Port RFI for JFK Central Hub
Seeks transformative space ideas
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 here: HTTP://WWW.
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Governor Andrew M.
Cuomo today announced 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.
“Airports are the front
door to New York which is
why it is so important that
we transform JFK Airport
into an innovative, modern,
and accommodating space for
domestic and international
travelers,” Governor Cuomo
said. “We are moving ahead
with a $13 billion transformation
plan that will fundamentally
reimagine the airport
for the 21st century and
as part of that effort JFK Central
will create a more unified
airport and further solidify
New York’s position as
the premier entry point into
our country for the rest of the
world.”
The release of the RFI is
the latest step in Governor
Cuomo’s sweeping $13 billion
vision plan for the future
of JFK, unveiled in October
2018. This record investment,
90 percent of which is private
funding, calls for a unified
and interconnected airport
featuring two new international
terminals with stateof
the-art passenger amenities,
convenient ground
transportation options, and
vastly simplified roadways
that will enable the airport
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Air Traffic Control Tower behind Terminal 4. Current parking lot which will largely be reconstructed into a major ground transportation area.
to accommodate an expected
increase of at least 15 million
passengers per year.
“We are making significant
investments to JFK Airport
and airports across the
state to enhance and modernize
the travel experience,”
said Lieutenant Governor
Kathy Hochul. “As part of
our transformation of JFK,
plans for a mixed-use space
will provide commercial and
recreational opportunities
to create additional jobs and
better serve travelers. The
modernization of the airport
is part of our overall efforts
to ensure easier and safer
travel, increase the tourism
industry in New York.”
The RFI will seek input
from firms that specialize in
designing, developing, and
operating multi-use commercial
developments or largescale
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
Photo in the 1960's with JFK ATC Tower, TWA Terminal and Fountain where the proposed ground transportation
center will be etected and where the JFK Central is planning a unique multi-use space on top thrpugh the
and events for airport
passengers and employees.
Built on top of the brandnew
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.
Rick Cotton, Executive Director
of the Port Authority,
said, “JFK Central is a creative,
customer centric element
of the complete transformation
of JFK Airport
into a modern, world-class
facility. It is intended to animate
JFK’s central hub as the
airport welcomes over 62 million
passengers to New York
each year. Given the airport’s
year-over-year record growth
in passenger numbers and
significant economic engagement
with the local Queens
community, JFK is uniquely
positioned to attract and accommodate
highly innovative
commercial and recreational
options to JFK Central. This
solicitation seeks items and
proposals from around the
world to greatly enhance the
passenger experience at the
nation’s premier international
gateway.”
recent RFI for ideas.
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