William H. Seward Park Located at East Broadway, Canal and Essex Streets, Borough of Manhattan Community Board 3 Presentation May 11, 2017 Parks Capital Design Funded FY 2016
PROJECT GOALS - PARKS WITHOUT BORDERS • ACCESSIBLE PARKS -Make parks more welcoming and accessible to everyone • IMPROVED NEIGHBORHOODS
-Extend the beauty of parks out into communities
• VIBRANT COMMUNITY SPACES
-Transform underused space into centers of community
TOTAL BUDGET: $ 6,400,000 total funding Mayoral Funded - FY 2017 COMMUNITY OUTREACH: Scope Meeting- November 14th, 2016 Conclusion of Public Comment Period- November 28th, 2016 PARK SIZE:
3.361 acres
PARKS WITHOUT BORDERS | WILLIAM H. SEWARD PARK | Project Goals
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PARKS WITHOUT BORDERS | WILLIAM H. SEWARD PARK | Surrounding Land Use
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FLOOD HAZARD ZONES ZONE A - 1% annual-chance flood event. No Base Flood Elevation (BFE) exists. ZONE AE - 1% annual-chance flood event. BFE exists. ZONE AO - 1% annual-chance shallow flooding. VE - Areas along coasts subject to inundation by the 1% annual-chance flood event with additional hazards associated with storminduced velocity wave action. BFE exists. FLOODWAY - watercourse reserved to discharge base flood.
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ZONE X - Moderate risk areas within the 0.2% annual-chance floodplain.
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PARKS WITHOUT BORDERS | WILLIAM H. SEWARD PARK | Flood Risk
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NATHAN STAUS PLAYGROUND SARA D. ROOSEVELT PARK
HAMILTON FISH PARK
BARUCH PLAYGROUND
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LITTLE FLOWER PLAYGROUND
COLEMAN PLAYGROUND
TANAHEY PLAYGROUND
LUTHER GULICK PARK
CORLEARS HOOK PARK PIER 42
LILLIAN D WALD PLAYGROUND N 0
PARKS WITHOUT BORDERS | WILLIAM H. SEWARD PARK | Neighborhood Context - Walking Radius
1/4 MILE
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- Library Built 1909 - Babb, Cook, & Welch, Architects - Jefferson St. on West side of library demapped early 20th century - Library entrance moved to West side during 2002-04 renovations
PARKS WITHOUT BORDERS | WILLIAM H. SEWARD PARK | Site History - Seward Park Branch Library - 1909
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PARKS WITHOUT BORDERS | WILLIAM H. SEWARD PARK | Existing Conditions - Fences
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Wicket and 2’-6” Pipe Rail
2’-6” Steel
4’ Chain Link
6’ Chain Link
4’ Steel
5’ Steel, Library Property
6’ Historic Steel
7’-3” Steel
PARKS WITHOUT BORDERS | WILLIAM H. SEWARD PARK | Existing Fence Types
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PARKS WITHOUT BORDERS | WILLIAM H. SEWARD PARK | Parks Without Borders Project Areas
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PARKS WITHOUT BORDERS | WILLIAM H. SEWARD PARK | Site Analysis - Sidewalks
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1 - Drainage Issues Along East Broadway Entrance
2 - Looking East
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PARKS WITHOUT BORDERS | WILLIAM H. SEWARD PARK | Site Photos - Sidewalks
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1 - Fountain Entrance At Essex St.
2 - Along Essex St.
3 - North Park Entrance Along Essex St.
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SCHIFF FOUNTAIN - FUTURE PHASE -EXCESSIVE FENCING AND GATES THROUGHOUT
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-MALL AREA UNDERLIT EXISTING BLUESTONE PLAZA IN FAIR TO GOOD CONDITION
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CIRCULATION PAVEMENT IN FAIR TO GOOD CONDITION GATES LOCKED STEPS FUTURE PHASE: SCHIFF FOUNTAIN RECONSTRUCTION
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PARKS WITHOUT BORDERS | WILLIAM H. SEWARD PARK | Site Analysis - Schiff Mall
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1 - Looking South
2 - Looking North 1 1
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PARKS WITHOUT BORDERS | WILLIAM H. SEWARD PARK | Site Photos - Schiff Mall
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1 - Fountain Steps, South Side
2 - Fountain Steps, North Side
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PARKS WITHOUT BORDERS | WILLIAM H. SEWARD PARK | Site Photos - Schiff Mall
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RECONSTRUCT SIDEWALK
REMOVE FENCES AND GATES BOTH SIDES
RECONSTRUCT BLUESTONE PAVEMENT
NEW 2’-6” SPF SECTION TO REPLACE 7’-3” SECTION
NEW GARDEN AREA WICKET FENCE
FUTURE ACCESSIBILITY RAMPS
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PARKS WITHOUT BORDERS | WILLIAM H. SEWARD PARK | Schematic Plan - Schiff Mall
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INTERIOR FENCING - BEFORE
EXTERIOR FENCING - BEFORE
INTERIOR FENCING - AFTER
EXTERIOR FENCING - AFTER
PARKS WITHOUT BORDERS | WILLIAM H. SEWARD PARK | Proposed Condition
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FUTURE BASKETBALL RECONSTRUCTION
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LANDSCAPE FRAGMENTED BY FENCES COURTYARD UNDERUSED AND NOT INTEGRATED INTO THE PARK SEWARD PARK LIBRARY IS A LANDMARKED BUILDING 5’ SEWER LINE
LEGEND PROJECT AREA
LIMITED GARDEN ACCESS
CROSS-PARK CIRCULATION PAVEMENT IN POOR CONDITION EROSION ISSUES TIMBER CURB
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PARKS WITHOUT BORDERS | WILLIAM H. SEWARD PARK | Site Analysis - Library & Garden Area
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1 - Park Entrance From Jefferson Street
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PARKS WITHOUT BORDERS | WILLIAM H. SEWARD PARK | Site Photos - Library & Garden Area
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1 - Looking South East From North Plaza End
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PARKS WITHOUT BORDERS | WILLIAM H. SEWARD PARK | Site Photos - Library & Garden Area
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1 - Looking West From Library Steps
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PARKS WITHOUT BORDERS | WILLIAM H. SEWARD PARK | Site Photos - Library & Garden Area
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1 - Looking West From Bottom of Basketball Court Steps
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PARKS WITHOUT BORDERS | WILLIAM H. SEWARD PARK | Site Photos - Library & Garden Area
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1 - Looking North Into Garden Area From East Broadway
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PARKS WITHOUT BORDERS | WILLIAM H. SEWARD PARK | Site Photos - Library & Garden Area
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1 - Area Between Library and Comfort Station 1
PARKS WITHOUT BORDERS | WILLIAM H. SEWARD PARK | Site Photos - Library & Garden Area
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Seward Park Library Babb, Cook, & Welch
School of Athens - Raphael, 1511
Columbia Library Plaza
Columbia Library Plaza
PARKS WITHOUT BORDERS | WILLIAM H. SEWARD PARK | Precedent & Inspiration
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DRINKING FOUNTAIN COMFORT STATION
GAME TABLES AMPHITHEATER COURTYARD GARDEN AREA
MASONRY BENCH
GRASS LIBRARY DRINKING FOUNTAIN RECONSTRUCT SIDEWALK
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PARKS WITHOUT BORDERS | WILLIAM H. SEWARD PARK | Library Plaza Schematic
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PARKS WITHOUT BORDERS | WILLIAM H. SEWARD PARK | Library Plaza Perspective Before
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PARKS WITHOUT BORDERS | WILLIAM H. SEWARD PARK | Library Plaza Perspective Proposed
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Garden Entrance
Mown Meadow Lawn
Garden Entrance
Library Plaza Courtyard
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PARKS WITHOUT BORDERS | WILLIAM H. SEWARD PARK | Library Courtyard Section
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Before
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PARKS WITHOUT BORDERS | WILLIAM H. SEWARD PARK | Lowering Fencing
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LEGEND
144 LF New Benches 22 LF Masonry Bench 132 LF Amphitheatre Seating 22 LF Existing Masonry Bench
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Type E Drinking Fountain Kingsborough Light Pole
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Existing Library Lighting
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Quick Coupler
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PARKS WITHOUT BORDERS | WILLIAM H. SEWARD PARK | Water Supply, Security Lighting, & Seating
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PROPOSED FENCING
4’- 0” STEEL
2’- 6” PIPE RAIL
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PARKS WITHOUT BORDERS | WILLIAM H. SEWARD PARK | Fence Diagram
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PIER BEYOND EXISTING FLUSH CURB. SEE SHEET 9, THIS CONTRACT FOR PIER DIMENSIONS.
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PARKS WITHOUT BORDERS | WILLIAM H. SEWARD PARK | Perimeter Fences
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HOOF BENCH CENTRAL PARK GREEN WHITE OAK
MOVABLE TABLES & CHAIRS
PARKS WITHOUT BORDERS | WILLIAM H. SEWARD PARK | Site Furnishings
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DECORATIVE TRASH AND RECYCLING BINS
TYPE E DRINKING FOUNTAIN
KINGSBOROUGH LIGHT POLE
PARKS WITHOUT BORDERS | WILLIAM H. SEWARD PARK | Site Furnishings
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BLUESTONE SCHIFF MALL
LANDMARK GREY SIDEWALK CONCRETE
PARKS WITHOUT BORDERS | WILLIAM H. SEWARD PARK | Pavements
GRANITE BANDING & BRICK PAVERS IN HERRINGBONE PATTERN LIBRARY PLAZA
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EXPOSED AGGREGATE ASPHALT GARDEN PATH
ACCESSIBLE GRANITE BLOCK LIBRARY PLAZA
PARKS WITHOUT BORDERS | WILLIAM H. SEWARD PARK | Pavements
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Ulmus americana ‘Valley Forge’
Tilia cordata
Cercis canadensis
PARKS WITHOUT BORDERS | WILLIAM H. SEWARD PARK | Plant Palette: Trees
Amelanchier canadensis
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Aucuba japonica
Cornus sericea
Hamamelis virginiana
Hydrangea quercifolia
Mahonia bealei
Prunus laurocerasus
Rhododendron carolinianum
Weigela florida
PARKS WITHOUT BORDERS | WILLIAM H. SEWARD PARK | Plant Palette: Shrubs
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PARKS WITHOUT BORDERS | WILLIAM H. SEWARD PARK | Plant Palette: Mown Grass & Wildflowers
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PROJECT GOALS • ADULT FITNESS UNITS -Provide active use programming to adjacent reconstructed basketball courts • IMPROVED ACCESSIBILITY
-Provide accessible units in fitness area
TOTAL BUDGET: $100,000 Excess funds transferred from Multi-Site Contract that reconstructed adjacent basketball courts Councilmember Margaret Chin Funded - FY 2015
PARKS WITHOUT BORDERS | WILLIAM H. SEWARD PARK | Project Goals - Fitness Area
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Parallel Bars
Hand Cycle
12 BB
Combination Unit
Suspension Trainer Steps
Backless Hoof Bench- Central Park Green
Safety Surface
12 BB
Decline Bench
Colors- Standard Units
PARKS WITHOUT BORDERS | WILLIAM H. SEWARD PARK | Fitness Layout
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DRINKING FOUNTAIN COMFORT STATION
GAME TABLES AMPHITHEATER COURTYARD GARDEN AREA
MASONRY BENCH
GRASS LIBRARY DRINKING FOUNTAIN RECONSTRUCT SIDEWALK
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PARKS WITHOUT BORDERS | WILLIAM H. SEWARD PARK | Library Plaza Schematic
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Thank You!