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Battery Park City Resiliency Project Reaches Completion In Battery Park City, Manhattan

7:30 am on September 27, 2026 By Max Gillespie

Construction is finished on the South Battery Park City Resiliency Project, a $221 million coastal flood protection system in Battery Park City, Manhattan. Designed by AECOM with a pavilion by Thomas Phifer and Partners and developed by the Battery Park City Authority in partnership with The Battery Conservancy, the project spans from the Museum of Jewish Heritage through Wagner Park, across Pier A Plaza, and along the northern border of the historic Battery. The system integrates open and buried floodwalls, deployable flip-up gates, upgraded storm drainage, and a storm-water retention cistern beneath an elevated landscape.

Related Companies to Expand Tribeca Park’s Affordable Housing at 400 Chambers Street In Battery Park City, Manhattan

7:30 am on June 21, 2026 By Max Gillespie

The Battery Park City Authority and Related Companies have reached an agreement to preserve and expand affordable housing at Tribeca Park, a 27-story residential building at 400 Chambers Street in Battery Park City, Manhattan. Designed by Robert A.M. Stern and Costas Kondylis and developed by Related Companies, the property contains 396 units. The deal, structured as an amendment to the building’s ground lease, will preserve 81 existing affordable apartments and create 20 additional affordable units, bringing the total number of income-restricted residences to 101, or approximately 25 percent of the building’s housing stock.

South Battery Park City Resiliency Project’s Storm Surge Walls Take Shape In Lower Manhattan

7:30 am on May 28, 2026 By Michael Young

Construction is progressing on the South Battery Park City Resiliency Project (SBPCRP) in Battery Park, Manhattan. Led by architect and engineer AECOM, the project is one component of the 3.5-mile-long Lower Manhattan Coastal Resiliency (LMCR) master plan to reduce the risk of flood damage from storm events like Hurricane Sandy. Hugh L. Carey Battery Park City Authority is listed as the owner of the development.

Agreement Reached To Preserve Rent Protection At Gateway Plaza In Battery Park City, Manhattan

7:00 am on March 29, 2026 By Max Gillespie

Battery Park City Authority and local elected officials have reached an agreement with LeFrak and its partners, the Olnick Organization and Fisher Development, doing business as Marina Towers Associates, to preserve rent protections for about 430 units at Gateway Plaza in Battery Park City, Manhattan. The deal extends protections that had been set to expire in July 2030 through June 17, 2069, covering residents who have remained in continuous occupancy since July 1, 2009 and maintain their primary residence in New York State.

Photograph of Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Park. Courtesy of Battery Park City Authority

Wagner Park Reopens In Battery Park City With Enhanced Climate Resiliency Features

7:30 am on July 31, 2025 By Max Gillespie

Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Park reopened Tuesday in Lower Manhattan’s Financial District following a $296 million redesign as part of the South Battery Park City Resiliency Project, a broader effort to defend Lower Manhattan against coastal flooding. Located along the Hudson River in Battery Park City, the 3.5-acre park was temporarily closed in March 2023 for construction aimed at safeguarding the area from coastal flooding. The redesign was led by the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA), with Thomas Phifer and Partners responsible for the new Pavilion design and AECOM as architect and engineer with EW Howell Construction Group serving as the general contractor.

Battery Park City Authority Relaunches RFP for Wagner Park Pavilion in Manhattan’s Battery Park City

7:00 am on November 1, 2024 By Vanessa Londono

Yesterday the Battery Park City Authority relaunched a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Wagner Park Pavilion, a waterfront site in Battery Park with sweeping views of the Statue of Liberty and New York Harbor. The RFP relaunch for the operation of a food and beverage establishment includes new interior renderings of the space.

South Battery Park City Resiliency Project Progresses in Lower Manhattan

8:00 am on September 6, 2024 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Work is continuing to progress on the South Battery Park City Resiliency Project (SBCRP), an integrated coastal flood risk management system at the southern tip of Battery Park City, Manhattan. Designed by architect and engineer AECOM and developed in a collaboration with the Battery Park City Authority, the $296 million project involves the creation of an elevated, landscaped waterfront esplanade spanning from the Museum of Jewish Heritage to Pier A Plaza, as well as the reconstruction of the Wagner Park Pavilion with a new design by Thomas Phifer and Partners. AECOM-Tishman is building the SBPCR, which is one component of the 3.5-mile-long Lower Manhattan Coastal Resiliency (LMCR) master plan, which is engineered to reduce the risk of flood damage from sea level rise and storm surges from events like Hurricane Sandy. Hugh L. Carey Battery Park City Authority is the owner of the property, which is addressed on permits as 20 Battery Place.

Pier A Inlet, courtesy of Battery Park City Authority & AECOM

South Battery Park City Resiliency Project Receives WEDG Verification In Lower Manhattan

7:00 am on January 21, 2024 By Max Gillespie

The Waterfront Alliance has announced that the South Battery Park City Resiliency Project has become the 13th project nationally to achieve Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines (WEDG) verification. This distinction places the project, which is located at 20 Battery Place in Lower Manhattan, at the forefront of resilient, ecological, and accessible waterfront design.

The Solaire Reaches 50 Percent Sold at 20 River Terrace in Battery Park City

8:00 am on October 5, 2023 By Vanessa Londono

Located at 20 River Terrace in Battery Park City, The Solaire recently announced it has reached over 50 percent sold with nearly 140 sales to date. Designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects and COOKFOX Architects and developed by the Albanese Organization, the 29-story development with 279 residences has cemented its status as one of the best-selling new developments of 2023.

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South Battery Park City Resiliency Project Begins to Take Shape in Lower Manhattan

8:00 am on September 12, 2023 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Construction is moving along on the South Battery Park City Resiliency Project (SBPCR), an integrated coastal flood risk management system at the southern tip of Battery Park City. Led by architect and engineer AECOM, the $221 million project involves the creation of an elevated landscaped waterfront esplanade spanning from the Museum of Jewish Heritage to Pier A Plaza, as well as the reconstruction of the Wagner Park Pavilion with a new design by Thomas Phifer and Partners. The SBPCR is one component of the 3.5-mile-long Lower Manhattan Coastal Resiliency (LMCR) master plan, which is engineered to reduce the risk of flood damage from storm events like Hurricane Sandy. Hugh L. Carey Battery Park City Authority is the owner and EW Howell Co. is the general contractor for the property, which is addressed on permits as 20 Battery Place.

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