Stone Harbor Beach Patrol Building Right On Schedule

Posted February 1st 2022

Construction of the Stone Harbor Beach Patrol building is coming along nicely, with the $2.8 million project on schedule to be functional for the opening of the Stone Harbor beaches Memorial Day weekend.

The project started the week after Labor Day and has been taking shape since the demolition of the previous building. First, construction of the pilings and foundation of the structure that overlooks the 96th Street beach were completed. Next came the concrete wall at the base of the structure, and finally the framing of the building, which has recently been completed.

“The project is still on track,” said borough engineer Marc DeBlasio, whose company DeBlasio & Associates was hired for the project. “Our office is meeting with the borough official and contractor on a bimonthly basis to keep the project on schedule.”

The construction of this building comes as a long-awaited update to the previous building, which served as the home of the Stone Harbor Beach Patrol for six decades.

Discussions of the need for a new building began in 2018, and the original estimate was $4.2 million. The plans were scaled back, but the new building remains adequate to fulfill the beach patrol’s needs. The two-story building will provide extensive storage and office space along with an upper-level crow’s nest for a wide-range view of the beach.

“Headquarters looks great,” said SHBP Captain Sandy Bosacco. “We are looking forward to operating in the new building that will accommodate the Borough’s 70 lifeguards as well as 20 beach tag inspectors and provide for increased equipment storage space.”