Brooklyn Museum Accessible Subway Station Renovation

Brooklyn Museum Accessible Subway Station Renovation

Published: 2021-11-18 – Updated: 2021-11-21
Author: Urbahn Architects, Gramercy Group, and MTA Construction & Development | Contact: wilkmarketing.com

Synopsis: MTA Construction & Development, Urbahn Architects, and Gramercy Group complete $25.8 Million renovation and ADA upgrades at the Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn Museum Subway Station in Brooklyn, New York. The renovated station, which provides access to the Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Botanical Garden and Prospect Park, features a striking new elevator tower erected at the Brooklyn Museum’s plaza, a popular gathering spot for local residents. The station also features artwork and historical artifacts donated by the Museum, three new elevators, and other improvements.

Main Digest

Urbahn Architects and contractor Gramercy Group have completed an extensive renovation of the Eastern Parkway-Brooklyn Museum subway station on the IRT Eastern Parkway Line for MTA Construction & Development (MTA C&D). This station, serving subway trains on routes 2 and 3, was identified in the MTA 2015-2019 Capital Plan as one of a group of key stations throughout the New York City subway system that would be made fully accessible in order to better serve riders. Many of the existing stations were constructed up to 100 years ago and predate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

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