Public Design Commission Annual Report

2018-11-14T00:00:00.000

20864

Installation of seven mile markers, Soundview Park, Bronx

Bronx

DPR

Public

Signage

Installation of specific elements

Found incomplete

2018-11-14T00:00:00.000

20865

Installation of seventeen mile markers, Crotona Park, Bronx

Bronx

DPR

Public

Signage

Installation of specific elements

Found incomplete

2018-11-14T00:00:00.000

20866

Installation of seventeen mile markers, Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan

Manhattan

DPR

Public

Signage

Installation of specific elements

Found incomplete

2018-11-14T00:00:00.000

20867

Rehabilitation of the pier over John Finley Walk, Brearley School, 610 East 83rd Street, Manhattan

Manhattan

DCAS

DPR/DOT

Public

Landscape architecture

Rehabilitation

Commented

2018-11-14T00:00:00.000

20868

Reconstruction of the entrance plaza and promenade, Manhattan Beach Park, Oriental Boulevard between Girard Street and Irwin Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn

DPR

Public

Landscape architecture

Reconstruction

Commented

2018-11-14T00:00:00.000

20869

Construction of Box Street Park, including a prototypical comfort station, Commercial Street, Box Street, and Newtown Creek, Brooklyn

Brooklyn

EDC

DPR

Public

Landscape architecture

Construction

Commented

2018-11-14T00:00:00.000

20871

Construction of a comfort station, M. Fidler Wyckoff House Park, 5914 Clarendon Road, Brooklyn

Brooklyn

DPR

Public

Architecture

Construction

Approved with conditions

1

2018-11-14T00:00:00.000

20872

Construction of a prototypical comfort station as Phase II of the reconstruction of Fox Playground, Fox Street, 156th Street and Southern Boulevard, Bronx

Bronx

DPR

Public

Architecture

Construction

Approved

1

2018-10-15T00:00:00.000

6562

Renovation of and addition to the Stapleton Branch Library, 132 Canal Street, Staten Island

Staten Island

DDC

NYPL

Public

Architecture

Renovation

Commented

2018-10-15T00:00:00.000

6950

Construction of a foundation and platform for the track and field house and adjacent site work as Phase IA of the reconstruction of Ocean Breeze Park, Quintard Street, Mason Avenue and Father Capodanno Boulevard, Staten Island

Staten Island

DPR

DDC

Public

Building systems & Modifications

Construction

Commented

2018-10-15T00:00:00.000

7195

Reconstruction of the Gilboa Dam and adjacent site work, Schoharie Reservoir, adjacent to Route 990V, Gilboa, Schoharie County

Upstate

DEP

Public

Landscape architecture

Reconstruction

Commented

2018-10-15T00:00:00.000

8296

Construction of Myrtle Avenue Plaza, Myrtle Avenue between Hall Street and Emerson Place, Brooklyn

Brooklyn

DDC

DOT

Public

Landscape architecture

Construction

Commented

2018-10-15T00:00:00.000

8452

Reconstruction of Forsyth Plaza, Canal Street, Forsyth Street and the Manhattan Bridge approach ramp, Manhattan

Manhattan

DDC

DOT

Public

Landscape architecture

Reconstruction

Commented

2018-10-15T00:00:00.000

8599

Reconstruction of the Centre Street and Hogan Place entrances and construction of a trash compactor enclosure on Baxter Street, Manhattan Criminal Court, 100 Centre Street, Manhattan

Manhattan

DDC

DOT

Public

Architecture

Reconstruction

Commented

2018-10-15T00:00:00.000

8942

Replacement of digester tank covers and adjacent site work, 26th Ward Water Pollution Control Plant, 12266 Flatlands Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn

DEP

Public

Architecture

Installation of specific elements

Commented

2018-10-15T00:00:00.000

9173

Rehabilitation of the east facade, including the installation of signage, West Farms Branch Library, 2085 Honeywell Avenue, Bronx

Bronx

DDC

NYPL

Public

Building systems & Modifications

Rehabilitation

Commented

2018-10-15T00:00:00.000

9314

Construction of a retractable roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium and installation of an electrical substation and chiller plant as part of the United States Tennis Association's Billie Jean King National Tennis Center strategic vision plan, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens

Queens

DPR

Public

Architecture

Construction

Commented

2018-10-15T00:00:00.000

10437

Construction of Crescent Beach Park, Tennyson Drive between Robinson Avenue and Wiman Avenue, Staten Island

Staten Island

DPR

Public

Landscape architecture

Construction

Commented

2018-10-15T00:00:00.000

11632

Reconstruction of Corona Plaza, south side of Roosevelt Avenue between National Street and 104th Street, Queens

Queens

DDC

DOT

Public

Landscape architecture

Reconstruction

Commented

2018-10-15T00:00:00.000

12082

Rehabilitation of a nature center, Fulton Avenue between Claremont Parkway and East 172nd Street, Crotona Park, Bronx

Bronx

DPR

Public

Architecture

Rehabilitation

Commented

2018-10-15T00:00:00.000

12940

Repair and painting of the perimeter fence, Wards Island Wastewater Treatment Plant, Manhattan

Manhattan

DEP

Public

Building systems & Modifications

Rehabilitation

Commented

2018-10-15T00:00:00.000

13578

Construction of two plazas, 37th Road, 73rd Street and Broadway, Queens

Queens

DDC

DOT

Public

Landscape architecture

Construction

Commented

2018-10-15T00:00:00.000

15064

Installation of a prototypical newsstand, 972 Flatbush Avenue, northwest corner of Flatbush Avenue and Albemarle Road, Brooklyn

Brooklyn

DCA

DOT

Private

Newsstand

Installation of specific elements

Commented

2018-10-15T00:00:00.000

16740

Installation of a prototypical newsstand, 910 8th Avenue, northeast corner of 8th Avenue and West 54th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan

DCA

DOT

Private

Newsstand

Installation of specific elements

Commented

2018-10-15T00:00:00.000

16759

Construction of High Line Park (formerly elevated rail line), Phase IV, West 30th Street between 10th Avenue and 11th Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan

DPR

FHL

Public

Landscape architecture

Construction

Commented

2018-10-15T00:00:00.000

16965

Installation of a prototypical newsstand, 237 East Fordham Road, northeast corner of Valentine Avenue and East Fordham Road, Bronx

Bronx

DCA

DOT

Private

Newsstand

Installation of specific elements

Commented

2018-10-15T00:00:00.000

16976

Installation of an artwork by Mark Reigelman, Charleston Branch Library of the New York Public Library, Tyrellan Avenue and Bricktown Way, Staten Island

Staten Island

DCLA%

EDC/NYPL

Public

Artwork

Installation of specific elements

Commented

2018-10-15T00:00:00.000

17078

Installation of coping, New Dorp Branch Library, 309 Dorp Lane, Staten Island

Staten Island

DDC

NYPL

Public

Building systems & Modifications

Installation of specific elements

Commented

2018-10-15T00:00:00.000

17475

Installation of a prototypical newsstand, 300 West 44th Street, southwest corner of West 44th Street and 8th Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan

DCA

DOT

Private

Newsstand

Installation of specific elements

Commented

2018-10-15T00:00:00.000

17773

Installation of the Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony Woman Suffrage Movement Monument by Meredith Bergmann, Literary Walk, The Mall, Central Park, Manhattan

Manhattan

DPR

Public

Artwork

Installation of specific elements

Commented

2018-10-15T00:00:00.000

19915

Construction of Andrew Haswell Green Park, Phase IIB, East 60th Street to East 63rd Street between the FDR Drive and the East River, Manhattan

Manhattan

EDC

DPR

Public

Landscape architecture

Construction

Commented

2018-10-15T00:00:00.000

20389

Construction of a reading garden, Mapleton Branch Library, 1702 60th Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn

DDC

BPL

Public

Landscape architecture

Construction

Approved with conditions

2

2018-10-15T00:00:00.000

20451

Construction of a comfort station, M. Fidler Wyckoff House Park, 5914 Clarendon Road, Brooklyn

Brooklyn

DPR

Public

Architecture

Construction

Commented

2018-10-15T00:00:00.000

20470

Update on DOT's guidelines for the siting and design of permanent sidewalk planters citywide

Citywide

DOT

Public

Street furniture

Master plan/Prototype

Commented

2018-10-15T00:00:00.000

20637

Installation of prototypical area wayfinding (WalkNYC) signs, East 61st Street and 5th Avenue, East 65th Street and 5th Avenue, East 72nd Street and 5th Avenue, East 84th Street and 5th Avenue, East 90th Street and 5th Avenue, Central Park North and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard, West 109th Street and Central Park West, and West 60th and Central Park West, Central Park, Manhattan

Manhattan

DOT

Public

Street furniture

Installation of specific elements

Commented

2018-10-15T00:00:00.000

20684

Construction of a dechlorination facility, Owl's Head Water Pollution Control Plant, 6700 Shore Road, Brooklyn

Brooklyn

DEP

Public

Architecture

Construction

Commented

2018-10-15T00:00:00.000

20685

Installation of a distinctive sidewalk, the Waldorf-Astoria and the Waldorf Towers, 301 Park Avenue and 100 East 50th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan

DOT

Public and Private

Distinctive sidewalk

Installation of specific elements

Commented

2018-10-15T00:00:00.000

20687

Construction of athletic courts and installation of an artificial turf field, Surf Playground, adjacent to P.S. 288, Surf Avenue between West 27th Street and West 25th Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn

DPR

Public

Landscape architecture

Construction

Approved

1

2018-10-15T00:00:00.000

20690

Construction of an adult fitness area, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Corona Avenue and 111th Street, Corona, Queens

Queens

DPR

Public

Landscape architecture

Construction

Approved

1

2018-10-15T00:00:00.000

20708

Rehabilitation of a facade, Engine Company 46, 460 Cross Bronx Expressway, Bronx

Bronx

FDNY

Public

Building systems & Modifications

Rehabilitation

Approved

1

2018-10-15T00:00:00.000

20709

Installation of streetscape improvements, Water Street between Whitehall Street and Hanover Square, Manhattan

Manhattan

EDC

DOT/DPR

Public

Landscape architecture

Installation of specific elements

Approved

2

2018-10-15T00:00:00.000

20727

Construction of a prototypical comfort station, Police Officer Edward Byrne Park, 135th Avenue, 134th Street, North Conduit Avenue, and 130th Place, South Ozone Park, Queens

Queens

DPR

Public

Architecture

Construction

Commented

2018-10-15T00:00:00.000

20728

Installation of windows, a door, and mechanical equipment, Owen F. Dolen Golden Age Recreation Center, Owen F. Dolen Park, 2551 Westchester Avenue, Bronx

Bronx

DPR

Public

Building systems & Modifications

Installation of specific elements

Approved

1

2018-10-15T00:00:00.000

20731

Reconstruction of a parking lot and installation of a water tank, FDNY Fire Training Academy, Randall’s Island, Manhattan

Manhattan

FDNY

Public

Landscape architecture

Reconstruction

Approved

1

2018-10-15T00:00:00.000

20732

Construction of the East Midtown Greenway, including reconstruction of Sutton Place Park and construction of a pedestrian bridge at East 54th Street, East River between East 53rd Street and East 61st Street, Manhattan

Manhattan

EDC

DPR/DOT

Public

Landscape architecture

Construction

Commented

2018-10-15T00:00:00.000

20742

Installation of rooftop mechanical equipment, Broadway Community Library, 40-20 Broadway, Astoria, Queens

Queens

DDC

QPL

Public

Building systems & Modifications

Installation of specific elements

Approved

2

2018-10-15T00:00:00.000

20745

Installation of a roof, Laurelton Branch Library, 134-26 225th Street, Laurelton, Queens

Queens

DDC

QPL

Public

Building systems & Modifications

Installation of specific elements

Approved

1

2018-10-15T00:00:00.000

20746

Construction of an ADA ramp and stairs, 6 Lee Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn

DOT

Public and Private

Building systems & Modifications

Construction

Approved

2

2018-10-15T00:00:00.000

20747

Reconstruction of the Whitestone Expressway southbound overpass over Cross Island Parkway at 678-I northbound, Whitestone, Queens

Queens

DOT

Public

Bridge

Reconstruction

Approved

1

2018-10-15T00:00:00.000

20748

Installation of roll-up doors and sales booth, 410 Halleck Street, east side of Hunts Point Produce Market Row B, Units 266-268, Bronx

Bronx

EDC

Public and Private

Building systems & Modifications

Installation of specific elements

Approved

1