Lower Manhattan’s Basketball City Receives Financing
Basketball City USA, a $13 million project that includes the conversion of city-owned warehouse space on Pier 36 in Lower Manhattan into a first-class recreational sports and special events facility has secured financing through the New York City Economic Development Corporation and United Fund Advisors and is currently on its way to creating 50-full time jobs targeted to low-income residents of the area.
Construction on the approximately 63,000 sq ft space that will host youth basketball instruction, camps, leagues, tournaments, and free court time along with a “home court” for 28 basketball teams in the New York City Public Schools Athletic League is being performed by Structure Tone of New York with Cetra Ruddy of New York as the architect on the project. Demolition on the site has already taken place but it is currently undergoing permit processing with main construction of Basketball City scheduled to begin within the next 30 to 60 days.