hilltop playground
Location: Brooklyn, New York
Client: New York City Department of Parks & Recreation
MKW was selected for one of NYC Parks & Recreation's largest Community Park Initiative (CPI) projects, the 4 Playground Brooklyn Bundle. The total value of the project is $14.5 million, and it includes Jesse Owens Playground in Bedford Stuyvesant, Saratoga Ballfield in Crown Heights, Ten Eyck Playground in East Williamsburg, and Stockton Playground in Bushwick. The 4 playgrounds vary in size from .97 acres to 3.10 acres, and consist of large open asphalt fields, basketball and handball courts, outdated playground equipment, and in Jesse Owens, a mini-swimming pool.