Billionaire Barry Diller's $130 million floating park on the Hudson is actually going to get built, and it looks incredible

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Pier 55 will be a public park and performance space on Manhattan's lower west side.
Their pledge of over $113 million will be the single largest private donation to a public park in New York City history, according to Capital New York.
And now, the project will officially be built after a unanimous vote by the Hudson River Park Trust approving the plan on Wednesday, according to DNAinfo.
Construction will begin on the park in 2016, and it is expected to be completed by 2019. According to DNAinfo, "more than half of the performances in the pier's amphitheater will be free or 'low-cost.'"
The new addition to the waterfront will be called Pier 55 and is expected to cost more than $130 million. The City of New York will provide $17 million to the project, while New York State will provide a separate $18 million for the construction of a public esplanade that will lead into the pier.

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The billionaire couple has partnered with the Hudson River Park Trust to build the 2.7-acre square-shaped pier and community art space to replace the deteriorating Pier 54.

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It will sit atop 300 concrete columns.
"New York has always reminded me of Venice, so I am happy the time has come to properly honor its waterways," Von Furstenberg said in a press release.

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Pier55 will be open the same hours as the rest of Hudson River Park.
To oversee the park's performance venues, they have recruited Oscar-winning producer Scott Rudin, playwright George C. Wolfe, producer Stephen Daldry, and Kate Horton.

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The open-air amphitheater will have really spectacular views.
"Unexpected topography and captivating spaces will create physical, visual and cultural experiences found nowhere else in the city, much less on the waterfront," Nielsen said in the press release. "The drama and delight of the landscape will make this a magnificent destination that will define a new paradigm of public parks."

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There will be plenty of lush greenery to explore.

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Construction for the park will begin next year.
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