IS653 Pacific Park
NYC School Construction Authority
Brooklyn, New York

812 STUDENTS • 28 CLASSROOMS • WITH MARVEL ARCHITECTS (CORE + SHELL)

Pacific Park is a self-sufficient, NYC School Construction Authority Capacity Project housed in a high-rise residential building immediately south of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Originally envisioned as an elementary school, Pacific Park has evolved into an intermediate school with a projected student enrollment of 812 students. Davis Brody Bond’s open, flexible design incorporates 28 classrooms, each with a 28-student capacity. These flexible spaces are augmented by specialty classrooms for Reading, Speech, Chemistry, Music, and Art. This instructional program is supported by a regulation-size gymnasium and a multi-purpose gymnatorium with proscenium stage, along with a full-service kitchen, servery and 275-seat cafeteria. Outdoor play areas, located on the 1st and 4th floors, provide opportunities for outdoor learning and activities

The project is being delivered via a fast-track procurement process with Pacific Park’s Central Plant. Associated primary MEP systems are being designed and installed in tandem with the base building build out in order to mitigate long lead times, facilitating equipment installation and the necessity of employing industrial site hoists during the interior fit-out. The installation of large equipment, prior to the completion of core and shell, allows the building envelope to be fully completed by the base building contractor. Advanced coordination of shared systems also minimizes the impact that the fit-out scope of work will have on the residential portion of the building. The interior fit-out is to commence once the residential building has received a Temporary Certificate of Occupancy. Tentative move-in for the teachers, students, and school administrators is projected for September 2022.

(Renderings courtesy of Marvel Architects)