Malt Drive Park

Named for the former beer distribution center that once occupied the site, Malt Drive Park is a public space that advances city-wide efforts to bring New Yorkers back to the water’s edge. The park extends the transformation of public space along the Queens riverfront into the mouth of Newtown Creek, where Queens and Brooklyn come together. Designed by SCAPE, the park is the setting for TFC’s newly developed residential towers on Malt Drive, offering essential outdoor space to both residents and the public.

Malt Drive Park is a key piece in a network of waterfront spaces in Hunter’s Point South. The park expands public space from the adjacent Hunter’s Point South Park by three and a half acres and extends public access along the shoreline by approximately 700 feet. It bridges connections between the new mixed-use development and the surrounding neighborhoods of Long Island City, connecting visitors and residents to retail along Malt Drive, 2nd Street, and 54th Avenue.

Through its sculpted topography, Malt Drive Park mitigates flood risk. The park is raised to a higher elevation at building entries, and gradually slopes down toward Newtown Creek. This approach reduces risk to the buildings, while ensuring that visitors can still experience the ecology of the water’s edge. The park features a range of amenities for parkgoers to enjoy, including social seating and play structures, a civic grove and dog run, an open lawn with expansive views of the water, and industrial artifacts reclaimed during construction.

The park opened to the public in the fall of 2024.