Parks & Recreation Projects

Newark Riverfront Park

LOCATION:
Passaic River in the City of Newark
OWNER:
The Trust for Public Land
SERVICE:
Construction Management
ACRES:
4
PROJECT COST:
$5.6 Million
ARCHITECT:
Lee Weintraub Landscape Architects
LOCATION:
Passaic River in the City of Newark
OWNER:
The Trust for Public Land
SERVICE:
Construction Management
ACRES:
4
PROJECT COST:
$5.6 Million
ARCHITECT:
Lee Weintraub Landscape Architects

The Trust for Public Land embarked on an ambitious and vital project for the City of Newark, creating its first Riverfront Park. Located in the Ironbound Section along the Passaic River from the Jackson Street Bridge to Somme Street, bound by Raymond Boulevard, this area of approximately 3.5 acres now includes the following features:

  • A New Boardwalk
  • Concrete Sidewalk
  • Multiple Plaza Entrance Ways
  • Small Boat Mooring Dock (prefabricated)
  • Major Landscaping
  • Re-grading of site including an Environmental Cap
  • Site Lighting
  • Storm Water Utility