Public Design Commission Annual Report

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

16852

Construction of an executive education center and hotel as part of Phase I of the construction of Cornell University/Technion-Israel Institute of Technology's applied sciences campus, Roosevelt Island, Manhattan

Manhattan

EDC

Public and Private

Architecture

Construction

Commented

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

16939

Rehabilitation of a field house, Shore Park and Parkway, Shore Road and 95th Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn

DPR

Public

Architecture

Rehabilitation

Approved

3

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

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

Approved

1

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

16986

Rehabilitation of the ground floor and adjacent site work, Building 77, Brooklyn Navy Yard Industrial Park, 63 Flushing Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn

BNYDC

Public and Private

Architecture

Rehabilitation

Approved with conditions

2

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

17002

Construction of a garage, Brooklyn Community District 3, 559 Park Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn

DSNY

Public

Architecture

Construction

Commented

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

17023

Installation of signage, Bronx Terminal Market, 700 Exterior Street, Bronx

Bronx

EDC

Private

Signage

Installation of specific elements

Commented

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

17031

Reconstruction of the East Flatbush Library, 9612 Church Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn

DDC

Public

Architecture

Reconstruction

Commented

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

17034

Reconstruction of Sunset Cove Park, Jamaica Bay and Cross Bay Boulevard, Broad Channel, Queens

Queens

DPR

Public

Landscape architecture

Reconstruction

Commented

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

17035

Construction of Admiral's Row Plaza, including the construction of two retail buildings and a mixed-use building, the rehabilitation of Building B and the Timber Shed, and adjacent site work, Brooklyn Navy Yard Industrial Park, Navy Street, Flushing Avenue, Fourth Street and Gate Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn

BNYDC

Public and Private

Architecture

Construction

Approved with conditions

1

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

17051

Rehabilitation of La Marqueta and La Placita, Park Avenue between East 114th Street and East 116th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan

EDC

Public and Private

Architecture

Rehabilitation

Commented

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

17055

Construction of a natural gas piping station, Flushing Avenue between North Elliott Place and North Portland Avenue, Brooklyn Navy Yard Industrial Park, 63 Flushing Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn

BNYDC

Private

Landscape architecture

Construction

Commented

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

17056

Reconstruction of a path leading to the Belvedere Castle, Central Park, north of the 79th Street Transverse Road between East Drive and West Drive, Manhattan

Manhattan

DPR

CPC

Public

Building systems & Modifications

Reconstruction

Withdrawn

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

17057

Reconstruction of East 108th Street, Bernard Family Playground, East 108th Street and 5th Avenue, Central Park, Manhattan

Manhattan

DPR

CPC

Public

Landscape architecture

Reconstruction

Approved

1

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

17058

Reconstruction of East 67th Street, Billy Johnson Playground, East 67th Street and 5th Avenue, Central Park, Manhattan

Manhattan

DPR

CPC

Public

Landscape architecture

Reconstruction

Approved

1

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

17060

Reconstruction of Lieutenant Joseph Petrosino Playground, 16th Avenue, New Utrecht Avenue, 70th Street, and 71st Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn

DPR

Public

Landscape architecture

Reconstruction

Commented

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

17092

Reconstruction of ballfields, Cypress Hills Park, Euclid Avenue between Dumont Avenue and Blake Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn

DPR

Public

Landscape architecture

Reconstruction

Approved with conditions

1

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

17102

Construction of a plaza and streetscape improvements, Park Avenue viaduct between East 124th Street and East 126th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan

EDC

DOT

Public

Landscape architecture

Construction

Commented

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

17109

Installation of Convergence by Shawn Smith, Westchester Square Branch Library, 9 Westchester Square, Bronx

Bronx

DCLA%

DDC/NYPL

Public

Artwork

Installation of specific elements

Approved with conditions

1

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

17113

Rehabilitation of the New York State Pavilion observation towers and the Tent of Tomorrow and installation of lighting, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Corona, Queens

Queens

DPR

Public

Architecture

Rehabilitation

Approved

1

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

17114

Renovation of a recreation center, St. Mary's Park, St. Anne's Avenue between East 145th Street and East 144th Street, Bronx

Bronx

DPR

Public

Architecture

Renovation

Commented

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

17120

Reconstruction of athletic courts, including basketball courts and skate park, as Phase I of the reconstruction of Betsy Head Park, Blake Avenue, Bristol Street, Dumont Avenue, and Thomas S. Boyland Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn

DPR

Public

Landscape architecture

Reconstruction

Commented

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

17123

Construction of an entrance plaza and adjacent site work, Van Cortlandt Park, Broadway between West 242nd Street and Van Cortlandt Park South, Bronx

Bronx

DPR

Public

Landscape architecture

Construction

Approved

2

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

17124

Rehabilitation of the Hansborough Recreation Center, 35 West 134th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan

DPR

Public

Architecture

Rehabilitation

Found incomplete

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

17125

Construction of a composting facility and adjacent site work, Lower East Side Ecology Center, East River Park, Jackson Street, Cherry Street, and the FDR Drive, Manhattan

Manhattan

DPR

Public

Architecture

Construction

Approved

1

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

17126

Construction of a dog run, Parade Ground, Prospect Park, Caton Avenue and Coney Island Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn

DPR

PPA

Public

Landscape architecture

Construction

Approved

1

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

17127

Construction of a football field and adjacent site work, College Point Park (College Point Field), Linden Place, 23rd Avenue, Ulmer Street and 26th Avenue, College Point, Queens

Queens

DPR

Public

Landscape architecture

Construction

Approved with conditions

1

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

17128

Construction of a plaza and adjacent site work, Newtown Playground, 56th Avenue and 92nd Street, Elmhurst, Queens

Queens

DPR

Public

Landscape architecture

Construction

Withdrawn

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

17129

Construction of a practice tennis court, United States Tennis Association East Courts, New York Avenue and Meridian Road, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Corona, Queens

Queens

DPR

Public

Architecture

Construction

Approved

1

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

17130

Construction of a segment of the Bronx River Greenway, Shoelace Park, between 211th Street, 229th Street, Bronx Boulevard, and the Bronx River, Bronx

Bronx

DPR

Public

Landscape architecture

Construction

Commented

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

17131

Construction of a water quality monitoring station, Shaft 3B along Mosholu Avenue, Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx

Bronx

DEP

DPR

Public

Architecture

Construction

Commented

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

17132

Construction of a water quality monitoring station, southwest corner of Jerome Avenue and Bainbridge Avenue, Croton Water Treatment Plant, Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx

Bronx

DEP

Public

Architecture

Construction

Commented

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

17133

Construction of an addition and adjacent site work, Music Hall, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island

Staten Island

DDC

DCLA/DPR

Public

Architecture

Construction

Approved

1

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

17134

Construction of an electrical building and adjacent site work, Bowery Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant, 4301 Berrian Boulevard, Astoria, Queens

Queens

DEP

Public

Architecture

Construction

Approved

1

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

17135

Construction of an interim landscape, Duarte Square, Canal Street, Avenue of the Americas, Grand Street, and the former Sullivan Street, Manhattan

Manhattan

DPR

Public

Landscape architecture

Construction

Approved

1

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

17136

Construction of Westchester Square Branch of the New York Public Library, 9 Westchester Square, Bronx

Bronx

DDC

NYPL

Public

Architecture

Construction

Approved

1

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

17137

Design of a long range charging mast and two electrical equipment enclosures for the All Electric Bus (AEB) pilot, Williamsburg Bridge Plaza, Havemeyer Street, Broadway, and Roebling Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn

DOT

NYCT

Public

Street furniture

Installation of specific elements

Commented

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

17138

Construction of a prototypical comfort station and adjacent site work, Greencroft Playground, Greencroft Avenue between Ainsworth Avenue and Redgrave Avenue, Staten Island

Staten Island

DPR

Public

Architecture

Construction

Found incomplete

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

17139

Installation of a cornice, 89 Grand Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn

DOT

Private

Building systems & Modifications

Installation of specific elements

Approved

1

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

17140

Installation of a distinctive sidewalk, 156 Leroy Street, Manhattan

Manhattan

DOT

Private

Distinctive sidewalk

Installation of specific elements

Approved

1

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

17141

Installation of a distinctive sidewalk, including bollards, Phase II, Manhattan West, 401 Ninth Avenue, 33rd Street and Ninth Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan

DOT

Private

Distinctive sidewalk

Installation of specific elements

Approved

1

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

17142

Installation of a distinctive sidewalk, The Paramount Building, 1501 Broadway, 43rd street, between Broadway and 8th Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan

DOT

Private

Distinctive sidewalk

Installation of specific elements

Commented

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

17144

Installation of a greenhouse, Newtown Creek Water Pollution Control Plant, 329 Greenpoint Avenue, Provost Street between Kent Street and Greenpoint Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn

DEP

Public

Architecture

Installation of specific elements

Approved

1

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

17145

Installation of a guardrail and bulkhead facade, Brooklyn District 12 Garage, 5601 19th Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn

DSNY

Public

Building systems & Modifications

Installation of specific elements

Found incomplete

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

17146

Installation of a guardrail, Building 292, Brooklyn Navy Yard Industrial Park, Railroad Avenue between Kay Avenue and Gee Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn

BNYDC

Private

Building systems & Modifications

Installation of specific elements

Approved

1

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

17147

Installation of a planted area and masonry wall, 3758 Bayview Avenue, Seaview Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn

DOT

Private

Building systems & Modifications

Installation of specific elements

Commented

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

17148

Installation of a prototypical newsstand, 1335 6th Avenue, southwest corner of 6th Avenue and West 54th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan

DCA

DOT

Private

Newsstand

Installation of specific elements

Withdrawn

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

17149

Installation of a prototypical newsstand, 166 West 125th Street, southeast corner of 7th Avenue and West 125th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan

DCA

Private

Newsstand

Installation of specific elements

Commented

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

17150

Installation of a prototypical newsstand, 79-01 Broadway, northwest corner of Broadway and Baxter Avenue, Elmhurst, Queens

Queens

DCA

Private

Newsstand

Installation of specific elements

Commented

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

17151

Installation of a soccer sealcoat field, I.S. 49, Eagle Academy for Young Men, 101 Warren Street, Staten Island

Staten Island

DOE

Public

Landscape architecture

Installation of specific elements

Approved

1

2017-05-22T00:00:00.000

17152

Installation of a soccer sealcoat field, Irwin Altman Middle School, 81-14 257th Street, Glen Oaks, Queens

Queens

DPR

Public

Landscape architecture

Installation of specific elements

Approved

1