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HUDSON RIVER PARK’S PIER 57 WINS NEW YORK STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARD
Pier 57 earns recognition for excellence in preservation and rejuvenation of a historic city pier
NEW YORK, NY (January 3, 2023) — The Hudson River Park Trust today announced that Pier 57 hasreceived a 2022 New York State Preservation Award from the New York State Office of Parks,
Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP). One of ten projects selected this year, Pier 57 earned
recognition as a unique example of preservation work for a structure that is iconic to the city’s history.
OPRHP’s annual awards honor excellence in the preservation and revitalization of New York’s historicand cultural resources. Pier 57 was originally constructed in 1952 and is listed on the State andNational Registers of Historic Places because of its unique engineering. Its restoration was led by thejoint venture of RXR, Young Woo & Associates, and The Baupost Group, which invested $410 million
to restore this important building within Hudson River Park. OPRHP recognized the adaptive reuseproject for blending innovative construction technology from the 1950s with a cohesive andcontemporary design that now features a public rooftop park opened by Governor Hochul and Mayor
Adams in April 2022, offices for Google and City Winery. In early 2023, a food market curated by theJames Beard Foundation, an environmental tech classroom and gallery for Hudson River Park’s RiverProject, and bookable community spaces provided by Google will also open for the public.
"Congratulations to RXR, their partners and their design team for the extraordinary achievement ofrestoring and revitalizing this storied maritime structure for the public’s benefit,” said Noreen Doyle,President & CEO of the Hudson River Park Trust. “The careful restoration was a massive
undertaking, lasting years and achieved in close partnership with the dedicated staff at the New YorkState Historic Preservation Office. Hudson River Park is proud that Pier 57 has earned this recognition
from New York State, and that this unique adaptive reuse project is helping preserve and enrich ourwaterfront history."“New York State is blessed with an abundant supply of historic resources that evoke the past and havebecome iconic community features. Pier 57 is one such site along the New York City waterfront,” said
Erik Kulleseid, Commissioner of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and HistoricPreservation. “It is always exciting to be part of the transformational process where properties go frombeing considered an eyesore to being seen as a creative canvas worthy of reinvestment, which is often
made into reality through New York State and federal historic rehabilitation tax credits. I applaud thevisionaries of the new Pier 57 for their collaboration and imagination and hope this remarkable projectwill inspire other projects in the future.”“Working with the Hudson River Park Trust, Young Woo & Associates, and The Baupost Group, RXR isproud to reposition Pier 57 from 20th-century obsolescence into a multipurpose 21st-century asset,”said Scott Rechler, CEO and Chairman of RXR Realty. “Pier 57 demonstrates how an innovative
private partnership can transform a formerly dilapidated pier into a thriving community with new public
open space, vibrant workplaces, food and entertainment, community programming, and more. We
thank the State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation for this wonderful recognition.”

“Pier 57 was an engineering marvel when it was built,” said Handel Architects. “We’re proud to be apart of the pier’s legacy and of the team’s efforts to create a new mixed-use destination for New YorkCity.”
Pier 57 originally opened in 1954 as the terminal for Grace Line, and in 1969, it became the Hudson
Pier Depot for the New York City Transit Authority. The depot closed in 2003 and was shuttered until
the current redevelopment effort. In 2008, Hudson River Park Trust, in close coordination with the Stateand City, began reimagining this space as a mixed-use pier that would support Hudson River Parkfinancially while also providing new public open space and other amenities. In its lease with thedevelopment team, the Trust required that the pier be preserved and restored. Together with its designteam lead by Handel Architects, LLP and with its preservation consultant, Higgins Quasebarth &Partners, RXR has overseen a high quality historic restoration that has met the exacting standards ofboth the NYS Historic Preservation Office and the National Parks Service, which both reviewed every
design detail including paint colors both outside and inside the structure.
The development team carefully preserved many original elements of the head house, foot house, piershed and interior spaces on Pier 57. The original brick façade of the head house was restored,including removal of paint and staining to carefully repair the exterior. The house's limestone trim wasthen revitalized along with the original steel windows and historic signage. The pier shed’s telescoping
lift doors and character-defining burtons along the roof were also repaired and restored. Within thebuilding, the pier’s original truck ramp leading from the first floor to the second-floor pier shed waspreserved and repaired where necessary and the original passenger waiting room was restored byremoving non-historic office mezzanines; both of these features are now unique, signature elements ofGoogle’s premises.
Pier 57 currently features a wide range of public and private offerings such as the brand new 80,000square-foot rooftop park as well as the popular City Winery. Google is the anchor tenant of Pier 57,
leasing 350,000 square feet of office space, with 50,000 square feet of interior space developed andmanaged by Jamestown. Once open in Spring 2023, the public-oriented space will house a curated
food-hall by the James Beard Foundation, community spaces available for private bookings, and agathering space called the Living Room, which will feature sweeping views of Lower Manhattan and theHudson River. In addition, Google is creating a tech-oriented public classroom that will be operated by
the Hudson River Park’s River Project team to educate and cultivate the next generation ofenvironmental leaders and advocates.
###About Hudson River Park Trust
Hudson River Park Trust is a unique partnership between New York State and New York City charged
with building and operating Hudson River Park between approximately Chambers Street and West 59th
Street along Manhattan’s west side. This free, urban recreational oasis is home to award-winning skateparks, playgrounds, sports fields, gardens and nature exhibits, boating and maritime activities, art
installations, and myriad year-round events that celebrate the diverse cultures and neighborhoods
along its shores. The Park, which transformed four miles of decaying piers and parking lots into apremier New York City destination for local residents and visitors alike, plays a critical role in protecting
the Hudson River ecosystem. For more information, please visit www.hudsonriverpark.org.
About New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) oversees morethan 250 parks, historic sites, recreational trails, golf courses, boat launches and more, which arevisited by more than 78 million people annually. As part of OPRHP, the Division for HistoricPreservation oversees the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), which is responsible for projects
associated with the National Register of Historic Places, Survey and Evaluation, Outreach,
Rehabilitation Tax Credits, Technical Assistance and Compliance, Archaeology, Grants, and theCertified Local Government program. For more information, visit www.parks.ny.gov. Also, connect onFacebook, Instagram and Twitter.
About RXR
RXR is an innovative investor, developer and place-maker committed to applying a customer andcommunity-centered approach to building properties, services, and products that create enduring value
for all stakeholders. Headquartered in New York with a national platform strategy, RXR is a 500+person, vertically integrated operating and development company with expertise in a wide array ofvalue creation activities, including ground up real estate, infrastructure and industrial development,
uncovering value in underperforming properties, repurposing well-located iconic properties,
incorporating cutting edge technologies and value-added lending. The RXR platform manages 83
commercial real estate properties and investments with an aggregate gross asset value ofapproximately $22.4 billion, comprising approximately 30.2 million square feet of commercialproperties, a multi-family residential portfolio of approximately 7,300 units under operation ordevelopment, and control of development rights for an additional approximately 3,700 multi-family andfor sale units as of December 31, 2021 adjusted for transactions through January 6, 2022. Gross asset
value compiled by RXR in accordance with company fair value measurement policy and is comprised ofcapital invested by RXR and its partners, as well as leverage.
About Google
Google first came to New York in 2000 and has been a dedicated partner to the city and state since. With
over 12,000 employees in the state, Google knows New York is one of the most important talent pools in
the world because of its unparalleled entrepreneurial and creative energy. Through Grow with Google
workforce development programs, local Google.org grant initiatives, continued building development andvarious public-private partnerships, Google intends to be a staple to New York’s economic growth, a vital
member of the community and a leader of New York’s recovery