Location: Riverhead, NY

Owner/Client: Town of Riverhead

Project Size: 1.5 acres

Collaborators: IMEG Engineering, Domingo Gonzalez Associates, Craul Land Scientists, DM Engineering, MONSTRUM, Richter Spielgerate, Reporting Services North America

For over 75 years, Riverhead’s downtown corridor has been visually disconnected from the town’s namesake, the Peconic River. Building on more than 30 years of planning efforts, Riverhead Reconnected will link a revitalized Downtown Riverhead to the waterfront through a cohesive landscape experience. The project encompasses several program areas, including streetscape improvements, an upgraded town square, as well as a destination playground and riverfront plaza. These spaces gradually step down over ten feet in elevation between East Main Street and the Peconic River, crafted to withstand varying levels of flooding across each space.

This project is supported by New York State Department of State with funds provided under the Brownfield Opportunity Area Program.