2018 Value Engineering Review Documents

In April 2018, the City of New York conducted a value engineering review of ESCR to analyze various potential construction approaches and possible alternatives for the project. This type of review is a standard practice for large capital projects and typically occurs at the 40% design phase. Due to the draft findings of the value engineering review, the City subsequently undertook a feasibility analysis for one of the alternate project approaches, specifically the alternative that involved elevating East River Park and installing flood protections at the water's edge rather than along the west side of East River Park bordering the FDR Drive. Please note that both the value engineering review and the feasibility analysis included draft, unvetted options for further consideration, and as such certain content has been redacted, including for security and privacy concerns.

• ESCR Value Engineering Study Preliminary Report 2018 (Updated 2021-07-23)
• ESCR Elevated Park Alternative Feasibility Analysis 2018 (Updated 2021-07-23)

The final, comprehensive and fully vetted analysis of project alternatives is published in full in the Final EIS documents, which can be found in the Environmental Review section below.

Environmental Review

The environmental review process determines a project's potential environmental impacts, taking into consideration federal, state, and local environmental standards. The process arms decision-makers with the information needed to ensure that projects are environmentally safe and sound. As part of this process, the City evaluated and reviewed several alternatives against the purpose and need and principal objectives for the project, which are to provide a reliable flood protection system for the protected area, improve access to and enhancing open space resources along the waterfront, and meet HUD funding deadlines for federal spending, along with the goal to minimize potential environmental effects and disruptions to the community.

• Positive Declaration (October 28, 2015)
• Draft Scope of Work (October 30, 2015)
• Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (November 6, 2015)
• Early Floodplain/Wetlands Notice (February 22, 2019)
• Notice of Availability (April 5, 2019)
• Notice of Completion (April 5, 2019)
• Final Scope of Work (April 5, 2019)
• Notice of Availability (September 13, 2019)
• Notice of Completion (September 13, 2019)
• Technical Memorandum 001 (November 12, 2019)
• Joint Record of Decision (ROD) and Findings Statement - December 6, 2019
• Combined Notice of Joint Record of Decision (ROD) and Findings Statement and Notice of Intent to Request Release of Funds (NOI RROF) - December 6, 2019
• Response to comments on the ROD and NOI RROF, and record of comments received
• Technical Memorandum 002 (December 22, 2021)
• Technical Memorandum 003 (April 6, 2022)
• Technical Memorandum 004 (April 25, 2024)

Other Referenced Documents

• Coastal Hydraulics Report (2015)
• Coastal Hydraulics Report (updated 2019)

Final Environmental Impact Statement (September 13, 2019)

The Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) includes a detailed project description and an assessment of environmental impacts, including direct, indirect, and cumulative effects, associated with a No Action Alternative, Preferred Alternative, and three other With Action Alternatives, and a response to comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement.

• Archived DEIS Chapters and Appendices
• ESCR FEIS Cover
• Chapter 00 - Foreword
• Chapter 0.0 - Executive Summary
• Chapter 00 - Table of Contents
• Chapter 1.0 - Purpose and Need
• Chapter 2.0 - Project Alternatives
• Chapter 3.0 - Process Coordination and Public Participation
• Chapter 4.0 - Analysis Framework
• Chapter 5.1 - Land Use, Zoning, and Public Policy
• Chapter 5.10 - Neighborhood Character
• Chapter 5.11 - Environmental Justice
• Chapter 5.2 - Socioeconomic Conditions
• Chapter 5.3 - Open Space
• Chapter 5.4 - Historic and Cultural Resources
• Chapter 5.5 - Urban Design and Visual Resources
• Chapter 5.6 - Natural Resources
• Chapter 5.7 - Hazardous Materials
• Chapter 5.8 - Water and Sewer Infrastructure
• Chapter 5.9 - Transportation
• Chapter 6.0 - Construction Overview
• Chapter 6.1 - Construction Socioeconomics Conditions
• Chapter 6.10 - Construction Air Quality
• Chapter 6.11 - Construction Greenhouse Gas
• Chapter 6.12 - Construction Noise and Vibration
• Chapter 6.13 - Construction Public Health
• Chapter 6.2 - Construction Open Space
• Chapter 6.3 - Construction Historic and Cultural Resources
• Chapter 6.4 - Construction Urban Design
• Chapter 6.5 - Construction Natural Resources
• Chapter 6.6 - Construction Hazardous Materials
• Chapter 6.7 - Construction Water and Sewer Infrastructure
• Chapter 6.8 - Construction Energy
• Chapter 6.9 - Construction Transportation
• Chapter 7.0 - Indirect and Cumulative Effects
• Chapter 8.0 - Unavoidable Adverse Effects
• Chapter 9.0 - Irreversible and Irretreivable Commitment of Resources
• Chapter 10.0 - Response to Comments on the DEIS
• Chapter 11.0 - List of Preparers
• Chapter 12.0 - Glossary of Terms
• Chapter 13.0 - List of Acronyms
• Chapter 14.0 - ESCR Project FEIS Referenced Documents

Appendices

• Appendix A1 - List of No Action Projects
• Appendix A2 - Final Scope of Work
• Appendix B - CEQR Screening Analyses
• Appendix C1 - Preliminary Engineering Design Plans Cover Sheet
• Appendix C1a - Preferred Alternative Title, Legend, and Key Map
• Appendix C1b - Preferred Alternative Bridge Plans, Elevation, and Sections
• Appendix C1c - Preferred Alternative Civil Plans
• Appendix C1d - Preferred Alternative Floodwalls and Structural Plans
• Appendix C1e - Preferred Alternative Esplanade Structural Plan and Cross Sections
• Appendix C1f - Preferred Alternative Flood Protection and Cross Sections
• Appendix C1g - Preferred Alternative Closure Structures
• Appendix C1h - Preferred Alternative Shared Use Path Plan
• Appendix C1i - Preferred Alternative Stuyvesant Cove Plan
• Appendix C1j - Preferred Alternative Parallel Conveyance Civil Plan and Profile
• Appendix C1k - Preferred Alternative Interceptor Gate Plans
• Appendix C1l - Preferred Alternative Flyover Bridge Plan
• Appendix C1m - Preferred Alternative Tree Removal and Protection Plan
• Appendix C1n - Preferred Alternative Tree Mitigation Schedule
• Appendix C1o - Preferred Alternative Landscaping Plan and Section
• Appendix C2 - Alternative 2 Conceptual Plans
• Appendix C3 - Alternative 3 Conceptual Plans
• Appendix D - WRP
• Appendix E - Historic and Cultural Resources Consultation
• Appendix F1 - Natural Resources Survey
• Appendix F2 - Jurisdictional Determination
• Appendix G - NOAA NMFS
• Appendix H1 - NYNHP Consultation
• Appendix H2 - USFWS Consultation
• Appendix I - Tree Inventory
• Appendix J - Transportation Study
• Appendix K1 - Construction Air Quality
• Appendix K2 - Construction Noise
• Appendix L - Eight Step Planning Process for Floodplains and Wetlands
• Appendix M - Comments Received on the DEIS
• Appendix N - LWCF Consultation