Restoration of Sandpiper Playground at Rockaway Beach
The restoration of Sandpiper Playground added a new world-class greenspace to Rockaway Beach. Left severely damaged from Hurricane Sandy, the NYC Parks project aimed to make the shorefront playground more resilient to coastal flooding and include recreational amenities for the local community.
The $6.9 million renovation revitalized Sandpiper Playground. It now features ADA accessible play equipment, a restored wave shelter, immersive spray showers / water play equipment, new plantings, fencing, and pedestrian paths that access the boardwalk.
Playground Restoration Services
McLaren Engineering Group worked to engineer the reimagined playground with landscape architects Quennell Rothschild and Partners who designed the park taking inspiration from the area’s ecosystem (blue whale sculptures and all!).
Civil, Geotechnical + Surveying
Our civil and geotechnical teams performed site investigation, reviewing the existing conditions of the drainage and grading sytems, and gathering information on utilities and local roadways and sidewalks with the help of our in-house surveyors.
