Avenue V Pump Station Virtual Tour
Take a virtual tour of our sewer system’s Beaux-Arts jewel, which was constructed in the early 20th Century.
In 2015, we completed a $210 million project to restore this unique public work to its original architectural grandeur and to upgrade its infrastructure. The refurbished facility now has the capacity to pump 80 million gallons of sanitary and stormwater flow to the Owl’s Head Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility each day, more than 150 percent more than it could before the upgrade.
Built between 1911 and 1916 and designed in the Beaux-Arts architectural style, utilitarian additions to the facility over the years blocked much of the original building’s façade. In consultation with both the Landmarks Preservation Commission and the Public Design Commission, those additions were removed and the building’s distinctive original details were meticulously restored.
