The cover story in last month’s issue featured a rebuild project of national importance, both for its history and its location at the center of the New York harbor.
The Battery —the park and harbor at the southern tip of Manhattan in New York City that have been continually occupied for roughly 400 years—is undergoing a renovation to make it climate-resistant through the end of the 21st century.
Due to time and space constraints, several pieces of information were omitted from the story that ran.
The first piece was that the contribution of the lead design company, Stantec, was not fully told. Stantec is a global, publicly traded engineering, architecture and environmental consulting firm.
The following paragraphs were omitted from the original story:
“Stantec, as the lead designer, was tasked with designing a new wharf that that not only provides resiliency to floodwater but also accommodates accessible ferry boarding and berthing over an 80-year period of projected sea level change with varying daily tidal cycles.” said Ethan Smith, Project Manager with Hunter Roberts. “Stantec created an innovative design that incorporates an adaptable, multi-tiered loading platform that allows for boarding and berthing over the project’s design life.”
The final design of the project was completed in late 2022 and preconstruction-exploratory work was completed in 2023.
The second point to be clarified is that the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (NYC Parks) was more than a participant in the planning and execution of the project: NYC Parks is the owner and operator of The Battery. Although the waterfront redevelopment was the focus of the article, the majority of The Battery acreage is a park with cultural, historical and recreational facilities, including the Castle Clinton, built by the British in 1683, and the SeaGlass Carousel.
