Naturally Durable, Inc : City Hall Park

The City of New York Parks department purchases FSC Certified tropical hardwoods for their many outdoor park benches and boardwalks. These benches are located in City Hall Park in downtown New York. The World's Fair bench is a standard design used for many NYC parks. The bench slats shown in these photos are kiln dried ipe from FSC Certified forests in Bolivia. Kiln dried tropical hardwoods are more stable in service and are less likely to check after installation.

Builder:
City of New York - Parks Department

Designer:
City of New York - Parks Department

Species: Ipé
Date: 1999


The City of New York Parks department purchases FSC Certified tropical hardwoods for their many outdoor park benches and boardwalks. These benches are located in City Hall Park in downtown New York. The World's Fair bench is a standard design used for many NYC parks. The bench slats shown in these photos are kiln dried ipe from FSC Certified forests in Bolivia. Kiln dried tropical hardwoods are more stable in service and are less likely to check after installation. Builder: City of New York - Parks Department Designer: City of New York - Parks Department Species: Ipé Date: 1999	Close Map Home Products: - Outdoor Decking - Decking Availability - Custom Millwork - Outdoor Furniture - Garden & Hardscape - Trip Trap Products - The Deck Clip™ Resources: - Certification - Reforestation - Non-Timber Products Follow an FSC Harvest: - Forest Management - Tree Harvesting - Regeneration - The Harvest Camp FSC Certification Learn about the Amazon: - The Acariquara Tree - The Terre Firme - The Floodplain - The Savanna Contact Us Projects: - The Silver Strand - Jamison Square Park - White Noise, White Light - A Bug's Land @ California Dreaming - 165 Charles St - City Hall Park - Institute of Contemporary Art - Mississippi River Discovery Center - Natural Capital Center - Pentagon Transit Center - Queensway Pier - Strawberry Mansion Bridge - El Monte Sagrado - Ten Thousand Waves - Plaza Bandstand - Vesuvius Lake Boardwalk Browse all Projects SimpleViewer requires Macromedia Flash. Get Macromedia Flash. If you have Flash installed, click to view gallery.