Green Space + Shoreline Access
The Challenge:
The current MTA facility at 40 Quay Street creates a barrier to the waterfront. In Greenpoint, only 5% of land is dedicated to open space—far below what residents need and deserve.
View Looking south from West St. : Blocking view/access to Bushwick Inlet
Our Solutions:
Monitor Point will create approximately 700 feet of shore public walkway and open space along the waterfront. The project will include annual payments to the Parks Department, creating a long-term contribution toward the maintenance of adjacent Bushwick Inlet Park.
Monitor Point will:
- Create a critical link between West Street and the newly constructed Bushwick Inlet Park
- Connect the Williamsburg and Greenpoint waterfronts
- Remove industrial truck traffic, improving pedestrian access and safety
- Transform an industrial barrier into a welcoming community space
Completion of Box Street Park
Proposed Site Plan of Box Street Park from NYCGovParks.org
The Challenge:
The current MTA Emergency Response Unit (ERU) at Box Street is incompatible with the neighborhood and prevents the full revitalization of Box Street Park.
Our Solutions:
As part of our proposal, we'll build an approximately 143,000-square-foot consolidated MTA facility at 213 Meadow Street in East Williamsburg's Industrial Business Zone and relocate the existing ERU facility. This relocation will allow that property to be incorporated into the future Box Street Park.
Monitor Point will:
- Enable the full completion of Box Street Park as envisioned
- Remove MTA emergency vehicles from the residential neighborhood
- Create more continuous public space along the waterfront
- Move incompatible industrial uses to an appropriate industrial zone
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