Projects: Government & Municipal
Weehawken Water Tower
Weehawken, NJ
Weehawken, New Jersey’s Water Tower is one of the most unique and visible Water Towers in the New York City metro area.
Standing 175 feet tall, with its apex 300 feet above sea level, the Tower was built in 1883 by the Hackensack Water Company to supply gravity fed water to residents of Union City, Weehawken, and Hoboken. The 1883 structure housed a 165,000 gallon water tank as well as four stories of office space.
Designed by the noted architect Frederick Clarke Withers, the Tower is modeled after the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy and is currently listed on the State and Federal Registers of Historic Places.
For over 100 years, the Tower was privately owned. In 2000, it was threatened with demolition and the Township sprang into action, assuming ownership and forming the Water Tower Preservation Committee to oversee the care and restoration of this famous Weehawken landmark. The Committee, the Mayor’s Office and the City of Weehawken hired Let It Grow, Inc. as the General Contractor of The Weehawken Water Tower Park project.
The Water Tower Park project was the second phase of 2 phases to the renovation of the Historic Water Tower. The design intent was to match the features of the Park to the Water Tower’s building façade. The park’s bluestone veneer walls and concrete/brick piers imitate the shape and dimensions of the Water Tower itself. The piers were constructed with reinforced concrete footings and built up with concrete block. Brick and colored mortar were installed on the upper 2/3 of the pier and cut bluestone veneer on the lower 1/3 of the pier. Colored concrete copings capped off the tops of the piers and wrapped around the pier between the brick and bluestone. Three samples of colored concrete copings and two mock ups were provided to the Owner and Architect to achieve the look of the Tower. Bluestone veneer walls were also installed with reinforced concrete footings and concrete block. The walls were capped with colored concrete copings to match the copings on the piers.
Concrete planters were built, and we handled all the electrical work, lighting, bollards, and fixtures. Let It Grow installed all site furnishings; including benches, double swing gates, water fountain features, handrails, and bike racks. We installed an irrigation system and completed the project with extensive landscaping.
In October 2005, Mayor Turner, the Township Council, Township Manager James Marchetti, the members of the Water Tower Preservation Project, and Let It Grow Founder, President & CEO Paul T. Imbarrato, broke ground for a new park at the base of the historic Weehawken Water Tower.
In 2006, Let It Grow completed the restoration to the exterior of the Tower with great success
Let It Grow’s outstanding work on this project earned the company the prestigious 44th Annual New Jersey American Concrete Institute’s (NJAIC) Concrete Awards Merit Award for Decorative Work in Concrete at the 2007 Annual NJAIC Awards Ceremony.
Weehawken, New Jersey’s Water Tower is one of the most unique and visible Water Towers in the New York City metro area. Standing 175 feet tall, with its apex 300 feet above sea level, the Tower was built in 1883 by the Hackensack Water Company to supply gravity fed water to residents of Union City, Weehawken, and Hoboken...
