The Park is located on a former brownfield site in the once isolated and troubled Red Hook section of Brooklyn. Previously closed off to the neighborhood by the New York Shipyard, Erie Basin Park provides public access to the waterfront and is a significant contributor to a community renaissance. The 6-1/2 acre park represents a model of public/private partnerships transforming abandoned waterfront properties. The result has been the creation of one of the most significant waterfront parks in New York City. The Park includes a series of multi-use paths that meander through the landscape and along an esplanade along Erie Basin, restoration of several piers and shipyard cranes and artifacts, a water taxi dock for visitors from Manhattan and various seating opportunities and overlooks. Erie Basin Park has received several awards and has been extensively published.
Status: Completed 2008
Awards
American Society of Landscape Architects
New York Chapter
2016 Honor Award
Waterfront Center
Annual Honor Award 2010
SEGD
2009 Merit Award
Publications
Landscape Architecture Magazine
November 2008
“The Park IKEA Built – If a big-box retailer builds a park on a former Brooklyn shipyard, what happens to remnants of the site’s gritty past?”
The Architects Newspaper
September 3, 2008
“Erie Basin Park – Red Hook lost a shipyard, but gained a new, mile-long stretch of public waterfront”
Landscape Architect and Specifier News
To be released Spring/2016 Featured Article
“Erie Basin Park – Dramatic Lighting Features”