![]() ![]() ![]() That saved us a significant portion of money because rocks are not very cheap and it’s a really cool sustainability story about the site.”īrowning Day is the project’s architect, and Associate Project Manager Tom Green said it’s important for the company to implement existing materials into a project’s design. “We sourced those all from the site and then found the right shapes and sizes to fit like a puzzle to construct those walls. Then on the other side, there’s a cobblestone wall.”īoth walls were built using boulders and rocks from the site, with the exception of the limestone veneer on the Geist Waterfront Park wall. The construction of the limestone wall (at the entrance) has Geist Waterfront Park lettering and logos on it that’ll be backlit to give it that state park-feel when the park is completed. The main features of Phase 1A were the two walls at the entrance point. We put in fence posts for exterior fencing. “We installed almost all underground utilities. ![]() “We did a ton of earth work, moving dirt around to prep the site for all of the amenities to come in Phase 1B,” Sandquist said. Phase 1A, which finalized most of the groundwork, was recently completed. Geist Waterfront Park encompasses 70 acres near Olio Road and 111th Street and will provide the only public access to Geist Reservoir in Fishers. Upcoming projects include the construction of trails, playgrounds and a beach. Construction has been under way at Geist Waterfront Park for several months, but Fishers Parks Director Sarah Sandquist said all the “fun stuff” will begin in the next 12 months. ![]()
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