After years of planning and workshops, Brooklyn‘s Community Board 2 recently approved a redesign of Putnam Triangle Plaza in Clinton Hill. The $3.75 million project, led by Thomas Balsley Associates, will significantly upgrade and expand the existing plaza that opened in 2011.
Aerial view of the plaza. (Courtesy Thomas Balsley Associates & NYC DDC)
The new space comes with a gray geometric paving pattern, new lighting, benches, tables, chairs, and bike racks, along with twice as many plantings and trees. There will also be new space for public art and events.
The green light for the project comes months after Thomas Balsley Associates presented four options for the site to community members. That was the final stage in the plaza’s public review process that had become notably heated; some local stakeholders decried the current plaza and the expensive plan to expand it. DNAinfo reported that the project will be primarily funded by the federal Transportation Enhancement Program with money also coming from New York City’s PlanNYC and some local officials.
Construction on the plaza is slated to start summer 2016 and last about one year.
New plantings and bike racks. (Courtesy Thomas Balsley Associates via Fulton Area Businesses) The existing Putnam Triangle Plaza. (Courtesy Fulton Area Businesses)
