In 1979, the Master Plan for Battery Park City was revitalized to one that was more financially sustainable, allowing development to occur incrementally over the course of the next couple decades. The plan included the transfer of the title for the land from the city to the Battery Park City Authority.
“From coastal resiliency and sustainable green practices to the preservation of affordable housing, world-class public art, and vibrant, year-round programming in award-winning public spaces, Battery Park City leads the way in many of the measures that makes cities livable."
