Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Reconstruction
Located on Manhattan’s Upper West Side at Riverside Drive and West 89th Street, the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument has stood since 1902 as a tribute to New York’s Union Army soldiers and sailors. Decades of deterioration, ranging from water intrusion and structural decay to settlement and accessibility issues, led to the site being closed in 2018. NYC Parks initiated a comprehensive reconstruction to restore public access and ensure the monument’s long-term preservation.
As a subconsultant to WXY Architecture + Urban Design, McLaren, a division of KCI, is providing civil, geotechnical, and survey services to support the full restoration of this historic landmark and its surrounding plaza.
Restoring NYC History
The monument rises approximately 100 feet above Riverside Park, anchoring a plaza composed of retaining walls, stairways, and landscaped terraces. With no major rehabilitation since the 1960s, many site elements reached a critical state of disrepair.
