The High Line, New York: Design, Construction and Extension (2006–2019)

1. High Line design team selected

   Sep 1, 2004Labels: James Corner, Diller Scofidio, Friends of

   • Architectural Record
   • amNewYork

2. Preliminary design presented at MoMA

   Apr 1, 2005Labels: Museum of, Preliminary design

   • MoMA
   • NYCStudioArch

3. West Chelsea rezoning approved to support reuse

   Jun 23, 2005Labels: West Chelsea, New York

   • CityLand
   • Justia

4. City takes ownership from CSX Transportation

   Nov 1, 2005Labels: City of, CSX Transportation

   • NYCStudioArch

5. Follow-up zoning modifications adopted for High Line

   Feb 8, 2006Labels: Special West, City planning

   • CityLand

6. Construction officially begins with groundbreaking

   Apr 10, 2006Labels: Groundbreaking, Construction

   • Gothamist
   • NYCStudioArch

7. Section 1 opens from Gansevoort to 20th

   Jun 8, 2009Labels: Section 1, Gansevoort to

   • amNewYork
   • High Line wiki

8. Section 2 opens from 20th to 30th

   Jun 8, 2011Labels: Section 2, 20th to

   • CBS New York
   • High Line wiki

9. Construction starts on the final northern section

   Sep 1, 2012Labels: Section 3, Rail yards

   • High Line wiki

10. Section 3 opens as “High Line at the Rail Yards”

    Sep 21, 2014Labels: Section 3, High Line

    • High Line wiki
    • Forbes

11. Spur and Plinth open near Hudson Yards

    Jun 4, 2019Labels: Spur, High Line

    • Architectural Digest

12. 2006–2019 phased build-out becomes a model

    Jun 5, 2019Labels: Phased build-out, Adaptive reuse

    • ASLA Awards
    • Architectural Record