HIGHBRIDGE PARK ANCHOR PARKS PROGRAM: PHASE 1 CAPITAL PROJECT Located between Laurel Hill Terrace/ Amsterdam Avenue and Harlem River Drive, in the Borough of Manhattan Community Board 12 Parks & Cultural Affairs Commitee Presentation March 7, 2017 MKW + Associates, Parks Capital Design Goals • Reinstate access to a 10-block stretch of the park • Improve connectivity and pathways • Make entrances, paths and trails more accessible • Restore historic Grand Staircase at Laurel Hill Terrace • Provide ADA accessibility at Grand Staircase terrace • Improve safety and security with new park lighting • Stabilize stone walls and edging • Provide benches in scenic locations • Create new community gathering spaces • Reconnect community to the rich ecology / forest of the park • Reconnect community to the historic elements of the park Total Budget: $10M - Phase 1 Mayoral Funding FY17 Project Size: 6.14 acres Anchor Parks Highbridge Park | Phase1 | Project Goals 2 FETY SA Lighting S Bathrooms A F E T Y Playspaces and Pro- Connectivity, Y Paths, & T gramming E Entrances F Y A T S E F Multiuse Soccer / A S Football Field Natural Areas & Gathering Areas Upkeep & Re- Community Visioning Session, November 28, 2016 pair Park Ame- nities S AFET Y SUMMARY Connectivity, Paths, & Entrances 131 Natural Areas & Gathering Areas 104 Upkeep & Repair Park Amenities 75 Multiuse Soccer / Football Field 53 Playspaces and Programming 46 Bathrooms 33 Lighting 32 TOTAL 474 Anchor Parks Highbridge Park | Phase1 | Community Visioning Session 3 Manhattan City 2 MI Highbridge Park Neighborhood 1000 FT Site 500 FT Anchor Parks Highbridge Park | Phase1 | Site Location 4 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 storm- induced velocity wave action. BFE exists. FLOODWAY - watercourse reserved to discharge base flood. ZONE X - Moderate risk areas within the Site 0.2% annual-chance floodplain. LIMIT OF MODERATE WAVE ACTION N Anchor Parks Highbridge Park | Phase1 | Flood Risk 0’ 500’ 1000’ 5 Land Use Categories 1 And 2 Family Residential Multi-Family Residential Mixed Use Open Space And Outdoor Recreation Commercial Institutional Industrial Parking Site Transportation / Utilities Vacant Lots Anchor Parks N Highbridge Park | Phase1 | Surrounding Land Use 0’ 500’ 1000’ 6 Fort Tryon Park Basketball (2) Hudson River Playground (2) Fitness equipment Bathroom (2) Spray shower Highbridge University Woods Gorman Park Park Dog-friendly Areas Fort Washington Park Barbecuing Areas 10 min (1/2 mile) Basketball walk radius Soccer Volleyball Baseball (2) Handball (8) Playgrounds Cedar Playground Basketball Court Tennis (10) 5 min (1/4 mile) Fitness Equipment walk radius Spray Shower Bathrooms Harlem River Playground Bennett Park Playground Beanstalk Playground Bathroom Playground Morton Playground Playground Galileo Playground Playground Spray Shower Anchor Parks Highbridge Park | Phase1 | Neighborhood Context 7 WADSWORTH AVE LEGEND NAGLE AVE PROJECT LIMITS PATHS STAIRS TRAILS ST. NICHOLAS AVE HILLSIDE AVE W 192ND ST W 193RD ST W 182ND ST W 183RD ST W 188TH ST W 190TH ST W 184TH ST W 185TH ST W 186TH ST W 187TH ST W 189TH ST W 181ST ST W 181ST W 191ST ST F O R T G E ROADS O R F O G E R H NO PARK ACCESS T I L L G E O STEEP SLOPE R G E AV E PARK ENTRANCE 150.00 SPOT ELEVATION AUDUBON AVE LIMIT OF PHASE 1 BUILDING + STRUCTURES Switchback series of steps provide OPEN SUNNY difficult access under Washington Bridge PLAY AREA - difficult connection to skate park OUTDATED PLAY DYCKMAN ST EQUIPMENT AMSTERDAM AVE 198.60 10TH AVE HEAVY TRAFFIC 15.40 CROSSING UNDERPERFORMING SOCIAL SPACE 168.80 Entry plaza / gateway LAUREL HILL 153.00 to north end of HB - 178.20 SPRAY SHOWER 125.00 135.10 TERRACE 50.00 relatively flat grade 148.20 MOUNTAIN BIKE COURSE - dirt trails with some erosion, good GATHERING 7.00 mapping / signage W 201ST AVE W 201ST Pathway along Harlem River OVERLOOK / HARLEM RIVER DRIVE Drive in fair condition VIEW SUNSET June 21 320° 330° 310° 340° 300° 350° NORTH 290° 0° Existing stone retaining walls vary in condition from BATHROOM 10° 280° 10° 20° 20° sound / good to unsound, poor - some repair of collapsed WEST 30° 30° HARLEM RIVER 40° 260° 50° section, needs repointing and mortaring throughout 40° 60° 250° 70° 50° SUNSET 80° 240° December 21 GRAND STAIRCASE AT Steep slopes and rock Existing asphalt path down to Dyckman street in fair BASEBALL 60° SUNRISE 230° June 21 LAUREL HILL TERRACE - outcropping throughout, condition - no existing lighting or power - pathway 70° 220° 80° closed to public, some eroded areas gradient is steep, not accessible 210° 200° deterioration of concrete BASKETBALL 100° EVENING 190° 110° EAST 180° slabs, granite steps are Stairs at 187th Street closed to 170° 120° 130° MID-DAY 160° 150° 140° unsafe - no handrails, no public - fenced off, deterioration of SOUTH MORNING SUNRISE December 21 lighting, overlook plaza - steps and stone walls, unsafe PLAYGROUND not ADA compliant SOLAR PATH DIAGRAM MOUNTAIN BIKE N TRAILS Anchor Parks BMX BIKE PARK Highbridge Park | Phase1 | Site Analysis 0 200' 400' 0’ 200’ 400’ DOG PARK SCALE: 1"=400'-0" 8 1 - Typical path configuration and materials to the South of the 2 - View of upper terrace of Grand Staircase at 184th Street including Grand Staircase at 184th Street. step up from sidewalk level. 2 1 Anchor Parks Highbridge Park | Phase1 | Site Photos 9 3 - View from upper terrace of Grand Staircase to existing lower 4 - View of the Grand Staircase at 184th Street. walk and the High Bridge beyond. 3 4 Anchor Parks Highbridge Park | Phase1 | Site Photos 10 5 - View illustrating the relationship between the mid-level walk of 6 - Typical pathway alignment, grade and adjacencies of rubble Highbridge Park, the Grand Staircase at 184th Street and Laurel stone walls and curbs. Hill Terrace. 6 5 Anchor Parks Highbridge Park | Phase1 | Site Photos 11 7 - Stone retaining walls are a blend of dry-laid and mortared 8 - One of the taller heights of existing retaining walls along a steep components and may include integrated rock outcrops. downslope, protected by fencing. 8 7 Anchor Parks Highbridge Park | Phase1 | Site Photos 12 9 - The pathway on the left slopes up to Amsterdam Avenue while 10 - A series of stone terraces occurs along a narrower portion of the one on the right continues through the mid-level of the path (12’ wide) in which trees have volunteered over time. Poor Highbridge Park. pavement condition is typical along this northern section. 9 10 Anchor Parks Highbridge Park | Phase1 | Site Photos 13 11 - Poor pavement condition is typical along this northern section. 12- The path down to Harlem River Drive becomes more open. 12 11 Anchor Parks Highbridge Park | Phase1 | Site Photos 14 13 - As the path approaches the Harlem River Drive/Dyckman 14 - Lower path to Harlem River Drive/Dyckman Street becomes Street intersection, the wooded character along it becomes more less wooded and more park-like. transparent. 14 13 Anchor Parks Highbridge Park | Phase1 | Site Photos 15 LAUREL HILL TERRACEC New Concrete Street Curb set to maximum allowable reveal New Concrete Sidewalk set flush with existing Terrace edge 5’ x 5’ Scoring pattern Restore historic pier- mounted lighting to illuminate plaza 1939 Angled World’s Fair Bench with back Existing Terrace to remain C Existing Parapet Wall Anchor Parks 0’ 10’ 20’ Highbridge Park | Phase1 | Detail Plan - Terrace at The Grand Staircase 16 Restore historic pier- mounted lighting to illuminate plaza 1939 Angled World’s Fair Bench with back Existing Terrace to New Concrete Sidewalk remain set flush with existing Terrace edge New Concrete Street Existing Parapet Wall Curb set to maximum allowable reveal Existing Conditions Anchor Parks 0’ 4’ 8’ Highbridge Park | Phase1 | Detail Section C-C - Terrace at The Grand Staircase 17 EXISTING HISTORIC GRAND STAIRCASE Anchor Parks Highbridge Park | Phase1 | Existing Conditions 18 Page | 4 EXISTING HISTORICPhoto 16: Historic GRAND construction STAIRCASE photo of W 184th Street Grand Staircase. May 25, 1923 Photo 17: Existing overview Anchor Parks Figure 1 – Grand Staircase under construction, well Highbridgehouse, 1923 Park Grand Staircases - Field Report #01 Li Saltzman Architects, PC Highbridge Park | Phase1 | Existing Conditions Dec 28, 2016 Page 11 19 Figure 2 – Grand Staircase under construction, north staircase, 1923 Prepared by: Alexander Eng M037 Highbridge Park Report date: 10/23/15 EXISTING HISTORIC GRAND STAIRCASE AND PLAZA Photo 35: Historic image, May 25, 1923 Anchor Parks Highbridge Park | Phase1 | Existing Conditions 20 Photo 36: Historic image Highbridge Park Grand Staircases - Field Report #01 Li Saltzman Architects, PC Dec 28, 2016 Page 21 Anchor Parks Highbridge Park | Phase1 | Staircase Restoration 21 Anchor Parks Highbridge Park | Phase1 | Staircase Restoration 22 Anchor Parks Highbridge Park | Phase1 | Staircase Restoration 23 Anchor Parks Highbridge Park | Phase1 | Staircase Restoration 24 D Side Walk Rain Garden Existing Sycamores 8’ long 1939 World’s Fair Bench with back Low Plant Bed Bottle Filler / Drinking Fountain D Side Walk Asphalt Block Pavement Anchor Parks 0’ 20’ 40’ Highbridge Park | Phase1 | Detail Plan - Entrance at Harlem River Drive and Dyckman Street 25 Existing Sycamores 8’ long 1939 World’s Fair Bench with back Rain Garden Existing Conditions