Quennell Rothschild & Partners was part of an award winning team on an urban renewal design competition sponsored by HPD for a beachfront site at Arverne, in the Rockaways.  The team's members, developer Beechwood-Benjamin, architects Ehrenkrantz Eckstut and Kuhn and QRP, developed a plan that responds to the many environmental challenges of the site.  An open space system consisting of parks, alleys, paths and roadways connects the community to the beach, incorporating native plantings, habitat restoration and best management practices for storm water run-off. A new commercial street will anchor the development.  Mid-rise apartment buildings and other public buildings will incorporate green-roof technology. Along the development's beachfront, a beach preserve will be developed to help protect endangered flora and fauna. Images: Perspective view of waterfront, perspective view of commercial street.  Click for master plan.