Elevated Acre

"The Elevated Acre at 55 Water Street has existed since the 70s but was raised to its current condition in 2005 by Rogers Marvel Architects. This elevated park offers a breezy lunch spot, waterfront views and a brief escape from the concrete jungle. The lush outdoor space is used as a venue for outdoor movies, weddings, and dance performances. On weekdays, the lawn is great for napping, picnicking, and seeking solitude among the flora-hidden benches. If you're feeling decadent, bag the sack lunch and enjoy the classic fare at its water-facing restaurant, Café 55." - Paperless Post

"One of the most delightful experiences in bustling Manhattan is finding a secluded oasis within it. In a city where space is at a premium, there remains hidden away a lush garden of solitude, known to only a very few. Remarkably, this pleasant, quiet meadow can be found in the jostling streets of the busy Financial District in Lower Manhattan. Or more specifically, above it! The Elevated Acre is precisely that: a one-acre meadow flanked by delightfully designed gardens and plantings elevated above the city streets. Its entrance is fairly anonymous, an escalator at 55 Water Street, set back from the sidewalk. Currently surrounded by construction, passersby will often overlook it. But if you venture up the escalators you will find the marvelous Elevated Acre. The secretive urban oasis features a lawn, an amphitheater, a summer beer garden, winding paths of Brazilian hardwood, spectacular views of the East River, Brooklyn, and the Brooklyn Bridge, and above all, pleasant solitude. This elevated one-acre park is one of Manhattan’s most relaxing secrets." - ATLAS_OBSCURA

"One of the most delightful experiences in bustling Manhattan is finding a secluded oasis within it. In a city where space is at a premium, there remains hidden away a lush garden of solitude, known to only a very few. Remarkably, this pleasant, quiet meadow can be found in the jostling streets of the busy Financial District in Lower Manhattan. Or more specifically, above it! The Elevated Acre is precisely that: a one-acre meadow flanked by delightfully designed gardens and plantings elevated above the city streets. Its entrance is fairly anonymous, an escalator at 55 Water Street, set back from the sidewalk. Currently surrounded by construction, passersby will often overlook it. But if you venture up the escalators you will find the marvelous Elevated Acre. The secretive urban oasis features a lawn, an amphitheater, a summer beer garden, winding paths of Brazilian hardwood, spectacular views of the East River, Brooklyn, and the Brooklyn Bridge, and above all, pleasant solitude. This elevated one-acre park is one of Manhattan’s most relaxing secrets." - ATLAS_OBSCURA

"One of the most delightful experiences in bustling Manhattan is finding a secluded oasis within it. In a city where space is at a premium, there remains hidden away a lush garden of solitude, known to only a very few. Remarkably, this pleasant, quiet meadow can be found in the jostling streets of the busy Financial District in Lower Manhattan. Or more specifically, above it! The Elevated Acre is precisely that: a one-acre meadow flanked by delightfully designed gardens and plantings elevated above the city streets. Its entrance is fairly anonymous, an escalator at 55 Water Street, set back from the sidewalk. Currently surrounded by construction, passersby will often overlook it. But if you venture up the escalators you will find the marvelous Elevated Acre. The secretive urban oasis features a lawn, an amphitheater, a summer beer garden, winding paths of Brazilian hardwood, spectacular views of the East River, Brooklyn, and the Brooklyn Bridge, and above all, pleasant solitude. This elevated one-acre park is one of Manhattan’s most relaxing secrets." - ATLAS_OBSCURA

"Elevated Acre, Financial District. The Elevated Acre at 55 Water Street has existed since the 70s but was raised to its current condition in 2005 by Rogers Marvel Architects. This elevated park offers a breezy lunch spot, waterfront views and a brief escape from the concrete jungle. The lush outdoor space is used as a venue for outdoor movies, weddings, and dance performances. On weekdays, the lawn is great for napping, picnicking, and seeking solitude among the flora-hidden benches. If you're feeling decadent, bag the sack lunch and enjoy the classic fare at its water-facing restaurant, Café 55."