effective California Academy of Arup’s Sciences, LAX Central Utilities Plant, combining local knowledge with a global perspective. With over integrated engineering services add value for money. Los Angeles, CA San Francisco, CA Caltrans District 7 Headquarters, 400 current employees, the office’s senior leadership averages Los Angeles, CA California Rail, Newport Beach CityHigh-Speed Hall, almost three decades with Arup, connecting the group closely to Newport Beach, CA Mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering are integral to Various Locations, CA San Francisco Federal Building, Arup’s integrated building engineering services. The goal of our of over 11,000 staff working in over 90 an internal network San Francisco, CA MEP practice is to design energy-efficient core building services Beijing National Stadium San Jose City Hall and Civic support occupant comfort,offices health and well-being. Center, San Jose, CA in almost 40 countries. With the support of our local, (Bird’s Nest), Beijing,thatChina Los Angeles County Museum of Each discipline is aided by skills networks that share knowledge Art, Los Angeles, CA national and international network, we bring knowledge and Sydney Opera House, across a broad range of issues including design, theory, analysis, U.S. Border Patrol Station, construction techniques and design solutions. Theseof networks Murrieta, CA Australia Sydney, experience global best practices to our work in New York. © MTA-CC NYCT

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U.S. Federal Courthouse, San Diego, CA Seattle Public Library, Seattle, WA

help to leverage the skills and capabilities of the entire firm, providing clients with a powerful international resource at a local level.

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Respondent Description

Fire Arupengineering | New York Structural Engineering 250 West 55th Street, New York, NY

New Songdo Block D22/23, Incheon, South Korea

Arup has over 60 years’ experience in delivering the most

Hudson River Park, New York, NY Seattle Central Library, Seattle, WA

Selected projects

From the Sydney Opera House to Centre Pompidou in Paris to CCTV in Beijing, the firm’s highly skilled structural engineers understand not only structural theory but all the processes of design and construction. Arup’s expertise makes the most ambitious structures buildable. © Cody Andresen

challenging and iconic building structures worldwide.

The ability to design buildings that are stable, strong, stiff and LincolnTerminal Center, Alice Tully Hall, JFK International Airport, 4, New York, NYNew York, NY durable under all imposed conditions while using materials efficiently isBuilding, the essence of CA structural engineering. Arup teams are San Francisco Federal San Francisco, skilled in designing structures of economy and elegance to realize architects’ and clients’ ambitions.

Broad Center for Biological Sciences, Pasadena, CA Arup has over 60 years’ experience in delivering the most Denver Art Museum Addition, challenging and iconic building structures worldwide. Denver, CO Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA IQ Tower, Doha, Qatar Kaiser Foundation Hospital, From the Sydney Opera House to Centre Pompidou in Paris to Panorama City, CA CCTV in Beijing, the firm’s highly skilled structural engineers Marina Bay Sands, Singapore understand not only structural theory but all the processes of Paul Brown Stadium, design and construction. Arup’s expertise makes the most Cincinnati, OH California High-Speed Rail, CA anical, electrical and plumbing engineering ambitious structures buildable. Princeton University Frick Fulton Center, NY Salt Lake City, UT Second Subway, New NYCounty Salt Lake City New PublicYork, Library, Los Angeles Museumto of Art, Los Angeles, CA ArupAvenue works with a York, range of clients deliver innovative Chemistry Laboratory, NJ The ability to design buildings that are stable, strong, stiff and Tempe Center for the Arts, solutions to imposed world-leading infrastructure design projects. Selected projects durable under all conditions while using materials Tempe, AZ efficiently is the essence of structural engineering. Arup teams Torre Disney Reforma, Walt Fulton Center, Concert Hall, are skilled in designing structures economy and elegance to Arup’s 200 Newspecialist York fireofengineers tap intofor the ensure experience life-safety, Mexico City,NY Mexico Los New Angeles, York, CA Whether protecting theexperts water supply Las Vegas through work realize architects’ and clients’ ambitions. UCLA Powell Library Restoration, asset of over protection 11,000 staff and working business across continuity a wide from range 30 offices of LAX JetBlue Terminal Terminal 5 Renovation, 5, at Lake Mead or coordinating the successful implementation of Los Angeles, CA Los JFKAngeles, International CA Airport, around disciplines the world. around the world. UPenn, Weave Bridge, Australia’s largest public infrastructure programme, Arup leads New York, NY McCarran International Airport Philadelphia, PA © NC3D Media

Second Avenue Subway, New York, NY Expansion, Lincoln Center Las Redevelopment, Vegas, NV Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Headquarters, Seattle, WA New York, NY York County Courthouse, Street Transit Center, York, Second PAAvenue Subway, York, NY Arup works with a range of clients to deliver innovative New York, NY n Zee Bridge, NIST World Trade Center 9/11 solutions to world-leading infrastructure design projects. York, NY Investigation, Hudson River New Park, York, NY n River Park, York, NY New York, NY International Monetary Fund, Meadows II Infrastructure, Whether protecting the water supply for Las Vegas through work Washington, Brooklyn Central DC Library, ateo, CA at Lake Mead or coordinating the successful implementation of io Parkway, Brooklyn, NYCapitol, United States Australia’s largest public infrastructure programme, Arup leads ancisco, CA the industry. TheWashington, firm pushes theCenter boundaries of design ure Island Sustainability, Kauffman DC for the to create ancisco Bay, CA innovative project solutions that improve client outcomes. Performing Arts, on International Airport, Hilton Hotel, McLean, VA Infrastructure design bringsCity, togetherMO many of the skills and o, ON Kansas nal 5, JFK International Airport, Jamaica, NY Fulton Center, New York, NY services available across Arup, from Berlin, geotechnics, water el Tunnel Rail Link, UK US Embassy, Germany engineering, bridges and tunnelsAcademy to site development, rail, an Eco-City, California of Sciences, rojects hai, China mining, waste and highway design. CA San Francisco, Office Expansion, We know that time, cost and quality are of paramount importance o, CA California High-Speed Rail, Arup’s multidisciplinary thinking and cost-effective to our clients, but we also realize that projects demand a al Utilities Plant, integrated engineering services add value for money. Various Locations, CA s, CA management approach which focuses on strategic issues and strict 7 Headquarters, delivers real business/project benefits. Beijing National Stadium s, CA each City Hall, (Bird’s Nest), Beijing, China each, CA Mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering are integral to co Federal Building, Sydney Operaservices. House,The goal of our Arup’s integrated building engineering co, CA MEP practice is to design energy-efficient Sydney, Australiacore building services ty Hall and Civic

Terminal 5, JFK International Airport, Jamaica, NY

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that support occupant comfort, health and well-being.

Each discipline is aided by skills networks that share knowledge across a broad range of issues including design, theory, analysis, construction techniques and design solutions. These networks help to leverage the skills and capabilities of the entire firm, providing clients with a powerful international resource at a local level.

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Infrastructure

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the industry. The firm pushes the boundaries of design to create innovative project solutions that improve client outcomes. Arup’s Arup isperformance-based the creative force behind approach many to of fire-safety the world’s rises most to the Infrastructure design bringsprojects. together many of the skills and serchallenge innovative ofand modern sustainable architecture and Since the design first gaining of all recognition types of www.arup.com vices Arup, from watera engineering, structures. for theavailable structural Our across global design team of the of Sydney firegeotechnics, engineers Opera offers House, the diverse company bridges tunnels to site development, rail,design mining, waste range has built ofand services a global appropriate reputation for to innovation, clients’ needs, in line excellence with and and highway design. regionally social engagement specific while codes diversifying and local authority its practices approval to include processes. a Services broad range include of design code and consultancy, business consulting research, fire-safety services. We know that time, cost and quality are of paramount importance inspections, specialized fire-safety design, fire risk assessment Arup’s New York practice has been since 1988, and litigation support. to our clients, but we also realize thatoperating projects demand a managecombining local knowledge with a global perspective. With over ment approach which focuses on strategic issues and delivers real Arup 400 current helpedemployees, to investigate thekey office’s aspects senior of 9/11, leadership leading averages to the business/project benefits. updating almost three of design decades standards with Arup, in many connecting countries. the group In Alaska, closely we to are an internal providing network strategic of over and design 11,000advice staff working on the retrofit in overof90fire alarm officesand in almost suppression 40 countries. systemsWith for antheinternational support of our oil producer. local, national and international network, we bring knowledge and experience of global best practices to our work in New York.

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Respondent Description

Arup | New York Fire Fire engineering

Arup’s performance-based approach to fire-safety rises to the challenge of modern architecture and the design of all types of structures. Our global team of fire engineers offers a diverse range of services appropriate to clients’ needs, in line with regionally specific codes and local authority approval processes. © Iwan Baan

JFK International Airport, Terminal 4, New York, NY

Acoustic consulting

Services include code consultancy, research, fire-safety inspecLincoln Center, Alice Tully Hall, New York, NY tions, specialized fire-safety design, fire risk assessment and litigation support.

Selected projects

Arup helped to invetigate key aspects of 9/11, leading to the updating of design standards in many countries. In Alaska, we are providing strategic Arup’s 200 specialist fire engineers ensure life-safety, and design advice on the retrofit of fire alarm asset protection and business continuity from 30 offices and suppression systems for an international oil producer. around the world. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA

Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA LAX Terminal 5 Renovation, Los Angeles, CA McCarran International Airport Expansion, Las Vegas, NV York County Courthouse, York, PA Arup’s performance-based approach to fire-safety rises to the NIST World Trade Center 9/11 challenge of modern architecture and the design of all types of Investigation, New York, NY structures. Our global team of fire engineers offers a diverse International Monetary Fund, range of services appropriate to clients’ needs, in line with Washington, DC regionally specific codes and local authority approval processes. United States Capitol, Washington, DC Services include code consultancy, research, fire-safety Pole Dance, PS1, New York, NY Hilton Hotel, McLean, VA inspections, specialized fire-safety design, fire risk assessment US Embassy, Berlin, Germany and litigation support. Fulton Center, New York, NY Second Avenue Subway, New York,

Acoustics

Selected projects

Salt Lake City Public Library, Salt Lake City, UT

Hudson River Park, New York, NY

Arup’s 200 specialist fire engineers ensure life-safety, asset protection and business continuity from 30 offices around the world.

California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA

NY practical acoustic design guidance Arup provides clients with Arup helped to investigate key aspects of 9/11, leading to the for the built environment, enhanced by the innovative Arup updating of design standards in many countries. In Alaska, we are providing strategic and design advice on the retrofit of fire SoundLab. alarm and suppression systems for an international oil producer.

Fulton Center, New York, NY JetBlue Terminal 5, JFK International Airport, New York, NY Lincoln Center Redevelopment, New York, NY Second Avenue Subway, New York, NY Hudson River Park, New York, NY JetBlue Terminal 5, JFK Airport, NY Brooklyn Central Library, Brooklyn, NY Selected projects Kauffman Center for the Lester B Pearson Performing Arts,International Airport, City, Toronto, Kansas MOON Yale University HealthofServices California Academy Sciences, Center, New Haven, San Francisco, CA CT JetBlue Terminal 5, California High-Speed JFK International Airport,Rail, Various Locations, CA New York, NY Beijing National Stadium Second Avenue Subway, (Bird’s Nest), New York, NY Beijing, China Sydney House,for the Arts, Virginia Opera Tech, Center Blacksburg, VA Sydney, Australia

Arup’s York experts taprespected into the experience Arup is oneNew of the world’s most acoustic consulting of over 11,000 staff working across a wide range of firms. With teams in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, disciplines around the world. and Los Angeles, we leverage the practical knowledge of over 30 years’ experience as an industry leader in planning and design.

Mississippi Federal Courthouse, Jackson, MS Tempe Center for the Arts, Tempe, AZ California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA Marina Bay Sands, Singapore

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We work in every area of acoustics, from advanced noise and Arup is the creative force behind many of the world’s most vibration mitigation to optimization of performer and audience innovative and sustainable projects. Since first gaining recognition acoustic experience in acoustically critical performance for the structural design of the Sydney Opera House, the venues, company Los Angeles County of Art, Los Angeles, CA public transit facilities, and audio system integration in large has built a Museum global reputation for innovation, design excellence and more. engagement while diversifying its practices to include a social broad rangeinteractive of design and consulting services. Our highly stylebusiness of collaborative design benefits cliArupacross provides clients withranging practical acoustic design ents areas from performing and muArup’s Newmarket York practice has been operating sincearts 1988, guidance for the built environment, enhanced by the seums to education, business,with healthcare, transportation, leisure, combining local knowledge a global perspective. With over innovative Arup SoundLab. 400 current employees, the office’s senior leadership averages sports, and multimedia. almost three decades with Arup, connecting the group closely to an internal network of over 11,000 staff working in over 90 Arup is one the world’s most respected acoustic consulting offices inofalmost 40 countries. With the support of our local, firms. With teams in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle,and national and international network, we bring knowledge andexperience Los Angeles, we leverage the practical knowledge of over York. 30 of global best practices to our work in New years’ experience as an industry leader in planning and design.

We work in every area of acoustics, from advanced noise and vibration mitigation to optimization of performer and audience www.arup.com acoustic experience in acoustically critical performance venues, audio system integration in large public transit facilities, and more. Our highly interactive style of collaborative design benefits clients across market areas ranging from performing arts and museums to education, business, healthcare, transportation, Lowline Proposal 25 leisure, sports, and multimedia.

Respondent Description

Craig Covil, CEng Selected Resumes Fire engineering Craig Covil, CEng Project Director

Craig Covil is a Principal with Arup based in New York. He is a

Craig Covil, CEng Chartered Engineer with working experience in the US, Canada, UK,

Craig a aPrincipal with Arup based in New York.and He Australia. is aHe Chartered CraigCovil Covilisis Principal with Arup based in New York. is a He Hong Kong, Monaco, the Caribbean, South Africa Engineer with working experience in the US, Canada, UK, Hong Chartered Engineer with working experience in the US, Canada, is a civil engineer with more than 25 years of experience on Kong, majorUK, Monaco, the Caribbean, South Africa and Australia. He is amaritime, civil engi- He Hong Kong, Monaco, the Caribbean, South Africa and Australia. civil/infrastructure, tunnel, bridge, land reclamation, neer with more than 25 years of experience on major civil/infrastructure, is a civiland engineer with more than 25 yearsinofsite experience on major mining building projects, specifically preparation, civil tunnel, bridge, land reclamation, maritime, mining and building projects, civil/infrastructure, tunnel,underground bridge, landstructures reclamation, engineering, foundations, and maritime, performance specifically in site preparation, civil engineering, foundations, undermining and building projects, specifically in site preparation, civil analysis. ground structures and performance analysis.

engineering, foundations, underground structures and performance

Profession Civil Infrastructure Engineer Profession Project Design Manager Civil Infrastructure Current Position Engineer Project Design Manager Principal Current Position Joined Arup Principal 1998; 1988 JoinedofArup Years Experience 1998; 1988 25

Craig particularlycompetent competent in design, construction and liaison Craig isisparticularly in design, construction and liaison with or analysis. withgovernment, or for government, local authorities, and for local authorities, contractors,contractors, industry and industry other clients. Craig is particularly competent in design, construction and liaison other clients. He provides engineering advice and project He provides engineering advice and project management for a range with or for government, local authorities, contractors, industry and management for a rangetunnel, of greater than US$300m tunnel, airport, of greater than US$300m airport, mining, reclamation and civil other clients. He provides engineering advice project mining, reclamation and engineering projects. He of hasworld-class worked engineering projects. He hascivil worked closely with aand number JFKof International Airport, Terminal 4, NewHe York, NYprepared management for a range of greater than US$300m tunnel, airport, closely with number world-class architects. has architects. He ahas prepared documentation for expert witness cases and provided technical relation to contract claims, arbitration, due mining, reclamation andincivil engineering Hetechnical has worked documentation foradvice expert witness cases andprojects. provided diligence and expert work. closelyinwith a number of world-class architects. due He has prepared advice relation towitness contract claims, arbitration, diligence and

documentation for expert cases and provided technical expert witness Craig has led thework. design and witness design development of a number of large advice in relation to contract claims, arbitration, due diligence and scale scientific research facilities: these including the Cornell Energy Craig led the design and design development of a number ofReexperthas witness work. covery Linear Accelerator (ERL) at Cornell University, New Generation large scale scientific research facilities: these including the Cornell Light schematic designdevelopment at Lawrence Berkeley National CraigSource has led(NGLS) the design and design of a number of Energy Recovery Linear Accelerator (ERL) at Cornell University, Lab, San Francisco, and the Long Baseline Neutrino Experiment (LBNE) large Generation scale scientific these including Cornell New Lightresearch Source facilities: (NGLS) schematic designthe at Lawrence part of the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) project in Energy Recovery Accelerator at Cornell University, Berkeley NationalLinear Lab, San Francisco,(ERL) and the Long Baseline South Dakota. Craig has also been project director for the DOE/Fermilab New Generation Light Source (NGLS) schematic design at Lawrence Neutrino Experiment (LBNE) part of the Sanford Underground funded structural and geotechnical analysis for the in-line caverns for the Berkeley National Lab, San Francisco, and the Long Baseline Research Facility (SURF) project in South Dakota. Craig has also CLIC accelerator CERN.

B. Star Davis B. Star Davis

Years of Experience Qualifications 25 Soil Mechanics and MSc, Engineering Seismology, Diploma Qualifications Imperial College, UK, 1991 MSc, Soil Mechanics and BEng (Hons),Seismology, Civil Engineering, Engineering Diploma University of Surrey, 1987 Imperial College, UK,UK, 1991 CEng, UK BEng (Hons), Civil Engineering, Neutrino Experiment (LBNE) part of the Sanford been project director for the DOE/Fermilab fundedUnderground structural and University of Associations Surrey, UK, 1987 Professional Research Facility (SURF) project infor South Dakota. Craig has also geotechnical analysis forConsultant the in-line caverns forLighting the CLIC accelerator Star Davis is a Lighting the NY Design CEng, UK Fellow, The Hong Kong Institution Project Manager been project director forfocusing the DOE/Fermilab funded structuraldaylight and CERN. Star Davis Group with experience on capturing and presenting of Engineers Salt Lake City(HKIE) Public Library, Salt Lake City, UT Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA Professional Associations geotechnical analysis for the in-line caverns for the CLIC accelerator Star Davis is a Lighting Consultant for the NY Lighting Design and Davis naturalis phenomena to the individual while minimizing lighting Star a Lighting Consultant for the NY Lighting Design Group Fellow, Society (GS), Fellow, Geological The Hong Kong Institution CERN. Group with experience focusing on capturing and presenting daylight energy dependency. Her specialty is designing and analyzing novel with experience focusing on capturing and presenting daylight and natural UK Selected projects of Engineers (HKIE) and natural phenomena to the individual while minimizing lighting electric and daylighting strategies, based on a strong technical and phenomena to the individual while minimizing lighting energy dependFellow, Institution of Engineers, Fellow, Geological Society Walt Disney Concert Hall,(GS), Australia energy dependency. Her specialty is designing and analyzing novel ency. Her specialty is designing and analyzing novel electric and daylightanalytical understanding of visual perception, optics, light, material, UK Arup’s 200 specialist fire engineers ensure life-safety, Los Angeles, CA Craig’s particular skills are in the leadership and management Member, Society for Mining, electric andprotection daylighting strategies, based a strong30 technical andof ing based on and a strong technical andonanalytical understanding andstrategies, atmospheric phenomena. Fellow, Institution Engineers, asset business continuity officesand LAX Terminal 5 of Renovation, of multidisciplinary design teams on majorfrom infrastructure Metallurgy and Exploration (SME) Australia analytical understanding of visual perception, optics, light, material, visual perception, optics, light, material, and atmospheric phenomena. Los Angeles, CA aroundparticular the world. Craig’s skills arePPP in the leadership and management design/build andof projects. His approach to - ASCE Starbuilding is an adjunct professor lighting and daylighting at is Parsons, Member, Society for Mining, and atmospheric phenomena. McCarran International Airport Star is an adjunct professor of lighting and daylighting at Parsons, The of multidisciplinary design teams on major infrastructure and provide practical advice that supports value engineering and Fellow, The Institution of Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration The New School for Design. She currently teaches the Lighting Expansion, Las Vegas, NV(SME) Materials New School for Design. She currently teaches the Lighting Systems building design/build and PPP projects. His approach is to promotes innovative thought, and collaborative team success. - ASCE and Metallurgy, UK Star is anTechnology adjunct professor of and lighting and daylighting Systems seminar the Allied Studio, a at Parsons, Profession York County Courthouse, Member, Australian Institute of Technology seminar and thestudio Allied Studio, a multidisciplinary design provide practical advice that supports value engineering and Fellow, The Institution of Mining, The New School for Design. She currently teaches the Lighting York, PA multidisciplinary design with Lighting Design, Architecture, Lighting and Daylighting Arup’s performance-based approach to fire-safety rises to the Company (AICD)UK Materials Director and Metallurgy, studio with Lighting Design, Architecture, and Interior Design graduate promotes innovative thought, and collaborative team success. Systems Technology seminar and the Allied Studio, a Consultant NIST World TradeAmerican Center 9/11 and Interior of Design graduate students collaboratively designing Profession Associate Member, challenge modern architecture and the design types inteofand Member, Australian of students collaboratively designing and addressing issuesofofall building Investigation, NewInstitute York, NY multidisciplinary design studio with Lighting Design, Architecture, addressing issues of building integration and response to natural Society Civil Engineers Lighting Daylighting Currentofand Position Company Director (AICD)(ASCE) structures. Our global team of fire engineers offers a diverse gration and response natural systems International Monetary Fund,of Consultant and Interior Design to graduate students collaboratively designing Arts and systems Member, Australasian Institute Senior Consultant Associate Member, American range ofCulture: services appropriate to clients’ needs, in line with and Washington, DC Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) Prior to joining Arup, Star was a Daylighting Designer and Consultant addressing issues of building integration and response to natural at Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Current Position Lodis St. Johns, Antigua regionally specific codes and alocal authorityDesigner approvaland processes. Joined UnitedArup States Capitol, Prior toTheatre, joining Arup, Star Inc. was Daylighting Member, Australian Carpenter Norris Consulting focusing on projects which re-contextusystems Arts and Culture: Member, Australasian Institute of Senior Consultant Washington, Society, DC Services include code Norris consultancy, research, 2011 Project Director leading an independent multidisciplinary design Geomechanics ISSMGE Consultant Consulting Inc. fire-safety focusing onpeer projects Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) alize light inat theCarpenter public realm. Lodis Theatre, St. Johns, Antigua Joined Arup Hilton Hotel, McLean, VA inspections, specialized fire-safety design, fire risk assessment review team. Private US$5m high-specification/ theatre cinema and Years of Royal Experience Member, School of Mines, Prior joining Arup, Star a Daylighting Designer and whichtore-contextualize lightwas in the public realm. Member, Australian 2011 US Embassy, Berlin, Germany and litigation support. UK Project Director leading an independent multidisciplinary peer design multi-media centre. Discipline reviews included structural, 7 Geomechanics Society, ISSMGE Consultant at Carpenter Norris Consulting Inc. focusing on projects Founding Member, Association of reviewre-contextualize team.electrical, Private US$5m high-specification/ theatre cinemaand and Years of Experience mechanical, plumbing civil, acoustics Member, Royal School of Mines, which light in thegeotechnical, public of realm. Qualifications Arup helped to investigate key aspects 9/11,structural, leading to the Geotechnical Specialists (Hong UK multi-media centre. Discipline reviews included 7MFA, Architectural audio-visual, façade, lighting and fire and life safety. Lighting, New Kong) updating of design standards in many countries. In Alaska, we Founding Member, Parsons Association of mechanical, electrical, plumbing geotechnical, civil, acoustics and School University, School Qualifications Member, High Speed Rail are providing strategic and design advice on thebetween retrofit of Geotechnical Specialists (Hong Lincoln Center, York, NY Star’s focus isNew on developing thefire of Design, New York, 2008 audio-visual, façade, lighting andinterdependence fire and life safety. MFA, Kong) Architectural Lighting, New alarm and suppression systems for an international oil producer. architectural and daylighting goals, while connecting the BS, Civil Engineering, DukeSchool School University, Parsons Member, Speed Rail University, Pratt School of Star’s focustoisthe onpowerful, developing interdependence the Lincoln Center, New York, NY of Design,High New York, 2008 individual and dynamic beautybetween of the sun. Engineering, North Carolina, 2006 architectural and daylighting goals, while connecting the BS, Civil Engineering, Duke www.arup.com Certificate in Architecture, University, Pratt School of Duke individual to the powerful, and dynamic beauty of the sun. University, North Engineering, NorthCarolina, Carolina,2006 2006 www.arup.com Certificate in Architecture, Professional Associations Duke www.arup.com University, North Carolina, 2006 San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA Associate International Association of Lighting Designers Professional Associations Daylight and electric lighting design for the addition to the San (IALD) International San Francisco Museum of Modern Art,daylight San Francisco, CA Associate Francisco MoMA led by Snohetta. Early access models Adjunct Professor, Parsons the Association of Lighting Designers Daylight and electric lighting design for the addition to the San of inform many of the large and small formal and material gestures New School for Design (IALD) Francisco MoMA led by Snohetta. Early daylight access models the new museum, while early electric lighting concepts define the 26 Lowline Proposal Adjunct Professor, Parsons the Awards inform many of the large and small formal and material gestures of interior quality and ceiling form. High sustainability agenda led to New School for DesignDesign Professional Lighting

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Respondent Description

Susan Ambrosini, AICP Selected Resumes Arup | New York Susan Ambrosini is an Associate with Arup New York. She has Susan Ambrosini, AICP ten yearsAmbrossini of urban planning experience focused on land use, urban Susan

Position Profession Associate Urban Planner

Hudson River Park, New York, NY

Joined PositionArup 2013 Associate

Years Experience JoinedofArup 10 2013 Qualifications Years of Experience MUP 10 (Urban Planning), City University of New York, Hunter Qualifications College, 2005 MUP (Urban Planning), City BA, Political Science, University University of New York, Hunter of Colorado, Boulder, 1997 College, 2005 AICP Certified, American Institute BA, Political Science, University of Certified Planners (AICP) of Colorado, Boulder, 1997 Professional Associations AICP Certified, American Institute Fulton Center, New York, NY of Member, American of Certified PlannersInstitute (AICP) Certified Planners (AICP) Professional Associations Selected projects Member, American Planning Member, American Institute of Fulton Center, Association (APA) Certified Planners New York, NY (AICP) Member, Urban Land Institute Member, Planning JetBlueAmerican Terminal 5, Awards JFK International Association (APA) Airport, NewOutstanding York, NY Student Award AICP Member, Urban Land Institute Lincoln Center Redevelopment, Profession Presentations Awards New York, NY Transportation Planner American Planning Association Second Avenue Subway, AICP Outstanding Student Award New York, NY “Multi-Modal Profession Conference Panelist, Current Position Presentations Transformation ofPark, L.A.’s Hudson RiverPlanner Transportation Associate American Planning Association New York, NY2012 Westside,” April Current Position Joined Arup Conference Panelist, “Multi-Modal Brooklyn Central Library, Associate 2001 Transformation Brooklyn, NYof L.A.’s Westside,” April 2012 Joined Arup Kauffman Center for the Years of Experience Performing Arts, 2001 14 Kansas City, MO Years of Experience Qualifications California Academy of Sciences, 14San BS, Civil Engineering Francisco, CA Cooperative Georgia Qualifications California Program, High-Speed Rail, Institute of Technology, Various Locations, CAAtlanta, BS, Civil Engineering Georgia, 1997 Cooperative Program, Georgia Beijing National Stadium American Institute of Certified Institute Technology, Atlanta, (Bird’sofNest), Beijing, China Planners (AICP), 2011 Georgia, Sydney1997 Opera House, Georgia DOT Engineer Training American Institute of Certified Sydney, Australia Program, 2000 2011 Planners (AICP), EIT, State of Georgia (No. 19498) Georgia DOT Engineer Training (1997) Program, 2000 Professional Associations EIT, State of Georgia (No. 19498) (1997) American Planning Member, Association Professional Associations Publications & Speaking Member, American Planning Association Input to Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual Update, Publications & Speaking 2011 Input to Transit Capacity and Validation of MassMotion © MTA-CC / NYCT

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Profession Urban Planner

design,Ambrosini transportation planning,with andArup economic development, with Susan is is anan Associate NewNew York. She has tenhas yearsa Susan Ambrosini Associate with Arup York. She strong background in community planning and participation. Susan of urban planning experience focused on land use, urban design, transporten years of urban planning experience focused on land use, urban is adept at transportation understanding residential, and industrial landina tation planning, and economic development, with a development, strong background design, planning, andcommercial economic with use issues and opportunities, utilizing her strong foundation in retail community planning and participation. Susan is adept at understanding strong background in community planning and participation. Susan is analysis, economic development, housing policy. Susan also residential, commercial and industrialand use issues and opportunities, adept at understanding residential, land commercial and industrial land utilizing her in strong foundation in retail analysis, economic development, specializes sustainable transportation, looking at ways to create use issues and opportunities, utilizing her strong foundation in retail and housing policy. Susan also specializes sustainable transportation, more balanced, multi-modal streets thatinbetter function as successful analysis, economic development, and housing policy. Susan also looking at ways This to create more balanced, multi-modal streets that better public spaces. deep understanding of both land use and specializes in sustainable transportation, looking at ways to create function as successful public Thistwo deep understanding of both landis transportation planning, andspaces. how the areas are interdependent, more balanced, multi-modal streets that better function as successful use andstrength transportation planning, andevery how the two areas are interdependa key that she brings to project. public This that deepsheunderstanding both land use and ent, is a spaces. key strength brings to everyofproject. transportation and how for the transit-oriented two areas are interdependent, A recent focus planning, has been planning development, is

A recent focus has planning forevery transit-oriented development, includa key strength thatbeen she brings to project. including analyzing economic and realCenter, estateAlice opportunities, creating Lincoln Tully Hall, New York, NY ing analyzing economic and real estate opportunities, creating developdevelopment and design standards, and developing streetscape plans. ment and design standards, and developing streetscape plans. She is also A recent focus has been planning for transit-oriented development, She is also proficient in writing zoning and urban design regulations proficient writing zoning and urban design regulations and guidelines. includinginanalyzing economic and real estate opportunities, creating and guidelines. Susan hasstandards, an extensive understanding of municipal Susan has an extensive understanding of municipal government operadevelopment and design and developing streetscape plans. government operations and has worked with a variety types of tions and hasproficient worked with a variety of typesand of agencies andofdepartments She is also in writing zoning urban design regulations agencies and departments in cities. outreach has of been in different cities. Publichas outreach has been a keyPublic component many and guidelines. Susan andifferent extensive understanding ofofmunicipal aher key component of many of her projects, and Susan is skilled at projects, and Susan is and skilled developing government operations hasatworked withsuccessful a varietycommunity of types of developing successful community communications strategies, communications strategies, facilitating public meetings, working agencies and departments in different cities. Public and outreach haswith been public meetings, and working with a variety of afacilitating variety of community organizations. a key component of many of her projects, and Susan is skilled at

community organizations. developing successful community communications strategies, facilitating public meetings, and working with a variety of EIT community organizations. Eric Rivers is an Associate with Arup’s New York office, EIT Susan’s strength lies in her ability to weave her land use, experienced in the planning, design and analysis of pedestrian Eric Rivers urban design, transportation, and economic development Second Avenue Subway, New York, NY focused infrastructure. His speciality is understanding how pedestrian EricRivers RiversisisananAssociate Associate with Arup’s New York Eric with Arup’s New Yorkproject office,office, experienced in expertise into holistic, community-driven outcomes. Susan’s strength lies in her ability to weave her land use, demands and movement patterns, building layouts and operations experienced in the planning, design and analysis of pedestrian the planning, design and analysis of pedestrian focused infrastructure. His interact impact the performance and design ofdevelopment a space. urbanto transportation, and economic focused infrastructure. His speciality is demands understanding howHis pedestrian speciality isdesign, understanding how pedestrian and movement patexperience spans the spectrum of planning and design projects for expertise into holistic, community-driven project demands and movement patterns, building layouts and operations terns, building layouts and operations interact impact theoutcomes. performance Arup’s New York experts tap into thetospaces experience heavily populated infrastructure and urban interact to of impact the performance and design of aincluding space. Hisrail and design a space. His experience spans the spectrum of planning of over 11,000 staff working across amajor widedesign rangeprojects of New York State Community Reconstruction Program, stations and terminals, airports, stadiums, events andLong building experience spans the spectrum of planning and for and design projects for heavily populated infrastructure and urban spaces disciplines around the world. Island, NY lobbies. The aim ofinfrastructure his is toand create better places andevents spaces for heavily populated urban spaces including railand including rail stations and work terminals, airports, stadiums, major people. stations andState terminals, stadiums, major events and building Deputy Project Manager resiliency planning building lobbies. The aimairports, offor hiscommunity-based work is to create better places and spaces New York Community Reconstruction Program, Long for people. lobbies. The aim of his to create better places and spaces for for five communities onwork LongisIsland. Arup is providing management Island, NY In the last decade,planning, he has managed or been the technical lead in people. and professional community engagement and technical Arup isProject the creative force many the resiliency world’s most In the last decade, he has managed oron been theoftechnical lead inplanning planning, Deputy Manager forbehind community-based planning, modelling and analysis design projects large and small, services for New York State’s Community Program. modelling and analysis projects largeReconstruction and small, including: sustainable projects. Since first gaining recognition for fivelast communities on Long Island. Arup is providing management including: theand Fulton Street Transit Center, the Permanent World Ininnovative the decade, he on hasdesign managed or been the technical lead in the Fulton Street Transit Center, the Permanent World Trade Center PATH forprofessional the structural design of the Sydney Opera House, the company and planning, community engagement and Trade Center PATH Terminal Concept Design, design oftechnical the Second planning, modelling and analysis on design projects large and small, NYCDOT ESA Planning & Sustainability, New York, NY Terminal Concept Design, design of the Second Avenue Subway infor New has built a global reputation for innovation, design excellence and services for New York State’s Community Reconstruction Program. Avenue Subway in New York City and two subway stations including: the Fulton Street Transit Center, the Permanent World Transport planner for an engineering serviceinagreement (ESA). This York City and two subway stations for TYSSE Toronto, JFK, MSP social engagement while diversifying its practices to include a TYSSE in Toronto, JFK, and BNE airports andof Sydney’s Town Trade Center PATH Terminal Concept Design, design of themillion. Second contract is for a period of MSP 3& years with an upsetNew limit $7.5 NYCDOT ESA Planning Sustainability, York, NY and BNE airports and Sydney’s Town Hall Station. In addition to these broad range ofaddition design and business consulting services. Hall Station. In to these major infrastructure projects, Eric Avenue Subway in New York City and two subway stations for The scope of workfor involves various on-call tasks to address planning, major infrastructure projects, Eric has also the transportation aspects Transport planner an engineering service agreement (ESA). This has also led theYork transportation aspects ofledsustainable plans in TYSSE in Toronto, JFK, MSP and BNE airports andmaster Sydney’s Town engineering and environmental tasks. Arup’s New practice has been operating since 1988, of sustainable master plans in Brazil, Indonesia and China. Through these contract is for a period of 3 years with an upset limit of $7.5 million. Brazil, Indonesia and China. Through these major projects, he has Hall Station. In addition to these major infrastructure projects, Eric combining local knowledge with global perspective. With over major projects, he has demonstrated hisaon-call skills in tasks understanding how huThe scope work involves various to address planning, Lower Yonge Transportation Master Toronto, ON demonstrated his skills in the understanding how human movements has also ledofthe transportation aspects ofPlan, sustainable master plans in 400 current employees, office’s senior leadership averages man movements inform design while balancing pedestrian needs against engineering and environmental tasks. inform design balancing pedestrian against real-world Brazil, and China. Through these major projects, he has Project Manager for Arup’s work toconnecting create aspaces multi-modal real-world costs.while His work supports places andneeds that people will almostIndonesia three decades with Arup, the group closely to costs. His work supports places and on spaces that people will enjoy of demonstrated his skills inover understanding how human movements Transportation Master Plan focused the Lower Yonge Precinct enjoy while also being efficient, intuitive, optimized and cost effective Lower Yonge Transportation Master Plan, Toronto, ON an internal network of 11,000 staff working in over 90 while also being efficient, intuitive, optimized and cost effective inform design while balancing pedestrian needs against real-world with extended life spans. offices in almost countries. With the support of our local, with Project Manager for40Arup’s work to spaces create athat multi-modal extended life spans. costs. His work supports places and people willand enjoy national and international network,onwethe bring knowledge Transportation Master Planintuitive, focused Lower Yonge Precinctwith of while also being efficient, optimized and cost effective www.arup.com experience of global best practices to our work in New York. extended life spans. www.arup.com

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Eric’s principal strengths are his strong analytical background and his passion to create better places and spaces for people. Eric’s principal strengths are his strong analytical background and his passion to create better places and spaces for people. Lowline Proposal 27

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Respondent Description

Nigel Selected Resumes PE, CEng Fire Marcussen, engineering Nigel Marcussen is an Associate Mechanical Engineer at Arup’s San Nigel Marcussen, PE,Nigel CEng Marcussen, Francisco office. He isCEng responsible for the development and Nigel anan Associate Arup’s San San management of is building sectorMechanical projects inEngineer theEngineer US at and globally. NigelMarcussen Marcussen is Associate Mechanical at Arup’s Francisco is responsible for the and management Franciscooffice. office.HeHe is responsible for development the development and With over sector 14 years of experience as aglobally. Project Engineer and Manager of building projects insector the US and management of building projects in the US and globally.

for all manner of building projects, Nigel’s roles have seen him based

Profession Mechanical Engineer Profession Current Position Mechanical Engineer Associate CurrentArup Position Joined Associate 2009

With yearsand of experience as aYork Project Engineer and Manager in theover UK,1414 Italy theexperience US (New and San Francisco). Hisfor With over years of as a Project Engineer and Manager all manner of building projects, Nigel’s roles have seen him based in the previous projects cover a range of building types with seen a particular for all manner ofUS building projects, Nigel’s roles His have him based UK, Italy and the (New York and San Francisco). previous profocus on theItaly design of mechanical systems for noise sensitiveHis in the UK, and the US (New York and San Francisco). jects cover a range of building types with a particular focus on the design environments, such as auditoria and museums. previous projects cover range of building types with a particular of mechanical systems for anoise sensitive environments, such as auditoria focus on the design of mechanical systems for noise sensitive and museums. Often working on complicated buildings for demanding clients,

environments, such as auditoria and museums.

Nigelworking strives to solutions thatformaintain theclients, architect’s Often onengineer complicated buildings demanding Nigelvision while theonowner thethat best possible performance. Often giving working complicated buildings for demanding strives to engineer solutions maintain theenergy architect’s visionclients, while givNigel to engineer solutions that maintain architect’s vision ing the strives owner the bestJFK possible energy performance. International Airport, Terminal 4, Newthe York, NY while giving the owner the best possible energy performance.

Joinedof Arup Years Experience Nigel’s strength lies in his ability to work closely with 2009 14 owners, architects and other building trades to deliver bespoke Years of Experience Qualifications solutions for complex Nigel’s strength lies inprojects. his ability to work closely with 14 BEng, Mechanical, First Class owners, architects and other building trades to deliver bespoke Honors, University of Canterbury, Qualifications solutions for complex projects. New Zealand, 2000 BEng, Mechanical, First Class PE, States of Connecticut, Honors, University of Canterbury, California Arts and Culture: New Zealand, 2000 CEng, UK of Connecticut, PE, States Miami Science Museum, Miami, FL California Associations Professional Arts Culture:/ Lead Zak an Associate Structural Engineer in the New office with MEPisand Coordinator Engineer for aYork new science Zachary Kostura, PEMechanical CEng, UKThe Charted Institute of Member, particular expertise in high performance structures. He is currently Miami Science Museum, Miami, The FL building, which will include a museum by Grimshaw Architects. Building Services Engineers Professional Associations participating in theStructural design ofEngineer the Fulton Street Transit Center, and is Zak isisCoordinator an Associate inEngineer the YorkaYork office with parplanetarium, aquarium exhibits and public galleries, will be located Zak an Associate Structural Engineer inNew the New office with MEP / Lead Mechanical new Member, American Society Salt LakeThe City Charted Public Library, Salt Lake Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Losfor Angeles, CA science Member, The Institute ofof City, UT involved in the rehabilitation of the existing outdated structure, as ticular expertise in high performance structures. He is currently particiHeating, and Airwithin Museum Parkinalongside theThe proposed Miami Artis Museum, particular expertise high performance structures. He currently museum by Grimshaw Architects. building, which will include a Building Refrigeration Services Engineers pating inwith the design of the Fulton Street Transit Center, and Center, is and involved well as the structural design of public new underground pedestrian conditioning Engineers both of which will sit atop a new joint parking structure plaza. participating in the design of the Fulton Street Transit and is Selected projects planetarium, aquarium exhibits and galleries, will be located Member, The American Society of in the rehabilitation of the existing outdated structure, as well as with the connections to rapid transit terminals at the New York World Trade involved in the rehabilitation of the the proposed existing outdated structure, as Heating, Refrigeration and Airwithin Museum Park alongside Miami Art Museum, Walt Disney Concert Hall, structural design of new NY underground pedestrian connections to rapid Lowline, New York, Center. conditioning Engineers well as with the structural design of new underground pedestrian Arup’s 200 specialist fire engineers ensurestructure life-safety, both of which will sit atop a new joint parking and plaza. Los Angeles, CA transit terminals at for the New York World Tradefor Center. Project Manager atransit feasibility analysis afrom concept to convert a connections towork rapidon terminals at the New York World Trade asset protection and business continuity 30 offices LAX Terminal 5 Renovation, In addition to the Fulton Street Transit Center, Zak provides Lowline, New York, NY disused underground trolley terminal into a public park and flexible In addition to work on the Fulton Street Transit Center, Zak provides senCenter. Los Angeles, CA the world. senioraround structural design services on international tall building venue space. ior structural designfor services on international building projects. Past a Project Manager a feasibility analysis tall forand a concept to convert McCarran International Airport projects. Past work has included residential commercial tall and Profession In addition to work ontrolley the Fulton Street Transit Center, Zak provides Expansion, Las Vegas, NV work has underground included residential and commercial tall and supertall structures disused terminal into a public park and flexible supertall structures in the United Arab Emirates, China, South Korea Structural Engineer Issue Project Room, New York,on NY senior structural design services international building York County Courthouse, in the United Arab Emirates, China, South Korea and tall Poland. venue space. and Poland. York, PA projects. Past work has included residential and commercial tall Current Position Concept Mechanical Designer for the renovation of the lobby of and the Profession Arup’s to fire-safety rises to the Zak is alsoperformance-based an adjunct professor approach of architecture in the Graduate School of NIST World Trade Center 9/11 Issue Project Room, New York, NY supertall structures in the United Arab Emirates, China, South Korea Associate former Elks Lodge headquarters building in Brooklyn to a multiStructural Engineer challenge of modern architecture and the design of all types of Zak is also an adjunctand professor of architecture the Graduate Architecture, Planning Preservation at ColumbiainUniversity, where he Investigation, New York, NY and Poland. purpose space. structures. Our teamexpressive offor fire offers a isdiverse Concept Mechanical Designer theengineers renovation ofat the lobby of the Joined Arup School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation Columbia Current Position provides aperformance focus onglobal structurally architecture. He also coInternational Monetary Fund, range of services appropriate to clients’ needs, in line with former Elks Lodge headquarters building in Brooklyn to a multi2003 University, he provides a of focus on structurally Associate Washington, DC instructor ofUniversity awhere materials-based advanced design studio. Zak is also an adjunct professor architecture in MA the expressive Graduate Harvard Art Museum, Cambridge, regionally specific codes and local authority approval processes. purpose performance space. architecture. He is also co-instructor of a materials-based advanced United States Capitol, Years of Experience Joined Arup School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at Columbia Mechanical Engineer for a renovation of the existing Art Museum by Washington, DC Services include code consultancy, research, fire-safety design studio. 10 2003 University, where he provides a focus on structurally expressive Harvard University Art Museum, Cambridge, MA Renzo Piano Building Workshop. The project will comprise Hilton Hotel, McLean, VA inspections, specialized fire-safety of design, fire risk assessment 2 Qualifications architecture. He is alsofor co-instructor materials-based advanced Years of Experience 200,000ft ofEngineer museum quality spaces and sensitive laboratory areas.by Mechanical a renovation ofa the existing Art Museum US Embassy, Berlin, Germany and litigation support. MEng, High Performance design studio. 10 The project is striving for a LEED Silver rating. Renzo Piano Building Workshop. The project will comprise Structures, Massachusetts Institute 2 Arup helped to investigate aspects 9/11, leading to the Qualifications 200,000ft of museum qualitykey spaces andof sensitive laboratory areas. of Technology, 2003 Riggio Foundation Gallery, New York, NY Zak has experience working collaboratively with clients updating standards in many countries. we MEng, Highand Performance The projectofbroad is design striving for a LEED Silver rating. In Alaska, BS, Physics Integrated Science Structures, Massachusetts Institute Project Manager and Mechanical Engineer for the structural conversion disciplines to Lead develop and communicate unique areand providing strategic and design advice on the retrofit of fire and Technology, James Madison of Technology, University, 20022003 Riggio Foundation Gallery, New York, NY concepts, and achieve holistic design solutions. alarm and suppression systems for an international oil producer. Zak has broad experience working collaboratively with clients BS, Physics and Integrated Science PE, State of California Project and Mechanical Engineer unique for the structural conversion and Manager disciplines to Lead develop and communicate and Technology, James Madison Professional Associations www.arup.com University, 2002 concepts, and achieve holistic design solutions. Member, Green Building PE, State U.S. of California Council (USGBC) www.arup.com Arts and Culture: Professional Associations Member, Emerging Green Builders www.arup.com Member, U.S. Green Building of New York Acconci Studio Film Room, Various Locations, Worldwide Council (USGBC) Member, Structural Engineers Arts and Culture: Conceptual design of a 15-seat modular film room for use as video Member, Emerging Association of New Green York Builders exhibitionStudio space Film in galleries Design exercise involved of New York Acconci Room,worldwide. Various Locations, Worldwide (SEAoNY) implementation of parametric androom exploration Member, American Structural Engineers Member, Society of Conceptual design of a 15-seattechniques modular film for useof as video Association of New York alternative building materials, including Design bonded exercise Fiber Reinforced Civil Proposal Engineers (ASCE) 28 Lowline exhibition space in galleries worldwide. involved (SEAoNY) Polymer (FRP) for the primarytechniques shell structure. Publications implementation of parametric and exploration of Member, American Society of

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Respondent Description

Sherazad Mehta, Selected Resumes Arup | New YorkPE Sherazad Mehta is an Associate at Arup’s New York office. With Sherazad Mehta, PE Sherazad Mehta, PE he has worked on a variety of site over 17 years of experience,

Sherazad is is an Associate at Arup’s NewNew York office. With over 17 development and civil engineering projects in the design office and SherazadMehta Mehta an Associate at Arup’s York office. With years of experience, he has worked on a variety of site development and out on site. over 17 years of experience, he has worked on a variety of site civil engineering projects in the designprojects office andinout site. office and development and civil engineering theondesign

Profession Civil Engineer Current Position Profession Associate Civil Engineer Hudson River Park, New York, NY Joined Arup Current Position 2001 Associate Years of Experience Joined Arup 17 2001 Qualifications Years of Experience BS, Civil Engineering, Polytechnic 17 University, 1995 Qualifications MTA Track Safety Training BS, Civil Engineering, Polytechnic OSHA Scaffolding University, 1995 Safety PE, State of MTA Track Connecticut Safety Training

administration, and public interaction. construction documentation also includes surveying, site © Iwan Baan

Sherazad’s diverse engineering experience includes: site

Sherazad’s engineering experience includes: site development out on site.diverse development design, utility distribution, construction administration, design, utility distribution, construction administration, roadway design, roadway design, earthwork analyses, and stormwater management. Sherazad’s diverseand engineering includes: site exearthwork analyses, stormwaterexperience management. His extensive His extensivedesign, experience spans all phasesconstruction of a project including: development utility distribution, perience spans all phases of a project including: feasibility administration, studies and feasibility studies and to Masterplanning through to delivery of also roadway design, earthwork analyses, and stormwater management. Masterplanning through delivery of construction documentation construction documentation also includes surveying, site His extensive experience spans all site phases of a project including: includes surveying, site investigation, permitting, construction inspecinvestigation, site and permitting, construction inspection and of feasibility studies Masterplanning through to delivery tion and administration, and public interaction. Sherazad has performed project management duties on a number of investigation, siteaspermitting, construction inspection Sherazad has performed project management duties onand athe number of small-scale as well large-scale high-profile projects within U.S.NY and Lincoln Center, Alice Tully Hall, New York, administration, and public interaction. small-scaletheasworld. well as large-scale projects within the throughout This is noticedhigh-profile with his recent Arup contributions U.S. and Center, throughout world. This is noticed with Arup on Fulton Deltathe Airlines JFK Terminal 3 and FARhis ROC. Sherazad has performed project management duties on arecent number of

contributions on Fulton Center,civil Delta Airlines projects JFK Terminal and small-scale well as large-scale high-profile within Sherazad has as undertaken various engineering design tasks and3the was FAR ROC. U.S. and throughout the world. This is noticed with his recent Arup involved in a wide variety of commercial and infrastructure projects contributions on Fulton Center, JFKdesign Terminal 3 and within the New York region. This isDelta proven with notable projectstasks such as Sherazad has undertaken various civil Airlines engineering and Fresh Kills Park Masterplan, Teardrop Park, Imagination Playground and FAR ROC. was involved in a wide variety of commercial and infrastructure Hunters South. projectsPoint within the New York region. This is proven with notable

Sherazad has undertaken various civil engineering design tasks and projects such as Park Park, was involved in aFresh wideKills variety ofMasterplan, commercial Teardrop and infrastructure Imagination Playground and Hunters Point South. projects John Barrot, PE, LEED APwithin the New York region. This is proven with notable projects such as Fresh Kills Park Masterplan, Teardrop Park, Professional Associations OSHA Scaffolding Safety John Barrot isPlayground an Associate the Fire andSouth. Life Safety practice Imagination andand Hunters Point Member, Society of PE, State American of Connecticut leader in the New York office. He is experienced in a range of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Professional Associations projects across diverse all markets. John Barrot, PE, LEED AP John Barrot, PE, LEED AP has helped him serve as project Sherazad’s experience Member, American Society Fulton Center, New York, NY of Second Avenue Subway, New York, NY manager on a number of large-scale, high-profile projects Civil Engineers (ASCE) John serves the Fire Code Committee for the American Council John Associate andand the FireFire and and Life Safety practice leader of JohnBarrot Barrotison isanan Associate the Life Safety practice within the U.S. and throughout the world. Selected projects Sherazad’s diverse experience has helped him serve as across project Engineering Companies, Metro New York. He has lectured at in the New York office. Heoffice. is experienced in a range ofinprojects leader in the New York He is experienced a range of all manager on all a number of Design large-scale, high-profile projects Parsons The New School of and regularly speaks at industry markets. projects across markets. Fulton Center, Arup’s tap the intoworld. the experience within theNew U.S.York and experts throughout events. New York, NY John onon the Fire Code Committee for the American of of over 11,000 staff working across a wide rangeCouncil of Council Johnserves serves the Fire Code Committee for the American of JetBlue Terminal 5, Engineering Companies, Metro New York. He has lectured at Parsons He holds degrees in Arts and in Mechanical Engineering (Honors) JFK International Airport, disciplines around the world. Engineering Companies, Metro New York. He has lectured at The Aviation: New School ofNew Design regularly at industry events. at industry New York, NY from theThe University ofand Sydney andspeaks isand a licensed Professional Parsons School of Design regularly speaks Profession Delta Air Lines, JFK Terminal 3 Reinstatement Project, Lincoln Center Redevelopment, Engineer and LEED Accredited Professional. His undergraduate He holds degrees in Arts and in Mechanical Engineering (Honors) from events. Fire Engineer Jamaica, NY Aviation: New York, NY thesis evaluated the effectiveness of smoke control Engineer equipment the University of Sydney and is a licensed Professional andin SecondPosition Avenue Subway, Current Arup is working with Airfluid Lines andProject, PANYNJ as part He holds degrees inusing Arts and in Delta Mechanical Engineering (Honors) Delta Air Lines, JFK Terminal 3 many Reinstatement Arup iscurrently the creative force behind of the world’s most high-rise buildings computational dynamics. LEED Accredited Professional. His undergraduate thesis evaluated the New York, NY Associate from the University of Sydney and is a licensed Professional Jamaica, NY of an ongoing $1.2 billion project to enhance and expand Terminal 4 innovative and sustainable projects. Since first gaining recognition effectiveness of smoke control equipment in high-rise buildings using Profession Hudson River Park, Fire Engineering Practice Leader, Engineer and LEED Accredited Professional. His undergraduate at John F. Kennedy International Airport to create a state-of-the-art for the structural design of the Sydney Opera House, the company computational fluid working dynamics.with Delta Air Lines and PANYNJ as part Arup is currently New York, NY Fire Engineer New York thesis evaluated the effectiveness of control equipment inand4 has built global for innovation, design excellence facility for aDelta at reputation its key project international gateway. of Brooklyn Central Library, of an ongoing $1.2 billion to smoke enhance and Completion expand Terminal Current Position Joined Arup high-rise buildings using computational fluid dynamics. Brooklyn, NY social engagement while diversifying its practices to include a phase one of the Terminal 4 expansion opens in May 2013 and at John F. Kennedy to solutions create a state-of-the-art John’s passion isInternational in developingAirport bespoke to Associate 2006 Kauffman Center for the broad range of design and business consulting services. relocates Terminal 3 operations Terminal 4.while This current facility forDelta’s Delta at itsflexibility key international gateway. Completion of maximize design and cost to effectiveness Fire Engineering Practice Leader, Performing Arts, Years of Experience project includes the demolition of Terminal 3, and the subsequent New YorkCity, MO phase one of the Terminal 4 expansion opens in May 2013 and Kansas providing an enhanced level of life safety. Arup’s New York practice has been operating since 1988, 9 reinstatement of utility and 3pavement works to accommodate the area relocates Delta’s Terminal operations to Terminal 4. This current California Joined ArupAcademy of Sciences, combining local knowledge with a global perspective. With over Qualifications San Francisco, CA for aircraft parking with hardstands. As Project Manager for the post John’s passion is in developing bespoke solutions to project includes the demolition of Terminal 3, and the subsequent 2006 400 current employees, the office’s senior leadership averages BEng (With Honors), Mechanical California High-Speed Rail, maximize design flexibility and cost effectiveness demolition reinstatement works to connecting create newtoareas of while hard standing reinstatement of utility and pavement works accommodate thetoarea almost three decades with Arup, the group closely Years of Experience Engineering, University of Sydney, Various Locations, CA providing an enhanced level of life safety. parking. Services include airport planning, geotechnical, Australia, 2005 for aircraft parking with hardstands. As Project Manager for the post an internal network of over 11,000 staff working in over 90 9 Beijing National Stadium Arts and Culture:[JMB1] Professional Engineer, State of offices in almost 40 countries. With the support of our local, demolition reinstatement works to create new areas of hard standing (Bird’s Nest), Beijing, China Qualifications Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY Connecticut (#28512) national international we bring knowledge and Sydney Opera House, for aircraftand parking. Servicesnetwork, include airport planning, geotechnical, BEng (With Honors), Mechanical Lead Fire Engineer for best 84,000ft² expansion of existing museum. The BA, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia experience of global practices to our work in New York. Engineering, University of Sydney, www.arup.com Australia, expansion includes a contemporary glass exhibit space and hot glass Australia, 2005 2005 Arts and Culture:[JMB1] LEED AP, 2008 demonstration areas, admissions/ lobby space and support spaces. Professional Engineer, State of Corning of Glass,fire Corning, www.arup.com Museum Connecticut (#28512) Responsible for developing and lifeNY safety strategy, code Professional Associations www.arup.com Lead Fire Engineer for 84,000ft² expansion of existing museum. BA, University of Sydney, Member, Society of Fire Protection consulting, life safety drawings, meetings with authorities havingThe Australia, 2005 Engineers expansion includes a contemporary glass exhibit space and hot glass jurisdiction and preparing code variances. LEED AP, 2008 demonstration areas, admissions/ lobby space and support spaces. Committees Coney IslandforCenter, New fire York, Responsible developing andNY life safety strategy, code Professional ACEC Metro Associations NY –Fire Codes Committee 2012/13 Member, Society of Fire Protection consulting,Specialist life safetyresponsible drawings, meetings with authorities having Technical for CFD study of smoke venting Lowline Proposal Engineers ACEC Metro NY – Plumbing and jurisdictionofand preparing code variances. capability various arrangements of the canopy covering the new Fire Protection Codes Committee Committees open air amphitheatre. Study incorporated wind effects using local

Respondent Description

Patricia Nordhausen, PMP Selected Resumes Fire engineering Patricia is a Senior Project Controls Engineer in Arup’s Patricia Nordhausen,Patricia PMPNordhausen PMP for project controls and New YorkNordhausen, office. She is responsible

Patricia is is a Senior Project Controls Engineer in Arup’s New commercial management on infrastructure sector projects in PatriciaNordhausen Nordhausen a Senior Project Controls Engineer inNew Arup’s York She is responsible for projectfor controls commercial York and elsewhere inisthe US. Newoffice. York office. She responsible projectand controls and management on infrastructure sector projects in New York projects and elsewhere in commercial management on infrastructure sector in New Patricia diverse experience from engineering, architecture and the US.andbrings York elsewhere in the US.

interior design in various roles ranging from contract administration,

Profession Contract Management and Project Controls Profession Current Position Contract Management and Project Controls Associate CurrentArup Position Joined Associate 2009 Joinedof Arup Years Experience 2009 23 Years of Experience Qualifications 23 Business Management, BS, Cornell University, New York, Qualifications 1987 BS, Business Management, Project Professional, Cornell Management University, New York, Project Management Institute 1987 Project Management Professional, Project Management Institute

Patricia brings diverse experience audit, from engineering, andShe corporate finance, accounting, andengineering, projectarchitecture management. Patriciadesign brings diverse experience from architecture and interior in various roles ranging from contract administration, has an effective record managing the procurement, contracting, and interior design in various roles ranging from contract administration, corporate finance, accounting, audit, and project management. She has an administrative requirements of audit, Federal, andmanagement. Local government corporaterecord finance, accounting, andState project She effective managing the procurement, contracting, and administraagencies. has an effective record managing the procurement, contracting, tive requirements of Federal, State and Local government agencies. and

administrative requirements of Federal, State and Local government agencies. JFK International Airport, Terminal 4, New York, NY

Patricia’s experience in all aspects of contract management and project controls is a key component in a successful project management team. in all aspects of contract management Patricia’s experience and project controls is a key component in a successful project management team.

Highways: Tappan Zee Bridge, Tarrytown, NY Highways: Project Controls for the Engineer for a two-phase study of the Igor Kitagorsky TappanZee ZeeBridge Bridge, Tarrytown, NY corridor. Responsible for Tappan and Interstate-287 contract administration, cost control, and Project Controls has for 35 the years Engineer for aprogress two-phase study of the the Igor Kitagorsky of experience andreporting, currently leads Igor Kitagorsky Igor Kitagorsky invoicing. Management of sub-consultants for contractual and Tappan Zee Bridge and Interstate-287 for plumbing and fire protection disciplinecorridor. in Arup’sResponsible New York office. financial matters. contract administration, cost control, progress reporting, and Igor Kitagorsky has 35 years of experience and currently leads the plumbIgor Kitagorsky hasLos 35 years of experience and currently leads the He has a wide range ofAngeles experience in the of plumbing, Salt Lake City Public Library, Salt Lake City, UT County Museum ofdesign Art, Loscontractual Angeles, CA andfire invoicing. Management of sub-consultants for ing and fire protection discipline in Arup’s New York office. Rail: plumbing and fire protection discipline in Arup’s New York office. protectionmatters. systems and site utilities experience as well as with financial He has Fulton a wide range ofand experience in the design of plumbing, fire Selected projects MTA Center, NY reviewing plumbing fireYork, protection projects in of protecHe has a wide range ofNew experience in as thewell design of terms plumbing, fire tion systems and site utilities experience as with reviewing plumbRail: constructability and cost onutilities behalf of theofproject and construction Project Controls forand thesite redevelopment the Fulton Street station Walt Disney Concert Hall, protection systems experience as well as with ing and fire protection projects in terms of constructability and cost on Arup’s specialist fire engineers ensure life-safety, Los Angeles, CA management. MTA Fulton Center, New York, complex into200 MTA-New York CityNY Transit's newin hub forof Lower reviewing and fire protection projects terms behalf of theplumbing project and construction management. asset protection and business continuity from 30 offices LAX Terminal 5 Renovation, Manhattan. Responsible for contract administration, cost control, Project Controls for the redevelopment of the Fulton Street station constructability and cost on behalf of the project and construction Igor has worked on a diversity of projects ranging from commercial Los Angeles, CA around theonworld. Igor has worked a and diversity of projects ranging from commercial and progress reporting, invoicing. Management ofhub sub-consultants complex into MTA-New York City Transit's new for Lower management. and residential buildings to museums to airports and train stations McCarran International Airport residential buildings to museums to airports and train stations as well as as for contractual and financial matters. administration, cost control, Profession Manhattan. Responsible for contract Expansion, Las Vegas, NV well as institutional and industrial facilities. institutional and industrial facilities. Igor has worked on and a diversity of projects ranging commercial Plumbing and Fire Protection progress reporting, invoicing. Management of from sub-consultants York County Courthouse, 63rd Street Connector (NYCTA), Queens, NY* Engineer and residential buildings to museums to airports and train stations York, PA for contractual and financialinmatters. Igor hasextensive extensive experience in working with transportation clients Igor has experience working with transportation clients in as Profession Arup’s performance-based approach to fire-safety rises toYork the Project Controls for the 63rd Street Connector for the New City well as institutional and industrial facilities. Current Position NIST World Trade Center 9/11 inchallenge developing cost-effective fire protection strategies. In types addition, he developing cost-effective fire protection strategies. In addition, he hasofexPlumbing and Fire Protection of modern architecture and thefor design of all 63rd Street Connector (NYCTA), Queens, NY* Transit Authority (NYCTA). Responsible monthly progress Investigation, New York, NY Associate Engineer perience studying documents, visiting sites and providing a detailed cost has experience studying documents, visiting sites and providing a structures. Our global team of fire engineers offers a diverse Igor hasControls extensive experience in working with transportation clients International Monetary Fund, reporting, earned value change management, contract Project for the 63rd Street forinthe New York estimate of the work as well as work commenting the contractor’s proposal. detailed cost estimate ofanalysis, the asConnector wellon as commenting on the City Joined Arup Current Position range of services appropriate to clients’ needs, line with in developing cost-effective fire protection strategies. In addition, he Washington, DC administration, invoicing and Responsible joint venturefor accounting. Management Transit Authority (NYCTA). monthly progress 1994 contractor's proposal. Associate regionally specific codes and local authority approval processes. has experience studying documents, visiting sites andnew providing Other experience includes assessment, refurbishment and design a United States Capitol, of sub-consultants for contractual and financial matters. reporting, earned value analysis, change management, contract Washington, DC Years of Experience Services include code consultancy, research, fire-safety commissions carried-out from conceptual design through construction. detailed cost estimate of the work asventure well asaccounting. commenting on Joined Arup Other experience includes assessment, refurbishment and newthedesign administration, invoicing and joint Management 35Hilton Hotel, McLean, VA inspections, specialized fire-safety design, fire risk assessment MTA/NYCT Indefinite Quantity Design and Construction 1994 contractor's proposal. commissions carried-out from conceptual designmatters. through ofand sub-consultants for contractual and financial US Embassy, Berlin, Germany litigation support. Projects, New York, NY Qualifications Years of Experience construction. Other experience includes assessment, refurbishment and new design MS, MTA/NYCT Indefinite Quantity Design and 35 Sanitary Engineering, Poltava Project Controls Design and Construction ofConstruction various Arup helped to for investigate key aspects ofdesign 9/11, leadingMTA to the commissions carried-out from conceptual through Institute of Civil Engineering, Projects, New York, NY Capital Security Projects. Responsible for contract administration, Qualifications updating of design standards in many countries. In Alaska, we Ukraine, 1980 construction. task management, DBE reporting, costoncontrol, progress Project Controls for Design Construction ofthe various MTA MS, Sanitary Engineering, Poltava areorder providing strategic andand design advice retrofit of fire Professional Associations Institute of Civil Engineering, Capital Security Projects. Responsible for contract administration, alarm and suppression systems for an international oil producer. Member, 1980 American Society of Igor’s strength lies in his ability to apply advanced and Ukraine, task order management, DBE reporting, cost control, progress Plumbing Engineers (ASPE) conventional plumbing and fire protection techniques to Professional Associations www.arup.com support challenging Member, American Society of Igor’s strength lies inarchitectural his ability todesigns. apply advanced and Plumbing Engineers (ASPE) conventional plumbing and fire protection techniques to www.arup.com support challenging architectural designs. www.arup.com

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Arts and Culture: Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH Arts Culture: Lead and Plumbing and Fire Protection Engineer for 350,000ft2 refurbishment and 200,000ft of the museum Cleveland Museum of Art, 2Cleveland, OH expansion. 2 Lead Plumbing and Fire Protection Engineer Perelman Annex-Philadelphia Museum of for Art,350,000ft Philadelphia, PA

Respondent Description

Fulton Center, New York, NY

Client MTA New York City Transit Key collaborators Page Ayres Cowley Architects Grimshaw Architects HDR/Daniel Frankfurt Key facts $1.4bn transit center Key services provided Project management Structural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering Civil engineering Acoustic consulting/public address Blast engineering Code and fire/life safety consulting Façade engineering Geotechnical engineering IT and communications consulting Lighting design Transport and pedestrian planning Tunnel design Security consulting Wayfinding Sustainability consulting Vertical transportation design

Fulton Center is one of New York City Transit’s most important projects; it is a revitalization of Lower Manhattan, post 9/11.

New York City’s subways were built privately in the early 20th century and easy transfer between them was not a goal of the system. One of the busiest transfer points is at Fulton Street in Lower Manhattan, where 11 different lines converge. More than 300,000 passengers pass through the station on weekdays. To improve passenger and train flow, a new transit hub was proposed that would also boost the economic vitality of Lower Manhattan. Arup is the lead consultant for the project, providing overall planning, design team leadership, and project management, as well as engineering and risk advice for the MTA New York City Transit. When completed, the project will provide easy access and transfers between 11 subway lines and six stations, including those serving the World Trade Center site.

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Respondent Description

Teardrop Park, New York, New York

Client Battery Park City Authority Key collaborators Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc. Key facts 1.8-acre public residential park 27ft bluestone wall centerpiece Completed 2004 Key services provided Civil engineering Structural, electrical, and plumbing engineering Selected awards American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), Design Honor Award, 2009

Designed primarily as a landscape for children, the park’s spatial structure and reinterpretation of natural form makes a place for exploration and movement.

Covering an area of approximately 2 acres, the Teardrop Park site is located in downtown Manhattan within the Battery Park City Development area. The park is situated among four tall buildings and incorporates elemental site features that recall the natural landscape of New York. These elements took the form of stone structures, earth forms, water features and landscape. The park infrastructure includes the first rainwater harvesting system for an outdoor space in NYC, which is operated in conjunction with the water reuse system in the adjacent Solaire Building.

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Respondent Description

Tippet Rise Art Center, Billings, MT

Client Tippet Rise LLC Key collaborators Stephen Talasnik Oehme van Sweden Key facts Example of sustainability in action Create an ideal acoustic environment from the inside out Key services provided Structural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering Civil engineering Acoustic consulting Audiovisual consulting Fire/life safety consulting Geotechnical engineering Sustainability consulting Theatre consulting

Arup’s unique blend of technical and consulting experience were a great asset to the client, who set ambitious acoustic and sustainability goals for this project.

Tippet Rise is intended to be both a world-class music venue and an example of sustainability in action. Planned as an off-the-grid facility, the project intends to create a space with acoustics inspired by the benchmarks of Snape Maltings, Wigmore Hall and Sevenoaks concert halls—three halls designed by Arup. Arup worked with the client to effectively define a program that meets their performance goals. Arup’s SoundLab specialists created an ideal sound profile to meet the client’s expectations for the quality of the spaces. The size, form and occupancy of the performance spaces were then used to develop sustainability strategies as well as size and distribution of green energy plants. When complete, the center will be digitally enabled, allowing users the freedom to make high quality broadcasts, recordings and archives, as well as to virtually connect with other musicians.

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Respondent Description

Lincoln Center Masterplan, New York, NY Fire engineering

JFK International Airport, Terminal 4, New York, NY

Salt Lake City Public Library, Salt Lake City, UT

Client projects Selected Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Walt Disney Planners LLPConcert Hall, Los Angeles, CA LAX Terminal Project owner 5 Renovation, Los Angeles, CA Lincoln Center McCarran International Airport Key collaborators Expansion, Las Vegas, NV Cooper Robertson & Partners York County Courthouse, York, PA Key facts NIST World Trade Center 9/11 $120m upgrade of Alice Investigation, New York,Tully NY Hall as part of extensive renovation and International Monetary Fund, reconstruction of the Lincoln Center Washington, DC Key services United States provided Capitol, Washington, electrical, DC Mechanical, and plumbing engineering Hilton Hotel, McLean, VA US Embassy, Berlin, Germany

Arup provided Arup’s 200 specialist engineering fire engineers services ensure for the life-safety, preliminary asset protection phase of the envisioned and business renovation continuity for each fromof30 theoffices major around buildings theater the world.at Lincoln Center.

Lincolnperformance-based Arup’s Center for the Performing approach Arts to fire-safety is located on rises a 16-acre to the challenge site in Manhattan of modern andarchitecture is one of theand best-known the designand of all largest types of structures. Our performing artsglobal centersteam in the of world. fire engineers With 15offers facilities a diverse located on range its campus, of services Lincoln appropriate Center developed to clients’a needs, long-term in line planwith for the regionally specific improvement, renovation codes and and local reconstruction authority approval of existing processes. facilities. Services include code consultancy, research, fire-safety During the masterplanning phase ofdesign, this project, Arup performed inspections, specialized fire-safety fire risk assessment aand strategic analysis on the condition of the existing building litigation support. services system of the campus and related provision of energy Arupservices and helped to each investigate building, keyincluding aspects ofa 9/11, co-generation leading tostudy. the updating of design standards in many countries. In Alaska, we are providing strategic and design advice on the retrofit of fire alarm and suppression systems for an international oil producer.

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Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA

Respondent Description

Lincoln Center – Juilliard School and Alice Tully Hall, NY Arup | New York

Hudson River Park, New York, NY

Fulton Center, New York, NY

Client Selected projects Diller Scofidio + Renfro Fulton Center, FXFowle New York,Architects NY

JetBlue Terminal Project owner 5, JFK International Airport, Lincoln Center New York, NY for the Performing Arts Lincoln Center Redevelopment, Juilliard School New York, NY Second Avenue Subway, Key facts New York, NY Performance upgrade of existing Hudson River Park, building services systems New York, NY Acoustic upgrade of existing Brooklyn Central Library, concert hall Brooklyn, NY Key services provided Kauffman Center for the Structural, electrical, Performingmechanical, Arts, and plumbing engineering Kansas City, MO Acoustic reviewof Sciences, Californiapeer Academy San Francisco, CA Fire/life safety consulting California High-Speed Rail, Selected awards CA Various Locations, American Institute of Steel Beijing National Stadium Construction, IDEAS2 China National (Bird’s Nest), Beijing, Award Structural Sydneyfor Opera House,Engineering Excellence, 2010 Sydney, Australia ACEC New York, Diamond Award for Engineering Excellence, 2010

Lincoln Center, Alice Tully Hall, New York, NY

Second Avenue Subway, New York, NY

Complex Arup’s New structural York experts elements tap and intoduct the experience runs were designed and of over built11,000 using staff 3D modeling working across technologies, a wide which range of were also used disciplines for interdisciplinary around the world. coordination with the contractors.

The Aruptransformation is the creative of force the behind Juilliard many School of the andworld’s Alice Tully most Hall is the innovative flagshipand project sustainable of Lincoln projects. Center’s Since redevelopment. first gaining recognition The project for the structural features adesign new 3-story of the atrium Sydneyand Opera addsHouse, approximately the company 150,000ft has built a2 global excellence of newreputation space. At for the innovation, same time itdesign upgrades interiorand social engagement while diversifying its practices a finishes, building services, and life safety systems to ininclude the existing broad range and business consulting services. building. Allofofdesign the construction work had to be coordinated with the ongoing operation of the school, activities on the campus, as Arup’s York practice has been operating sinceTully 1988,Hall. well as New performance and event schedules for Alice combining local knowledge with a global perspective. With over 400 current employees, office’s leadership averages During the five years of the design and senior construction, the project team almost three decades with Arup, connecting group closely to created and coordinated multiple packages ofthe documents an internal network over 11,000 staff working in over 90of the corresponding to theoflogistical challenges and sequencing officesThe in almost 40 countries. With theofsupport of our local, work. team exercised a high level oversight during national and international network,and we to bring knowledge and construction to minimize conflicts mitigate unforeseen experience of global best practices to to ouropen work New York. field conditions, allowing the project oninschedule.

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Respondent Description

Lincoln Center – 65th Street Pavilion, New York, NY Fire engineering

JFK International Airport, Terminal 4, New York, NY

Salt Lake City Public Library, Salt Lake City, UT

Client projects Selected Diller Scofidio + Renfro Walt Disney Concert Hall, FXFowle Architects Los Angeles, CA

LAX Terminal Project owner 5 Renovation, Los Angeles, CA Lincoln Center for the Performing McCarran International Airport Arts Expansion, Las Vegas, NV Key Yorkfacts County Courthouse, 2 York, 7,200ftPA green roof NIST World Center 9/11 11,000ft2 newTrade glass-walled Investigation, New York, NY restaurant International Monetary Fund, A distinctive yet accessible urban Washington, DC complex form that fulfills programmatic requirements while United States Capitol, maintaining much-needed public Washington, DC space on the campus Hilton Hotel, McLean, VA US Berlin, Germany KeyEmbassy, services provided Structural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering Selected awards American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), IDEAS2 National Award for Structural Engineering Excellence, 2011 AIA New York Chapter, Architecture Honor Award, 2011

Arup’s 200 specialist fire engineers ensure life-safety, Arup’s thoughtful rationalization of the architectural form asset protection and business continuity from 30 offices simplified fabrication and enabled rapid construction. around the world.

Arup’s risesLincoln to the One of performance-based the key architecturalapproach elementstotofire-safety emerge from challengeRedevelopment of modern architecture design all types of Center’s Project isand thethe new 65th of Street Pavilion. structures. global team of of firethe engineers The simple,Our streamlined form pavilionoffers gives anodiverse indication range servicesdensely appropriate to clients’ in line with of the of complex, packed facilitiesneeds, beneath. In addition to regionally specific codesfilm andtheaters, local authority approval three new subterranean the restaurant sitsprocesses. atop the Servicesutility include code consultancy, fire-safety central plant, which providesresearch, chilled water and stream to inspections, specialized fire-safety design, firecoordination risk assessment the entire campus, creating multidisciplinary and litigation challenges forsupport. the design team. Aruplayout helpedfor tothe investigate of 9/11, leading to the The geometrykey of aspects the pavilion’s steel superstructure updatingthe of mathematical design standards in manyand countries. In Alaska,lines we of follows principals main generating providinghypar. strategic design advice on members the retrofitwere of fire aare rectilinear As aand result, straight steel able alarm and suppression systemsThe for design an international producer. to be used for all floor beams. team and oil contractors exchanged 3D models, further easing fabrication and aiding interdisciplinary coordination.

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Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA

Respondent Description

Lincoln Center – School of American Ballet, New York, NY Arup | New York

Hudson River Park, New York, NY

Fulton Center, New York, NY

Client Selected projects Diller Scofidio + Renfro Fulton Center, New York, NY Project owner JetBlue Terminal 5, Ballet School of American JFK International Airport, New facts York, NY Key Lincoln Redevelopment, 8,200ft2 Center expansion within an New York, NY existing building Second Avenue Complicated andSubway, tight geometry New York, NY conditions Hudson RiverofPark, Preservation natural light and New York, NY views Brooklyn Central Library, Key services Brooklyn, NYprovided Structural, mechanical, Kauffman Center for theelectrical, and plumbing engineering Performing Arts, Kansas City, MO Selected awards California Academy of Sciences, American Institute San Francisco, CA of Architects (AIA), New York State Award of California High-Speed Rail, Excellence, 2007 Various Locations, CA Beijing National Stadium (Bird’s Nest), Beijing, China Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia

Lincoln Center, Alice Tully Hall, New York, NY

Second Avenue Subway, New York, NY

Arup’s detailed New York investigation experts tap of into thethe very experience constrained, existing of over 11,000 conditions staffallowed workingfor across creation a wide of additional range of rehearsal disciplinesspace. around the world.

Founded Arup is the bycreative George force Balanchine, behind the many School of theofworld’s American mostBallet is the innovative premiere and ballet sustainable academy projects. in the U.S. Sinceand first thegaining officialrecognition training academy for the structural for the New design York of the City Sydney Ballet.Opera The expansion House, theincludes company the has addition built a global of two reputation new dance forstudios innovation, within design two existing excellence ones and in Davis social engagement & Brody’s 1990s whileRose diversifying Building. its practices to include a broad range of design and business consulting services. The existing 16ft high studios were optimized by capturing most of Arup’s the volume New York of apractice deep mechanical has been operating plenum above sincethe 1988, ceiling and combining reorganizing local knowledge ductwork towith produce a global sectional perspective. depth for With stacked over studios. 400 current Light employees, and viewsthe areoffice’s borrowed senior from leadership the existing averages clerestory almost three windows decadesthrough with Arup, floor-to-ceiling connecting acoustic the groupglass closely to periphery an internalwalls. network Theoftwo over sets 11,000 of stacked staff working studios are in over connected 90 by aoffices mezzanine in almost lounge. 40 countries. Its liquid crystal With the sidewalls support can of our be local, switched from national translucent and international to transparent network, at thewediscretion bring knowledge of instructors and to allow experience or deny of global parentsbest andpractices visitors visual to ouraccess work in to New the studios. York.

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Respondent Description

Lincoln Center Central Mechanical Plant, New York, NY Fire engineering

JFK International Airport, Terminal 4, New York, NY

Salt Lake City Public Library, Salt Lake City, UT

Client projects Selected Lincoln Center for the Performing Walt Arts Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA LAXfacts Key Terminal 5 Renovation, Los CA NewAngeles, high-efficiency pumps, McCarran chillers, cooling International towers Airport and fans, Expansion, motors equipped Las Vegas, with VFDs NV York County Plate and frame Courthouse, heat exchanger for York, PA heat recovery using water-side winterized towers 9/11 NIST Worldcooling Trade Center Investigation, Chilled water temperature New York, NY reset enhances energy savingsFund, International Monetary Washington,water Condenser DC temperature reset reduces lift onCapitol, chillers United States Washington, filtration Side-stream DC system for the condenser water runs inVA conjunction Hilton Hotel, McLean, with automated chemical water US Embassy, Berlin, Germany treatment Large air separators isolated, reducing pump head pressure Key services provided Structural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering Selected awards ACEC New York, Platinum Award for Engineering Excellence, 2009

Arup delivered Arup’s 200 specialist designfire andengineers phasing for ensure the project life-safety, without asset protection interruption to the andbusy business performance continuity schedule, from 30atoffices the same around time creating the world. significant energy and cost savings.

Lincolnperformance-based Arup’s Center’s central mechanical approach plant to fire-safety serves 11 rises venues to theand challenge 10,000 people, of modern a pivotal architecture element for andthe theoperation design ofof allthe types campus. of structures. After 50 years Our of global operation team the of fire plant engineers was in dire offers need a diverse of an range of to upgrade services 21st century appropriate technology. to clients’ Arup, needs, as prime in line consultant, with regionally led the renovation, specific codes upgrade andand local expansion authoritythrough approval all processes. design ServicesKey phases. include goalscode wereconsultancy, to improve research, resiliency,fire-safety create operational inspections,and flexibilities specialized increasefire-safety equipmentdesign, efficiencies fire risk to conserve assessment and litigation energy and reduce support. operating costs. The plant was expanded to deliver 10,000 tons of cooling to campus’ constituents and to Arup helped toexpansion investigateplans. key aspects of 9/11, refurbishing leading to thefour accommodate Work included updating of design standards in many countries. Alaska, we 1,600-ton turbine chillers and three new electric In chillers with are providing strategic and design advice on the retrofit of fire 3,600-ton total capacity, new cooling towers on the Metropolitan alarm suppression systems and for an international oil Aproducer. Opera and House and new primary secondary pumps. temporary distribution system was designed by Arup to maintain operations during construction. www.arup.com

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Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA

Respondent Description

Second Avenue Subway, New York, NY Arup | New York

Hudson River Park, New York, NY

Fulton Center, New York, NY

Client Selected projects MTA New York City Transit Fulton Center, New collaborators York, NY Key JetBlue AECOMTerminal 5, JFK International Airport, New facts York, NY Key Lincoln Centersubway Redevelopment, New 8.5-mile line New York, NY stations 16 underground Secondproject Avenue Subway, $17bn New York, NY Key services Hudson Riverprovided Park, New York, mechanical, NY Structural, electrical, and plumbing engineering Brooklyn Central Library, Brooklyn, NY Civil engineering Kauffmanconsulting Center for the Acoustic Performing Arts, Construction schedules Kansas City, MO Contract packaging California Academy of Sciences, Environmental consulting San Francisco, CA Façade engineering California High-Speed Rail, Various Locations, CA Fire/life safety consulting Beijing National Stadium Geotechnical engineering (Bird’s Nest), Beijing, China Risk consulting Sydney Opera House, Transport planning Sydney, Australia Tunnel design

Lincoln Center, Alice Tully Hall, New York, NY

Second Avenue Subway, New York, NY

Arup, Arup’sinNew joint-venture York experts withtap AECOM, into the is experience providing all engineering of over 11,000 services staff working for the project, across awhich wide will rangerun of the entire disciplines lengtharound of Manhattan. the world.

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Firm Profile: Mathews Nielsen Mathews Nielsen is an award-winning landscape architectural practice providing comprehensive planning and site design services throughout the United States for over 20 years. Mathews Nielsen designs landscapes that respond meaningfully to the people and site for which they are designed. By investing our firmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s energy and resources into collaborative, placebased design, we actively engage the existing landscape, its cultural and ecological context, and its stakeholders to create lasting, memorable places.

The founding principals of the firm, Kim Mathews and Signe Nielsen, together with Managing Principal Rob DeMarco and Principal Molly Bourne, guide a skilled, professional staff of 28 landscape architects, urban designers and project managers. Mathews Nielsen is certified as a Women-Owned Business Enterprise by the State of New York and is classified as a Small-Business Enterprise.

This attitude yields significant benefits to our clients. Sustainability and costeffectiveness are natural products of our focus on the individual needs of a particular place. Fresh perspectives evolve from our work with an unusually diverse range of clients and project types. Responsive and responsible designs develop out of our commitment to working in a collaborative manner. Projects include master plans for educational and cultural institutions; site plans for residential communities and commercial centers, landscape designs for museums, performing art centers, corporate facilities, and full design services for waterfronts, parks and transportation corridors. Our goal for each of these projects is to create public and private places that inspire and refresh the human spirit.

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Signe Nielsen, RLA, FASLA PRINCIPAL

Education BA Urban Planning, Smith College BS Landscape Architecture, City College of NY, School of Architecture BS Construction Management,

Signe Nielsen has been practicing as a landscape architect and urban designer in New York since 1978. Her body of work has renewed the environmental integrity and transformed the quality of spaces for those who live, work and play in the urban realm. A Fellow of the ASLA, she is the recipient of over 100 national and local design awards for public open space projects and is published extensively in national and international publications. Ms Nielsen is a Professor of Urban Design and Landscape Architecture at Pratt Institute in both the Graduate and Undergraduate Schools of Architecture and currently serves as President for the Public Design Commission of the City of New York. Born in Paris, Ms. Nielsen holds degrees in Urban Planning from Smith College; in Landscape Architecture from City College of New York; and in and in Construction Management from Pratt Institute.

Pratt Institute, School of Architecture Landscape Architecture Licensure New York State Connecticut New Jersey Maryland CLARB Certificate Affiliations President, Public Design Commission Fellow, American Society of Landscape Architects Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Design, Pratt Institute Academician, National Academy Advisory Council Member, Center for Architecture Member Editorial Advisory Board, The Architect’s Newspaper Co-leader, The Council of Friends, City College Graduate Program in Landscape Architecture

PROJECT EXPERIENCE Lowline Lab, New York, NY Principal in Charge of landscape design for the Lowline Lab, a six-month proof of concept for the Lowline—an innovative underground park that will transport daylight into the depths of an historic trolley station. Mathews Nielsen collaborated with RAAD Architects and John Mini Distinctive Landscapes to develop conceptual topography for the Lab, creating undulating stalactite and stalagmite forms covered in plant material. Edible and semi-tropical plants were selected for their tolerance of intense conditions such as low light and temperature variations in the anticipated unique microclimates of the Lowline. Pier 55, New York, NY The Hudson River Park Trust (HRPT) and The Diller – von Furstenberg Family Foundation intend to build Pier55 – a public park and performance space on Manhattan’s west side. Signe Nielsen is the Principal in Charge for this project, working alongside design firm Heatherwick Studio. Construction of the 2.35-acre pier is expected to commence in 2016 at a cost in excess of $130 million. The pier will be a place of discovery, where visitors can wander and wonder, finding something new around every corner: places to lounge, eat lunch, or just lie on the grass. The park’s undulating topography – replete with lush lawns and pathways – will offer sweeping views of the Manhattan and northern New Jersey skylines and provide a natural viewing area for the new performance space, which will be designed to immediately serve as one of New York City’s premier venues for music, dance, theater and public art, along with community events. Bogardus Plaza, New York, NY Principal in Charge for the design of a public plaza that unites the present triangle park, Bogardus Garden, with a NYC Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) plaza, which was made permanent with the closure of the south portion of Hudson Street. The Friends of Bogardus Garden hired MNLA in 2013 to develop a design in order for them to raise money from donors and apply for funding from NYC DOT. Mathews Nielsen is currently working with NYC Department of Design and Construction to bring this project, now known as Bogardus Plaza, through design and construction. Pier 42, New York, NY Principal in Charge for the design and construction of Pier 42, which intends to advance the completion of connections to upland neighborhoods, increase public access to the waterfront, provide safe continuity of the existing bikeway, and create an inviting and active water’s edge along a section of the East River where there is currently a large gap between the East River Promenade and East River Park. Based

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on thorough analysis and significant community outreach, a master plan has been developed which has led to the commencement of Phase 1 construction documents. Construction of Phase 1 is estimated to be completed by 2018. Clinton Streetscape Revitalization, New York, NY Streetscape improvements for three-block retail and residential corridor. Design elements included unit pavers, trees, signage, and custom furnishings. The project has significantly contributed to the economic revitalization of the Lower East Side since its completion. East Coast 7, Long Island City, NY Principal in Charge for the landscape design of a new residential tower that includes an expansive recreation roof with mounded, undulating land forms featuring dune-like grasses, bocce courts and cabanas. El Museo del Barrio, New York, NY Ms. Nielsen collaborated with Gruzen Samton Architects to endow the museum with a more engaging presence on Fifth Avenue and to activate the entry courtyard to accommodate new activities. The 4,600 sf courtyard has been repaved with a shifted grid of colorful pavers and pigmented concrete. Movable seating allows a new indoor café and evening dance events; a new steel and granite portal frames the courtyard and provides an armature for graphic banners. The spatial enclosure simultaneously creates a dynamic façade to the street and defines the forecourt as a precinct that is both part of the streetscape and part of the museum experience. Queens Museum of Art, Queens, NY Principal in Charge of the renovation of the museum’s exterior landscape to accommodate outdoor events, new vehicular drop-off plaza, extensive tree transplanting and integration with Flushing Meadows Park. Forms and materials respect the World’s Fair and Robert Moses era legacy while giving the museum its own identity. PS 1 Museum, Queens, NY Principal in Charge of the design of outdoor exhibition and performance spaces, a new grand stair, terrace and entry ticketing booth for PS1. To facilitate multiple uses of the courtyards for performances, and installations, the entire surface is paved with crushed bluestone. Minimalist treatment of vertical and horizontal planes allow sculpture and people to enliven the spaces. Staten Island Children’s Museum Phases I and II, Staten Island, NY Principal in Charge of the site and landscape design for adaptive reuse of an 1870’s vintage maintenance building into a lively new Children’s Museum at the 60-acre Snug Harbor Cultural Center. Phase II transforms an 1897 barn into additional display space with a plaza connector to the main museum building. Hudson River Park, Segment 3, New York, NY Principal in Charge responsible for design and construction documents to transform Pier 25 and 1-mile-long upland. The $170 million project provides a wide diversity of recreation and retail venues set within bold landscapes and undulating topography, which includes a 1.5-acre playground, multiple sport courts, unique sports and passive lawn areas, mini golf, volleyball and a skatepark. New York Hall of Science Phase II, Queens, NY Principal in Charge for site and landscape design for the $32 million, 17-acre museum expansion on a Class 3 Inactive Hazardous Waste Site in Flushing Meadows Park. Features include a rocket park, ziggurat mound for an observatory and open meadow for programmed events.

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Greg Leonard, RLA SENIOR ASSOCIATE

Education Cornell University, Landscape Architecture, BS Harvard University Graduate School of Design, MLA

Greg Leonard has 15 years of experience as a landscape architect. At Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects, P.C. Greg serves as a project designer for some of the firm’s high-profile urban design, park planning and streetscape commissions. Greg combines design skill with construction document experience to ensure that his creative ideas are buildable and cost-effective. Greg is a native of Buffalo,NY and has worked on each of the firm’s projects there, beginning with the construction of the Erie Canal Harbor. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Leonard worked at Sasaki Associates where he worked on such projects as the Charlotte South Corridor Light Rail Project and the U.S. Capital Visitors’ Center.

Landscape Architecture Licensure New York

PROJECT EXPERIENCE Bogardus Plaza, New York, NY Principal in Charge for the design of a public plaza that unites the present triangle park, Bogardus Garden, with a NYC Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) plaza, which was made permanent with the closure of the south portion of Hudson Street. The Friends of Bogardus Garden hired MNLA in 2013 to develop a design in order for them to raise money from donors and apply for funding from NYC DOT. Mathews Nielsen is currently working with NYC Department of Design and Construction to bring this project, now known as Bogardus Plaza, through design and construction. Pier 42, New York, NY Principal in Charge for the design and construction of Pier 42, which intends to advance the completion of connections to upland neighborhoods, increase public access to the waterfront, provide safe continuity of the existing bikeway, and create an inviting and active water’s edge along a section of the East River where there is currently a large gap between the East River Promenade and East River Park. Based on thorough analysis and significant community outreach, a master plan has been developed which has led to the commencement of Phase 1 construction documents. Construction of Phase 1 is estimated to be completed by 2018. Confidential Project, New York, NY Landscape Designer for the design of a full block streetscape with a welcoming public plaza and a 19,000 sf private terrace for a new mixed income residential building on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The plaza features extensive planting, stone seat walls, and a canopy of shade trees. Also included is a fountain that buffers the sounds of an adjacent streetscape and creates a warm sense of place. Riverside Center, Extell, New York, NY Riverside Center is an 8 acre mixed-use development between 59th Street and 61st Streets on the Hudson River in Manhattan. The open space comprises nearly half the site and makes strong literal and visual connections to its context while responding to the architecture designed by French architect Christian De Portzamparc. Major features include a 300’ long scrim of water extending westwards towards the Hudson River, extensive landforms that create lushly planted outdoor rooms, and large plaza space defined by a canopy of trees providing shade for casual seating. The Aldyn, 60 Riverside Boulevard, New York, NY Design of courtyard on parking garage roof accessible to building residents. Courtyard includes multiple sitting areas on raised wood deck and articulated land forms.

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Reconstruction of Fordham Plaza, Bronx, NY Mathews Nielsen is working with Grimshaw Architects to transform Fordham Plaza into a vibrant transit hub and destination civic space in the heart of the Bronx. Objectives for this 1.7 acre site include improving safety, enhancing circulation, and providing new programming opportunity for commercial and recreational use of the space. Sustainability will also guide the plaza’s transformation with the incorporation of bio-retention swales to reduce stormwater run-off, enhanced planting to create a lush and inviting space, and pavement chosen for its ability to reduce the heat island effect. Master Plan and Urban Design of Erie Canal Harbor, Buffalo, NY Landscape Architect for the architectural teams that led the redevelopment of a 12-acre urban renewal parcel located on Lake Erie at the historic terminus of the Erie Barge Canal. The plan resulted in a continuous waterfront esplanade with links to the Buffalo Greenway and Industrial Heritage Trail, festival spaces, a ticketing pavilion, docking for excursion vessels, and a new Veterans Park along the waterfront that is adjacent to a new Naval and Military Museum. Archaeological ruins, extant cobble streets, and the reconstructed Commercial Slip serve as focal points for heritage interpretation and redevelopment of a new commercial harbor. Mathews Nielsen was the lead site designer and landscape architect on all three segments of the $47 million project. The final phase of the project was completed in 2008. Main Street Vision Plan and Design of Phases 1-3, Buffalo, NY Main Street in Downtown Buffalo, NY was converted to a light rail rapid transit corridor with a shared pedestrian mall in the 1980’s. Deteriorating economic conditions since its conversion generated a movement to reintroduce vehicular traffic to Main Street. Mathews Nielsen worked with a team of engineers and architects to prepare a preliminary urban design package for the “Cars Sharing Main Street” project. The $61 million phased construction allows for a shared-trackbed alternative which provides a new transparent station design, new parking opportunities for businesses, increased landscaping and the continuance of the light rail from Downtown to the Buffalo Inner Harbor. As of 2014, Mathews Nielsen has completed the first “700” block, the “600” block is in construction and the “500” block is in design. Old Falls Street, Niagara Falls, NY Mathews Nielsen provided landscape architectural services for the corridor and streetscape design for the re-establishment of vehicular traffic on Old Falls Street in downtown Niagara Falls. The project has enhanced the pedestrian experience of the street while reintroducing vehicular circulation on a seasonal basis. The sidewalk widths were designed to accommodate a variety of activities and create a dynamic downtown gateway to the adjacent Niagara Falls State Park. A new allee of canopy trees was planted to replace mature trees in decline. Paving materials create an overall continuity in the neighborhood. Geology of the Niagara region serves as a precedent for material selections, resulting in dolomitic limestone rock table benches and a fountain composed of large stones and mist in the spirit of the nearby falls. Innovative storm water management, the use of native plants, water recycling in the mist fountains, refurbished street lamps, and ample bicycle parking have all contributed to Old Falls Street being named as the ‘greenest street in Western New York.” Newburgh Opportunity Study, Newburgh, NY As follow-up study to the 2007 Newburgh Design Charrette with Duany Plater-Zyberk and the designated developers, Leyland Alliance, Mathews Nielsen prepared an Opportunity Study for the 2.6 mile Newburgh Riverfront in June 2008. This study was commissioned by the Leyland Alliance and included a series of sketches and analysis drawings to be used by the City of Newburgh in the preparation of grant applications.

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Rae Ishee, ASLA LANDSCAPE DESIGNER

Education University of California, Berkeley, CA; Master of Landscape Architecture, 2014 University of Vermont, Burlington, VT; Master of Soil Science, 2011

Rae Ishee joined Mathews Nielsen in 2014, where she is currently working on multiple projects in the New York metropolitan area. She graduated from UC Berkeley’s Master of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning program where she was a Geraldine K. Scott fellowship recipient. Prior to joining MNLA she worked for Fletcher Studio in San Francisco and as a lecturer for UC Berkeley. In a previous life she studied manatee mortality and worked as a biological observer on Alaskan fishing boats. Rae has a Master of Science in soil science from the University of Vermont where she studied riparian soils. She brings a passion for healthy landscapes from the soil depths upward, balancing art and science to strengthen humanity and ecological wellness.

Carleton College, Northfield, MN; Bachelor of Arts, 2005 Affiliations Member, American Society of Landscape Architects

PROJECT EXPERIENCE Lowline Lab, New York, NY Project Designer for the Lowline Lab, a six-month proof of concept for the Lowline—an innovative underground park that will transport daylight into the depths of an historic trolley station. Mathews Nielsen collaborated with RAAD Architects and John Mini Distinctive Landscapes to develop the conceptual topography for the Lab, creating undulating stalactite and stalagmite forms covered in plant material. Edible and semi-tropical plants were selected for their tolerance of intense conditions such as low light and temperature variations in the anticipated unique microclimates of the Lowline. East River Esplanade Vision Plan, New York, NY Mathews Nielsen is leading a vision study to develop long term plans for the East River Esplanade along a four mile stretch between East 60th and 125th Streets. Ms. Ishee, together with CIVITAS, engaged stakeholders and community members through a year-long public outreach process. The vision plan includes strategies and locations for improvements to active and passive recreation as well as mechanisms to integrate flood protection and improve resiliency for the adjoining communities. Confidential Project, New York, NY Landscape Designer for the design of a full block streetscape with a welcoming public plaza and a 19,000 sf private terrace for a new mixed income residential building on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The plaza features extensive planting, stone seat walls, and a canopy of shade trees. Also included is a fountain that buffers the sounds of an adjacent streetscape and creates a warm sense of place.

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Governors Island Master Plan and Implementation, Governors Island, NY GOVERNORS ISLAND, NY

The Park and Public Space Master Plan is a comprehensive design for 87 acres of open space on Governors Island, rejuvenating existing landscapes in the National Historic District, transforming the southern half of the island, and creating a 2.2-mile Great Promenade along the waterfront. The plan was designed by a team led by the landscape architecture firm West 8. It transforms Governors Island into a destination, takes advantage of its unparalleled setting in the harbor, and provides a varied set of experiences. The design creates new play areas and transforms acres of asphalt parking lots into green spaces for recreation, car-free biking, cultural programming, and relaxation. On the island’s southern end, the design reshapes the desolate, flat landscape into one with new hills and habitats for exploring, playing, and enjoying views. The West 8 team was selected to design the redevelopment plan after an international design competition. Mathews Nielsen is the Associate Landscape Architect on the team that

also includes Rogers Marvel Architects, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Tillotson Design Associates, Pentagram, and Magnusson Klemencic Associates. Mathews Nielsen supported Phase 1 with planting designs for each of the unique environments. Our work included the realization and reinforcement of design goals through the expression and selection of planting material within the park design which effectively re-forests the island with 51 tree species comprised of 1,400 bare root trees and 448 specimens. This supports the master plan concept of botanical diversity. Awards: Design Excellence Award by the New York City Public Design Commission, 2012. • Honor Award from the American Society of Landscape Architects, 2012.

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Bogardus Garden/Bogardus Plaza NEW YORK, NY

Bogardus Garden terminates at the intersection of West Broadway and Hudson Streets in lower Manhattan. A triangle park that started its life as a traffic island was reinvented over the years to become a more verdant albeit gated parcel of Tribeca, an area of Manhattan underserved in terms of open space. With the recent and permanent closure of this block of Hudson Street, the park / plaza space has grown substantially. Friends of Bogardus Garden commissioned Mathews Nielsen to reimagine the park once again. The new design increases the garden space with a planting plan that buffers the visitor from the traffic of West Broadway and wraps around both ends of the park to signify a real interiority of the space. The southern end remains a commuter hub with the placement of a prototypical NYC Department of Transportation vendor kiosk, while the center of the space allows for openended programming and continued community events.

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Based on the overwhelmingly positive response to our design, the project was awarded capital funding from the city and local elected officials as well as private donations. Final design to transform Bogardus Garden into a permanent public plaza commenced in 2014 facilitated through New York City Department of Design and Construction.

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Clinton Commercial Streetscape Revitalization NEW YORK, NY

As prime consultants, the firm designed streetscape improvements for a three-block retail and residential area in Manhattan's ethnically diverse Lower East Side.

Since the project's completion in 1986 Clinton Street has evolved into a socially vibrant and economically successful neighborhood.

Early design stages involved developing a palette of materials and program meetings with local merchants. Final design components included new sidewalk paving with unit pavers, new street lights and layout, new trees, grates and bollards, new signage banner poles, custom trash receptacles and new storm drainage. A significant innovation was to redistribute permitted street light wattage into more closely spaced, lower level fixtures to increase the perception of brightness by improving the uniformity of light distribution.

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Lincoln Center NEW YORK, NY

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As landscape architects for the transformation of Lincoln Center with Diller Scofidio + Renfro and associated architects, Mathews Nielsen was engaged in multiple projects.

Conceived as a counterpoint to the classical monumentality of the Lincoln Center Campus, and like a parted curtain, the landscape defines the entry experience of the grand staircase.

Revitalization of West 65th Street inaugurates the phased reconstruction and creates a vibrant cultural corridor from Broadway to West End Avenue. Transformation of North Plaza offers a two-level restaurant with an undulating green roof. A bosque of trees offers a welcome shaded grove for casual gatherings or performance viewing. The most dramatic change occurs along Columbus Avenue where vehicles and pedestrians have been separated to afford each visitor a gracious, weatherprotected approach to the complex. Embankments on either side of the grand stair have been thickly planted with a variety of trees and seasonal ground covers to create an urban forest.

Each of these initiatives serve to make the cultural campus more inviting to the public and outdoor performances. Awards: ASLA NY Chapter, Urban Design Honor Award, 2012

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East Coast 7 QUEENS, NY

As part of an on-going relationship with TF Cornerstone at the Queens West (now East Coast) site, Mathews Nielsen was asked by the developer to provide design services for the streetscape, building entry and rooftop terrace for East Coast 7.

yucca, and long-blooming perennials. Recreational elements of the rooftop design include a bocce court, grilling areas, cabanas and other seating areas for lounging.

The rooftop has been designed to create a leisurely recreational space for residents to enjoy particularly in the warmer months. The design includes unique lush planted berms, that integrate a modern globe lighting design that illuminate a pedestal paving system which carves walkways through the berms. MNLA worked closely with the design architect Arquitectonica to create the landscape berms as part of the intensive greenroof system which creates a dune-like atmosphere by berming the planting beds and filling them with grasses, beach plum,

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El Museo del Barrio NEW YORK, NY

Located at the northern end of Museum Mile along Fifth Avenue, El Museo del Barrio has been growing in attendance and community programs. Mathews Nielsen collaborated with the architects to achieve two major open space goals: to endow the Museum with a more engaging presence on Fifth Avenue and to activate the entry courtyard to accommodate new activities. The 4,600 square foot courtyard is transformed using a shifted grid of colorful pavers and pigmented concrete that announces the new glass entry pavilion and modulates the scale of the space. Movable seating allows an indoor café and evening dance events to spill out onto the plaza while perimeter lighting rakes the historic façade and allows a soft glow to emanate from animated ground floor public areas.

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A new steel and granite portal serves to frame the courtyard and provide an armature for graphic banners that announce current exhibits. The spatial enclosure simultaneously creates a dynamic façade to the street and defines the forecourt as a precinct that is both part of the streetscape and part of the museum experience. Awards: Design Excellence Award by the Art Commission of the City of New York, 2004

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Hudson River Park, Segment 3 NEW YORK, NY

Mathews Nielsen was engaged by the Hudson River Park Trust to design the Tribeca neighborhood portion (Segment 3) of Hudson River Park. This $170 million segment is nearly ¾ mile long, and includes 14 acres of open space and new buildings. This significant community open space offers active and passive recreational opportunities while continuing the park-wide signature of a continuous waterfront promenade. The design provides new upland park areas and two new piers in the location of the former derelict piers. The new 138,000 square foot (3.17 acre) pier 25 offers sand volleyball, mini-golf and children’s play. The pier includes an elevated deck viewing area and a snack bar building with a dock master’s office for a new 90 boat capacity mooring field. Between Piers 25 and 26, a 12,000 square foot relieving platform is designed as a multi-use plaza for large gatherings. The upland features a nature walk through an undulating topography planted with native grasses experienced from elevated boardwalk.

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American Council of Engineering Companies, NY Chapter Silver Award, 2009

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Pier 42 NEW YORK, NY

The design and construction of Pier 42 for New York City Department of Parks and Recreation completes connections to upland neighborhoods, increases public access to the waterfront, provides safe continuity of the bikeway, and creates an inviting and active water’s edge along a section of the East River where there is currently a large gap between the East River Promenade and East River Park. With a total budget of $94 million, the master plan envisions a spectacular transformation of this 8 acre site. Landforms along the FDR Drive provide both a buffer and flood protection, as well as greater experiential opportunities within the park. The entire water’s edge is softened by removing the bulkhead and by restoring marsh habitat and wave deflection. The pier itself is separated from land creating an island connected by bridges over the new resilient shoreline.

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Phase 1, budgeted at $9.8M, is expected to be completed by 2018.

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Spring Street Hotel / Trump SoHo NEW YORK, NY

Mathews Nielsen designed an 8,800 square-foot through-block plaza for a new hotel in SoHo. Located over occupied space, the plaza encourages pedestrians to use the public space for casual sitting and eating or as a short cut to a nearby subway. Varying sizes of seating pockets, surrounded by lush seasonal plantings, accommodate diverse groups. A blank party wall is enlivened with a tall vine-covered screen with accent down lights that create a soft glow at night. Other plantings include shade and flowering trees, shrubs, perennials and bulbs in a continuous metal planter that inclines upward from 6 inches to two feet. The project is designed in accordance with the latest Department of City Planning requirements for Privately Owned Public Space.

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The Lowline is an exciting new initiative that aims to use cutting edge solar technology to transform the abandoned former Williamsburg Bridge Trolley Terminal into the world’s first underground park — a spectacular, one-acre underground public space. By delivering sunlight underground and activating photosynthesis to create lush year-round gardens, the Lowline will use new science and design to help New Yorkers — and city dwellers all over the world — to re-imagine public place-making and community building. Not only will the Lowline provide the underserved Lower East Side with desperately needed green space and offer a vital cultural resource for the city, it will set an international model for the adaptive reuse and cultivation of abandoned underground spaces. The Lowline is a unique opportunity to shape the future of the City through innovation, deep community engagement, education, and youth development.

Introduction The Lowline will bring to the Lower East Side and New York City the world’s first underground park, a pioneering community-oriented public and cultural space that, with its integration of groundbreaking green technology and revitalized urban infrastructure, will provide a wholly unique experience for residents and visitors. Employing solar technology and fiber optics to capture sunlight from nearby rooftops and transport that natural light underground, a currently dark and disused space can be transformed into a lush garden of winding paths, tropical flora, twisting vines, and fruit-bearing plants. A new urban destination that is at once an alternate reality from the traffic and congestion above will also serve as an innovative reincarnation of a space that was once integral to the transportation history of our city. Stretching three blocks beneath Delancey Street and encompassing one acre below the heart of the Lower East Side, the Williamsburg Bridge Trolley Terminal opened in 1908 and was a pivotal development in the evolution of New York City’s transportation infrastructure, ushering in the transition from horse-drawn carts to streetcars and subways and providing a seamless and vital link between the newly united cities of New York and Brooklyn. Construction of the trolley terminal’s infrastructure

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underground, rather than in an open area at street-level or in stacked tracks above ground, preserved a significant amount of open space along Delancey Street, allowing for a gracious open plaza in the most densely populated area of the city; it also served as a forerunner to a more extensive underground subway system. Since the closure of the trolley terminal in 1948, there has been no public access and very little reason to visit this distinctive space. However, closer exploration of the former terminal reveals a piece of carefully considered public infrastructure capable of evolving with changes to the vibrant and chaotic population above ground. Significant historic details remain in the space, providing the opportunity for integrating historic infrastructure with a new use for the terminal. Mounted catenary channels, which provided power to the trolleys, remain in the ceiling, and Belgian blocks and concrete curbing still clearly trace the outlines of the eight former trolley track loops. The design of the Lowline would incorporate these features above its proposed canopy and along its pathways and plazas, combining much needed green space with the historic features, giving the public once again reason to consider the significance of this wonderful space.

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The Lowline Vision In New York City, one of the densest cities on earth, what if new technologies could open up the vast untapped potential below our streets? Lower East Side architectural designer James Ramsey first learned about the abandoned trolley terminal a few blocks from his office on Chrystie Street in 2008, and began to imagine how solar technology could illuminate and transform this dark site into a much needed green oasis that would also serve as a community hub and gathering place. Ramsey engaged his friend and East Village resident, Dan Barasch, and together they decided to start a nonprofit organization to explore this idea further. The vision for the Lowline is founded upon an understanding of three important needs for the Lower East Side: more high quality community amenities, a major community-centered cultural venue that bolsters the neighborhood’s established and emerging cultural organizations, and a truly unique public space that exposes both residents and visitors to horticulture and new technology. The Lowline will serve as a showcase for the power of green technology, the creative repurposing of the city’s subterranean infrastructure, and the bold imagination of New Yorkers to lead the way toward more resilient, sustainable and livable cities. By “peeling” back the sidewalk at the Lowline’s proposed main entry at Delancey and Norfolk Streets, we will offer a glimpse into the lost, secret underworld of New York City. Every day, thousands of people walk, bike or drive along Delancey Street with little or no idea that, right beneath them, this incredible space lies forgotten. The Lowline

will offer a glimpse into this unknown facet of the city and offer a hint at how beautiful and complex the underground infrastructure of our city can be. The Lowline will be a prominent and much welcomed addition to New York City. While New York City abounds with world-class urban parks, unique public spaces such as the High Line and Governors Island, and leading botanical institutions like the New York Botanical Garden and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, the Lowline will be a truly singular public space – a historic preservation project fused with a futuristic underground garden at the heart of the dense Lower East Side of Manhattan. It will be a living example of the potential for solar technology to create a community gathering space, a learning center, and a destination that inspires creativity and inspiration.

Urban Innovation The Lowline will be another high-profile initiative that, along with the High Line, Cornell Tech, and the Center for Urban Science and Progress, solidifies New York City’s reputation and brand as a hub for technology and innovative urban design. Through its novel use of sunlight redirection technology to passively daylight the world’s first underground park, the Lowline will also serve as a laboratory that incubates new methods for bringing natural light into subway and underground rail stations, in addition to sustainable reuse of abandoned infrastructure.

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Enhancement of Essex Crossing/ Integration with Delancey Street Associates Due to its immediate adjacency to the major redevelopment of the Lower East Side, formerly known as the Seward Park Urban Renewal Area (SPURA) and to be known as Essex Crossing, the Lowline will support, enhance, and improve the quality of life for local residents and businesses alike. With 500 of the new 1,000 Essex Crossing apartments reserved for low-, moderate-, and middle-income families, the Lowline will serve the public space needs of these new Lower East Siders. As an attraction for visitors who live outside the neighborhood, the Lowline will also drive much needed foot traffic to the new mix of retail businesses within the Essex Crossing sites, including a revitalized Essex Market. By partnering with Delancey Street Associates, the team building Essex Crossing, the Lowline plans to truly explore the many ways in which the two projects can support each other. Beyond being a corporate sponsor of the Lowline’s activities to date, Delancey Street Associates has also been willing to consider structural integration and design partnership, given a shared interest in an overall improvement of the surrounding neighborhood. See Letter of Intent in Section 7. 60 Lowline Proposal

A Community Gathering Space The Lowline will serve as a lush and green “community living room” in one of the most public space-deprived neighborhoods of New York City. While the adjacent SPURA development provides for only 10,000 square feet of new public space, the Lowline will become a magnet for residents and visitors alike, offering a space for community gatherings, special events, or simply mingling with friends and family and bringing together people from different backgrounds from throughout the neighborhood, across the city, and around the world. Historic Preservation In 2014, the J.M. Kaplan Fund provided support to the Lowline to commission a historic preservation research study by Higgins Quasebarth. This study concluded that the former Williamsburg Bridge Trolley Terminal was the largest existing relic of New York City’s streetcar history and noted that the abandoned site had tremendous value as a remnant of the neighborhood’s immigrant past, and also served as a key to understanding the significance of the Williamsburg Bridge in connecting the Lower East Side to Williamsburg at the turn of the twentieth century. The design of the Lowline will aim to save and preserve existing cobble stones, rail lines, and overhead catenary tracks,

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along with the elegant patina of columns and corrugated ceilings. All new technology and programmatic design will serve to enhance and restore to life the beauty of a subterranean New York transit hub essentially forgotten by time.

Science and Design Inspiration The Lowline aims to use science and design to answer the challenges facing an increasingly dense, urbanized world. All programs and activities at the Lowline will stem from this goal, and will serve to highlight, reinforce and inspire the many ways that science and design can improve our world. The Lowline is only one example of a scientific and design-driven solution to urban density, and we hope that it will serve as a catalyst for additional solutions to larger social challenges. By hosting innovative lectures, thought-provoking art installations, and creative performances, the Lowline will be an important hub for inspiration and engagement, a space that will encourage locals and visitors of all ages to develop their own ideas for transformative social innovation. STEAM Education and Career Pipeline The Lowline launched the Young Designers Program (YDP) in 2013, structured to engage kids to analyze and address challenges from engineering and design perspectives, and to pursue education and careers in science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM). Providing a critical service in an era of declining access to quality interactive STEAM education opportunities, the Lowline Young Designers Program is representative of the broader types of programs we hope to continue to develop and expand at the Lowline. Having now served over 2,000 young people, the Lowline YDP is already well on its way to becoming one of the top STEAM learning centers for youth from the Lower East Side and across New York City, and this would expand upon the Lowline’s official opening.

A New Venue for Culture and Arts The Lowline will be an important cultural destination, a major new exhibition space where locals and visitors can engage with Lower East Side artists’ works and discover new talent. The site will also serve as a year-round venue for events of varying scale, accommodating up to 1,000 people and offering programming to support local youth, artists and community organizations. Support for Local Businesses Visitors to the neighborhood are essential to the health of small businesses in the Lower East Side, accounting for 75 percent of retail spending in the community. The Lower East Side Partnership, a vocal supporter of the Lowline, has stated that visitor spending is currently concentrated on the nightlife scene during evenings, late nights, and weekends, and that its major priority is to increase daytime visitors to local businesses during the week. As a high profile destination that will strengthen the Lower East Side’s identity, the Lowline offers a valuable opportunity to bring more visitors at all times of day to support the neighborhood’s diverse array of independent shops and restaurants. As an integral part of the Lower East Side, the Lowline will also offer special programming and kiosks that highlight neighborhood businesses and wares. Leadership and Support for Neighborhood Public Spaces The Lowline currently has over 700 highly energetic volunteers, and has cultivated a high degree of technical knowledge and expertise related to year-round park operations and maintenance. Given limited funding sources for local parks and other public spaces across the neighborhood, the Lowline aims to provide technical and operational support within the community, enabling improvement of multiple public spaces. The Lowline would aim to emerge as a community leader on this front, devoting staff resources to coordinate impactful support to peer organizations.

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The Technology The revolutionary idea behind the Lowline, in a nutshell, is that natural sunlight can be captured, reflected, and distributed underground. This innovative solar technology is the first of its kind, and has far-reaching potential to improve our city and our communities. Overview The idea that one might control sunlight in a way that delivers it to a new, perhaps unexpected, location is not a new one. Yet the methods developed to light the Lowline represent new means that are significantly more advanced than any employed to date. Several similar products and techniques exist across the world, and initiatives related to this effort go back as far as the 1970s in Japan. The Lowline has engaged in research for the past seven years and ultimately partnered with RAAD Studio, a New York design firm, and Sunportal, a South Korean company, to execute a methodology that surpasses all other solutions currently available on the market. In the case of the Lowline, this technology enables the delivery of free, full-spectrum sunlight at unparalleled intensity and quality. After being implemented at the Lowline, this technology has numerous far-reaching implications, as a means of delivering sunlight to places never before envisioned. The Lowline has recently demonstrated the viability of this technology at its new research center, the Lowline Lab.

General Principle At the most basic level, the Lowlineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daylighting system relies upon three components: sunlight collection, sunlight transportation, and sunlight distribution. The Sunportal system works through expertly engineered light and optical technology. A heliostat, or sun tracking mirror, follows the path of the sun redirecting it to a stationary location. Heliostats are a proven technology used all over the world; there are a number of existing installations in New York, including Battery Park Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Teardrop Park and the Diane Von Furstenberg Studio in SoHo. The heliostat reflects sunlight to the solar concentrator, which first eliminates the infrared energy from the reflected light, reducing the heat, then concentrates and re-collimates the sunlight for efficient distribution. The light moves in a collimated beam from the concentrator through a tube, which keeps the particulates in the air from diffracting and diffusing the light. The tubes act as a low tech vacuum which adds to the incredible efficiency of this light redirection system. The final step is the distribution system, which makes use of specialized optical materials and geometry in order to distribute the light where it is needed in the Lowline. The light travels through a lens that spreads the light in a wide beam, similar to natural light. A secondary reflector system works in concert with the parabolic ceiling which diffuses and spreads light to the area below. All the materials are selected from the light fixture industry which have been designed to optimize light performance.

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A COLLECTORS Heliostat Concentrator Light Tube Distributor Tracking mirrors reflect Light is then reflected into Light travels through Parabolic ceiling surfaces sunlight to a single location sophisticated parabolic tubes which improves the reflect and distribute fullby following the path of the reflectors, concentrating efficiency of the delivery spectrum light, allowing sun through the sky every the sunlight nearly 30x system, particularly over plants to thrive below. B day. CONCENTRATORS Light is then reflected into sophisticated moment of every its natural intensity, great distances while filtering out hot, parabolic reflectors, concentrating the sunlight nearly 30x infrared rays. its natural intensity, while filtering out hot, infrared rays.

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Case Study: Lowline Lab The creation of the Lowline Lab in 2015 provided an opportunity to test optics and daylighting theories that our team has researched for the past seven years.

The technology proposed for use in the Lowline is currently being tested at the Lowline Lab on Essex Street, just blocks from the Trolley Terminal site. There are three Sunportal units under performance testing and evaluation. Over the course of several months, optical components from around the world were delivered and assembled atop the Lab siteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s roof. The completed installation delivers a level of light intensity and spectrum that exceeds our calculated expectations, affirming our research and strategy for the construction of the Lowline itself.

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The Lab’s canopy features three apertures distributing natural sunlight indoors

Criteria and Testing Light intensity and spectral content are key to plant husbandry within any environment. Design criteria for the space was developed in collaboration with the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens and is based on extensive study of plant species alongside physical measurements and testing. The light intensity requirements for plant growth varies by species and season. This allows for a variety of plant types to be located in the space relative to light access. This variability enables a wide variety of species to flourish in this environment. In the Lab space the plants with the highest light requirements are located higher in elevation, while plants with lower light level requirements are located lower in elevation, as shown in the contour map to the right. Illuminance measurements from the Lowline Lab show the reflected sunlight delivered exceeds the minimum criteria by approximately 20%.

Illuminance Required for Plant Growth (Approximately 12 hours per day required) • Flowering plants, typical 750-2000 fc • Tropical plants, med-light 250-750 fc • Vines, Ferns, Ivy + green plants 50-250 fc

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Delivered Spectral Power Density Measurements Plants rely on the energy received from the sun in order to stimulate photosynthesis. Certain wavelengths of light are critical to this process and for plants to survive. The best light for plants to thrive is full spectrum light similar to daylight. The measured spectral power density taken in the Lowline Lab shows a continuous spectrum of light which will sustain plant growth. The taper in the long wavelength part of the spectrum (towards red) is required for the thermal safety of the equipment, and is not expected to impact plant growth. Light delivered from the solar technology is superior to electric lighting sources for plant growth.

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Solar Access Study The selection of the Essex Crossing team provided the final piece of the puzzle for the design of the Lowlineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daylighting strategy. The creation of a massive development immediately to the south of the Lowline generates a well-defined set of parameters for exposure to the sun and to shadow.

The false color map illustrates the areas around the Trolley Terminal with most access to direct sunlight. The surfaces in red and yellow show the greatest access to sunlight while the blue and purple show the areas that are typically in shade. The analysis illustrates the total annual access to direct sunlight. This information is used to inform the placement and orientation of the heliostats and solar collection devices.

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Site Specific Solution In researching the solar data, and via numerous discussions with the Essex Crossing team, our designers reached a set of conclusions about how best to situate heliostatic and concentrating solar equipment to bring the Lowline to life.

The north cornice line of the completed building on Site 4 of Essex Crossing provides an ideal opportunity to install heliostats, which are intended to reflect light to the street level of Delancey Street. This light would be unconcentrated and well overhead, and as such would not be a cause for glare at the street or for drivers.

The roof of Site 4 provides nearly limitless access to direct sunlight. When the plaza above the site is in complete shadow, we are still able to provide direct sunlight to the site. This is shown by the bright yellow surfaces, which indicate full direct solar access.

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The redirected sunlight is sent into a cluster of concentrating optics, exactly in the same fashion as the Lab systems, where the sun’s light is concentrated and sent into conduits that penetrate the street into the space below. At this point, the system is closed. Heat has also been removed.

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Arrays of concentrating mechanisms dot the south side of Delancey Street, lofted above the street level like street lamps. The primary locations of these pieces of equipment take advantage of the fact that the public plaza on the south side of Delancey and the median both overlap with the footprint of the Trolley Terminal site below. The proposed locations of these stanchions begin to allow for the production of dynamic, multi-purpose street furniture designed to enhance the living experience of new

residents and businesses. We also envision using them to create an “allee” effect that may serve to temper automotive traffic along this corridor. In addition to multi-purpose Lowline solar collection systems along Delancey Street, the addition of iconic Lowline entrances just steps away from Essex Crossing offer myriad opportunities to collaborate on improving the Delancey Street plaza for safer pedestrian access and a more vibrant streetscape. Lowline Proposal 69

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Daylight in the Site Based upon our calculations for the Lowline Lab, which have been upheld by test results, we believe we are able to use our concentrating optical systems to generate substantial and sufficient daylighting to achieve our design goals underground.

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Sunlight levels are variable over the course of the year, but we are able to use a running thirty year historical average, combined with the data we have collected about our systemsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; efficiency, to predict final output levels inside the space.

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Concept Plan Below Grade Raad Studio, working closely with the Lowline team and strategic advisors, has developed a concept plan that celebrates the intersection between old and new, and serves to make each, in its turn, more powerful. The site’s conditions suggest a division of space between a smaller eastern portion of the site, with distinctive infrastructure, and the more spacious western portion. The latter area, bounded by steel, rivets, vaults and the original cobblestones of the trolley terminal, will serve as an open Plaza that will greet visitors descending from the grand entrance at Norfolk Street. This Plaza will be a flexible area for visitors to congregate and engage in varied activities; it will be a place for art, performance, play, socializing, or just contemplation. A small gift shop will enable concessions near the entrance, tucked away from the Plaza. The eastern end of the site will dissolve into an undulating planted terrain, sunlit by fiber optic solar technology that is embedded in the ceiling above. Inspired by Frederick Law Olmsted’s Ramble in Central Park, the Ramble of the Lowline will offer the unique experience of exploring dense and verdant underground gardens via winding pathways, marked by the old cobblestones and trolley tracks evoking this space’s original purpose. Amidst the trees and flora of the Ramble will be a range of casual seating options, in addition to a café/bar and seating area. At the far end of the Ramble will be a flexible programming area and an additional entrance/egress that leads to Clinton Street.

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Concept Plan Above Grade Carefully planned and designed access points and technology installations will create an iconic above-grade presence for the Lowline on Delancey Street. A headhouse on Delancey Street will serve as the main entrance to the Lowline via a grand staircase into the space. Located within the new pedestrian plaza created by NYC DOT, this headhouse can be accompanied by other street-level improvements such as plantings and seating. All access points to the Lowline will be compliant with code, fire safety and ADA requirements.

Additionally, clusters of solar concentrators will be arrayed along the south side of Delancey street, in the median as well as the northern edge of the plaza. Though not specifically designed, we envision these to act as “street furniture”, possibly embracing multiple functions ranging from a weather canopy, to phone charging stations or WiFi kiosks, to bike storage, to seating, just to name a few. Deployed rhythmically, they would also create a processional quality along the approach to the bridge that potentially creates a positive effect on traffic, while serving to spatially define the plaza, making it safer and more pleasant.

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Dominoes Senior residents enjoy a casual game of dominoes.

Modular Installations Rotating art and design bring visitors back again and again.

Events Intimate, unique opportunities for a range of special events.

Neighborhood Meet-up Spot Visitors meet friends and family before or after enjoying the neighborhood.

Plaza 10,000 Sq. Ft.

Shop 500 Sq. Ft.

Gift Shop Visitors purchase small tokens to remember their visit.

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Relaxation Flexible seating enables both social and solitary oasis.

Youth Play Kids engage in “programmatic play” on modular playtime structures.

Tai Chi Health and wellness activities activate the space year-round.

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Youth Education Kids learn and are inspired about science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) Nature Walks Trails through denser planted areas offer an adventurous inspired escape.

Inspiring Talks Events feature socially innovative scientists, engineers, and thinkers. Cultural Programs A warm, bright, inspired place for performances and events.

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Day in the Life Plaza Open flexible area to congregate, socialize, and enjoy art, performance, play, or peaceful contemplation Ramble Densely planted area, allowing for adventurous pathways, quiet seating areas, and magical landscapes

Refreshments Food and beverage options entice visitors and support local vendors.

Flex Space Event space usable for youth workshops, performances, community meetings, and social gatherings

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The Lowline Lab: Demonstrating Technical Viability and Community Value The Lowline Lab, opened in October 2015, is a full-scale mock-up of the future Lowline park. Built in an abandoned former market building just a block away from the Lowline site, the Lowline Lab features a live solar collection system installed on the building’s roof, a sunlight distribution mechanism, and a live green space inside the warehouse. The Lowline Lab is a living learning center, in which three areas of research both inform this proposal and inspire and educate the public: (1) the viability of solar technology to deliver sunlight underground; (2) the viability of plant life to grow and thrive underground; and (3) the communitybuilding potential of a four-season underground park.

Innovative Research Center Partnering with engineering firm Arup, solar technology manufacturer SunPortal, and co-founder James Ramsey’s design firm, Raad Studio, the Lowline is collecting measurements of the quality (measured by spectrum wavelength) and quantity (measured in foot candles) of light delivered into the site, tracking the ability to treat light like a liquid in all four seasons- potentially opening up new fields of design in urban environments. Additionally, the Lowline has partnered with board member Signe Nielsen’s landscape design firm, Mathews Nielsen, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and John Mini Distinctive Landscapes to plant over 3,000 individual plants representing roughly 50 species, and are tracking the viability of these plants over the course of all four seasons.

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Community Weekends Too often, scientific and technological research is closed to the public. By contrast, the Lowline Lab is designed to be open to the public, and is free to all visitors every Saturday and Sunday through 2016. Visitors learn about the science, technology, engineering, and design behind the project, and are given the opportunity to provide feedback on the exhibition and the overall project concept. Historical exhibition panels educate visitors about the Lowline site and the Lower East Side, demonstrating the connection between the neighborhood’s rich past and its bright future. Technological models are presented in fun and interactive ways that draw visitors into the project, inspiring people to imagine new possibilities for science and design to improve their city and their world. Since the Lab is open and free to the public in all four seasons—in contrast to public spaces vulnerable to inclement weather—it serves as a primary attraction for families during the otherwise dreary, listless winter months. The Lab also features direct opportunities to connect to the local “mom and pop” businesses that make the Lower East Side such a vibrant neighborhood, with on-site vendors from the nearby Essex Market having direct exposure to thousands of new customers, and offering a taste of the Lower East Side for all visitors.

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Young Designers Program (YDP) Given the extraordinary potential of the Lowline Lab as an interactive learning space, we have grown and scaled our YDP to include educational sessions with dozens of elementary, middle and high schools in the neighborhood and across New York City. We have developed an interactive inquiry-based STEAM curriculum, in partnership with pedagogical partner CityScience, which builds upon core curricular components of solar technology, plant and soil science, and engineering design through educational group activities. To date, the YDP has reached over 2,000 students aged 5-19 (grades K-12), who otherwise would not have access to innovative, hands-on training or education in the areas of solar technology, architecture/ design, and/or engineering. Through our interdisciplinary curriculum, students learn the principles of communitybased design in the context of an exciting urban design project that is both tangible and relevant to their lives. Youth have opportunities to better understand the education and career paths leading to innovative projects like the Lowline, and engage in critical discussions of their plans, designs, and ideas for the future park. The YDP also aims to make science-related careers exciting and accessible for both boys and girls, in an effort to reduce the gender gap in STEAM education and careers.

Innovation Programming The Lowline aims to foster and lead a meaningful yet accessible dialogue around science and technology, the ways in which they affect our lives, and their potential to change the world for the better. The Lowline Lab aims to serve as a beloved neighborhood “living room” for these kinds of discussions, an oasis of nature, technology, and inspiration within the fabric of a bustling urban streetscape. To that end, the Lab offers free talks on innovation, science, and design, featuring inspiring, informal sessions with experts in everything from architecture to horticulture

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to optical technology. It is also home to communityoriented programming, in the form of street fairs designed to bring local small businesses into the space to promote visibility. By bringing this creative, participatory, community-oriented programming to the public, we can ignite these crucial discussions and inspire community members to voice their ideas and opinions through direct conversation and connections.

Proven Results In sum, the Lowline Lab — like the future Lowline — fills a much-needed gap by providing opportunities for youth, families, and the broader community with a free public space, engaging cultural programming, and interactive, inspiring STEAM education. Since opening in October 2015, the Lowline has conducted survey data at the Lab which clearly demonstrate the strong potential of the future Lowline to support community development.

Throughout 2016, the Lowline Lab will continue to demonstrate the extraordinary social impact of the future Lowline. The Lab anticipates the following outcomes: • Over 100,000 individuals will visit the Lowline Lab. • Over 2,700 students in grades K-12 will attend STEAM educational sessions, and be exposed to career and educational pathways in STEAM fields. We anticipate that these youth will come from over 50 schools and 10 community organizations across the neighborhood and NYC. • Over 1,000 people will attend free talks and events at the Lowline Lab related to innovation, science, arts, and design. • Local small businesses, and the vulnerable Essex Market vendors, will increase revenue through increased traffic and participation in activities related to the Lowline Lab. • The Lowline will conduct and publish cutting-edge research on solar technology, horticulture, and community engagement, providing insight for urban infrastructure reclamation projects across New York City and around the world

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Lowline Lab Visitor Survey Based on 332 full survey responses (October 2015 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mid January 2016)

Preliminary survey data from the Lowline Lab clearly demonstrate the strong potential of the future Lowline in delivering high value visitors into the neighborhood. Almost half of Lowline Lab visitors do not often visit the Lower East Side neighborhood, and nearly two thirds neither live nor work there. This split implies that the Lowline Laband the Lowlineare both a catalyst for visitorship and a popular amenity for locals. And the social value of this proposed future public amenity can

also be extrapolated from Lowline Lab survey findings: overwhelming majorities of visitors described a feeling of calm, inspiration, or happiness.

Almost half of our visitors do not often visit the Lower East Side. We are bringing in new foot traffic.

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Over 55% of visitors expressed interest in returning, and especially for art installations, interesting talks, and other cultural activities. What activities would bring you back to the Lowline Lab for another visit? 187 Visitors (55.7%)

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The Community From the inception of the Lowline concept, the Lowline team has recognized the importance of community engagement and has worked over four years to solicit input and engage with diverse groups of local stakeholders. We are proud to have received extraordinary support across the Lower East Side community. Community Engagement The Lowline has held multiple public forums for community stakeholder input. In early 2012, the Lowline hosted a free public exhibit, attended by over 800 people, at the Mark Miller Gallery on Orchard Street, inviting the local community to directly engage with the team and provide input. In September 2012, the Lowline hosted a free technology demo, “Imagining the Lowline,” where in under two weeks 11,000 visitors provided feedback on the preliminary design and concept. The team hosted multiple community information gathering sessions during this demo, including one hosted by NY City Council Members Margaret Chin and Rosie Mendez. In the past three years, the Lowline’s Young Designers Program has reached over 2,000 young people, at local community organizations like Henry Street Settlement and Educational Alliance, in order to directly solicit input from a diverse cohort of neighborhood kids. The Young

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Designers Program itself grew organically out of interest and enthusiasm among local parents, educators, and community leaders, seeing the Lowline as not only extraordinarily exciting to young people, but a way to give these young people a voice in determining the kind of public space they would like the Lowline to become. Since 2014, the Lowline has hosted two community exhibits and workshops at a local art gallery to celebrate and showcase the high volume of ideas and feedback from participating youth, but also to invite the local community in to provide additional input. As noted above, in October 2015 the Lowline Lab was opened, providing a venue for community residents to experience the Lowline design and to provide their own ideas and feedback. Visitor surveys are collected at the site and online, and plans are in place to further expand the ways in which we learn and gather feedback from local visitors through traditional design charrettes in 2016 and beyond.

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Community Support Community support for the Lowline project has been overwhelmingly positive. Various community leaders endorsed the project early on, and continue to do so, including local parents, local small businesses, Community Board 3 leadership, and green space activists. Community Board 3 approved an official resolution of support for the concept, and the Lower East Side Partnership (formerly the BID) endorsed the project as a way to support small businesses by delivering desperately needed daytime foot traffic. In two separate Kickstarter campaigns, over 5,000 people supported the development of the project with average donations of $20 — breaking new records and showing that support for the project is truly grassroots, and comes from a wide range of supporters both local and global in scope. The Lowline is honored that every elected official who represents the neighborhood have endorsed the project, largely because of the positive feedback they have received from their constituents and their belief in the value of the project. These officials include U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand; U.S. Representatives Carolyn Maloney and Nydia Velazquez; New York State Senator Daniel Squadron; Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer; and New York City Council Members Margaret Chin, Rosie Mendez, Mark Levine, Corey Johnson, and Daniel Garodnick. To date, the Lowline has received over a dozen official letters of support from community organizations, local businesses, schools, and elected officials. These are included in Section 7.

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Addressing Community Needs In the midst of gentrification, displacement, and rising costs, many Lower East Side community residents are rightly concerned about an increasing pace of real estate development. We believe that the Lowline can help return development to a human scaleâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;instead of a high rise tower, the Lowline represents a re-invigoration of a twolevel public plaza: the streetscape at Delancey Street and the subterranean Lowline site. Whereas large building developments block out the sun, the Lowline presents a solution: capture sunlight on rooftops and deliver that light to a public space where people can enjoy it. And rather than increasing the amount of land used for private residential use or commercial use, the Lowline preserves a modest area for public space.

While the Lowline has conducted years of community engagement to assess community needs, it raised funding in 2015 from the J.M. Kaplan Fund to support a formal needs assessment and to deliver strategic recommendations to ensure that the Lowline could best represent community values and interests. The team worked with Hester Street Collaborative, a nonprofit organization dedicated to community participatory planning, to gather and analyze existing data regarding the community and study area, and research best practices for public space and innovative economic development. The Hester Street Collaborative also interviewed a targeted group of local stakeholders to discuss community priorities and concerns and collect their ideas for programming and development of the site.

In addition to economic concerns, there is a severe lack of positive youth development and community education opportunities in the Lower East Side. In many ways, the abandoned former trolley site mirrors the marginalized community in which the Lowline will be located. Our project seeks to unlock the unrealized potential of both. The Lower East Side continues to be a neighborhood of immigrants, representing a unique tie to the Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s past and future. Thirty-six percent of the population is foreignborn, and 67% are minorities. According to the most recent census, the median household income for the area is just $32,038 and nearly 85% of area residents live in subsidized or rent-regulated housing. Close to a third lack a high school diploma. Gentrification and rising costs in the neighborhood have further displaced low-income residents and small businesses.

Interviewees included leaders from the affordable housing advocacy community (Good Old Lower East Side, Two Bridges Neighborhood Council, Association of Latino Business Owners and Residents, Coalition Against Asian American Violence); the local business community (the Lower East Side Business Improvement District, Essex Market Vendors; NYC Department of Small Business Services); and community organizations (University Settlement, Educational Alliance, Henry Street Settlement, Grand Street Settlement).

Relative to the rest of New York City, the Lower East Side has significantly less open/recreational space: only 15.9% versus 27%. It is well documented that public spaces instill a sense of pride, ownership, and well-being in communities that are otherwise disenfranchised. The need for improved STEAM education is also well documented, particularly for students of color. Afterschool programs that emphasize science, technology, and math are demonstrated to create substantial academic and behavioral benefits for young people facing stark economic and educational disparities.

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Key findings from this broad collection of local community leaders included: • An urgency to preserve the history, character, and demographic diversity of the neighborhood • The need to ensure that local residents and organizations are engaged in design considerations and programming • Concerns around rising costs resulting from any real estate development in the area, potentially leading to additional displacement of low-income residents • The need for education for local youth • The need for jobs for the local population

Key recommendations that emerged from this exercise, which has profoundly informed the Lowline’s community engagement strategy, include: • Provide a free, public recreation facility that allows for year-round use • Celebrate and tell the history of the neighborhood via integrated design • Institute governance and program mechanisms for structured neighborhood involvement • Provide space for local businesses and entrepreneurs to promote visibility • Identify job opportunities for local residents, and work with local workforce development programs and community organizations to ensure that local jobs are created and filled within the community • Continue to offer free youth education opportunities

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Resiliency The Lowline represents a new way to build a more resilient public space in New York City. Underground spaces can be protected using structural barriers and other design features in ways that outdoor, coastal, and riverfront spaces cannot; in many ways, a carefully designed subterranean space such as the Lowline is less vulnerable to extreme weather events than some of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most popular riverfront parks. Resilient and sustainable planning also makes the most of existing and disused spaces. The Lowline will not only help to repurpose and reinvigorate an abandoned piece of public

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transit infrastructure, but it will also offer an aesthetic improvement that will benefit the adjacent subway station, leading to an increase in local ridership and station use. Finally, of course, the Lowline will also create a much needed verdant space in one of the most park-deprived communities in New York City.

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Visitorship The Lowline Lab opened its doors in October 2015, and serves as a key predictor of the likely visitorship for the future Lowline. While the Lab is currently open to the public only 12 hours a week and only on weekends, it has so far attracted nearly 25,000 visitors, which if annualized is equivalent to 100,000 visitors. The Lowline site, of course, will be ten times larger than the Lowline Lab, will be open throughout the week, will sit below the new Essex Crossing development and refurbished Essex Street Market, and will attract visitors via a wide range of cultural, youth, and community programming. Unlike other outdoor public spaces in New York City, the Lowline will be utilized in all seasons and accommodate programs throughout the year. With the creation of a yearround, five-day-a-week amenity with roughly 75 weekly public open hours, annual visitorship would approach approximately 1 million (see chart attached)—putting the Lowline on a par with major New York City institutions, including parks, museums, and botanical gardens, and becoming the leading free-of-charge downtown attraction focused on science, technology, and public design. By way of comparison, this would make the Lowline the most popular year-round cultural destination on the Lower East Side, ahead of the New Museum’s 500,000 annual visitors.

Hours of Operation The Lowline intends to be free and open to the public five days a week, year-round, and anticipates regular hours of 6 am – 9pm. Operations staff would ensure security, sanitation, and horticultural and equipment maintenance, as well as manage capacity flow. The Lowline would be closed for a minimal number of revenue-generating events, as outlined in the Financial Narrative in Section 3.

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Economic Impact The Lowline will create 560 construction jobs and over 25 full-time staff jobs, and will bring an estimated $14 million in annual spending into the neighborhood to support local businesses. Job Creation, Local Hiring and Community Development. The Lowline will not only establish a completely new model for public space in New York City. It will also bring substantial economic benefits to the Lower East Side and downtown Manhattan. Based on preliminary analysis undertaken by HR&A Advisors, the Lowline will support or create 560 construction-related jobs; between 2535 direct jobs related to site operations; and support an estimated 4,000 additional jobs in the Lower East Side, a neighborhood with the lowest per capita income in Manhattan south of 125th Street. The Lowline has committed to working with a range of local workforce programs, at organizations like Henry Street Settlement and the Chinese-American Planning Council, as well as other local community organizations, to ensure that local residents may be hired and may receive requisite training to prepare for these new jobs.

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Based on the Lowlineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s projected visitorship of 1 million people per year, we believe that this project has the potential to generate over $14 million in annual spending among local businesses on the Lower East Side, particularly those along the Delancey Street corridor, at the revitalized Essex Street Market, and the new retail corridor known as the Market Line that is currently under development by Essex Crossing. This projection is based on the assumption that 30% of the 1 million visitors will visit a local restaurant, spending on average $30 per visitor, or $9 million total per year, and that 25% of these visitors will make a retail purchase at a local store, spending on average $20 each, or $5 million.

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Global Media Exposure and Visibility Since the Lowline was the subject of its first article in New York magazine in 2011, it has continued to garner an extraordinary degree of press coverage, both in New York City and around the world. The Lowline has been profiled extensively in hundreds of global news organizations, including every major outlet in the New York metropolitan area. It has generated a formidable online presence, with tens of thousands of e-mail subscribers and social media followers. The Co-Founders have been invited to speak at design, technology, and urban policy conferences all over the U.S.

and internationally. This intense media interest implies that people across the city, across the country, and around the world are keenly aware of the Lowline proposal, and are likely to include the Lowline in an upcoming visit to the City. The Lowline could be yet another reason for Lower East Siders to take pride in their neighborhood, for New Yorkers to take pride in their city, and for visitors to admire it.

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Construction Feasibility For the past 5 years, the Lowline team has engaged Arup to analyze the physical viability of creating a safe and functional space at the Williamsburg Bridge Trolley Terminal site. Arup has confirmed the Lowline’s engineering and construction feasibility and has outlined an approach that prudently calibrates the development process with the Lowline’s capital fundraising capacity. Feasibility Studies and Stakeholder Meetings In 2012, Arup conducted a thorough review of the trolley terminal, assessing all potential considerations related to the structural, geotechnical, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, life safety, and acoustics conditions related to the current site, as well as delivering an initial cost estimate. Since completion of the report in 2013, the Lowline has partnered with Arup to hold multiple meetings with various stakeholder agencies, to gain additional insight into any additional considerations. This outreach has included over six meetings with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), including direct meetings with former Chair Jay Walder, former interim Chair Joe Lhota, and current Chair Thomas Prendergast, Capital Construction President Michael Horodniceanu, Real Estate Director Jeffrey Rosen and Transit-Oriented Director Robert Paley; four meetings with the New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT), including with Commissioner Polly Trottenberg, Manhattan Borough Commissioner Margaret Forgione, and experts from multiple NYC DOT functional teams; one cross-functional meeting with the FDNY; and several meetings with City officials. With this feedback, Arup updated its cost estimate in late 2015, also incorporating a new understanding of the Essex Crossing development plans and construction timeline, as well as updated information on the proposed solar technology equipment and design components of the Lowline proposal.

The full Arup feasibility report is available upon request. A summary of key findings include: • Access and Connectivity: Locational advantages include proximity to J/M/Z subway lines; pedestrian and bicycle facilities; existing high-density residential areas; and SPURA proximity. Site constraints include proximity to back-of-house subway facilities and adjacency to subway tracks. Key recommendations included the creation of multiple means of new egress to be built at grade, and partitions separating the Lowline site from active MTA facilities. • Structural: The site appears to be built at cut-andcover specifications typical of the early 20th century, but some corrosion, localized cracking, and minor water infiltration would require significant rehabilitation. • Geotechnical: The current foundation structure appears to be performing adequately given current loads. Additional minimal increases via landscaping should be sustainable. • Mechanical: The current site contains very little mechanical infrastructure, but the addition of heating, ventilation and air conditioning could be used to modulate temperatures. • Electrical: While it is unknown if the MTA’s existing station electrical system has the capacity to support the Lowline site, it is assumed that the Lowline would need to procure a new electrical utility service, new emergency light fittings and utility lighting, and a new hydraulic elevator. • Plumbing and Fire Protection: The site has poor drainage conditions and no existing fire protection system (sprinkler or standpipe).

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• Flooding: Location is several blocks from the FEMA 500-year flood line, and sustained no major damage during Hurricane Sandy. The elevation difference between the 11-foot storm surge experienced during Sandy and the entrance to the Lowline site is estimated at 26 feet.

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• Fire and Life Safety: An egress plan was designed given an anticipated maximum occupancy load of 1500 occupants. A retaining wall along the north side of the site would be necessary to partition the Lowline from the existing J/M/Z Brooklyn-bound subway track. • Acoustics: The space will require significant noise isolation strategies to reduce the level of train noise adjacent to the future space. The Lowline team anticipates the following development schedule:

Public Approvals and Predevelopment The Lowline recognizes the complexities involved in this site and the importance of maintaining a clean separation between the project site and the MTA’s existing J/M/Z station beneath Delancey Street. We have therefore allotted in our schedule a six-month negotiation period with EDC and the MTA before commencement of the environmental review and pre-certification process for the Uniform Land Use Review (ULURP). We are also currently estimating a full year for the environmental review and ULURP pre-certification, though we hope to work closely with EDC to expedite this process to the greatest extent possible. Concurrent with the environmental review, the Lowline team will complete schematic design for the CIty’s review. Following certification, we are scheduling 7 months for ULURP and one additional month for the 384(b)(4) approval. We anticipate site occupancy and completion of construction documents to begin 26 months after our designation by EDC. Core and Shell/ Preservation of Historic Features The Lowline’s first component of construction would be to create a core and shell at the Williamsburg Trolley Terminal site that brings the current space up to code, repairs and resurfaces any dilapidated structural elements, rehabilitates the historical features of the space, addresses life and safety issues, establishes a basic level of finishings,

and provides restroom facilities and other core MEP services, such as lighting (normal and emergency) and ventilation. Following multiple meetings with the MTA leadership and real estate division, it is clear that an immediate top priority is the partitioning of the Lowline site from the existing J/M/Z subway station, with two-hour fire rated partitions in order to create a separate and distinct space. Additionally, new entrance points will be constructed to provide the public with general access to the space from Delancey Street. These entrance points will also incorporate indirect daylighting into the site, to support the remote daylighting technology described above.

Fit-Out: Installation of Technology and Landscape Following construction of the core and shell, the Lowline team will begin extensive fit-out of the site. In this phase, daylighting technology will be added to bring direct natural sunlight into the site, and IT, AV and performance lighting infrastructure will be installed to allow for a flexible event and performance space. Following installation of the daylighting technology, the Lowline team will be able to commence development and planting of Lowline landscaping. In addition, air conditioning and heating would be installed in the performance area and a concessions kitchen would be constructed to serve the café and kiosks. The Lowline assumes a 26 month construction period, based on the ability to secure efficiencies with coordination with Essex Crossing development, expeditious precertification and ULURP. A detailed construction schedule is included on page 94. You will note that, as proposed in this schedule, much of the Lowline’s Core and Shell construction takes place concurrently with the Essex Crossing Sites 3 and 4 construction, allowing the Lowline team to take advantage of significant efficiencies by undertaking demolition, site work and structural work during this period.

Construction Outline Month 1 Negotiation with MTA and EDC Schematic Design Enviro Review/Precertification ULURP Site Occupancy DD & Construction Docs Contracting Core and Shell Construction Technology, Garden, Fit Out Closeout and Punchlist Public Approvals & Pre Development

Month 12

Month 24

Month 36

Month 48

Month 60

Months 1 – 6 Months 6 – 10 Months 7 – 18 Months 18 – 25 Month 27 Months 25 – 30 Months 30 – 34 Months 34 – 56 Months 42 – 60 Months 59 – 60 Design

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Preliminary Schedule Original Start Duration

Lowline Preliminary Schedule Initial Stages

1191

Jul 2016

Finish Mar 2021

635

Jul 2016

Jan 2019

MTA Negotiations/ ULURP Approval

912

Jul 2016

Aug 2018

Schematic Design

150

Jan 2017

Apr 2017

DD & Construction Docs Contracting

150 90

Aug 2018 Sep 2018

Jan 2019 Jan 2019

Core & Shell- Historic Preservation

675

Jan 2019

Nov 2020

Mobilization*

Jan 2019

Mar 2019

Initial Works

105

Mar 2019

Jun 2019

Site Access

Oct 2018

Site Work

Mar 2019

May 2019

Demoltion

May 2019

Jun 2019

Strutural

345

Jun 2019

May 2020

Rehabilitate and Replace Concrete

120

Jun 2019

Oct 2019

Rehabilitate and Replace Masonry

Dec 2019

Feb 2020

Rehabilitate and Replace Demising Wall

120

Feb 2020

May 2020

Rehabilitate and Replace Steel

180

Jun 2019

Dec 2019

Mechanical

120

Dec 2019

Apr 2020

Ventilation System

120

Dec 2019

Apr 2020

Electrical

120

Dec 2019

Apr 2020

Install/ Construct new Electrical Infrastructure

120

Dec 2019

Apr 2020

Plumbing and Fire Protection

150

Feb 2020

Jul 2020

Rehabilitate/ Install sewage system

150

Feb 2020

Jul 2020

Install new domestic water system

150

Feb 2020

Jul 2020

Install new Fire Supression System

120

Feb 2020

Jun 2020

Facilities

120

May 2020

Sep 2020

Restrooms

120

May 2020

Sep 2020

Miscellaneous

405

Sep 2019

Oct 2020

Access and Entry

120

Sep 2019

Jan 2020

Fire & Safety

Aug 2020

Oct 2020

Lighting Closeout & Punchlist

45 30

Sep 2020 Oct 2020

Oct 2020 Nov 2020

Technology, Garden and Fitout

529

Oct 2019

Mar 2021

Initial Works

Dec 2019

Mar 2020

Site Access*

Dec 2019

Mar 2020

Structural

180

Nov 2019

May 2020

Rehabilitate and Replace Steel

180

Nov 2019

May 2020

Mechanical

150

Mar 2020

Aug 2020

Air Conditioning

Mar 2020

Jun 2020

Kitchen Ventilation

May 2020

Aug 2020

Facilities

120

May 2020

Sep 2020

Concession Spaces

120

May 2020

Sep 2020

Performance Space

120

May 2020

Sep 2020

Miscellaneous

529

Oct 2019

Mar 2021

Communications

Aug 2020

Oct 2020

Lighting

Aug 2020

Oct 2020

Utilities

Aug 2020

Oct 2020

Finishes

150

Oct 2020

Mar 2021

Daylighting

120

Oct 2019

Jan 2020

Landscaping Closeout & Punchlist

22 30

Jan 2021 Feb 2021

Feb 2021 Mar 2021

Aug 2017

Jan 2020

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2018

2019

2020

2021

Design

Construction

2022

J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D

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Capital Budget The cost to build the Lowline is approximately $83 million inclusive of hard, soft and contingencies. This assumes a 26-month construction period and would require efficiencies and coordination with the Essex Crossing development inclusive of clear, unencumbered site conditions (which is currently not predictable from our end, as we are subject to the pace of their development), and an expeditious pre-certification and ULURP. Without these scheduling efficiencies, the project could potentially cost up to an additional 30%. The budget utilized herein assumes these savings are realized. The Lowline will work with EDC to determine the appropriate schedule for the review and approvals process, and to develop a strategy to maximize the efficiencies attributable to coordination with the construction of Essex Crossing. Sources and Uses of Funds The Lowline proposes to approach the funding of the project with a strategy closer to that of a typical cultural institution rather than public open space, requiring a greater reliance on private fundraising than public investment. The proposed public funding is viewed as the critical gateway to enable the magnitude of proposed private funding. Overall, three sources of funding will be required to ensure the success of this project, including private sources at approximately 42%, public sources at approximately 36% (City, State and Federal appropriations), and tax credits at approximately 22%. To achieve this goal, the Lowline will be seeking approximately $22 million in capital funding from the City of New York, and will pursue allocations from the Administration, New York City Council, and the Manhattan Borough President. This contribution will help us leverage both private funds and other governmental sources and, we believe, is consistent with capital allocations for similar projects like cultural institutions and parks.

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We plan to begin discussions with New York State in the range of $5 million for regional economic development, infrastructure and education, and would seek $3 million in Federal funding from various agencies dedicated to historic preservation and innovation in science and technology education. These ratios of sources of funds would provide a strong equilibrium from the public sector to be able to confidently approach the balance from the private sector. The Lowline has also identified a total of $18 million in New Markets Tax Credit and Historic Tax Credit equity as additional sources of funds to support development of this project. Private sector funding is critical to the overall success — not only to build the site, but importantly to develop a constituency for its ongoing support. The Lowline is evaluating its ability to raise $35 million from the private sector over a three year period.

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Over 70 percent of this private funding will come from major donors, including members of the Lowline’s Board of Directors. Additional private funds will come from corporate sponsors, foundations and individual donors. A more detailed description of the Lowline’s fundraising approach is provided below.

As noted in this proposal, support for the Lowline among elected officials, including members of the City Council, has been overwhelmingly enthusiastic. A detailed table outlining these sources of funding is included on pages 104 – 105.

Annual Fundraising to Date Since inception in 2012, the Lowline has raised approximately $3 million to date, an impressive figure given that the project has not been officially approved for development, donors are unable to access the proposed site, and the concept of this unique public space has never been realized anywhere in the world. This speaks to the power of the idea the Lowline evokes, not only as a destination and educational experience for the public, but also as a viable and tangible solution to growing and sustaining plant life through innovative technological solutions. Since its founding, the Lowline has doubled its operations. Approximately 70% of operating funds come from individuals through an annual “Anti-Gala” and also highly innovative and successful Kickstarter campaigns and board campaigns. Over 5,000 donors have contributed to our work.

Additional annual support has been realized from corporate sponsors, among them Audi, Citigroup, Viacom, Con Edison, Goldman Sachs, WeWork, Time Warner Cable, William Morris Entertainment, and Pernod Ricard, and from major foundations including the J.M. Kaplan Fund, the Johnson Family Foundation, and the New York Community Trust. The Lowline has also shown a growing ability to raise funding from the government sector. Discretionary funding has been granted from New York City Council Members Margaret Chin (in whose district we reside) and Daniel Garodnick in each of the two most recent fiscal years, signaling strong and consistent support from local elected officials.

Revenue To Date 2011 Corporate Individual

$25,500

Foundation

2012

2013

2014

2015

TOTAL

$153,110

$130,093

$137,522

$314,200

$734,925

25%

$406,273

$334,842

$588,000

$601,729

$1,956,345

67%

$17,000

$61,350

$66,495

$81,000

$225,845

$16,617

$1,013,546

$2,933,732

Government $25,500

$576,383

$526,285

$792,017

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Capital Campaign and Fundraising Plan Private Sector Fundraising Plan Approximately $35 million The Lowline will begin a private fundraising effort to raise $35 million over the next three to four years.

“Anti-Gala” and End-of-Year campaigns, which consists of its most loyal base of donors numbering approximately 150 individuals.

Foremost, the Lowline is developing and growing its Board of Directors. Currently there is a strong commitment among its relatively small number of members (14), each of whom is dedicated to realizing its success through their own personal support and attracting others. Among the individual giving major donor estimate of $25 million needed, the Board must grow to add individuals who have the capacity in aggregate to provide approximately 50% of that total, or $12.5 million.

That base is comprised of an interesting universe of New York civic and philanthropic leaders, as well as a growing group of young, entrepreneurial and techindustry professionals. This will constitute the core base of individual donors to more deeply engage in our plans and encourage their significant multi-year commitment. Raising $35 million from individuals will require the following, which is currently being organized with the Board of Trustees, staff and fundraising counsel.

The leadership involvement of Board members will further the Lowline’s ability to attract additional individual major donors for the balance of the funds. Currently the Lowline raises approximately $500,000 per year from its annual

Below is a Gift Range Table for the scale and scope of donors needed to achieve the goal:

Gift Range Table Goal Amount: $35M Number of Gifts Required

Number of Prospects required

Subtotal

Cumulative total

Cumulative percentage

3,500,000.00

3,500,000

10%

1,750,000.00

3,500,000

7,000,000

20%

700,000.00

3,500,000

10,500,000

30%

525,000.00

5,250,000

15,750,000

45%

350,000.00

3,500,000

19,250,000

55%

175,000.00

2,625,000

21,875,000

63%

70,000.00

1,400,000

23,275,000

67%

35,000.00

160

1,400,000

24,675,000

71%

18,000.00

200

900,000

25,575,000

73%

Under 18,000.00

1047

4188

9,425,000

35,000,000

100%

Totals

1200

4800

Gift Range

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Quiet Campaign Phase Solicitation of existing members of the Board has begun, and will continue for initial leadership gifts ($2 million pledged to date). A Campaign Steering Committee comprised of Board members and other civic and community leaders will be appointed to oversee the campaign effort. Donor cultivation will begin with a series of “leadership briefing” events whereby current Lowline donors and prospects will be invited to experience the Lowline Lab and future architectural and program plans. In these briefings, prospects will have the opportunity to learn more about the project and its intended outcomes; engage in providing input into the process; and become a knowledgeable insider cohort of future prospective donors. Each of these briefing events will be hosted by a member of the Board, who by example will lend confidence to future fundraising. Collateral materials and the case for support will be developed to begin serious conversations with individuals for their consideration. These cultivation events will further expand the profile of the Lowline and a prospect pool for both the campaign and for ongoing annual operating support. In tandem with the cultivation events, a Lowline Major Donor program will be established to encourage an insider group of donors who will also support the ongoing growth of the Lowline before, during, and after construction. The Foundation sector offers many opportunities for the Lowline to further expand its funding base. Most Foundations will give support to innovative projects, so the approach to Foundations will likely include a combined request that helps to build future programming, along with helping to fund aspects of the science and technology

related to the capital project. Early in the campaign period, major foundations will be invited to consider areas of the Lowline’s work that is in alignment with their objectives. Early gifts from the Foundation sector during the Quiet Campaign phase will bolster confidence in the overall campaign to both individual donors and other foundations. Corporate sector funding will focus on giving both in-kind and outright gifts. We anticipate strong interest from the scientific and technology-based corporations who are in brand alignment with our innovative model. Additionally, corporations exploring innovative plant-based sustainability solutions, solar technology and engineering solutions will also be approached.

Public Phase of the Campaign: When the Lowline achieves approximately 50% of fundraising toward construction, it will publicly announce and launch a campaign. The remainder of funds will be sought from Individuals, foundations and corporations. During this phase, the project gains broader participation of donors—generally at smaller levels—because there is tangible evidence that it will move forward. Developing a pipeline of donors in the first two years of fundraising who are now ready to consider giving to the project will ensure a steady source of funding toward the end. Also, at this moment it is often easier to attract new members to the Board because of the confidence that is now evident that the project will move ahead. In this phase, the corporate sector will be actively engaged. We would approach major corporate sponsors to align their brand with our opening and ongoing scienceand education-based work.

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Public Sector Fundraising Campaign Approximately $30 million The Lowline is working closely with the offices of elected officials, including U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, U.S. Senator Kristen Gillibrand, New York State Senator Daniel Squadron, the Office of Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York City Council Member Margaret Chin, and various fundraising advisors to seek capital funding from federal, state, and city sources. Below is a brief overview of the funding opportunities the Lowline intends to pursue.

Federal ($3 million): • U.S. Department of Commerce: Economic Development Administration Economic Development Assistance Public Works Grant • U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency (EERE): Building Energy Efficiency Frontiers and Innovation Technologies (BENEFIT) grant; Concentrating Optics for Lower Levelized Energy Costs (COLLECTS); Office of Science Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) • U.S. Department of the Interior: National Park Service’s Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits (see below) • U.S. Department of Transportation: Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP), via disbursement by New York State Department of Transportation • U.S. Department of Treasury: Community Development Financial Institution Fund’s New Market Tax Credits (see below) • National Science Foundation: Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST); Advanced Technology Education (ATE); Office of Science Small Business Innovation Research/ Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR); Advanced Informal STEAM Learning (AISL)

New York State ($5 million): • Empire State Development: Economic Development Purposes Fund; Market New York Tourism Facilities Program • New York State Council on the Arts: Arts, Culture and Heritage Projects • Department of Education’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant • New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA): Existing Facilities Program; Cleaner, Greener Communities Program Implementation Grants Category 3: Community Scale Sustainability Projects • New York State Office of Community Renewal: Housing Trust Fund Corporation’s New York Main Street Program • New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation Environmental Protection Fund Municipal Grant 102 Lowline Proposal

New York City $22 million As noted above, the Lowline seeks up to $22 million from City sources, including the New York City Council and the New York City Mayor’s budget, to support the capital campaign. The Lowline proposes the following giving structure: Year

NYC Contribution

Private Fundraising Match

2016

$4 million

2017

$12 million

$14.5 million

2018

$6 million

$16.5 million

Tax Credits Approximately $18 million We anticipate the ability to apply for Historic Tax Credits and New Market Tax Credits. Each mechanism is outlined in detail below.

Historic Tax Credits ($9 million): The Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives program reimburses up to 20% of eligible costs for the rehabilitation of qualified sites to support community revitalization programs that maintain the historic fabric of community structures. To pursue this resource, the Lowline will first seek official listing on the Historic Registry, overseen by the NY State Preservation Board and National Park Service. A partnership with a major financial institution to exchange financing over a 5-year “historic compliance period” would enable us, if eligible, to cover 20% of qualifying costs, including construction, design related to construction, and some legal and accounting fees. Equity after fees would total approximately 15% of our anticipated qualifying costs of $60 million, and would therefore include roughly $9 million. New Market Tax Credits ($9 million): The New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) was designed to increase the flow of capital to businesses and low income communities by providing a tax incentive to private investors that can be claimed following the completion of a project. Given that the Lowline is located within a qualifying census tract, the Lowline intends to apply for official status as a Community Development Entity (CDE) under the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund. This would enable the Lowline to apply for a New Market Tax Credit of roughly 15% after fees. Again, this would enable a benefit of roughly $9M, and would be subject to a 7-year market compliance period.

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Lowline Construction Budget Statement of Projected Construction Cost – Rough Order of Magnitude Estimate - Level 5

Core & Shell Historic Preservation

Technology, Garden & Fitout

General Conditions

$2,490,000

$120,000

CSI Description 2

Quantity

Concrete

$1,870,000

Masonry

$280,000

Metals

Daylighting & Finishes

$7,120,000

$1,000,000

$210,000

$13,500,000

Fire Suppression

$310,000

Plumbing

$1,870,000

HVAC

$1,090,000

$910,000

Electrical

$3,640,000

$370,000

Communications

$500,000

Exterior Improvements

$3,550,000

$2,500,000

Utilities

Facilities and Finishes Total Direct Cost Indirect Construction Costs: Post-SPURA

15%

Indirect Construction Costs: With-SPURA

12%

Base Construction Cost (Direct + Indirect)

$350,000

$900,000

$430,000

$23,330,000

$19,680,000

$2,799,600

$2,361,600

$26,129,600

$22,041,600

$2,610,000

$2,200,000

Construction Add-ons Overhead and Profit Work Zone Traffic Control

10% 2%

Subtotal Construction Add-ons Total Construction Cost

$520,000

$440,000

$3,130,000

$2,640,000

$29,260,000

$24,680,000

Soft Costs Preliminary Engineering

$585,200

$493,600

Final Design

$1,463,000

$1,234,000

Project Management for Design and Construction

$292,600

$246,800

Professional Liability and Other Non-Construction Insurance

$292,600

$246,800

Legal; Permits; Review Fees; Surveys, Testing, Inspection

Subtotal Soft Costs Total Construction Cost + Soft Contingency

25%

Total Construction Cost + Contingency 3.5% yr Escalation: Ph1 to 2020 / Ph2 to 2022

23%

3.5% yr Escalation: Ph1 to 2017 / Ph2 to 2019

11%

Subtotal Project Price Baseline Project Price1 High Range

Low Range 3

$585,200

$493,600

$3,218,600

$2,714,800

$32,478,600

$27,394,800

$8,119,650

$6,848,700.00

$40,598,250

$34,243,500

$3,000,000

$5,000,000

$44,000,000

$39,000,000 $83,000,000

30%

$107,900,000

-20%

$66,400,000

Assumes 18 months of construction and certain efficiencies realized with coordination with Essex Crossing development, expeditious pre-certification and ULURP High range may arise due to inefficient coordination with Essex Crossing development, unforseen site conditions and/or higher than expected construction escalation, lengthier pre-certification and ULURP 3 Low range may arise due to more efficient coordination with Essex Crossing development, and lower than expected construction escalation, etc., expeditious pre-certification and ULURP 1

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Financial Information

Lowline Capital Construction, Sources and Uses

Capital Revenue Breakdown Assumptions Sources

Private Funding Corporate sponsors Major donors

$35,000,000 $25,000,000

Individual donors

$2,000,000

Foundations

$3,000,000

Public Funding Federal Funding

$30,000,000

36%

$3,000,000

State funding

$5,000,000

City funding

$22,000,000

Tax Credits

42%

$5,000,000

$18,000,000

22%

New Markets Historic

Total Sources

$83,000,000

Uses

Baseline Project Construction Budget

$83,000,000

Total Sources

$83,000,000

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100%

Financial Information

Fundraising Projection Fundraising schedule assumes conditional designation in Q2 2016; site access begins in Q4 2018; and construction begins Q1 2019.

Operating Revenue Breakdown Assumptions Private Funding

2016

2017

2018

Total

$35,000,000

$4,000,000

$14,500,000

$16,500,000

Corporate sponsors

$1,000,000

$2,000,000

$5,000,000

Major Donors

$2,000,000

$10,000,000

$13,000,000

$25,000,000

Individual Donors

$500,000

$1,000,000

$2,000,000

Foundations

$500,000

$2,000,000

$500,000

$3,000,000

$5,000,000

$19,000,000

$6,000,000

$30,000,000

$1,000,000

$2,000,000

$—

$3,000,000

Public Funding Federal Funding State Funding City Funding

Tax Credits

$—

$5,000,000

$—

$5,000,000

$4,000,000

$12,000,000

$6,000,000

$22,000,000

$—

$18,000,000

$—

$18,000,000

$9,000,000

$51,500,000

$22,500,000

$83,000,000

$9,000,000

$60,500,000

$83,000,000

11%

73%

100%

New Markets Historic

Total Sources Running Total % Raised

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Financial Information

Operating Budget Upon opening, the Lowline will be administered as a self-sufficient notfor-profit organization, and will not be reliant upon City funding for its core operations. It projects a stabilized annual revenue of $2,688,000 in the fourth year of operations, with revenue escalating two percent annually thereafter.

Revenue Sources Contributions, Gifts, and Grants Over 85% of the Lowlineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s operating revenue is anticipated to come from contributions, gifts and grants, with contributions, corporate sponsorships and fundraising events accounting for the bulk of this support.

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Earned Revenue The remainder (roughly 15%) of the Lowlineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s operating revenue will be earned revenue, with sponsored events accounting for the largest source of this revenue. While the Lowline is committed to becoming a year-round free public space, it reserves the right to utilize the site for an extremely limited number of sponsored events in the space, in order to generate a stabilized annual income exceeding $250,000 per year. Additional revenue sources will include concessions and a merchandise store on-site.

Financial Information

Lowline Operating Budget Statement of Assumptions

Revenue and Expense, Stabilized Year Stabilized Year

4.00

Total Revenue Projection

$2,688,000

Total Expenses Projection

$2,688,000

Ramp Up Assumptions

% of Stabalized Year

Year 1

50%

Year 2

70%

Year 3

85%

Operating Revenue Breakdown Assumptions, Stabilized Year Contributions, Gifts, Grants Major Donors and Individual Contributions

% of Total Revenues

Annual Growth Rate

41%

Fundraising Events

17%

Corporate Sponsorship

17%

Foundation Contributions

Membership Dues

Government Grants

Other Contributions Not Included Above

Total Contributions, Gifts, Grants

Earned Revenue

83%

% of Total Revenues

Annual Growth Rate