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Skanska wins $135M Staten Island waterfront project





By Kim Slowey
Jan 10, 2024

Skanska announced on Wednesday that its USA Building division has signed a $135 million contract with the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) to rebuild a waterfront park and pier in the New York City borough of Staten Island.

As part of its contract, Skanska will:

-Reconstruct an esplanade and shoreline;

-Make improvements to the esplanade's existing pedestrian and bike paths;

-Build a 40,000-square-foot pier that will include an office building, storage facility and bulkhead; Removal of existing structures; and

-Landscaping.

Skanska expects to start its work in August 2024 and complete the project in late 2026.

A representative of the NYCEDC told The Construction Broadsheet that Skanska's latest project for the agency is part of the $400 million Staten Island Action Plan, which focuses on the redevelopment of the borough's North Shore.

Planned investments, according to the agency, will create 20 acres of public open space, expand waterfront access and resiliency, generate more than 7,500 "family-sustaining" jobs, create an estimated economic impact of approximately $3.8 billion and hasten the completion of more than 2,400 housing units.

Some specific projects include:

R-edeveloping and reopening Pier 1, which has been partially closed since 2017;

-Development of the terminal building on the site of the former New York Wheel project;

-The addition of a new 600-seat K-8 school; and

-Additional privately developed housing and commercial space.

"Improving waterfront access across the city can provide exciting opportunities to create important recreational and transportation corridors for cyclists and micromobility users," said New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez in September when the action plan was introduced.

"We look forward to working with the EDC, our sister agencies and Staten Islanders to build better connections to the North Shore waterfront," Rodriguez said.

In December, Skanska completed a separate project for the EDC in Manhattan – the first phase of the larger East Midtown Waterfront Esplanade and East River Greenway development. Ultimately, the full project will deliver a 22-block esplanade and fill in a 32-mile gap in the greenway.

Skanska said it completed its portion of the project in 49 months.

The first phase included the construction of a new in-water esplanade and a nine-block park with access to the waterfront for pedestrians and bicyclists.

In addition, the company said, Skanska used several innovative materials, technology and methods on the project, including engineered soil placed in cells that collect stormwater and water newly planted trees, LTE and GPS tracking for construction barges, timelapse cameras, Building Information Modeling (BIM) and underwater drone inspection.