In its more than century-long existence, E-J Electric Installation Co.’s large-scale projects have included renovations of historic structures such as Rockefeller University and the Ed Sullivan Theater as well as major lighting work for the new Yankee Stadium and Citi Field. For a leading regional electrical contractor, the past is prologue.
Complicating inherent challenges of renovating the central dome atop the botanical garden’s Palms of the World Gallery of the 55,000-sq-ft conservatory, built in 1902, was the need to maintain ideal interior climate conditions for its tropical plant collection during the year-long construction phase.
Thanks to a comprehensive adaptive reuse effort involving specialized contractors and preservationists, Tammany Hall is now a modern 63,700-sq-ft mixed-use space, rebranded as 44 Union Square East.