Brooklyn Bridge Park Seeks Builders For Pier 2 Uplands Project

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, NY — The Brooklyn Bridge Park put out a call for contractors to build one of the final sections of the park at Pier 2 on Monday, with construction expected to start in the fall, officials said.

The park invited bids for construction of the 3.4-acre Pier 2 Uplands section on Monday that will add a large lawn, water garden and more to the site, a spokeswoman for Brooklyn Bridge Park said.

The project will take over a paved area of the park that is currently home to the popular pop-up pool at the site. Plans call to demolish the pool as part of the construction, which was extended another season this summer because of its popularity with residents.

The Uplands will have a 6,300-square-foot lawn with space for 315 people and seating made with granite from the Brooklyn Bridge, the spokeswoman said. It will also use old pieces of Pier 3 inside a new water garden with spray jets for park-goers.

Final plans for the project were revealed in October 2017 with high marks for resident by making adjustments to the design to keep winter sledding in the park, the Brooklyn Paper reported.

The Uplands is one of the last pieces of the Brooklyn Bridge Park to be finished with 90 percent of the park either open or under-construction, Curbed reported.

The deadline to submit bids for the Uplands is on March 14 and officials expects construction to start in September, the spokeswoman said. They plan to open the the park to the public in the summer of 2020.

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