NYC Parks has completed the $17 million reconstruction of Grant Park in Claremont, The Bronx, converting 15 formerly vacant lots and a decommissioned one-block stretch of Grant Avenue into a unified 4.7-acre public open space. The project was funded through the Jerome Avenue Rezoning Initiative, with $16.5 million in mayoral funding and $500,000 from the Bronx Borough President’s office.
The reconstructed park combines the former Grant Playground, Grant Park Passive Area, and Dred Scott Bird Sanctuary into one continuous landscape. New spaces, which include a large open lawn for informal recreation and a central pathway connecting the north and south entrances, feature new shade trees, seating, plantings, lighting, steel picket fencing, and secure gated entries.
Grant Park, via Google Maps.
A sports and fitness area anchors one corner of the park, featuring a full-size basketball court with steel bleachers and a 1,300-square-foot adult fitness area. The Dred Scott Bird Sanctuary, a community garden established in 1996, was updated with a low-profile fence to preserve the space while improving visibility across the park. Portions of street at both ends of the site were also rebuilt as pedestrian plazas flush with the sidewalks.
The nearest subway stations are the 167th Street station, served by the B and D trains, and the 170th Street station, served by the B and D trains.
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This is a clever development. Grant Ave was vacated to join parcels on both sides of it.
I grew up at 167th and Morris. Closest park was Claremont.