The Reconstruction of the Playground in St. Vartan Park

Located at 1st Avenue Between East 35th and East 36th Street, Borough of Manhattan

Community Board 6 - Parks, Landmarks, & Cultural Affairs Committee September 01, 2020 Benjamin Nicolosi-Endo, NYC Parks

Total Budget: $4.49m City Council District 4, Keith Powers - $1.31m FY20 Mayor, Bill de Blasio - $3.18m FY18

Project Size: 0.5 ac Typical Project Timeline

The timeline for a capital project is between 30-45 months.

• Fully funded • Conceptual design • Legal reviews • Pre-construction and • Designer assigned • Schematic design • Solicitation of bids on-site meeting • Community Input • Community Board 06 • Bid reviews and • Construction work date set Session presentation determination • Subcontractor • Public Design Commission • Contract award approvals review • Comptroller approval • Inspections • Contract documents • Permits

ST VARTAN PARK | Project Timeline 2 Goals • Provide flexible space for active play. • Upgrade amenities to increase comfort on site. • Add play opportunities for different age groups. • Establish a safer site to attract park users.

ST VARTAN PARK | Project Goals 3

M idto wn T l Manhattan 2nd Ave Site E 36th St unnne

City 2 MI Tunnel Entrance St Site

E 35th St

1st Ave St. Vartan Park

Neighborhood - Murray Hill 1000 FT Site 100 FT

ST VARTAN PARK | Project Location 4 ST VARTAN PARK | Birdseye View - Looking East 5 NYC Flood Hazard Mapper NYC Department of City Planning

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Flood Hazard Zones 2015 Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map V Zone (100-year floodplain subject to wave action) Areas along coasts subject to inundation by the 1% annual chance flood event with additional hazards associated with storm-induced waves.

A Zone (100-year floodplain) Areas subject to inundation by the 1% annual chance flood event. Shaded X Zone (500-year floodplain) Areas within the 0.2% annual chance floodplain, areas of 1% annual chance flooding where average depths are less than 1 foot, areas of 1% annual chance flooding where the con- tributing drainage area is less than 1 square mile, and areas Site protected from the 1% annual chance flood by a levee. Limit of Moderate Wave Action (LiMWA) The inland limit of the area expected to receive 1.5ft or greater breaking waves during the 1% annual chance flood event. Data from 2015 PFIRMs. Future Floodplain 2050s Future 1% Annual Chance Floodplain (100-year)

Future 0.2% Annual Chance Floodplain (500-year)

Further Information:

NYC Mayor’s Office of Recovery and Resiliency Climate Resiliency Design Guidelines - Version 3.0 Recover y and Resiliency Climate Resiliency DESIGN AND Design Guidelines PLANNING FOR FLOOD RESILIENCY: Guidelines for NYC Parks

East River

March 2019

Version 3.0 1

NYC Parks: Design NYC MOR: Climate and Planning for Resiliency Design Flood Resiliency Guidelines (v3.0)

Base Flood Elevation (BFE): 2-3.9ft above grade (A-Zone) New York State, USDA FSA N

ST VARTAN PARK | Flood Risk 0’ 250’ 500’ 6

600ft600ft -73.961 40.749 Degrees ORIGINALLY NAMED, ST. GABRIEL’S PARK

WESTERN PORTION OF PARK - LOOKING NORTH

EASTERN PORTION OF PARK - LOOKING NORTH

ST VARTAN PARK | Park Layout, 1914 7 CONSTRUCTION OF QUEENS MIDTOWN TUNNEL NEW STREET ACCESS TO TUNNEL THROUGH PARK

WESTERN PORTION OF PARK - LOOKING NORTH NEW STREET

CENTRAL PORTION OF PARK - LOOKING NORTH

ST VARTAN PARK | Plan For A New Street Through The Park, 1940 8 Land Use Categories

1 And 2 Family Residential

Multi-Family Residential

Mixed Use

Open Space And Outdoor Recreation

Commercial

Institutional

Industrial

Parking

Transportation / Utilities

Vacant Lots

Site

East River N

ST VARTAN PARK | Surrounding Land Use 0’ 100’ 200’ 9 Bryant Grand Central Dag Hammarskjold Plaza Park Terminal Chrysler Mary O’Connor 10 Min. (1/2 mile) Bldg. Playground walk radius Mary U.N. Play Equipment Herald O’Connor Roosevelt Sq. Playground Morgan Tudor Grove Island Library Ralph Bunche Playground Park Tudor Grove Playground Trygve Play Equipment Empire Park 5 Min. (1/4 mile) Lie Plaza Robert Moses State Avenue walk radius Playground Bldg. Malls Robert Moses Playground Basketball (4) Handball (2) Queens Midtown Spray shower Tunnel Entrance East River Baseball Esplanade Mutli-Purpose Play Area Dog Run St. Vartan Park Madison FDR Drive Square Park Ferry Landing East River Esplanade btwn Queens, Bronx, Fitness Equipment Vincent F. Albano Jr. NYU Brooklyn Playground Tisch Hospital

Vincent F. Albano Jr. Bellevue Play Equipment South Park Handball (2) Bellevue South Park Multi-Use Game Area Bellevue Hunter’s Play Equipment Hospital Point Fitness Equipment East River Spray Shower Basketball (2)

Dog Run N

ST VARTAN PARK | Neighborhood Context 0’ 400’ 800’ 10 QUEENS MIDTOWN TUNNEL ENTRANCE

ENTRANCE Legend Multi-Purpose Play Area Basketball Area

Handball Area

Playground Area

Entrances PHASE 1 Garden MULTI-PURPOSE PLAY AREA PLAYGROUND GARDEN IN PROGRESS BY TURF TEAM

ENTRANCE BASKETBALL COURTS

HANDBALL COURTS N

ST VARTAN PARK | Park Zones Presented For Reconstruction at Community Input Meeting - 2/27/2020 0’ 20’ 40’ 11 N

ST VARTAN PARK | Community Input Meeting 2/27/2020 0’ 20’ 40’ 12 AREA OF GREATEST INTEREST FOR RECONSTRUCTION

Community members placed stickers to indicate desired areas for reconstruction.

Blue = First Choice. White = Second Choice. N

ST VARTAN PARK | Community Input Meeting 2/27/2020 0’ 20’ 40’ 13 ST VARTAN PARK | Community Input Meeting - Common Comments 14 QUEENS MIDTOWN TUNNEL ENTRANCE Legend 5-12 Play Equipment Swings Park Entrance

Basketball Spray Multi-Purpose Play Handball Shower Area Entrance Building

Concrete Pavement

Asphalt Pavement

Safety Surface

Multi-Purpose Sidewalk Play Area 5-12 Play Equipment Garden Tree

Parks Lightpole

Sports Lighting

Drinking Fountain

Spray Shower

Flagpole Comfort Station & Preschool Traffic Swings 2-5 Play

Equipment N

ST VARTAN PARK | Existing Conditions 0’ 20’ 40’ 15 EAST 36TH ST Legend Project Limit

Area open to Park Entrance cold winter winds and traffic noise Pedestrian Traffic HP Sunken Spray Shower Heavy Vehicle Traffic difficult to access Area Open to Street

Inaccessible Area for Maintenance

Poorly Lit at Night. Inadequate lighting.

AVE Open sunny ST play area 1 & Pre-School

Comfort Station No garden access within park

Noise from Traffic Congestion

Tree Canopy/Shade

LP Sheet Flow Direction

Winter Winds Entrances difficult to reach Overgrown with vines N Not fully accessible EAST 35TH ST ST VARTAN PARK | Site Analysis 0’ 20’ 40’ 16 Legend

Canopy + Structural Root Zone Critical Root Zone

+ Stump Removal

Tree Removal due + to poor condition

+ + N

ST VARTAN PARK | Tree Inventory 0’ 20’ 40’ 17 SUMMER MORNING - 8:00 AM SUMMER AFTERNOON - 1:00 PM SUMMER AFTERNOON - 5:30 PM

WINTER MORNING - 10:30 AM WINTER AFTERNOON - 12:30 PM WINTER AFTERNOON - 2:30 PM

ST VARTAN PARK | Solar Study 18 1 PLAYGROUND UNIT 2 PLAYGROUND UNIT

1 2 ST VARTAN PARK | Site Photos N Key Map 19 1 NORTH SIDE SWINGS IN PLAYGROUND 2 SOUTH SIDE SWINGS IN PLAYGROUND

2 ST VARTAN PARK | Site Photos N Key Map 20 1 SPRAY SHOWER 2 SPRAY SHOWER

2 ST VARTAN PARK | Site Photos N Key Map 21 1 PATHWAY IN FRONT OF PRE-SCHOOL / COMFORT STATION 2 PLAYGROUND FROM EAST 35TH STREET

2 ST VARTAN PARK | Site Photos N Key Map NTS 22 1 NORTHEAST ENTRANCE AT 1ST AVENUE 2 SOUTHEAST ENTRANCE AT 1ST AVENUE

2 ST VARTAN PARK | Site Photos N Key Map NTS 23 Legend Project Limit

Park Entrance

Trash Compactor

Existing Tree

New Tree

Picnic Table

Type ‘A’ Bench MPPA Garden Existing Flagpole & Pre-School Comfort Station Spray Features

Play Equipment

New Security Light

Gate for Chain Link Fence

Hi-Lo Drinking Fountain

w/ Bottle Filler N

ST VARTAN PARK | Schematic Design Plan 0’ 10’ 20’ 24 Play Area, Ages 5-12 Play Area, Ages 5-12

Security Lighting Plant Bed Buffer w/ New Trees Entrance to MPPA Seating Area

Bottle Filler Hi-Lo Drinking Fountain

Seating Area Spray Shower

Play Area, Ages 2-5 New Central Playground Entrance Security Lighting Trash Compactor Bike/Scooter Track Area

Accessible Picnic Tables

Bike/Scooter Track Area Security Lighting

Seating Area

Security Lighting Swings, 7’-0”Ht 2 Strap, 3 Bucket, 1 Accessible Seat

Seating Area N

ST VARTAN PARK | Schematic Design Plan 0’ 10’ 20’ 25 ST VARTAN PARK | Play Equipment For Ages 2-5 and Ages 5-12 26 ST VARTAN PARK | Play Equipment, Ages 2-5 27 ST VARTAN PARK | Play Equipment, Ages 5-12 28 ELECTRONIC ACTIVATOR

DIRECTIONAL JETS, 6’ HT.

DIRECTIONAL JET, FLUSH

MIST JETS, 9’ HT.

JET STREAM, FLUSH

UMBRELLA JETS, 7’ HT.

ST VARTAN PARK | Spray Shower 29 STEEL PICNIC TABLE TYPE ‘A’ 1939 WORLD’S FAIR BENCH, KEBONY

DOT “RIVERSIDE PARK” STYLE LIGHTING HI-LO DRINKING FOUNTAIN, TYPE ‘F & BOTTLE FILLER

TRASH COMPACTOR & BIN FOR RECYCLABLES

ST VARTAN PARK | Site Furnishings 30 ADJACENT FORMS & MATERIALS

GRAY YELLOW TANGERINE PEACOCK SKY RUBBER SAFETY SURFACE TILE (4’ X 4’) STEEL PLAY EQUIPMENT FOR SWING AND PLAY EQUIPMENT AREAS

COOL GRAY FRENCH GRAY CHARCOAL FOREST WINTER US OPEN BLUE STONE LIMESTONE NATURAL COLORED CONCRETE FOR SPRAY SHOWER ASPHALT PAVEMENT - COLOR SEALCOAT CONCRETE PAVER (6” x 18”) FOR BIKE/SCOOTER TRACK FOR PATH AND SEATING AREAS

ST VARTAN PARK | Materials 31 LEGEND

EXISTING FENCES 6’ 6’ 6’ 6’ 6’ to 15’ 4’ CLF 4’ 16’ X 2’ 2’ 2’ 7’ Gate 4’ to 7’ STEEL 7’ 7’ 2’-6” 16’ PIPE 4’ 7’ New Gate 7’ TALL FENCE 8’ - 16’ HT. 2’ 8’-16’ CLF 7’ 2’-6” MEDIUM / PERIMETER FENCES 4’ 3’ to 4’ STEEL PANEL 16’ REMOVE GATES X CLF GATES REMOVED

4’ 2’-6” 7’

2’ 7’ 3’ 4’ 7’

3’ 7’ 12’ 16’ 7’ 6’ X 4’ 2’ 2’ 2’ 7’ Gate 4’

6’ 6’ 6’ N

ST VARTAN PARK | Fence Diagram 0’ 10’ 20’ 32 Cornus florida Polystichum setiferum Euphorbia amygdaloides

Platanus acerifolia Quercus rubra Amelanchier aborea Limonium latifolium Carex pensylvanica

ST VARTAN PARK | Plant Palette 33 EAST 36TH ST EAST 36TH ST Legend

Plant Bed

Sustainable Practices • Increase permeable surfaces

• Balance cut and fill

• Use recycled content material

• Improve tree health and growing conditions

• Use site appropriate resilient plant material

EAST 35TH ST EAST 35TH ST

Existing Permeability: 12% Proposed Permeability: 32% N

ST VARTAN PARK | Sustainability Analysis 0’ 10’ 20’ 34

| ST VARTAN PARK Birdseye View Looking Southwest N Key Map 35

| ST VARTAN PARK View From Entrance N Key Map 36

| ST VARTAN PARK View From Picnic Area N Key Map 37

| ST VARTAN PARK View From Bike / Scooter Area N Key Map 38

| ST VARTAN PARK View From Bike / Scooter Area N Key Map 39 Play Area, Ages 5-12 Play Area, Ages 5-12