It is hot on New York City streets. For many of us, relief is found on the rooftops. Today’s rooftop terraces, particularly those in new development buildings, are growing increasingly bigger and swankier, sporting everything from designer furniture, commissioned artwork to pools and spas. Here are some interesting numbers regarding new roof top projects:
71 Number of permits projected to be filed in 2015 with the Department of Buildings containing the words “roof deck.”
13,000 square footage of outdoor exhibition space and terraces at the new Whitney Museum in the Meatpacking District.
40-by-20-by-4 Dimensions (in feet) of the rooftop pool at the McCarren Hotel in Williamsburg, the city’s only outdoor saltwater pool.
18 Number of films to be shown this month at the New York Rooftop Film Club, on the terrace of the Midtown Yotel, including “Blade Runner,” “Dirty Dancing,” and one of my personal favorites “Top Gun.”
50,000 Pounds of organically grown vegetables harvested annually on 2.5 combined acres at two rooftop farms — one at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, the other in Long Island City — operated by Brooklyn Grange, a rooftop farming business. The group also operates 30 beehives, each on a different roof throughout the city.