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Flood resiliency measures in Queens Future project design
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Council Member Moya asks about the flood resiliency of the proposed Queens Future project, given its location in a coastal floodplain. Gregg Pasquarelli from SHoP Architects explains the design strategies to address flood risk.
- The base level of the entertainment district will be elevated 20+ feet above the floodplain
- Storm sewers and other infrastructure will be installed for sustainability
- The park design will incorporate species and soil that help absorb water during storms
Francisco Moya
0:38:08
And also most of the project is in the map coastal floodplain and the areas of Flushing Meadows Corona Park suffers from regular nuanced flooding.
0:38:19
Can you I know you mentioned some of this in the presentation, can you go back and describe the flood resiliency of the proposed project and how flood risk influenced the design?
0:38:30
Yes.
0:38:31
So the entire when Citi Field was built, the floodplain was lower.
Gregg Pasquarelli
0:38:35
Now it's 13 feet higher.
0:38:38
So what we did was we said, let's leave the first level of parking as it is on the field, build one more level up, and then build the base level of the entertainment district.
0:38:50
So it brings it up 20 something feet out of it.
0:38:53
And then by you know, we're going to be putting in storm sewers and other infrastructure for for sustainability issues, and also the park itself because the the the species and the soil actually help absorb water in a small or large storm.
0:39:12
So by lifting everything out of the park, lifting it out of the flood plain, burning the park up, creating that ability to capture water and then release it back in, that's what gives us the sustainable strategy.