Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Campaign for the Next Century set out to renew the historic landscape while keeping the garden operational. The program combined new gardens, visitor entrances and a major water-conservation system with improvements to existing facilities. Delivery required careful construction sequencing to maintain visitor access, protect century-old oak trees and manage work within the adjacent subway tunnel's zone of influence.

Since 2011, G&T has provided project management and cost consulting services across the garden's capital program, supporting budget development, procurement and coordination through design and construction. Working with Brooklyn Botanic Garden and design teams including Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, SiteWorks, WEISS/MANFREDI and Architecture Research Office, G&T helped coordinate phased delivery around visitor operations, sensitive landscapes and adjacent infrastructure.

Projects have included the expanded Children's Discovery Garden, Water Garden and integrated water-conservation and stormwater-management system, alongside improvements to entrances, visitor facilities and existing landscapes.

The phased improvements have enhanced visitor facilities, expanded opportunities for education and exploration, and renewed important landscape features across Brooklyn Botanic Garden. The program has also introduced integrated water-management infrastructure to support the garden's long-term operations, while allowing the historic grounds to remain accessible throughout successive phases of work.