South Battery Park City Resiliency Project

New York, NY

South Battery Park City Resiliency Project

The civil site design for this popular waterfront site in Lower Manhattan includes an integrated flood-barrier system to bolster resilience and reduce flooding from tidal inundation, storm surge, and sea-level rise. MKA designed flood-resist infrastructure, such as flood walls and deployable flood gates, and worked with landscape architects, urban designers, and others to develop the flood-resist components.  The park’s landscape-based stormwater management meets non-potable water demands through reuse while cleansing wet-side runoff before discharging into the Hudson River.  The resulting design protects this park from a 100-year storm event while providing a collection of beautiful public-space elements.