ABOUT THE PROPERTY
Built in 1925, Rutgers Presbyterian Church is a four-building complex consisting of a church house and sanctuary at 236 West 73rd Street and two commercial and office buildings on the corner of West 73rd Street and Broadway on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
THE PROJECT
The green roof installation was part of a 6,700-square-foot roof replacement.
- Installation of 1,800 square feet of new protection layer above the new base roofing system
- New drainage layer
- New ballast system
- Installation of 1,192 square feet of new pre-vegetated modular green roof system
- Aluminum edging along the perimeter of the new green roof and ballast system
- Raised garden bed planter filled with engineered soil for growing vegetables
RAND's Code & Zoning Compliance Team also obtained all of the necessary work permits from the New York City Department of Buildings.
The Completed Green Roof
Rutgers Presbyterian Church’s new green roof is planted with a sedum mix, coneflowers, and switch grass.
The garden consists of 312 pre-vegetated modular trays.
The eight-inch deep garden planter bed is made out of 100% recycled high-density polyethylene and filled with engineered soil. The church is growing a variety of vegetables in it, including tomatoes, peas, and watermelon.
