(DNAINFO)  Gwynn Hogan | November 10, 2015 — A years-old dream of turning a Chelsea parking lot into a green space is closer to becoming reality.

The city has agreed to pitch in $5.3 million towards turning a 10,000-square-foot Sanitation Department lot and turning it into a public park on 20th Street between Sixth and Seventh avenues, officials announced Sunday.

This spring, the Parks Department will ask for community input and demolition of the structure on the site is expected to begin about a year later, according to Parks Department spokesman Sam Biederman.

The project is expected to cost $5.8 million in total, $1 million of which was allotted by Councilman Corey Johnson’s office, $4.3 from the mayor’s office and another $500,000 from private donations.

Source: $5.3 M City Grant Advances Community Dream of 20th Street Park – Chelsea – DNAinfo.com New York