Hudson River Park stretches along five miles of Manhattan`s West Side and constitutes approximately 550 acres of open space. It features an array of active and passive recreation uses, including thirteen public recreation piers. A waterside esplanade and a continuous, tree-lined bicycle path grace the entire area. While encompassing existing maritime uses such as the Passenger Ship Terminal, the Park also encourages new nautical activities, such as water-taxis and trans-Hudson ferries. Along the entire five miles of the Park, there is a continuous paved path along the River`s edge that allows unimpeded access to the waterfront.

Halcrow, retained by the Hudson River Park Trust (HRPT) as subconsultant to a local landscape architect, prepared the detailed design for the first phase of the park development - the Greenwich Village segment, also known as Segment 4. Halcrow's scope of work included the inspection, evaluation, detailed design, and construction support for the rehabilitation of 3,000 ft of existing shoreline bulkhead and the demolition and reconstruction of Piers 45, 46, and 51, the largest of which (Pier 45) measures 90 ft by 860 ft. In addition, Halcrow was responsible for the preparation of performance specifications for a custom float and associated gangway access system at the outboard end of Pier 51. The purpose of the float is to provide public access to the water.

Halcrow also provided pre-design services, including review of previous reports and recommendations concerning the shoreline structures and piers, subsurface investigation, field inspection of shoreline and bulkheads, above and underwater inspections of waterfront structures, and bathymetric surveys. Halcrow completed the review of all bulkhead and pier related shop drawings, test reports, schedules, manufacturers' certifications, and certificates of inspection.

Under a subsequent prime contract with the HRPT, Halcrow is inspecting, monitoring, and designing maintenance and repairs of all of the existing waterfront structures within the Park that are not being reconstructed under the initial Park development program. And under yet another prime contract with the HRPT, Halcrow is providing construction supervision for Segment 7 of the Park.