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Lendlease Americas responds: Greenpoint Ferry Landing Now Reopen

  • 14 Nov 2022

Last week, the India Street Pier work permits were closed out by NYC Small Business Services (SBS).

In accordance with the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYC EDC) and the NYC Ferry operator (Hornblower), the Greenpoint Ferry is now reopen to customers starting on Monday, November 14.

The India Street Pier will be accessed through a temporary gangway while shoreline improvements are completed.

If you have questions or would like to receive updates, please email 1java@lendlease.com and request to be added to our mailing list. 

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  • Lendlease Americas responds: Greenpoint Ferry Landing Launch Update

     In-water construction at the Greenpoint ferry landing is now complete and the barge has been reinstalled at the Pier. Over the next several weeks, operational testing and agency close-out processes with take place in preparation for reopening.

    The anticipated launch of the landing will be in early November. We will continue to provide updates on our progress and communicate the reopening date as soon as it is confirmed, working in partnership with the New York City Economic Development Corporation and NYC Ferry operator.

    If you have questions or would like to receive updates, please email 1java@lendlease.com and request to be added to our mailing list.

     

  • Lendlease Americas responds:  Greenpoint Ferry Landing Launch Update

    India Street Pier has been and will continue to be open throughout this process.

    In-water construction at the Greenpoint ferry landing is on-going, and we’re happy to see that significant progress has been made. However, the rock socketing process to secure the piles in place is taking longer than expected and we now anticipate the launch of the landing to be at the end of October or early November.

    India Street Pier has been and will continue to be open throughout this process. The Greenpoint ferry landing at India Street Pier remains a key resource for the Greenpoint community and future 1 Java development.

    We will continue to provide updates on construction progress and communicate the reopening date as soon as it is confirmed, working in partnership with the New York City Economic Development Corporation and NYC Ferry operator.

  • Lendlease Americas responds: Greenpoint Ferry Landing Launch Update

    India Street Pier has been and will continue to be open throughout this process. The Greenpoint ferry landing at India Street pier is a key resource for the Greenpoint community and future 1 Java development and it will be returning in August 2022!

    Lendlease has secured the final permit necessary to commence construction and construction work has commenced. Ferry restoration work is anticipated to continue till August, 2022 and at that time ferry service will be fully restored.

    Lendlease is fully committed to returning ferry service as quickly and safely as possible. We have partnered with the New York City Economic Development Corporation and the NYC Ferry operator to complete this process as efficiently and as responsibly as possible. We are also in regular communication with local officials so they understand the work we are doing, why we are doing it, and so they can help, where possible, expedite certain parts of the process.

    To date we have completed key milestones of a four-step process:
    1. Investigation: The investigation into the damaged piles is complete
    2. Engineering: The engineering design process is complete
    3. Permitting: The permitting process is complete.
    4. Construction: Construction has commenced.
    5. Ferry Service Restored: Anticipated August, 2022

  • Lendlease Americas responds: Ferry Service Anticipated to Resume in August 2022

    India Street Pier has been and will continue to be open throughout this process. The Greenpoint ferry landing at India Street pier is a key resource for the Greenpoint community and future 1 Java development and it will be returning in August 2022!

    On March 15, 2022 Lendlease announced the start of the construction to restore ferry service at the India Street Pier was delayed due to an additional US Army Core of Engineer moratorium prohibiting construction until July. That moratorium was revised and Lendlease now anticipates construction to start in late May with ferry service being restored in August. India Street Pier has been and will continue to be open throughout this process.

    Lendlease is fully committed to returning ferry service as quickly and safely as possible. We have partnered with the New York City Economic Development Corporation and the NYC Ferry operator to complete this process as efficiently and as responsibly as possible. We are also in regular communication with local officials so they understand the work we are doing, why we are doing it, and so they can help, where possible, expedite certain parts of the process.

    To date we have completed key milestones of a four-step process:
    1. Investigation: The investigation into the damaged piles is complete
    2. Engineering: The engineering design process is complete
    3. Permitting: The permitting process is in progress; SBS permit is the remaining outstanding permit
    4. Construction: Marine contractor has been selected and pile procurement is in progress

  • Lendlease Americas responds: Ferry Service Anticipated to Resume in September 2022

    India Street Pier has been and will continue to be open throughout this process. The Greenpoint ferry landing at India Street pier is a key resource for residents of our future 1 Java development as well as the surrounding community, and it will be returning in 2022!  There are no plans to discontinue service at the Greenpoint ferry landing. 

    In addition to the in-water construction moratorium issued by NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC) that ends in May 2022, the US Army Core of Engineers (ACOE) has recently issued an additional pile driving moratorium that ends June 2022. Construction cannot commence until early July 2022. Ferry service is now anticipated to be restored during September 2022. India Street Pier has been and will continue to be open throughout this process.

    Lendlease is fully committed to returning ferry service as quickly and safely as possible. We have partnered with the New York City Economic Development Corporation and the NYC Ferry operator to complete this process as efficiently and as responsibly as possible. We are also in regular communication with local officials so they understand the work we are doing, why we are doing it, and so they can help, where possible, expedite certain parts of the process.  

    To date we have completed key milestones of a four-step process:

    1. Investigation: The investigation into the damaged piles is complete
    2. Engineering: The engineering design process is complete 
    3. Permitting: The permitting process is in progress
    4. Construction: Marine contractor has been selected and pile procurement is in progress

    Background
    On May 23, 2021, it was observed that there was a danger to the public due to shifting piles on the floating ferry landing connected to India Street Pier. Lendlease immediately initiated the closing and removal of the ferry landing for assessment. For the safety of our passengers and crews, it was clear that the ferry landing and supports needed to be rebuilt to be sustainable for the long term as well as operational as soon as possible.

    Due to the length of the permitting process and an annual moratorium on in-water construction in place by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, construction was originally scheduled to commence late May, 2022.  More recently, the US Army Core of Engineers (ACOE) issued an additional pile driving moratorium to minimize impacts to migrating anadromous fish (i.e. alewife, blueback herring), that ends in June 2022.  As a result, construction cannot commence until early July 2022.

    At the completion of construction ferry service will be restored, which is anticipated in September 2022. In the meantime, The India Street Pier itself remains open and available to the public.

    If you have questions or would like to receive updates, please email 1java@lendlease.com and request to be put on our mailing list.