Construction Updates

In early November 2025, site readiness work for the BPCR Project began. Site readiness work is the initial activities carried out on a project site to prepare the site for the main project construction. Activities will include utility relocation, underground assessments, installation of subsurface tide gate infrastructure, and other necessary work to help create the conditions needed for full-scale construction to begin safely in 2026. Site readiness work will ramp up in intensity & duration as the start of project construction approaches.

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Construction Timeline

Start Dates and Durations of Upcoming N/WBCPR Resiliency Work:

West St Crossing/Tribeca: 3rd Quarter 2026 (43 months)
North Esplanade: 3rd Quarter 2026 (43 months)
Rockefeller Park: 2nd Quarter 2028 (28 months)
Belvedere Plaza: 1st Quarter 2027 (43 months)
North Cove: 2nd Quarter 2026 (57 months)
South Esplanade: Spring 2026 (50 months)
South Cove: Commenced March 2026, ongoing through Spring 2028

Construction began in late 2025 and is scheduled to finish in late 2030. This timeline is dependent on agency approvals and construction logistics and is subject to modifications. We will keep the community informed as plans progress.

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West St Crossing / Tribeca

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Estimated construction duration for West St Crossing / Tribeca is 48 months, starting 3rd Quarter 2026.

What to expect:

Flood Barrier System (FBS) Alignment: Starting at Greenwich Street, west along North Moore Street and south along West Street / Route 9A, crossing to Stuyvesant Plaza.
Located adjacent to, Independence Plaza, Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC), Stuyvesant Plaza.
Anticipated construction impacts include noise, visual changes to the area due to construction activity, and restricted access to some open spaces.
Working hours are 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM, Monday through Friday.

Current conditions (Stuyvesant Plaza):

Fencing with noise dampening blankets and construction signage are present.
Crews continue to conduct nighttime work on the southbound lane of Route 9A, closest to Stuyvesant Plaza, including the relocation of underground utilities beneath the street.

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Rockefeller Park

Estimated construction duration for Rockefeller Park is 28 months, starting 2nd Quarter 2028.

What to expect:

Flood Barrier System (FBS) Alignment: Along the west side of River Terrace, from Chambers Street to Rockefeller Park Playground.
Located adjacent to the Rockefeller Park Ballcourts, Parkhouse, and Playground.
Anticipated construction impacts include noise, visual changes to the area due to construction activity.
Closure/reconfiguration of ballcourts and playground, and the temporary closure of East entrance to Parkhouse will take place to facilitate FBS construction.
Working hours are 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM, Monday through Friday.

Current conditions:

Construction in this area is scheduled to start in Spring 2028.

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North Esplanade

Estimated construction duration for North Esplanade is 43 months, starting 3rd Quarter 2026.

What to expect:

Flood Barrier System (FBS) Alignment: From Stuyvesant Plaza, west along North Esplanade along Stuyvesant High School north façade, wrapping south at Tribeca Pointe.
Located adjacent to Hudson River Park, Stuyvesant High School, Tribeca Pointe.
Anticipated Construction Impact(s): Noise, Visual, Access (public open space, redirected egress routes).
Working hours are 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM, Monday through Friday.

Current conditions (Chambers Street & River Terrace):

Excavation work for underground utility relocation and electric lines.

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Belvedere Plaza

Estimated construction duration for Belvedere Plaza is 43 months, starting 1st Quarter 2027.

What to expect:

Flood Barrier System (FBS) Alignment: Southward between Lily Pool and Irish Hunger Memorial, wrapping eastward at 300 Vesey.
Located adjacent to the Irish Hunger Memorial, Brookfield Place Ferry Terminal.
Anticipated construction impacts include noise, visual changes to the area due to construction activity.
The Irish Hunger Memorial Plaza will be impacted by excavation, backfilling, and restoration for tide gate work.
Ferry Terminal gangways/slips will be temporarily closed.
Working hours are 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM, Monday through Friday.

Getting Around

Esplanade access is available at Vesey Street and North End Avenue.

Current conditions:

Site readiness work is underway in this area. Light fencing and barriers designating construction site boundaries are present. Protective barriers for some trees in this area are present.
Crews on site are working to remove existing storm pipes and excavate for underground utilities.

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North Cove

Estimated construction duration for North Cove is 57 months, starting 2nd Quarter 2026.

What to expect:

Flood Barrier System (FBS) Alignment: Alignment runs Eastward by 300 Vesey & 250 Vesey, turning South along the Winter Garden/across Waterfront Plaza, continuing along Pumphouse Park to wrap Southward at Liberty Street.
Located adjacent to Brookfield Place & Winter Garden, Waterfront Plaza, North Cove Marina, Pumphouse Park, Kowsky Plaza, NYC Police Memorial Vault.
Anticipated construction impacts include noise, visual changes to the area due to construction activity.
A redirected pedestrian path from commercial spaces at Brookfield Place will be present.
Closure of Pumphouse Park and the North Cove Marina for the duration of full-scale construction.

Current conditions:

At Pumphouse Park, protective barriers for some trees in this area are present. Construction barriers and fencing surrounding the Marina are present.
Construction barriers and fencing with noise dampening blankets are present around Pumphouse Park. There is a pathway maintained alongside Brookfield Place between the building and the construction fencing surrounding Pumphouse Park.
Crews on site are working to remove existing storm pipes and excavate for underground utilities.

Getting around:

Esplanade Access: Available at Albany Street, Rector Place, and West Thames Street.
A pedestrian pathway between the North Cove Marina and Brookfield Place is available through July 5.

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South Esplanade

Estimated construction duration for South Esplanade is 50 months, starting Spring 2026.

What to expect:

Flood Barrier System (FBS) Alignment: Westward along Gateway Plaza’s North façade, wrapping Southward along Western property lines of residential buildings along South Esplanade.
Located adjacent to Kowsky Plaza, Gateway Plaza, Hudson Tower, Liberty House, Liberty Terrace, the Regatta.
Anticipated construction impacts include noise, visual changes to the area due to construction activity.

Current Conditions (Albany Street):

Fencing with noise dampening blankets and construction signage are present.
Crews have begun pile drilling.
Excavation work to prepare the site for tide gate installation.

Current Conditions (Rector Place):

Crews will set up light fencing and water barriers to establish initial site boundaries.
Exploratory work and excavation for test pits and underground utility access prior to tide gate installation.

Getting Around:

No Access to the Esplanade from Liberty Street.
A pedestrian pathway between the North Cove Marina and Brookfield Place is currently being maintained, with changes to access anticipated in the coming weeks.

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South Cove

Estimated construction duration for South Cove is 27 months. Flood barrier system construction in this area began March 2026.

What To Expect (Ongoing through 2028):

Construction of the flood barrier system in this area is scheduled to last 28 months.
Excavation, jackhammering, and other construction activities will be present.
Landscaped areas and lower esplanade will be open throughout construction.
Areas highlighted in yellow will be impacted by construction approximately through Q3 2028.

Getting Around:

From Battery Place: Access the Esplanade from West Thames and 1st Place.
NO ACCESS: Esplanade access is CLOSED from 2nd Place, 3rd Place, and South End Avenue through Q3 2028.

Upcoming Work:

Work will continue to expand existing fencing and establish final site boundaries over the coming weeks.
Tree-related activities will proceed including pruning and soil sampling.
Crews will salvage benches, curbs, and fencing.
Underdrain and electrical duct bank demolition will continue.
Watermain work requiring service interruptions anticipated for June 1 by South End Ave and 3rd Place

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Tree Impacts

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Battery Park City has more than 1,700 total trees across its 92-acre site. As we have articulated over the course of our public engagement, it is, unfortunately, necessary to remove some of these trees to effectuate building of the NWBPCR flood barrier system (FBS). Additionally – and unrelated to the Authority’s resiliency work – a number of trees require removal due to poor health.

The project team is happy to share that the work of the NWBPCR will result in a net increase in the number of trees in Battery Park City. We have worked diligently to minimize tree removals to the greatest extent possible, and our approach for the planting of new ones will prioritize diversity in species, age, and size to cultivate a more sustainable urban tree canopy.

The NWBPCR will provide for a diversity in tree age at the time of planting. Approximately one-third of the trees proposed to be replanted along the Esplanade and throughout Battery Park City will range from 4- to 8-in trunk caliper, which means that these trees will be several years old at the time of planting (i.e., not young saplings). The balance will be 3-in caliper or are multitrunk species and thus are not measured by trunk diameter, but rather by height, which is anticipated to be 8ft to 14ft at time of planting. Tree purchases will be timed to allow for uninterrupted growth in nurseries before planting occurs.

The NWBPCR Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) contemplated a net increase in the number of trees pre vs. post construction – a total of 435 existing trees to be removed and 450 new trees to be planted – a +15 net increase.
40 of these tree removals are “conditions” removals – meaning trees in poor health that would have required removal even without any resiliency work occurring.
In its post-FEIS Technical Memorandum (December 2025), the Authority noted an increase in the estimated number of trees requiring removal with a corresponding increase in the estimated number of new trees to be planted. The result was a greater net increase in new trees planted – a total of 500 existing trees removed (+65 from FEIS) with 525 new trees planted (+75 from FEIS) – a +25 net increase.

Detailed maps outlining tree removals and impacts can be found below. These are updated, reach-by-reach maps showing pre-construction tree conditions, removals associated with construction, and post-construction plantings.

N/WBPCR Project Tree Impacts Map

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West St Crossing / Tribeca

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