September 2008 called for a performance space to be included alongside a new pool, an ice-skating rink, a cafe, a community center, and an exhibition center. The LPC approved the renovation plan on September 9, 2008. Final design renderings were completed in February 2009, and renovation work began that December. The work included removing graffiti, repairing the bathhouse and pool surfaces, and restoring the bathhouse. The pool reopened on June 28, 2012. The project was conducted by Rogers Marvel Architects and cost $50 million. In 2013, work was begun to remove "Hipster Lake", a puddle of water that was annoying users of the park's fields. That year, a draft of a report commissioned for the Parks Department detailed the poor conditions of the bathhouse, including moisture accumulation. NYC Parks planned to restore the bathhouse starting in mid-2021. See also List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Brooklyn References Notes Citations Sources External links McCarren Park at the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation website McCarren Park Event Guide and Directions Gotham Gazette: Endangered Historic Sites in NYC Pool: Gothamist Blog: McCarren Park Pool Controversy FreeWilliamsburg article on the recent history of the pool New York Times Article on PlanNYC / Reconstruction Williamsburg, Brooklyn Urban public parks Parks in Brooklyn Music venues in Brooklyn Robert Moses projects Works Progress Administration in New York City Greenpoint, Brooklyn Skateparks in the United States Skateparks in New York City 1906 establishments in New York City New York City Designated Landmarks in Brooklyn Streamline Moderne architecture in New York City