Designer, contractor sought for Bronx golf course project

Real Estate Weekly,  Jan 23, 2008  

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The City has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the design and management of construction services of a golf course at Ferry Point Park in the Bronx.

The golf course, to be a world-class 18-hole links-style layout for use as a public course, will be built as a City-funded capital project. Once a designer has been selected and construction work is underway, the City will release a separate RFP for an operator to run the course as a concession.

If an acceptable proposal is selected, the City estimates that the course could be built by the fall of 2010.

"The City needs more facilities for recreation and Ferry Point Park--one of the largest pieces of vacant parkland in New York City--is a terrific piece of property well suited for a golf course," said Mayor Bloomberg. "Leaving this land fallow doesn't serve anyone. In stead, the City will hire a team to design and construct the course on top of the foundation already in place. This will cost less than other alternatives, and once the course is built, the City will collect revenue from the operator, over time recouping our investment."

Ferry Point Park, built upon a discontinued landfill, is near the Whitestone Bridge and bounded by the Hutchison River Parkway, the East River, Schley Avenue, Emerson Avenue and Balcon Avenue.

The City will continue remediation efforts in accordance with its existing permit from the State Department of Environmental Conservation. The site features impressive views of the East River, Manhattan skyline, and of the Whitestone and Throgs Neck Bridges. In addition to the golf course, Ferry Point will include two parks currently being designed with community input.

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