NYCHA Harborview Terrace Unveils $3.8M Resident-Led Open Space Renovation
The open areas at NYCHA's Harborview Terrace Houses in Hell's Kitchen have been fully revamped, with a hefty investment of $3.8 million across 33,000 square feet. This project wrapped up in under sixteen months and was a team effort between The Pershing Square Foundation, the Public Housing Community Fund, NYCHA, and Grain Collective, all while taking residents' input seriously. New amenities now include a community garden, a multi-level plaza, a playground, and an outdoor gym designed by Kompan. NYCHA's CEO Lisa Bova-Hiatt and PHCF's Alex Zablocki praised the project's beneficial effects on health. This effort is part of the Connected Communities initiative, building on a $200,000 grant for a sports area in 2023, benefiting around 600 residents and featuring murals by Laura Alvarez.
Key facts
- The $3.8 million renovation of NYCHA Harborview Terrace Houses open space was unveiled.
- Partners include The Pershing Square Foundation, Public Housing Community Fund, NYCHA, and Grain Collective.
- Approximately 33,000 square feet of open space was transformed at the Hell's Kitchen campus.
- New features include an intergenerational plaza, playground, outdoor gym, and upgraded community garden.
- The first phase, completed in 2023, added a 20,000-square-foot sports zone funded by a $200,000 grant.
- Murals by artist Laura Alvarez were funded by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and Tatiana by Kwame Onwuachi.
- The project used the Connected Communities framework and was led by residents through a participatory design process.
- Grain Collective principal Runit Chhaya said the project was completed in under sixteen months.
Entities
Artists
- Bill Ackman
- Neri Oxman
- Alex Zablocki
- Lisa Bova-Hiatt
- Runit Chhaya
- Maria Guzman
- Laura Alvarez
- Kwame Onwuachi
Institutions
- The Pershing Square Foundation
- Pershing Square Philanthropies
- Public Housing Community Fund
- New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)
- Grain Collective
- Harborview Terrace Houses Resident Association
- Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
- Tatiana by Kwame Onwuachi
- Project Find
- SPEC Play
- Kompan
- Landscape Forms
Locations
- Hell's Kitchen
- Harborview Terrace Houses
- New York City
- United States
- West 55th Street
- West 56th Street
- Tenth Avenue
- Project Find's Older Adult Center