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The largest undeveloped plot of land in Manhattan, once transformed, will create acres of additional green space by the East River and become a dynamic and thriving community asset.

1900s

Once an industrial area of slaughterhouses, coal yards, and freight depots, this site became home to New York Edison’s Waterside Station in 1901. Despite numerous technological upgrades over decades, the plant caused significant environmental damage to the enclave.

1950s

In 1945, the aftermath of World War II brought the formation of the United Nations. With it came the need for a headquarters, and somewhere to build it. John Rockefeller Jr. purchased the east side parcel of land from real estate developer Wallace Zeckendorf, and donated it to the United Nations. A subsequent competition named two board members, Oscar Niemeyer and Le Corbusier, as designers of the project. The rise of the United Nations proved to be a turning point for the east side area.

2000s

The Beaux Arts-style power plant was decommissioned in 2005 by the now re-named Consolidated Edison. After a sale to the Soloviev Group in 2007, the structure was demolished, creating the vacant lot that remains today.  A century of industrial use left the site significantly contaminated and the EPA identified it as a Brownfield, or a property compromised by presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. In response, the Soloviev Group spent nearly $100 million cleansing the land of toxic materials.

Post-2012

In the wake of the significant damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, New York City establishes climate resiliency and the protection of coastal sites from storm surge and future flooding events as a priority.

With waterfront property recognized as one of the city’s greatest assets, a focus on creating a continuous and accessible waterfront park is renewed. The site is one of the few remaining sizable and undeveloped plots of land in Manhattan.

2020s

A partnership of best-in-class industry leaders join forces to develop a welcoming and revitalized riverside destination where recreation, culture and community provide an extraordinary experience for every visitor.

Our vision is a dynamic space where entertainment, cultural richness, and communal bonds intertwine to encourage an urban integrated resort unlike any other.

4.77

Acres of Public Park with Multiple Amenities

1325

New Apartments

513

PermanentlyAffordable Units

56K

Square Feet of Meeting and Conference Space

280K

Square Foot Gaming Area

30

Total of Restaurants, Bars & Lounges

1251

Hotel Guest Rooms

36K

Square Foot Wellness and Spa Center

1517

Parking Spaces /20% with EV Charges

1450

Square FeetArt Gallery

2

Pools: Roof Deck Infinity Pool and Indoor Pool

14K

Square Foot Multi-Story Food Hall

Bjarke Ingels, Founder & Creative Director, BIG:

“When Le Corbusier, Niemeyer and Harrison designed the UN Secretariat Building, they grafted an oasis of international modernism onto the dense urban grid of Manhattan, creating a park on the river framed by towers and pavilions. Due to the nature of the work of the UN, access to that park - although open to all nations - remains necessarily restricted, for good reasons.

With our design for Freedom Plaza, we continue to build on these architectural principles by uniting three city blocks to form a public green space reaching from 1st Avenue to the East River overlook, creating a green connection all the way to the water’s edge.

Bookending the park are two pairs of towers, joined at base or top and each framing a corner plaza: one showcasing the life of the city and the other forming an urban gate from the city to the upper park and East River beyond. Balanced on a perch overlooking the river, the Museum of Freedom and Democracy neighbors the towers and celebrates the origin and evolution of one of the most impactful inventions of mankind and our continuous struggle to build, maintain and protect the institutions that uphold it.

We are incredibly honored and thrilled to be part of the team that can envision a new major public space in this great city, to contribute to the iconic skyline of Manhattan’s riverfront, and to imagine the architecture of the museum celebrating one of mankind’s greatest inventions: Democracy.”

Partners

The Soloviev Group, Developer

Unwavering in its commitment to environmental sustainability and social responsibility, the Soloviev Group brings four generations of successful development across community-focused verticals, including hospitality, commercial and residential development, agriculture, energy, logistics and philanthropy. Freedom Plaza is a property that the company looks forward to cultivating as a mixed-use development in its wonderful neighborhood on Manhattan's East Side. For more information, visit solovievgroup.com

Mohegan, Principal Operator

In the dazzling landscape of entertainment and gaming, Mohegan stands as a true icon, setting the standard for unparalleled experiences and unmatched excellence. With over two decades of experience creating singular entertainment destinations, Mohegan knows how to build customer experiences like no other.

Banyan Group, Hospitality Partner

Banyan Tree is a globally recognized luxury brand with over 40 years of operating experience around the world. With Banyan Tree’s operational background that is well established in urban gateway city hotels globally, the brand is also recognized internationally as a global leader in spa and wellbeing experiences. Banyan Tree’s strategic alliance with Accor allows for additional strength in distribution through the Accor ALL loyalty program and property awareness. Accor currently has only two other properties in New York City - The Plaza Hotel and the Sofitel New York.

Benefits

An expansive riverside space with dynamic public amenities, world-class cuisine, shopping opportunities, and enriching culture and entertainment creates a vibrant and flourishing environment for the community.

Public Open Space
Three city blocks are united to form a 4.77-acre multilevel, universally accessible green space including a children’s play area, dog run, event lawn and bandshell. Gardens of climate-adaptive species underscore the park’s commitment to sustainable practices while providing a respite from the city and framing the inspiring vista of the East River.
Supporting Small and Minority-Owned Business
Freedom Plaza is committed to curating a diverse collection of premium service providers, elevating local businesses of all sizes owned by minorities, women and disabled veterans. Ongoing cross-promotion and marketing efforts will foster collaboration and mutual growth.
Cultural Programming
Arts and culture are central to the experience of Freedom Plaza in the form of Bruce Munro’s permanent illuminated installation Field of Lights, The Museum of Freedom and Democracy and the Soloviev Art Gallery, featuring a rotating exhibit of works by modern Masters.
Affordable Housing
The development will include 1,325 apartments, with nearly 40% permanently offered at below market-rate. This represents the largest number of apartments of this kind to be built in the neighborhood in at least a decade.
Community Reinvestment Fund
Two percent of gaming net profits will be reinvested into a community fund, with a minimum contribution of $5 million each year.
Job Creation
Thousands of union jobs will be created during the project’s construction and ongoing operation.

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Take Action

Support Freedom Plaza: An Inclusive and Vibrant Vision for the Future of Manhattan's East Side and NYC

Freedom Plaza promises to be a transformative development, combining community-focused planning with environmental sustainability and inclusive economic growth. I urge you to support this project, which will create a more livable East Side.

Dear Lawmaker,

I am writing to express my support for Freedom Plaza. This plan, proposed by community focused partners Soloviev Group and Mohegan, stands out for its strong commitment to sustainable development, and significant contributions to our local area.

The Soloviev Group and Mohegan, both family-owned and community-focused, are proposing a project that will bring new affordable housing, additional public green spaces and new benefits to this neighborhood and New York City as a whole. Both partners are family-owned, with local and regional roots, and have a proven record of caring for local communities. Indeed, four generations of the Soloviev family reside in the neighborhood, underscoring their deep local ties.

Freedom Plaza will bring urgently needed new & affordable housing, expansive publicly accessible open space, far-reaching economic development, and significant community investment in the public good that will have positive local and citywide impacts.

Key Benefits of Freedom Plaza:

  1. Needed New & Affordable Housing:  Our city is in the midst of a housing crisis. The project will create needed market rate and affordable housing, with over 1,000 new units, including 500+ affordable apartments.

  2. Public Green Open Space:  A highlight of Freedom Plaza will be 4.5 acre park with views of the East River, a children's play area, dog run, open-air amphitheater, and multiple recreational, social and cultural environments for all ages.

  3. Community Benefits:  Soloviev Group and Mohegan have pledged millions of dollars in annual support for local and citywide nonprofits, as well as inclusion of a daycare facility, neighborhood food market, and community-oriented dining and retail.

  4. Economic Development and Job Growth:  Freedom Plaza represents a $10 billion investment, creating approximately 6,000 union construction jobs and 8,000 union jobs in the hospitality, gaming, residential housing and cultural sectors.

  5. Environmental Sustainability:  The project aims for net-zero carbon development, utilizing the East River for sustainable heating and cooling and including significant electric vehicle infrastructure.

With its promise of impactful investment and a design that reflects the life of its community, Freedom Plaza is the model of a forward-looking vision & inclusive economic growth for New York City. I urge you to support this plan which will provide lasting benefits to our community.

Thank you for your consideration,

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Freedom Plaza Privacy Policy

Effective as of August 12, 2024

This Privacy Policy describes how Soloviev Group ("we", "us" or "our") handles the personal information that we collect and process related to our Freedom Plaza project including through our website, freedomplaza.nyc ("Site").

PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Personal information you provide to us. Personal information you may provide to us through the Site or otherwise, includes:

  • Contact information such as your first and last name, email, phone number, and address.
  • Communications that we exchange, including when you contact us with questions, press inquiries, feedback, or otherwise.
  • Volunteer information such as contact information that you provide when you sign up to volunteer with us.
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  • Other information that we may collect, which we will process as described in this Privacy Policy or as otherwise disclosed at the time of collection.
  • Personal information collected from third party sources. We may collect personal information about you from third party sources such as public databases, advisors and agents, affiliates and subsidiaries, internet service providers, operating systems and platforms, data brokers and analytics providers, marketing companies, business partners, clients, social media platforms, or other third parties. We may combine the personal information that we receive from you with personal information and other information that we obtain from other sources.

  • If you post information about us or engage with us on third party platforms, we may collect personal information about you from that third party platform or account. These third-party platforms and services control the information they collect and share about you. For information about how they may use and disclose your information, including any information you make public, please consult their respective privacy policies.
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  • Activity and usage data, such as pages or screens viewed, time spent on a page or screen, navigation paths between pages or screens, information about your activity on a page or screen, access times, log file information, duration of access, and other activity and usage information.

  • HOW WE USE PERSONAL INFORMATION

    We use personal information for the following purposes or as otherwise described at the time of collection:

  • Services and support. To provide and operate our Site, communicate with you about your use of or interest in our Site or services, provide troubleshooting and technical support, respond to your inquiries, fulfill your requests, and for similar Site, service, and support purposes.
  • Communications. To respond to questions and fulfill requests, to respond to press inquiries, to communicate about the project, events and other activities, to notify you of changes to our Site and services, and to otherwise communicate with you.
  • Take action. If you fill out the Take Action or other contact form, we will notify certain representatives and officials of your interest in Freedom Plaza and similar projects.
  • Analytics and improvement. To better understand how users access and use the Site and for other research and analytics purposes, such as to evaluate and improve our Site and business operations, to develop our Site and features, and for internal quality control and training purposes.
  • Marketing. To send you newsletters, other information about our Site and services, and other information that you sign up to receive, and to manage, analyze, measure, and improve our outreach.
  • Planning and managing events. For event planning and management, including registration, attendance, connecting you with other event attendees, and contacting you about relevant events.
  • Research and development. To administer surveys and questionnaires, such as for research and development purposes including for market research and to analyze and improve the Site and our business.
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  • General business and operational support. Related to the administration of our general business, accounting, auditing, compliance, recordkeeping, and legal functions.

  • HOW WE DISCLOSE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

    We disclose your personal information with the following parties and as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy or at the time of collection:

  • Service providers. We may share personal information with entities and individuals that provide services on our behalf or help us operate the Site or our business (such as information technology, hosting, customer relationship management and support, etc.). For example, Vimeo may collect personal information through our Site. For more information on Vimeo's handling of personal information, please review its privacy policy at: vimeo.com/privacy
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  • Analytics providers. We and analytics providers collect personal information to assist us in implementing and evaluating our Site and services. Often the personal information that we share is collected from you through cookies and other tracking technologies on our Site.
  • Professional advisors. We may share personal information with professional advisors, such as lawyers, auditors, bankers and insurers, where necessary in the course of the professional services that they render to us.
  • Authorities and others. We may share personal information with law enforcement, government authorities, and private parties, as we believe in good faith to be necessary or as legally required for compliance and protection purposes.
  • Business transfers. We may share personal information with relevant participants in business transactions (or potential transactions) involving a corporate divestiture, merger, consolidation, acquisition, reorganization, sale or other disposition of all or any portion of the business or assets.
  • Aggregate and de-identified information. We may disclose aggregate and de-identified information for marketing, advertising, research, or other purposes. We may use this data and share it with third parties for our lawful business purposes, including to analyze and improve the Site and promote our business.

  • COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING MECHANISMS

    We and other third-party providers use cookies and other similar tracking mechanisms to track your use of our Site.

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  • YOUR CHOICES

    You have the following choices with respect to your personal information:

  • Promotional communications. You may opt out of marketing emails by following the opt-out or unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of the email or by contacting us. You may continue to receive service-related and other non-marketing emails or communications.
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  • SECURITY

    We employ a number of measures designed to protect the personal information we collect. However, security risk is inherent in all internet and information technologies, and we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information.


    INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFER

    We are headquartered in the United States and may use service providers that operate in other countries. Your personal information may be transferred to the United States and other locations where privacy laws may not be as protective as those in your state, province, or country.


    EXTERNAL LINKS

    Our Site may contain links to third-party websites or features. Any access to and use of such linked websites or features is not governed by this Privacy Policy, but instead is governed by the privacy policies of those third parties. We are not responsible for the information practices of such third parties, including their collection of your personal information. We encourage you to review the privacy policies and terms for any third-party websites before proceeding to those websites or using those features.


    CHILDREN

    We provide a general audience Site. The Site is not designed for minors, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from minors.


    CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

    We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. If we make changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you by updating the date of this Privacy Policy and posting it on the Site. If required by law, we will also provide notification of changes in another way that we believe is reasonably likely to reach you. Any modifications to this Privacy Policy will be effective upon our posting of the modified version or as otherwise indicated at the time of posting. Your continued use of the Site after the effective date of any modified Privacy Policy indicates your acceptance of the modified Privacy Policy.


    CONTACT US

    If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, you may contact us by filling out our webform at https://freedomplaza.nyc/contact.