Vibrant Mixed-Use Urban Greenspace at Redeveloped JFK Would Serve Travelers and Airport Employees Alike
First Step In Development Process - Future RFP To Be Informed By Responses
Further Advances Governor's $13 Billion Transformation of JFK into a Modern, Unified Airport
RFI Can Be Found Here
[...] the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is issuing a Request for Information for the design and development of JFK Central, an approximately 14-acre, mixed-use space at the epicenter of the redeveloped John F. Kennedy International Airport. This new site offers a blank canvas to create a centrally-located commercial and recreational public space to serve today's travelers and employees, and capitalizes on the broader transformation of JFK currently underway.
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The RFI will seek input from firms that specialize in designing, developing, and operating multi-use commercial developments or large-scale public spaces. Modern airports around the world, including those in Amsterdam, Zurich, and Singapore, will serve as examples for this project, as those facilities have successfully built and maintained mixed-use spaces that serve airport communities in similar ways to the proposed JFK Central infrastructure. Potential uses at JFK Central include, but are not limited to: retail and dining, including pop-ups and food trucks; office space; and recreational and cultural offerings and events for airport passengers and employees.
Built on top of the brand-new Ground Transportation Center, JFK Central would be a highly visible public space located in the middle of JFK Airport, seamlessly accessible from the new Terminal 1 and Terminal 4 in the southern half of the Central Terminal Area, and serving all airport passengers and employees. Respondents are encouraged to submit ideas and concepts for the commercial component, the public space component, or both.
In addition to unifying and branding the redeveloped Airport, the Port Authority seeks to leverage the JFK Central project to advance the broader community relations objectives of the JFK Redevelopment. These include promoting opportunities for local, minority-owned and woman-owned businesses; connecting local residents to employment opportunities at JFK; enhancing education in the aviation and STEM fields; and improving the airport in environmentally responsible ways.
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