Ferry Point Park Waterfront East
This 19.5-acre waterfront park, a previously inaccessible former municipal landfill along the Bronx shoreline, has been transformed into an accessible, ecologically vibrant public waterfront park. The project stabilized the shoreline, restored ecological diversity by creating wetlands and grassland, and remediated a landfill to make a safe park for public passive recreational use.
QRP and our consultant team were responsible for all construction documents, permitting and approvals. With a meandering, ADA-accessible path nearly a mile in length that winds through maritime grasslands, salt marsh, sculpted earth-works and scenic overlooks, the park showcases sweeping views of the East River and the Whitestone and Throgs Neck Bridges.
A major feature of the site is a new 1.6-acre salt marsh. QRP and our team prepared the complex construction documents required to balance the extensive cut required for the marsh with on-site fill to create new landforms and eliminate the need for off-site disposal of excavated materials. The cut generated from the salt marsh excavation was the main source of fill, and was sculpted into earthen mounds. Cut and fill were meticulously balanced in order to be as sustainable as possible as well as budget conscious. Long-term erosion control measures were also built into the design of the upland areas. The original concept design was modified to include extensive swales and permanently lined channels on steep slopes which channel runoff to infiltration areas.
The project recieved an Honor Award for General Design from the NY ASLA.
Location
Bronx, New York
Client
NYC Parks
Role
Landscape Architect, prime consultant
Team
McLaren Engineers
eDesign Dynamics
Photo credit: Barrett Doherty
