Peck Slip is in the Seaport Historic District

As part of its plan to improve and update downtown's infrastructure, the city Department of Design and Construction (DDC) launched the capital reconstruction of Peck Slip in July 2011. The work is rebuilding the wide cobblestone street between Water and South Streets, replacing the water main and other vital utilities, including electric, gas, steam, sewer, and telecommunications, and rebuilding the roadway, curbs and sidewalks. The restoration will repave the Seaport landmark-district street with granite cobblestone, install pedestrian ramps at corner crosswalks, and replace traffic signals and lightpoles.

Work began at the northwest corner of Peck Slip and Pearl Street, and will progress south and eastward, including Water and Dover Streets. Crews also have rebuilt Beekman Street from South to Front.

The entire reconstruction project is expected to take four and a half years, through approximately winter 2016. Together with the Lower Manhattan Construction Command Center, the DDC also will host periodic community stakeholder meetings.

Following the street reconstruction, the city Department of Parks & Recreation will build the new Peck Slip Park in the median between South and Water Streets. The parks design will complement the South Street Seaport districts maritime history with several features evocative of the original Pearl Street water line and tall-ship docking at the site two centuries ago.

To view the city DDCs Peck Slip Reconstruction PDF presentation from July 2011, click here.

Click here for a tour of the rebuilding projects taking place in Lower Manhattan.

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Summary

The call to redesign Peck Slip, which covers the portion of the Slip from Water to South Streets has been ongoing since the Fulton Fish Market left the area. The present design plans call for a vaguely boat-shaped plaza that broadens as it approaches South Street. This plaza is smaller than in the original design, and plantings and trees have been expanded on the west. Steel “rib” elements, which some had complained were “uninviting,” will now be covered in wood. The rest of the design, including a small pool of water at the plaza’s “prow,” and granite block laid in a manner meant to evoke a flowing stream, would remain unchanged.

Daily Activities

WORK SHIFT: MONDAY-FRIDAY FROM 7:00AM TO 10:00PM
WEEDKEND HOURS: 10AM - 10PM (Utilized only if necessary) 9AM Set up

Monday, May 20, – Friday, May 24, 2013

Operation #1 Mass excavation

Location #1 Peck Slip between Water and Pearl Streets

Operation #2 Con-Ed duct installation

Location #2 Peck Slip between Water and Pearl Streets

Operation #3 Installing sidewalks

Location #3 Water Street between Peck Slip and Dover Streets

Operation #4 Lowering Con-Edison gas services

Location #4 Water Street between Peck Slip and Dover Streets

Operation #5 Cobblestone installation (west side of street)

Location #5 Front Street between Peck Slip and Dover Street

Operation #6 Continuing cobblestone installation (South side)

Location #6 Beekman Street between Front and South Streets

Weekend Work:

Saturday, May 18, - No work scheduled

Sunday, May 19, - No work scheduled

Contact Info

For more information on the Peck Slip DDC reconstruction project, please contact community liaison Amelia Ramos at peckslipccl@gmail.com, or by calling (212) 233-7184 or 311. Stakeholders also are welcome to subscribe to regular email updates about the project. The city project number is HWM1159.

Frequently Asked Questions

Currently, the projected completion is slated for winter 2016.

The DDC is working with the city Department of Transportation to maintain vehicular and pedestrian access throughout the Peck Slip reconstruction project. Walkways and building access will be maintained at all times, though parking lanes will be closed as needed for crews to work in the roadway. Periodic roadway closures will be necessary at times, with advance community notification. Signs, variable-message boards, and traffic enforcement agents will help direct traffic throughout the project.

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