The document proposes plans to construct a boardwalk and outdoor classroom at Sunset Cove in Broad Channel, Queens. The boardwalk will be built using salvaged wood from the original Rockaway Boardwalk and will provide access through the restored wetlands. An outdoor classroom covered structure is also planned, featuring compass and solstice markers, as well as viewfinders. The project aims to create an educational destination and improve drainage and access to the natural area.

1. SUNSET COVE
BOARDWALK AND
OUTDOOR CLASSROOM
Jamaica Bay Ecowatchers
November 3, 2021
Elizabeth Jordan, Natural Resources Group
Located off of West 19th Road and
Cross Bay Blvd, Broad Channel,
Borough of Queens

2. GOALS
• Create a destination point and educational opportunities within the restored wetland by adding
access and amenities
• Boardwalk constructed of refinished Rockaway Boardwalk timber and Recyled Plastic
Lumber
• Covered Outdoor Classroom with compass rose and solstice inlays
• Viewfinder
• Revised entrance pathway connecting boardwalk and pedestrian path
• Green Infrastructure at entrance for drainage improvements
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SUNSET COVE BOARDWALK AND OUTDOOR CLASSROOM | Project Goals

3. SCHMITT’S MARINA - Removed from the Site in 1990.
0’ 100’ 200’
N
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SUNSET COVE BOARDWALK AND OUTDOOR CLASSROOM | Site History

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SUNSET COVE BOARDWALK AND OUTDOOR CLASSROOM | Phase 1 Restoration
1 UPLAND NATIVE PLANTING 2 OUTDOOR TIDAL CHANNEL AREA
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2

5. 3 PATHWAY
3
4
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SUNSET COVE BOARDWALK AND OUTDOOR CLASSROOM | Phase 1 Restoration
4 UPLAND

6. BINOCULAR STAND, TYP.
WINTER SOLSTICE MARKER
(ORIENT 248° E OF N)
SUMMER EQUINOX MARKER
(ORIENT 314° E OF N)
RECYCLED PLANKS, TYPICAL PATTERN
EACH PANEL 96 BOARD FEET PER TYPICAL PANEL
APPROXIMATELY 3,360 BOARD FEET TOTAL
THE SALVAGED WOOD FROM
THE ORIGINAL ROCKAWAY
BOARDWALK
WILL BE REFINISHED AND
USED AS PLANKING
COMPASS ROSE
PILING PLANK MATERIAL
BRAND: TREX
COLOR: LIGHT GREY
SECONDARY BOARDWALK
SUNSET COVE BOARDWALK AND OUTDOOR CLASSROOM | Outdoor Classroom
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7. SUNSET COVE BOARDWALK AND OUTDOOR CLASSROOM | Outdoor Classroom
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8. 2 x 10’ PILE CAP
BEAMS (TWO ON
EITHER SIDE OF
PILE)
12’
LOW MARSH
SPRING TIDE
EL +4
BFE
EL +11
HIGH TIDE
EL +3
LOW TIDE
EL +0
HIGH MARSH
2’ FREEBOARD
LIMIT
OF
DISTURBANCE
LIMIT
OF
DISTURBANCE
12” BUTT., 8” TIP
PILE
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SUNSET COVE BOARDWALK AND OUTDOOR CLASSROOM | Boardwalk

9. 10 OUTDOOR CLASSROOM - SHADE STRUCTURE
9 OUTDOOR CLASSROOM - SHADE STRUCTURE
PORTERCORP HAS EARNED A PCI-4000 CERTIFICATION FROM
THE GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED POWDER COATING INSTITUTE
(PCI). QUALITY FINISHING IS CRUTAL TO THE LONG TERM
PERFORMANCE OF SHELTER STRUCTURES. THIS CERTIFICATION
UNDERSCORES THE COMMITMENT PORTERCORP HAS MADE TO
MANUFACTURING QUALITY PRODUCTS.
7'-6"
- REF.
11'-9 1/4"
- REF.
12
6
FINISH
GRADE
- REF.
ALUMINUM PARASOLEIL LASER CUT SHADE
PANEL - LEMON DROP PATTERN SHOWN -
20 PATTERNS AND 9 POWDER COAT
FINISHES AVAILABLE.
20'-0"
- REF.
FRAME AND ORNAMENTATION FINISH:
MEMBERS SHOT BLASTED TO NEAR WHITE CONDITION (SSPC SP-10), WASHED
AND SEALED IN A PHOSPHATE SPRAY, COATED WITH AN EPOXY PRIMER
POWDER COAT BASE, OVER COATED WITH A SUPER DURABLE TGIC POLYESTER
POWDER AND OVEN CURED.
SEE COLOR MATRIX (WWW.POLIGON.COM) FOR AVAILABLE COLORS.
SHELTER MODEL:
PATENTED
AND/OR
PATENTS
PENDING
COPYRIGHT
2007
PORTERCORP
HOLLAND,
MI
49424
Copyright laws protect the style and visual appearance of the structure while patents may protect other parts of the design.
Designs and calculations of Poligon buildings are protected under copyright
laws and patents and may not be used in the construction or design of a
building that is not supplied by Poligon.
PORTERCORP
by
www.poligon.com 616-399-1963
PORTERCORP, 4240 N. 136th AVE, HOLLAND, MI 49424
DB-56: HEXAGONAL TRELLIS
W/ PARASOLEIL LASER CUT PANELS
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10. 11 ROOF COLORS - ALMOND BEIGE 12 FRAME COLORS - CANVAS TAUPE
0’ 10’ 20’
N
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SUNSET COVE BOARDWALK AND OUTDOOR CLASSROOM | Outdoor Classroom

11. 13 ROOF PATTERN
0’ 10’ 20’
N
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12. Mounted viewfinders will be placed on the outdoor classroom.
13 VIEWFINDER 14 1964 WORLD’S FAIR BENCH W/ARMS
An additional bench will be placed along the pedestrian pathway on the berm
during this phase of work.
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SUNSET COVE BOARDWALK AND OUTDOOR CLASSROOM | Amenities

13. 15 ALUMINUM STEEL PIPE RAILING
Aluminum railing follows standard DPR
boardwalk design.
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SUNSET COVE BOARDWALK AND OUTDOOR CLASSROOM | Boardwalk Railing

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SUNSET COVE BOARDWALK AND OUTDOOR CLASSROOM | Plant Palette
LOW MARSH / S. alternaflora HIGH MARSH / J. gerardii HIGH MARSH / S. patens HIGH MARSH / D. spicata HIGH MARSH / S. subulatum
UPLAND / P. virgatum UPLAND / B. tinctoria UPLAND / L. japonica UPLAND / C. gravii UPLAND / P. quinquefolia

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SUNSET COVE BOARDWALK AND OUTDOOR CLASSROOM | Site Illustration