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Parks

We translate world-class architectural designs into award-winning public realities, deploying our skilled craftsmen and operators to build iconic, multi-million-dollar waterfront esplanades, urban plazas, and landmark state parks.

Hunters Point South Infrastructure & Waterfront Park Phase I and Phase II (2018), built by Galvin Brothers

Scope

What this work includes

01Waterfront esplanades and piers
02State and city parks
03Urban plazas and memorials
04Athletic fields and courts
05Playgrounds and pools
06Landscape and hardscape

Projects: 27
Awards on these jobs: 17

Which award-winning parks has Galvin Brothers built?

Hunter’s Point South Waterfront Park (2019 ASLA National Design Honor Award), Shirley Chisholm State Park (2021 ENR East Award of Merit) and Marsha P. Johnson State Park (2024 ASLA-NY Merit Award), among others.

Do you build memorials and civic spaces?

Yes, including the US Merchant Marine Academy Memorial Pavilion and the Manhasset Valley Park 9/11 Memorial for the Town of North Hempstead.

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Portfolio

Parks projects

US Merchant Marine Academy Memorial Pavilion, built by Galvin Brothers

US Merchant Marine Academy Memorial Pavilion

Galvin Brothers, Inc. is proud to have been the General Contractor on the first Public/Private partnership project at the US Merchant Marine Academy Campus. GBI was selected by the USMMA Alumni Association and…

Town of North Hempstead – Manhasset Valley Park – 9/11 Memorial, built by Galvin Brothers

Town of North Hempstead – Manhasset Valley Park – 9/11 Memorial

Galvin Bros., Inc. is honored to have constructed the 9/11 Memorial for the Town of North Hempstead, a lasting tribute to the lives lost and the heroes who responded on September 11, 2001. Located in Manhasset Valley…

Marsha P. Johnson State Park (East River State Park), built by Galvin Brothers

Marsha P. Johnson State Park (East River State Park)

Marsha P. Johnson State Park is a seven-acre waterfront park located along the East River in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. The project consisted of fabricating and installing an Ornamental Gateway at The…

Northwest and Northeast Ponds Enhancements at Hempstead Lake State Park– Hempstead, NY, built by Galvin Brothers

Heavy Civil & Sitework2023

Northwest and Northeast Ponds Enhancements at Hempstead Lake State Park– Hempstead, NY

As part of the Living with the Bay program the $16.9 million rehabilitation project at North East and North West Ponds at Hempstead Lake State Park for the New York State office of Parks, Recreation, & Historical…

NYC Pier 42, built by Galvin Brothers

Heavy Civil & Sitework2022

NYC Pier 42

Galvin Bros., Inc. was contracted by The Liro Group to repair and Construct Recreation areas on Pier 42 for the NYC EDC. Pier 42 is an existing waterfront property owned by NYC Department of Parks and Recreation. It has…

Marsha P. Johnson State Park – Brooklyn, NY, built by Galvin Brothers

Marsha P. Johnson State Park – Brooklyn, NY

In 2022 Galvin Bros. completed the $5.3 million rehabilitation project at Marsha P. Johnson State Park in Brooklyn, NY for the New York State office of Parks, Recreation, & Historical Presrvation. The rehabilitation…

Alhambra Park – Massapequa, NY, built by Galvin Brothers

Wetland & Shoreline2021

Alhambra Park – Massapequa, NY

In 2021 Galvin Bros. was contracted by the Town of Oyster Bay to complete $3 million worth of park improvements to Alhambra Park in Massapequa, NY. Galvin Bros. removed 1400 LF of existing decaying timber bulkhead and…

NYC Pier 76, built by Galvin Brothers

Heavy Civil & Sitework2021

NYC Pier 76

Project Cost: $21,000,000 This $21 Million project was completed in 11 weeks while fully complying with COVID 19 restrictions. Pier 76 was the NYPD Manhattan Tow Pound facility, the tow pound was decommissioned and the…

Hunters Point South Infrastructure & Waterfront Park Phase I and Phase II, built by Galvin Brothers

Heavy Civil & Sitework2018

Hunters Point South Infrastructure & Waterfront Park Phase I and Phase II

Project Cost: $70,000,000 The Hunter’s Point South Projects Transformed the Long Island City waterfront in a multi-agency, two-phase project, including infrastructure and roadway improvements, shoreline revetments and a…

Water Quality Improvements at Gerry Park – Roslyn, NY, built by Galvin Brothers

Wetland & Shoreline2020-2021

Water Quality Improvements at Gerry Park – Roslyn, NY

GBI worked alongside Cameron Engineering and the town of North Hempstead to provide water quality improvement to Gerry Park, formerly known as Roslyn Pond. GBI increased storage capacity in two ponds by dredging and…

Shirley Chisholm State Park in Brooklyn, NY, built by Galvin Brothers

Shirley Chisholm State Park in Brooklyn, NY

Galvin Bros., Inc. completed the $41 Million two-phase construction of Shirley Chisholm State Park in 2020 as part of Governor Cuomo’s Vital Brooklyn initiative, while adhering to Covid-19 restrictions under an…

Greenpoint Landing’s Newtown Barge Park – Greenpoint,NY, built by Galvin Brothers

Heavy Civil & Sitework2018

Greenpoint Landing’s Newtown Barge Park – Greenpoint,NY

In 2018, Galvin Bros. expanded and reconstructed Greenpoint’s Newtown Barge Park as part of the Greenpoint Landing waterfront transformation. An asphalt paver promenade was installed along the sea wall to provide public…

Private Owner – Residence, built by Galvin Brothers

Wetland & Shoreline2014

Private Owner – Residence

GBI undertook a difficult task of clearing, grubbing and regrading of over 4 acres of private property to create a pond with running waterfall where the property owner had presumed such an undertaking would be…

NYC DPR – Dreier Offerman Park, built by Galvin Brothers

Wetland & Shoreline2012-2013

NYC DPR – Dreier Offerman Park

Located in Gravesend Bay, Brooklyn, GBI Excavated and Removed over 8,000 CY of contaminated and hazardous material, and imported thousands of tons of beach sand in order to create a natural shoreline habitat. Installed…

New York City EDC – Hunters Point South, NY, built by Galvin Brothers

Heavy Civil & Sitework

New York City EDC – Hunters Point South, NY

The Hunters Point South Waterfront Park is the first phase of a proposed 11-acre public park that GBI built for the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation in conjunction with the New York City Economic Development…

Turtle Cove – Pelham Bay Park, Bronx, NY, built by Galvin Brothers

Wetland & Shoreline2010

Turtle Cove – Pelham Bay Park, Bronx, NY

Galvin Brothers worked with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation on the Turtle Cove project which involved breaching an existing berm between the north and south coves in Pelham Bay Park. A thirty…

NYC EDC – Hunt’s Point Landing – Bronx, NY, built by Galvin Brothers

Heavy Civil & Sitework

NYC EDC – Hunt’s Point Landing – Bronx, NY

Galvin Brothers worked with the New York City Economic Development Corporation to transform a blighted urban shoreline into a beautiful park with a variety of amenities. To begin, GBI demolished the asphalt street and…

Bronx DASNY Baseball Fields – Bronx, NY, built by Galvin Brothers

Heavy Civil & Sitework2010

Bronx DASNY Baseball Fields – Bronx, NY

GBI worked with the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York to relocate two ball fields at the Bronx Psychiatric Center. The new building site first needed to be cleared of any debris which remained from past…

Sound View Park – Bronx, NY – Bronx, NY, built by Galvin Brothers

Wetland & Shoreline2009

Sound View Park – Bronx, NY – Bronx, NY

GBI worked with the USACE and the NYC DPR to create an extension of the existing Sound view Park by excavating a marsh from what was once a dump site full of construction debris. Once excavated, almost 30,000 CY of…

The Floating Pool Lady Barge – Barretto Point, NY, built by Galvin Brothers

The Floating Pool Lady Barge – Barretto Point, NY

The Floating Pool Lady is the result of a philanthropic project in which a standard barge was converted into a seven lane swimming pool with complimentary bathhouses. This unique pool moves throughout New York City’s…

NYS Parks – Roberto Clemente Pool, built by Galvin Brothers

Heavy Civil & Sitework2008

NYS Parks – Roberto Clemente Pool

Replaced original pool drainage and filtration pipe and re-finished deteriorating concrete surface of pool. Improved plumbing and electric lighting. Refinished pool deck surfaces and installed new water themed…

Indian Lake – Bronx, NY, built by Galvin Brothers

Dredging & Marine2008

Indian Lake – Bronx, NY

Over the past ten years the New York City Department of Parks has been working on restoring Crotona Park to its former beauty. As part of the project, GBI was contracted to restore the 3.3 acre Indian Lake. The concrete…

Shore Parkway Seawall – Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, built by Galvin Brothers

Wetland & Shoreline2007

Shore Parkway Seawall – Bay Ridge, Brooklyn

The rehabilitation of this two mile stretch of Shore Parkway from the 69th Street Pier to the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge transformed a deteriorated public promenade into a beautiful and safe pedestrian and bike parkway.…

Concrete Plant Park – Bronx, NY, built by Galvin Brothers

Heavy Civil & Sitework2007

Concrete Plant Park – Bronx, NY

GBI worked with the NYC Department of Parks to incorporate the industrial history of the concrete plant with the beauty of the Bronx River to create a unique park. As part of the Bronx River Greenway, the Concrete Plant…

Park at East Hills – East Hills, NY, built by Galvin Brothers

Park at East Hills – East Hills, NY

The construction of this beautiful 50-acre park incorporated many of GBI’s unique services. The 12,000 square foot heated pool with 100 foot waterslide they completed is one of the biggest on Long Island. GBI…

Bronx River Floodplain – Bronx, NY, built by Galvin Brothers

Wetland & Shoreline2005

Bronx River Floodplain – Bronx, NY

A floodplain is a vital part of a river’s ecosystem which stores and naturally filters flood waters. This reduces flooding and improves the quality of water in the river. GBI restored the Bronx River’s natural…

Kaiser Park – Gravesend Bay, NY, built by Galvin Brothers

Heavy Civil & Sitework2004

Kaiser Park – Gravesend Bay, NY

Working with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, GBI reconstructed Kaiser Park’s three sporting fields as well as enhancing the surrounding park. The regulation football field, which doubles as a…

Other services

Heavy Civil & SiteworkSite development, structural concrete and utility infrastructure for New York’s most demanding public agencies.Wetland & ShorelineTidal marsh and freshwater habitat reconstruction, stabilized by living shorelines and rock revetments.Dredging & MarineHydraulic and navigable-waterway dredging, plus timber, steel and concrete bulkheads built for the coast.Green InfrastructureBioswales, rain gardens and permeable pavement for NYC DEP’s Green Infrastructure Program.