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Parks and Recreation
There is a lot of pressure on public parks in urban areas these days to perform. As city’s grow and become more dense, we ask more and more of our parks. While it is acceptable, even desirable from a maintenance standpoint, to pave streetscapes and urban plazas with stone and concrete, it can be difficult to agree on what our neighborhood park should look like, what they should aspire to be, what uses they should be designed to accommodate, just how much or how little greenery they should contain. City parks are where we go to do everything from lie in the grass and read a book to play a pick-up game of basketball. In our parks we reconnect with nature, watch concerts, and go ice skating. We use paths for riding bikes, lakes for boating and playgrounds for climbing and swinging. At NV5, working with local communities to come up with an equitable and exciting plan for our shared park and recreational resources, is a distinct pleasure and one of our most rewarding activities.
Bethpage Skate Park
Town of Oyster Bay, NY
NV5 designed a new “plaza-style” skate park for the Bethpage Community Park in Oyster Bay, NY. The new design includes: above and below grade custom-formed skating structures, site furnishings, walkways, entry/ticket booth, planting, irrigation, lighting and perimeter fencing.
Starlight Park/Bronx River Greenway
NYSDOT (Ph 1) + NYCDDC/DPR (Ph 2) - Bronx, NY
NV5 designed, prepared contract documents and provided construction services for a new $50 million park built along the banks of a 1.5 mile long stretch of the Bronx River. An important piece of the elaborate design is a new recreational facility called Starlight Park, that features a multi-sport synthetic turf athletic field, basketball court, playgrounds, picnic area, kayak launch, biking and walking paths, benches, fencing, drinking fountains, lighting, and signs. The design was coordinated with the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation and NYC Department of Environmental Protection for restoration of riparian habitat and river ecology.
SUSTAINABLE FEATURES
Recycled Materials + Site Remediation + Native Plantings + Invasive Species Removal + Rain Gardens + Wetland Restoration + Reconstructed Riparian & Upland Habitat
GREENLIGHTS (NYSDOT)
NYCPDC DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARD
ACEC 2014 GOLD AWARD
ROCKAWAY BOARDWALK RECONSTRUCTION
Queens, NY
NV5, as a sub-consultant to CH2M/Hill, was hired by the New York City Economic Development Corporation to “re-vision”, design, and prepare final contract documents and provide construction administration services for the permanent reconstruction/ replacement of nearly 5 miles of boardwalk and adjacent dune landscape along Rockaway Beach. The new design, constructed entirely out of pre-cast concrete planks with decorative finishes, raises the 40 foot wide boardwalk 3 feet above the projected 100-year flood elevation. The engineers and landscape architects at NV5 designed all of the access stairs and ramps to the boardwalk from the adjacent streets and to the beach, and selected and placed all site amenities and furnishings, including lights, seating, signage, railings, fences, and showers. A primary goal of the project is providing coastal protection and storm resiliency. NV5 led the effort to fill-in behind and stabilize an adjacent beach-side dune, newly constructed by the Army Corp of Engineers, with additional sand fill and erosion control plantings and other stabilization techniques. Total combined construction cost over five independent project phases is +/- $360M. PROJECT FACTS
Client: NYC Economic Development Corporation/ NYC Department of Parks & Recreation Reference: Ms. Kathryn Prybylski, P.E. One Liberty Plaza 165 Broadway New York, NY 10006 p: (212) 619-5000 e: kprybylski@nycedc.com
Key Aspects: • Site/Civil Engineering • Urban Landscape Architecture • Erosion Control & Planting Design • Storm Resiliency Design Awards: • 2017 ACEC New York Diamond Award for Engineering Excellence
Roberto Clemente State Park
NV5 has designed more than $65 million worth of improvements at Roberto Clemente State Park (RCSP) over a 10-year period. Among the many assignments completed, NV5 designed a state-of-the-art water-park that included reconstruction of the main pool and diving tank and addition of a new splash pad, wading pool, shade structures, security fencing and surrounding planting beds. NV5 also rehabilitated the adjacent Activities Building to include a new ticketing/queuing area, new toilet and locker facilities, an outdoor dining terrace, accessible roof decks, and installation of a 10,000 square foot energy-saving green roof. NV5 also designed new playgrounds, new basketball court, new synthetic-turf multi-sport athletic field, a new main entrance plaza, and a new shoreline bulkhead and pedestrian esplanade.
SUSTAINABLE FEATURES
High Efficiency Water Controls + High Albedo Pavement + Recycled Materials + Green Roof + Native Plantings 2013 ACEC NEW YORK - PLATINUM AWARD
Roberto Clemente State Park Esplanade and Bulkhead Reconstruction
NV5, in partnership with CH2M, prepared concept through final design and contract documents for replacement of the existing bulkhead and waterfront esplanade at Roberto Clemente State Park, located on the Harlem River in the Fordham section of the Bronx. The design includes full reconstruction of the pedestrian esplanade with new greenery, lighting, and the integration of adjacent unused plaza spaces. The northern end of the project features a unique design that allows the river to inundate a portion of the park at high tide, where people can access the water.
SUSTAINABLE FEATURES
High-Albedo Pavement + Recycled Materials + Porous Pavers + Solar Lighting + Sustainable Stormwater Management
Philadelphia DPP/PPR Playgrounds
Philadelphia, PA
NV5 has completed various assignments for the Philadelphia Department of Public Property and Philadelphia Department of Parks and Recreation to provide Landscape Architecture, Civil Engineering, Lighting Design, Water Resources, and City and State Permits services among others. Individual assignments have included designing a new nature-themed playground carefully integrated into and among a grove of mature shade trees in historic Penn Treaty Park, renovating the sports courts and building a new adventure playground at Torresdale Park, and redesigning the Hayes Playground to incorporate a new splash pad with a built-in stormwater infiltration basin, among numerous other projects.
NYCSCA LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE TERM AGREEMENT
Citywide, NYC
NV5 was hired to a term agreement by the New York City School Construction Authority to provide landscape architecture design services for the reconstruction and development of existing and new play areas and recreational facilities and public schools city-wide. NV5 has designed a number of modern challenging play environments that relate to the surrounding context and include unique amenities and design features such as: platform stage-seating where classes can be taught outdoors during the warmer months, an exploratory learning garden where the students can experiment with the growth and life cycles of plants, synthetic turf athletic fields and other more conventional site improvements such as fencing, paving, curbs and walls, benches, drinking fountains. PROJECT FACTS
Client: New York City School Construction Authority Reference: Mr. Elan Abneri 30-30 Thomson Avenue Long Island City, NY 11101 p: (718) 472-8000 e: eabneri@nycsca.org Key Aspects: • Landscape Architecture • Site Master Planning • Planting Design • Architecture • Space Planning • Site/Civil Engineering • Geotechnical Engineering • Structural Engineering • MEP Design • Green Infrastructure • Environmental Services • Scoping & Feasibility • Concept through Final Design • Contract Documents • Bid Phase Services • Construction Administration • Building Code Review • DOB Filing • Miscellaneous Permits & Approvals • Community Outreach • Cost Estimating
Reconstruction of NYC Parks & Playgrounds
New York, NY
NV5 completed 26 individual assignments for the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation under a term agreement for landscape architecture design services. Typical assignments included: playgrounds, sports fields, athletic courts, urban plaza’s, streetscapes, bike paths, esplanades and reconstruction of site infrastructure. Pictured here is the John Jay Park Playground.
SUSTAINABLE FEATURES
Native Plantings + Sustainable Stormwater Management + Recycled Materials
