Jacob Riis Beach Bathroom

Jacob Riis Park, part of Gateway National Recreation Area, has been a popular summertime destination for New Yorkers for decades - and the bathhouse is the centerpiece. The bathhouse sustained extensive damage from Hurricane Sandy, including the destruction of its doors and window coverings, and knocking down the courtyard wall. A top-down renovation of the historic Jacob Riis Park Bathhouse in Rockaway Beach, Queens will soon begin now that developers have secured more than $47.5 million in construction financing.

The project team includes architect Beyer Blinder Belle alongside CBSK Developers, Brooklyn Bazaar, and Aulder Capital. Constructed in the 1930s, the bathhouse comprises 40,000 square feet and stands around. Nicknamed the "People's Beach," Jacob Riis Park at the southern most edge of Queens was designed as a public beach that might cater to every aspect of New York's economic landscape, from its rich.

Take a peek inside the abandoned Art Deco bathhouse in Jacob Riis Park on Rockaway Beach-a beautiful, mostly defunct former seaside idyll that opened in 1932. One of Queens' most beloved Art Deco gems, the historic bathhouse in Jacob Riis Park, is coming back to life after sitting underutilized for nearly half a century. Unveiled today, the preservation project will transform the 1932 building into what it once was - an active beachfront hub.

The revitalized landmark will feature restaurants, a. A $4 million renovation in 2018 successfully transformed the 50,000-square-foot courtyard into an extension of the Riis Park Beach Bazaar with food and drink offerings galore, but now the Gateway. The Riis Park Bathhouse has received the funding needed to proceed with revitalization.

On Tuesday, March 28, CBSK Developers, Brooklyn Bazaar and Aulder Capital closed on $47.5 million in financing for the rehabilitation of the historic bathhouse at Jacob Riis Park. After sitting underutilized for nearly half a century, the large-scale preservation project will restore []. The Jacob Riis Bathhouse in the Rockaways is undergoing a $50 million restoration.

The Jacob Riis Bathhouse was originally constructed in 1932, and its eclectic design contains Byzantine, Moorish and Moderne influences. BBB was retained to prepare a master plan that included alternative public and private uses for the buildings and open spaces, such as a restaurant, snack bars, meeting rooms, community facilities, beach. The old Art Deco Jacob Riis Park Bathhouse that has gone unused for almost half a century is about to undergo a massive, $50 million restoration that'll boast restaurants, a bar, a pool, event.