Concrete Plant Park is a public park in the South Bronx, a neighborhood in New York City. It consists of 7.39 acres located on the west bank of the Bronx River between Westchester Avenue and Bruckner Boulevard. The centerpiece and namesake of the park is a group restored structures from the concrete plant which once occupied its site. It is maintained by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.History and descriptionThe Transit-Mix Corporation operated a concrete plant on the site from the late 1940s through its abandonment in 1987, according to the Parks Department, although the city's land records indicate the property was foreclosed for non-payment of taxes in 1981. At any rate, in 2000 the property was transferred to the Parks Department, which formed a partnership with community organizations, including the Bronx River Alliance, to design and construct the park. The city stabilized the old structures from the abandoned plant, cleared tons of debris, and constructed other park facilities. The park was opened to the public in 2009.Besides the restored concrete plant structures, which have fences around them, the park includes a walk along the Bronx River, grassy lawns, seating (some of it under a small metal canopy), a "reading circle" of concrete chair-like structures, and a paved bicycle and pedestrian trail that is part of the developing Bronx River Greenway. The park's north entrance is on Westchester Avenue just east of Whitlock Avenue, and its south entrance is on Bruckner Boulevard west of Bronx River Avenue.
