Hunter?s Point South Long Island City, New York Landscape Architecture Photos
Hunter?s Point South Long Island City
New York Waterfront Park, NY, USA ? design by SWA/BALSLEY and WEISS/MANFREDI, with ARUP
Dec 14, 2018
Hunter?s Point South Phase II
Design: SWA/BALSLEY and WEISS/MANFREDI, with ARUP
Location: Long Island City, Queens, New York City, USA
Part of the greater Queens West project and district.
Hunter?s Point South Phase II
HUNTER?S POINT SOUTH WATERFRONT PARK CELEBRATES COMPLETION OF PHASE II
New York, NY ? This past June marked a major milestone in the delivery of Hunter?s Point South Phase II: the completion of the infrastructure, roadways and waterfront park.

photograph : Bill Tatham © Tatham/SWA, courtesy SWA/BALSLEY and WEISS/MANFREDI The park is a design collaboration between SWA/BALSLEY and WEISS/MANFREDI, with ARUP as the prime consultant and infrastructure designer, as well as lead designer for the broader development project. The opening of Phase II marks the realization of the larger park master plan, which first welcomed the public in 2013 with the completion of Phase I.

photo : Bill Tatham © Tatham/SWA, courtesy SWA/BALSLEY and WEISS/MANFREDI
Spearheaded by the New York City Economic Development Corporation, on behalf of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, the project presents a new model of urban ecology and a prototype for innovative sustainable design. The park?s integrated design weaves together infrastructure, landscape, ar...