LOWER CONCOURSE NORTH COMMUNITY WORKSHOP JANUARY 22, 2018 AGENDA
CHECK-IN / INTRO (10 MINS) PROJECT OVERVIEW (30 MINS) WORKSHOP (40 MINS) WORKSHOP REPORT BACK (40 MINS)
PAGE 2 PROJECT OVERVIEW PROJECT OVERVIEW
In 2015, Mayor De Blasio announced a $194M investment in the Lower Concourse neighborhood 4 2 1. DEVELOP NEW HARLEM RIVER OPEN SPACE • Acquisitions underway 1 • Kickoff community design process in 2018
2. STREET IMPROVEMENTS 3 • Reconstruct key intersections 2 • Update water/sewer lines • Streetscape upgrades • Design team kicked off Spring 2017
3. INSTALL COMMERCIAL-GRADE BROADBAND ACCESS
4. LOWER CONCOURSE NORTH • Selection of development team from RFEI process September 2017 • ULURP approvals for rezoning/disposition received October 2017 2 • City investment in open space / waterfront access adjacent to Mill Pond Park Lower Concourse Infrastructure Investment Strategy
PAGE 4 WHO WE ARE
Over 25 years of nonprofit, commercial, institutional, and mixed-use development experience; Woman-owned business enterprise & emerging developer
Over 30 years of experience developing mixed-income, mixed-use developments in New York City area; Committed to enhancing community opportunities
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PAGE 5 KEY COMMUNITY PARTNER
BRONXWORKS • Serving the people of the Bronx with life-changing services for over 40 years • Community Facility space may include educational programs for children, workforce development for adults, and social services for low-income families • Maintain ongoing dialogue with neighbors and supporting organizations to maintain a pulse on the community’s needs
PAGE 6 WHAT HAPPENS WHEN
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
BRONX POINT PROJECT DESIGN/APPROVALS PHASE 1 CONSTRUCTION
PHASE 1 PHASE 1 CLOSING OPENS
OPEN SPACE PRE-CONSTRUCTION RETAIL /COMMUNITY AFFORDABLE COMMUNITY DESIGN INPUT/ JOB RECRUITMENT FACILITY HOUSING REVIEW (HIRE NYC) ENGAGEMENT MARKETING
PUBLIC DESIGN COMMISSION REVIEW PERMANENT JOBS CB4 PRESENTATION RECRUITMENT (HIRE NYC)
JOINT ONGOING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT / UPDATES ENGAGEMENT
PAGE 7 CONTACT INFORMATION
NEXT STEPS
COMMUNITY WORKSHOP (OPEN SPACE): JANUARY 22 COMMUNITY WORKSHOP FOLLOW-UP: MARCH/APRIL COMMUNITY BOARD PRESENTATION: MAY/JUNE
PAGE 8 PROJECT OBJECTIVES
DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES • Publicly accessible open space • Waterfront and street life enlivening • Neighborhood enhancing • Mixed-use, mixed-income • Job opportunity intensive • Feasible and implementable
WORLD-CLASS PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE OPEN SPACE GOALS • Substantially expand permanent publicly accessible open space • Seamless integration and extension of Mill Pond Park, continuing landscaping and established walking paths • Dedicated active landscaped areas with greened circulation spaces • Scenic waterfront public esplanade with viewing platform • Welcoming public plaza along Exterior Street
PAGE 9 PROJECT OVERVIEW AND PROPOSED PROGRAMMING
UP TO 1,045 RESIDENTIAL UNITS • Phase 1: Approximately 600 100% permanently affordable units • Serving families between 30% to 130% of AMI
COMMUNITY AND OPEN SPACE-CENTRIC SITING • Prioritization of public travel to and through the site • Creation of important site lines to river, esplanade, and sky • Northern-facing U-shaped design relieves park from building bulk
20 EXPANSION AND CREATION OF NEW PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE OPEN 17
SPACE 11 • Mill Pond Park Extension • Waterfront Esplanade • Exterior Street Plaza • Publicly accessible open space throughout site • Publicly accessible grand viewing stair
PAGE 10 PROJECT OVERVIEW AND PROPOSED PROGRAMMING
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY FOCUSED OPEN SPACE PROGRAMMING • Improved site safety (security, lighting, active programming) • New playground (being proposed) • Activation of exterior street with purpose-built plaza • Bike / running / walking path extension • Publicly accessible bathrooms
APPROXIMATELY 75,000 SF OF EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY FACILITY SPACES IN PHASE I • Bronxworks community programming • Universal Hip Hop Museum as cultural anchor with community- based programming • CityScience and Billion Oyster Project educational and programming space
YEAR-ROUND SITE ACTIVATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING • Food and beverage opportunities • State-of-the-art movie theater • Local retail
PAGE 11 DESIGN AND SUSTAINABILITY
• Improved site safety (security, lighting, active programming) • High design standards of environmental sustainability • Environmental remediation through Brownfi eld Cleanup Program • Shoreline resiliency and fl ood mitigation (no cellar, roof boiler room) • Enterprise Green Communities • NYC Active Design Guidelines
PAGE 12 ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
Over $300 million investment, promoting economic development for New York City and the local Bronx community with an impactful global reach.
PROJECT BENEFITS • Draws international interest with Universal Hip Hop Museum anticipated to yield 1.5 million annual visitors and tourist dollars • Community interaction with state of the art movie theater • Advanced small business development at the food and beverage market • Approximately over 1,000 construction and permanent jobs
COMMUNITY OUTREACH COMMITMENTS • Recruitment / outreach / job fairs • Workforce development training • Permanent employment for low-income families • Continuous collaboration with the Department of Small Business Services • M/WBE commitment (35% target participation goal) and Hire NYC development program
PAGE 13 CONTEXT BRIDGES
MACOMBS DAM BRIDGE
145 STREET BRIDGE
MADISON AVE BRIDGE
PARK AVE BRIDGE
THIRD AVE BRIDGE
WILLIS AVE BRIDGE
PAGE 15 PAGE 16 GREENWAY CONNECTION
EXISTING MILL POND PARK
BRONX POINT PROJECT
FUTURE WATERFRONT PROJECTS
PAGE 17 NEIGHBORHOOD PROGRAM DIAGRAM YANKEE STADIUM JOSEPH YANCY JOYCE TRACK & FIELD KILMER PARK
HERITAGE BRONX FIELD SUPREME 20 MIN WALK COURT (1 MILE) RAILROAD PARK
FRANZ SIGEL BRONX PARK TERMINAL 10 MIN WALK MARKET (1/2 MILE)
PS/MS 029
GRAND CONCOURSE FLYNN MAJOR DEEGAN EXPRESSWAY DEEGAN MAJOR PLAYGROUND MELROSE PLAYGROUND SITE 5 MIN WALK GROVE HILL PLAYGROUND GOVERNOR 145 STREET BRIDGE (1/4 MILE) 149 STREET SMITH PLAYGROUND M GAUCHOS NEW PARK GYM HOSTOS GARRISON PARK PLAYGROUND UNIVERSITY PLAYGROUND HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL SPORT COURT / FIELD PLAZA PATTERSON PLAYGROUND COMMUNITY CENTER
PAGE 18 SITE
PAGE 19 PAGE 20 PAGE 21 OVERALL SITE PLAN
OUTDOOR CLASSROOM OVERLOOK PLATFORM BBQ LAWN
PLAZA / OPEN SPACE
PHASEPHASE 1 PPHASEHASE 2
MILL POND PARK UPLAND CONNECTION EXTENSION
WATERFRONT ESPLANADE
PAGE 22 3 WATERFRONT ESPLANADE WATERFRONT 1 BUILDING AREA EXTERIOR STREET PLAZA
UPLAND CONNECTION 2 PARK PARK EXTENSION PARK
MILL POND MAJOR DEEGAN EXPRESSWAY DEEGAN MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AREAS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 23 PAGE SCALE COMPARISON
BASKETBALL COURT
HANDBALL COURT MAJOR DEEGAN EXPRESSWAY 1 EXTERIOR STREET PLAZA PLAYGROUND
BUILDING AREA 2 PARK EXTENSION MILL POND
PARK UPLAND CONNECTION 145 STREET BRIDGE MELROSE PLAYGROUND 3 WATERFRONT ESPLANADE
FLYNN PLAYGROUND PAGE 24 WORKSHOP ITEMS
COMMUNITY WORKSHOP COMMUNITY WORKSHOP WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE PLAZA? JANUARY 22, 2018 WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE PARK EXTENSION? JANUARY 22, 2018
PAVING GRAPHIC LIGHT INSTALLATION ROCK GARDEN LIGHTING PLAYGROUND EXERCISE EQUIPMENT PAVING PATTERN LANDSCAPE PATTERN
FARMER’S MARKET CHESS/CHECKERS TABLES TABLES / SEATING FIXED BENCHES LAWN PATHWAYS NATURAL EDGE PATHWAYS
PERFORMANCE SPACE INTERACTIVE ELEMENTS BIKE SHARE OTHER? WATER OVERLOOK SEATING PERFORMANCE STAGE OTHER?
COMMUNITY WORKSHOP WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WATERFRONT ESPLANADE? JANUARY 22, 2018
NATURAL VEGETATION NATURAL EDGE GATHERING AREAS EDUCATIONAL ZONE
TABLES / SEATING PAVING PATTERN COMMUNAL FURNITURE BENCHES
WATER OVERLOOK STEPPED PLAZA EXERCISE ZONE OTHER? PAGE 25