The other three sites are two buildings on Division Road just south of Liggett Hall (Building 400) - the old P.S. 26 elementary school and the L-shaped Bachelor Officers Quarters - and the Super 8 Motel at the lower end of the "glacis" parade grounds in the northern historic district.
GIPEC has announced that the Liberty Village acreage will be
regraded as a picnic area in 2009 in plenty of time for the celebration
of Henry Hudson's voyage 400 years ago. In addition, the Esplanade will
be resurfaced, and there will be new fencing and new seawall railing.
The motel, part of the national Super 8 chain, was built to accommodate
visitors to the families living on the Island. It has 45 rooms. Razing it will clear two more acres for the historic district this summer. The space will be used for the stage for the New York Philharmonic on July 5 and later summer concerts.
All of the buildings that are coming down now were built by the Coast Guard after it inherited the Island from the Army. The school dates from 1971, the BOQ from 1983, the Super 8 from 1986 and Liberty Village from 1988. The Village represents about one-third of the residential buildings that will eventually be removed.
The work is being done by several construction companies selected
by GIPEC and by the Turner Construction Company as facilities manager.
The motel, part of the national Super 8 chain, was built to accommodate
visitors to the families living on the Island. It has 45 rooms. Razing it will clear two more acres for the historic district this summer. The space will be used for the stage for the New York Philharmonic on July 5 and later summer concerts.
All of the buildings that are coming down now were built by the Coast Guard after it inherited the Island from the Army. The school dates from 1971, the BOQ from 1983, the Super 8 from 1986 and Liberty Village from 1988. The Village represents about one-third of the residential buildings that will eventually be removed.
The work is being done by several construction companies selected
by GIPEC and by the Turner Construction Company as facilities manager.