NYC is fully permitted for $2.4M rehab of building in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park

The NYC Department of Parks & Recreation, on August 4, was given a permit for a $2.4 million rehabilitation of the outside of a building at 8 Olmsted Drive, within the Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, in Queens.

The plans, pre-filed on November 2, 2017, call for a rehab of the outside space of the 18-foot tall, one-story, building.

The project is described in the filings as: proposed reconstruction of the interior courtyard wall, with work on existing sewer lines. All as per plans filed herewith. No change in uses, egress or occupancy. The initial cost as reported in the DOB filing for the work described in this permit application is $2,429,000.

Following the World’s Fair in 1964-65, the property was given to the city and eventually became known as Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. Most of the structures from the 1964-65 fair were designed as temporary buildings, however, a handful still occupy the park today. One of those buildings is the Olmsted Center, which today serves as the headquarters of the Design, Construction, and Engineering Divisions of Parks.

Direct link to Acris document.LINK

Direct link to DOB document.LINK