Waterbury Development Corporation Waterbury, CT

George Tirado Sr. Park

BSC helped transform a former five-acre brownfield site, once home to the abandoned Nova Dye and Print Corporation, into a vibrant community recreation destination. As part of the City of Waterbury’s broader Mad River Corridor revitalization effort, BSC worked with environmental specialists and city stakeholders to reimagine the contaminated 313 Mill Street parcel as a valuable public asset.

From master planning through final design, BSC guided the site’s redevelopment into a welcoming recreational space featuring a baseball field, playground with an embankment slide, natural grass playing field, accessible walking paths, seating areas, and ADA-compliant parking. The design also incorporated benches, bike racks, drinking fountains, and native plantings that enhance habitat value and support pollinators.

A prefabricated modular retaining wall provided an innovative solution to challenging site grades, minimizing impacts to the floodway while maximizing usable open space. BSC also provided geotechnical engineering, permitting support, and construction cost estimating, helping move the project from vision to reality.