A pedestrianized train tunnel will anchor COOKFOX's renovated and expanded Terminal Warehouse in New York

Design 31-1-2020 Archinect 247

COOKFOX Architects and developers L & L Holding Company and Normandy Real Estate Partners have been granted approval by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission for a wide ranging restoration and expansion of the historic Terminal Warehouse in New York City's Chelsea district. The architects will restore and build upon an existing former commercial distribution structure that once served as a vital node between Hudson River-based mercantile traffic and New York City.

Top: A frontal view of the restored warehouse. Bottom: Street level view of the warehouse with the office addition visible at the top of the structure. Images courtesy of COOKFOX.

The structure is marked on its ground level by a 670-foot-long tunnel that was once used by trains that directly connected nearby docks with the commercial facilities, New York YIMBY reports. In the latest iteration of the building, the former train tunnel will become a pedestrian shopping street filled with public seating and comme...

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