Stations, Stadiums Offer Bright Spots In Tough Times
“Right now, with the city and state in tough financial times, a lot of restoration work will get put to the back burner,” he says. “They won’t be proactive on repair work. It will only be taken on just before it’s too late.”
New York State Dept. of Transportation pushed through a record $3 billion in volume last year [see story on page NY38], in part thanks to $1.2 billion in federal stimulus funds. One of its major projects that broke ground in 2010 is the $146-million Kew Gardens Interchange, Contract 1, in Queens. ECCO III Enterprises, Yonkers, N.Y., is the contractor on the project, which is set for completion in 2015.
Also under construction is the $70-million Lake Champlain Bridge Replacement in Crown Point, N.Y. The fast-track project, led by Flatiron Constructors, Firestone, Colo., started in June 2010 and is scheduled for completion in October 2011.
Viggiano says similar projects will be difficult for NYSDOT to plan until a new federal highway bill is passed. “If that bill was in place and there was funding three years in advance, the states would do a better job of putting out matching money going forward,” he says. “Without that, they will just fix the immediate needs they have right now.”
| Rank | Project/ Location | Project Cost | Start Date/ Completion Date | Owner | Project Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Two World Trade Center New York, N.Y. | Over $2.5 billion | June 2010 TBD | Silverstein Properties | GC Turner Construction Architect Foster + Partners |
| 2 | Three World Trade Center New York, N.Y. | $2 billion | July 2010 TBD | Silverstein Properties | CM Tishman Construction Architect Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners |
| 3 | Madison Square Garden Renovation New York, N.Y. | $676 million | June 2010 2014 | Madison Square Garden | CM Turner Construction Architect Brisbin Brook Beynon |
| 4 | Public Safety Answering Center II Bronx, N.Y. | $550 million | Feb. 2010 Late 2013 | The New York City Dept. of Design and Construction | CM Tishman Technologies Architect Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
| 5 | World Trade Center PATH Train Station New York, N.Y. | $540 million | March 2010 April 2014 | Port Authority of New York and New Jersey | GC Skanska USA/
Granite Construction Architect Santiago Calatrava Engineer Downtown Design Partnership |
| 6 | Canon USA Corporate Headquarters Melville, N.Y. | $400 million | Aug. 2010 March 2013 | Canon USA, Inc. | CM Turner Construction Architect HOK |
| 7 (tie) | Barclays Center Brooklyn, N.Y. | $350 million | March 2010 Aug. 2012 | Forest City Ratner Companies | GC Hunt Construction Group CM Hunt Construction Group Architect Ellerbe Becket |
| 7 (tie) | The New School University Center New York, NY | $350 million | Dec. 2010 Sept. 2013 | The New School | CM Tishman Construction Architect Skidmore, Owings and Merrill |
| 9 | Water Siphons Replacement - Brooklyn to Staten Island New York, N.Y. | $200 million | Dec. 2010 March 2014 | New York City Economic Development Corporation | GC OHL USA - Tully JV CM Camp Dresser & McKee/Hatch Mott MacDonald JV |
| 10 | Princeton University Neuroscience and Psychology Complex Princeton, N.J. | $180 million | March 2010 July 2013 | Princeton University | CM Barr & Barr Inc. Architect Rafael Moneo Valles Arquitecto; Davis Brody Bond Aedas |
| 11 | Hamilton Avenue
Material Transfer Station Brooklyn, N.Y. | $169 million | May 2010 May 2013 | NYC Dept. of Sanitation | CM URS/LiRo JV Architect Ellerbe Becket |
| 12 | Manhattan Bridge Reconstruction New York, N.Y. | $150 million | 2010 2013 | New York City Dept. of Transportation | GC Skanska USA Civil |
| 13 | Kew Gardens Interchange, Contract 1 Queens, N.Y. | $146 million | July 2010 April 2015 | New York State Dept. of Transportation | GC ECCO III Enterprises Architect Hardesty & Hanover |
| 14 | Rutgers University New
Livingston Housing Project Piscataway, N.J. | $141 million | Oct. 2010 July 2012 | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey | GC Epic Management Inc. CM Hunter Roberts Construction Group Architect Fletcher Thompson |
| 15 | Montclair State University
Student Housing Montclair, N.J. | $140 million | May 2010 July 2011 | Capstone Companies | GC Terminal Construction Corp. Architect Paulus Sokolowski and Sartor Engineering |
| 16 | The United Illuminating
Central Facility Orange, Conn. | $100 million | July 2010 July 2012 | The United Illuminating Company | GC The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. Architect The S/L/A/M Collaborative |
| 17 | Via Verde – The Green Way Bronx, N.Y. | $99 million | Jan. 2010 Dec. 2011 | The Phipps Houses Group / Jonathan Rose Companies | GC Lettire Construction Architect Dattner Architects / Grimshaw Architects |
| 18 | The Museum for
African Art Condominium New York, N.Y. | $95 million | Sept. 2010 2011 | Museum for African Art / Brickman Associates | CM Bovis Lend Lease Architect Robert A.M. Stern Architects |
| 19 | Bloomberg LLP - 731 Floors 21-29 New York, N.Y. | $80 million | Jan. 2010 Sept. 2010 | Bloomberg LLP | CM Turner Construction Architect Studios Architecture |
| 20 (tie) | St. Mary’s Hospital
for Children Expansion Bayside, N.Y. | $70 million | Aug. 2010 May 2013 | St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children | CM Turner Construction Architect Anshen Allen Architects |
| 20 (tie) | Lake Champlain Bridge Replacement Crown Point, N.Y. | $70 million | June 2010 Nov. 2011 | New York State Dept. of Transportation | CM Flatiron Constructors Inc. Engineer Clough Harbour & Associates |
| 22 | Princeton Theological Seminary,
New Graduate Housing Princeton, N.J. | $67 million | July 2010 Dec. 2011 | Princeton Theological Seminary | GC Irwin & Leighton CM Irwin & Leighton Architect EwingCole |
| 23 (tie) | Department of Health &
Mental Hygiene Headquarters Long Island City, N.Y. | $60 million | June 2010 Feb 2011 | Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene | CM Turner Construction Architect Gerner Kronick + Valcarcel, Architects |
| 23 (tie) | NYU Tisch Elevators New York, N.Y. | $60 million | Nov. 2010 Nov 2012 | New York University | CM Turner Construction Architect Ennead |
| 23 (tie) | Signature Center New York, N.Y. | $60 million | Sept. 2010 March 2010 | Signature Theatre Company | CM StructureTone Architect H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture |
