27 Facts About High Line

The High Line's design is a collaboration between James Corner Field Operations, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, and Piet Oudolf.

The West Side High Line formerly extended south to a railroad terminal at Spring Street, just north of Canal Street, and north to 35th Street at the site of the Javits Center.

Since opening in June 2009, the High Line has become an icon of American contemporary landscape architecture.

The High Line's success has inspired cities throughout the United States to redevelop obsolete infrastructure as public space.

The Tenth Avenue Spur is composed of three parts: the Coach Passage, with 60-foot-tall ceilings; the High Line's largest planted garden; and a plaza with temporary art exhibitions that get replaced every 18 months.

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The High Line turns north to a point just east of Twelfth Avenue.

High Line has cultural attractions as part of a long-term plan for the park to host temporary installations and performances.

In 2018 the High Line hosted the British sculptor Phyllida Barlow's first public commission "Prop" which has been described as a concrete colossus.

High Line passed under the Western Electric complex at Washington Street.

The tracks leading to the High Line were reconnected in 1981, but as there were no more customers along the route, the curve at 34th Street was never completed, and the viaduct did not see any further usage.

Nonprofit organization called Friends of the High Line was formed in October 1999 by Joshua David and Robert Hammond.

In 2003, Friends of the High Line sponsored a design competition that attracted more than 720 participants from 38 countries.

High Line closed temporarily in early 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City; while most parks remained open during the pandemic, the High Line is a linear park with few means to spread out for social distancing measures.

Line is maintained by Friends of the High Line, which was founded by Joshua David and Robert Hammond.

Friends of the High Line played a role in the line's visual aesthetic, holding a competition in conjunction with the city of New York in 2004 to determine the design team which would lead the project.

Since the park's opening in 2009, Friends of the High Line has had an agreement with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation to serve as its primary steward.

Friends of the High Line has raised more than $150 million in public and private funds toward the construction of the first two sections of the park.

Friends of the High Line has been run by president and co-founder Josh David after executive director Jenny Gersten stepped down in 2014.

Friends of the High Line has a 38-member board of directors consisting of many New York City businesspeople and philanthropists, including Amanda Burden of Bloomberg Associates, Jane Lauder of Estee Lauder Companies, Jon Stryker of the Arcus Foundation and Darren Walker of the Ford Foundation.

Since its opening, the High Line has become one of the most popular visitors attractions in New York City.

At least 20 properties abutting the High Line have sold for at least $10 million since the park's opening in 2009, with an apartment in a building directly adjacent to the park selling for an average of $6 million.

Apartments located near Phase 1 of the High Line are, on average, more than twice as costly as those between Seventh and Eighth Avenues .

Residents who have bought apartments next to the High Line adapted to its presence in various ways, but most responses were positive.

Park advocates attributed this to the visibility of the High Line from surrounding buildings, a feature of urban life espoused by author Jane Jacobs nearly fifty years before.

The High Line has helped pioneer the creation of elevated parks worldwide.

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In 2016, Friends of the High Line launched the High Line Network to support similar infrastructure re-use projects being developed in other cities.

High Line has been depicted in a variety of media before its redevelopment.