Built as part of New York City?s Design Excellence program within both the Department of Parks and Recreation and the DDC, the Ocean Breeze Indoor Athletic Facility sits within a new 110-acre park being developed as a part of former Mayor Bloomberg?s PlaNYC initiative, whose primary goal was to bring large scale regional parks to every borough. Located on Staten Island?s Eastern Shore, the building overlooks the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, lower Manhattan, and the Freedom Tower.

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Architects: Sage and Coombe Architects

Location: 625 Father Capodanno Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10305, USA

Project Team: Jennifer Sage, FAIA (Principal)/ Peter Coombe, AIA (Principal)/ Joshua Keay, AIA (Project Architect)/ Julia Tate, AIA (Architect).
Area: 135000.0 ft2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Paul Warchol

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From the architect. Built as part of New York City?s Design Excellence program within both the Department of Parks and Recreation and the DDC, the Ocean Breeze Indoor Athletic Facility sits within a new 110-acre park being developed as a part of former Mayor Bloomberg?s PlaNYC initiative, whose primary goal was to bring large scale regional parks to every borough. Located on Staten Island?s Eastern Shore, the building overlooks the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, lower Manhattan, and the Free...