The eastern portion of the MTA’s John D. Caemmerer West Side Storage Yard (Eastern Rail Yard) is an approximately 13 acre site located between West 30th and West 33rd Streets from 10th to 11th Avenues.  The site currently serves as a storage and maintenance facility for the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) operations at Pennsylvania Station.  The future development of the Eastern Rail Yard will require the construction of a platform over active LIRR operations.

The Eastern Rail Yard was rezoned in January 2005 to accommodate approximately 6.6 million gross square feet of mixed-use development, including office, residential, hotel, retail, cultural and parking facilities, and public open space.  The zoning controls for the site require approximately 7 acres of public open space, including a significant public plaza.  Additionally, it is anticipated that development of the Eastern Rail Yard will include a major new cultural facility.  The High Line connects to the southern edge of the site.

In April 2006, HYDC, in partnership with the MTA, engaged a multi-disciplinary consultant team to perform a technical feasibility and engineering study to determine the optimal means to enclose the active LIRR tracks with a platform to support future development. 

In September 2006, the City and the MTA reached an agreement for a coordinated planning and development effort with respect to the Eastern and Western Rail Yards.  Pursuant to that agreement, following the completion of the technical study, the MTA will issue an RFP to select a master developer for the Eastern Rail Yard and HYDC will participate in the selection process.

	Video Description/Links
(1)	Illustrative walking tour of new park at the Eastern Rail Yard Windows Media Video:    Download (4.9MB) (right-click link and choose "Save Target As")