Lotus Garden
Located on the roof of the Columbia Condominiums’ parking garage, this 7,000-square-foot urban oasis is often missed, due to a discreet entrance, and people not looking up. Thanks to a collaboration among developer William Zeckendorf Jr., and community activists Carrie Maher and Mark Greenwald, stairs were built, and soil, fruit trees, and two fishponds were lifted by a cherry picker. All still tended by local residents. Green space can still be found in this dense city, and lotuses can rise from parking garages.
250 W. 97th Street, between Broadway & West End Avenue
Garden grounds above parking lot overlooking the street
Statue of water carrier
Serpentine-like pear tree
Pear tree and blooming azaleas