Essex Crossing Park renderings by West 8.
The Essex Crossing developers showed a Community Board 3 panel last week final renderings of a 15,000 square foot park that will be built on Broome Street. The public open space is part of the nearly two-million square foot residential and commercial complex that will begin rising on the former Seward Park urban renewal site next year.
The plans were presented by Claire Agre of West 8, a landscape architectural firm. She said the designs took into account feedback from community members during three CB3 Parks Committee meetings held earlier this year. The goal of the 15,000 square foot space situated between Suffolk Street and Clinton Street is to create an urban oasis, a quiet place with ample seating. There’s also a play area for small children. There will be wood-backed benches that, Agre said, have a rustic feel.
Rendering: Essex Crossing open space.
First off, Community Board 3 has been asked by Delancey Street Associates, the development team, to appoint a group to provide input regarding a park-like space on Broome Street. The community-driven process is part of the agreement signed by the builders earlier this year. Last week, CB3 announced that its parks committee would be the venue for envisioning the 15,000 square foot park. Public meetings will take place in the first part of 2014 to solicit feedback from the neighborhood. Also, CB3 has appointed a point-person to work with the developers with the overall design of Essex Crossing. Gigi Li, the community board’s chairperson, has given the job to Ricky Leung, who served on the committee that has spent much of the past four years developing guidelines for the Seward Park project. In addition to his role as a tenant activist in the Two Bridges Neighborhood, Leung is an architect. He’ll work in tandem with a community ta
Essex Crossing Park renderings by West 8.
The Essex Crossing developers showed a Community Board 3 panel last week final renderings of a 15,000 square foot park that will be built on Broome Street. The public open space is part of the nearly two-million square foot residential and commercial complex that will begin rising on the former Seward Park urban renewal site next year.
The plans were presented by Claire Agre of West 8, a landscape architectural firm. She said the designs took into account feedback from community members during three CB3 Parks Committee meetings held earlier this year. The goal of the 15,000 square foot space situated between Suffolk Street and Clinton Street is to create an urban oasis, a quiet place with ample seating. There’s also a play area for small children. There will be wood-backed benches that, Agre said, have a rustic feel.