Construction on the first two phases of the five-phase, multi-use Hindu American Religious Center located on 33-acres in Robbinsville, N.J. is currently under way. The center broke ground in September 2010 and upon its completion in 2016, it will total 262,000 sq ft. Rendering: BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha The first two phases of the project include a main atrium building that will enclose a 9,000-sq-ft, 36-ft high Hindu prayer building known as a Mandir designed by PS&S of Warren, N.J. who are also acting as engineers on the project, in collaboration with local and India based artisans. Hand-carved stone for the
A $266 million project to remediate the Brookfield Avenue Landfill in Staten Island has broken ground. The project which will transform the contaminated site into a 132-acre park is being funded with $166 million in city funding and $100 million in funding from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. The Brookfield site was operated by the Department of Sanitation from 1966 to 1980 accepting 1,000 tons of solid waste per day. In the 1970s, the NYS DEC determined that liquid and hazardous wastes were illegally dumped at the landfill and in 1986, it was classified as a Class
Rochester, NY-based LeChase Construction Services announced that it has acquired Northeast Construction Services of Syracuse, New York. The firm has more than $400 million in work projected for New York State this year. The new logo courtesy of LeChase Construction Services The new company’s Syracuse office will be called “Northeast, a LeChase company” and will work primarily the education, healthcare, process industrial, science and technology and commercial markets. Northeast, founded in 1982 currently employs 55 people and all employees will remain with the company and continue to operate with the same management team in place. Richard Schneider will serve as
The General Services Administration has awarded a $61-million contract to ZGF Architects LLP to be lead design architect for new Dept. of Homeland Security headquarters facilities in Washington, D.C. The other short-listed firms competing for the project were Goody Clancy, Boston; Gund Partnership Inc., Cambridge, Mass.; Kallmann McKinnell & Wood Architects Inc., Boston; Robert A.M. Stern Architects LLP, New York City; and RTKL Associates Inc., Baltimore. ZGF, formerly Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects LLP, said in an April 1 release that its contract includes more than 2.1 million square feet of new office space for DHS at the St. Elizabeths Hospital
ASHBURN, VA—Boston-based Suffolk Construction is looking to firm its footing in the Mid-Atlantic States with the acquisition of The Dietze Construction Group of Ashburn, Va. Suffolk, which opened its Mid-Atlantic Division in 2007, aims to leverage Dietze’s experience managing construction of secure government facilities, which is a sector that has remained strong through the recession especially around the nation’s capital. Recent Dietze projects include the one million-sq-ft interior construction of the Securities and Exchange Commission headquarters. Related Links: More Stimulus Ahead JBG to Develop $200 Million National Cancer Institute Whiting Turner to Build $107-Million Law Center Gilbane Manages Eisenhower Memorial
Construction is underway on a $41 million project at Newtown High School in Newtown, Connecticut, designed by project architect, Fletcher Thompson Associates of Shelton, Connecticut and lead by construction manager, The Morganti Group, Inc. of Danbury, Connecticut. Photo: Gaffney Bennett Public Relations The project consists of a 70,000-sq-ft addition to the new gymnasium and 15,000 sq ft of interior renovation and is slated for completion in January 2011. Originally built in 1970 and expanded in 1997 to accommodate a growing student population, Newtown High School required even further expansion in 2007. As a result, a 73,000-sq-ft addition to the existing
We’re nothing if not creatures of habit and routine. Just as I know that every September begins the judging process for that year’s Best Of awards, February and early March mean gathering data for our annual Top Contractors rankings. It’s not as difficult as it sounds: we simply leave it to you guys to get us as much information to us as you can. We begin sending out the surveys in the early part of the year, setting a deadline for the last week, or so, of February. The surveys ask each firm to break down the amount of revenue
One of the harshest construction markets in decades is reminding contractors why it’s great to be a specialist, but even better to have many specialties. Contractors across the New York region are reaching into new markets to find business, but they’re taking many different paths. Related Links: Fit for Survival Crystal Ball Blues For Structure Tone, a decision to pursue work in the health care sector started several years ago, says Robert Mullen, the CEO. To establish a foothold, the $2 billion construction manager started modestly. “We were able to get some small projects with major health care institutions just
Construction industry faithful who thought 2009 was painful should stop thumbing through this year's calendar. Most observers say the region's market is going to get worse. At least in 2009, many contractors had backlogs to finish, even if they were lighter than normal, says Mike Kolakowski, CEO of KBE Building of Farmington, Conn. “I think 2010 will be a challenging year for a lot of companies,” he adds. “I believe that we’ll start to see some positive signs in 2011 but not feel the effects until the middle to end of that year and into 2012.” Related Links: Fit for
As the demand for information technology has exploded, so, too, has the need for data centers housing servers, storage devices and networking gear. And though the financial crisis and ensuing credit crunch severely constrained data center construction with many projects put on hold or canceled, the sector is still seeing plenty of activity and is expected to surge as the recovery gains strength. Photo: Gilbane Building Work underway on an HVAC system for a recently completed data center project. Related Links: Buffalo Roost Despite the slowdown, 2 million-sq.-ft. of data center development is underway in New Jersey, says Michael Pembroke,
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