Cortelyou Road Playground To Get Big Renovation This Year

DITMAS PARK, BROOKLYN — The shady playground on the corner of Cortelyou and Argyle roads is about to get a big renovation that could shut it down for more than a year, city records show.

The city plans to begin installing new playground equipment, benches and plants in Lieutenant Federico Narvaez Tot Lot this fall, according to the Parks Department.

Renderings published on the Parks Department website show the new playground will get sprinklers for the kids to run through on hot summer days, a new play facility for toddlers, new pavement, a drinking fountain, planting beds and a new bench.

Parks officials sought bids for the Lt. Federico Narvaez Tot Lot renovation project and are currently reviewing the qualifications of their chosen contractor, according to the city.

Construction — which they estimate will take between 12 and 18 months — is slated to begin in August and cost the city less than $1 million, city records show.

Photo courtesy of GoogleMaps/Sept. 2017
Rendering courtesy of the Parks Department