The restored Weir Greenhouse is now fully exposed and paired with a new terra-cotta-clad L-shaped building at 750 5th Avenue that wraps around the 19th-century landmark. A Green-Wood sign is installed on one wing of the two-story structure designed by Architecture Research Office. Landscaping by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates includes a green roof on the one-story glass connector, benches, and plantings leading to the 25th Street entrance. Landmarks approval for the greenhouse restoration occurred in 2015, while the visitor complex design was finalized in 2021. Capital funding totaling $5 million was allocated in 2022–2023. The Green-House at Green-Wood will house orientation, classrooms, galleries, climate-controlled archive storage, offices, and restrooms; exterior work is nearly complete and interior fit-out continues.
A sign for Green-Wood is already in place on one wing of the new L-shaped building at 750 5th Avenue, which was designed by Architecture Research Office. The bright green of the historic building pops against the sleek terra-cotta panels of the two-story building, and the onion dome of the greenhouse still manages to dominate the corner. Landscaping, by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates Inc., is also in place. A green roof tops the one-story glass wing that connects the greenhouse to the new structure.
While the restoration of the greenhouse was approved by the Landmarks Preservation Commission back in 2015, the final design for the visitor complex wasn't approved until 2021. The project got a boost in 2022 with $4.5 million in capital funding, and in 2023 an additional $500,000 in state funds were allocated. A view of the restored greenhouse was briefly possible in July of 2023 when the old construction fence came down while prepping the site before work began on the new building.
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