Langan Brownfield Project Experience

Sample of Langan’s Brownfield project experience.

 

The Shops at Atlas Park

OVERVIEW
A former brownfield site, this lifestyle center consists of a two-acre "green" area surrounded by shops, restaurants, and a cinema. Langan provided environmental, surveying, geotechnical, and site/civil engineering services for this redevelopment.
AWARDS
2010 New York City Brownfield Cleanup Award for Open Space
2007 US Environmental Protection Agency Region 2, Phoenix Award for Excellence in Brownfield Development,
2007 American Council of Engineering Companies, Engineering Excellence Awards, Gold

Location
Glendale, NY

Clients
A & Co.
The Hemmerdinger Corporation
Desman Associates

Services
Environmental
Geotechnical
Site/Civil
Traditional Surveying


Cascades Park

OVERVIEW
Langan was a subconsultant for design consulting and engineering oversight for the Cascades Park remediation project, a former coal gasification plant and landfill Superfund site that was remediated by the City of Tallahassee under an Administrative Order of Consent with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The site was redeveloped into a multi-use public park.

Location
Tallahassee, FL

Client
WRS Infrastructure & Environmental, Inc.

Service
Environmental


Haddon Avenue Corridor Redevelopment

OVERVIEW
Designated a Brownfield Development Area by NJDEP, the 6+-acre Haddon Avenue corridor redevelopment site included multiple dilapidated, abandoned, and underused brownfield sites with suspected environmental impacts. As part of the redevelopment plan, Langan helped facilitate the completion of environmental investigation and remediation activities by obtaining grants through the NJDEP Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund (HDSRF) program. We also prepared and obtained approval of multiple HDSRF applications resulting in approximately $3,500,000 being allocated to Haddon Township to complete the investigation and remediation of the brownfield sites. The redevelopment plan included the creation of a mixed-use transit village with retail space, seven apartment buildings, and a community clubhouse.

Location
Haddon Township, NJ

Clients
Haddon Township
Fieldstone Associates

Service
Environmental


Bronx Terminal Market

OVERVIEW
Adjacent to the Harlem River and immediately south of Yankee Stadium, the redevelopment of the 18-acre portion of the Bronx Terminal Market included demolition of several of existing buildings, and development of approximately one million square feet of new retail, restaurant and neighborhood services, structured parking for 2,800 vehicles, and a 250-unit hotel.

Location
Bronx, NY

Client
The Related Companies

Services
Environmental
Geotechnical
Site/Civil

Architects
GreenbergFarrow
BBGM

Strategic Partner
Thornton Tomasetti


Hudson Yards Redevelopment

OVERVIEW

Hudson Yards encompasses 28 acres atop a working railyard on the West Side of Manhattan. Located between 10th and 12th Avenues from West 30th to West 34th Street, Hudson Yards is the largest private development in the United States and one of the most complex construction projects in New York’s history. The development includes more than 18 million SF of commercial and residential space, 14 acres of public space, cultural venues, and the world’s first Equinox Hotel.

With extensive knowledge of the overall West Side redevelopment plan, MTA No. 7 subway line design, and Eleventh Avenue Viaduct reconstruction, Langan played an integral role in many aspects of the Hudson Yards project. We worked closely with agencies including the MTA, Hudson Yards Development Corporation, NYCEDC, NYCDOT, NYCDEP, and Amtrak, conducted a site-specific seismic study, and performed a 3D Finite Element Analysis to evaluate the potential influence of drilled-shaft foundation loads on the No. 7 subway extension. Our work successfully passed the peer review process by MTA Capital Construction.

FOUNDATIONS FOR THE EAST YARD PLATFORM

The development of Hudson Yards transformed the West Side and New York City’s iconic skyline. For the massive development to succeed, two “platforms” had to be developed to bridge over 30 active train tracks and three rail tunnels.

The east platform is supported by 380 high-capacity caissons that transfer loads from the platform and buildings into the underlying bedrock. As the geotechnical and environmental engineer for the platform, Langan kept the project moving forward despite challenges. Our unconventional approach to caisson load tests, advanced geotechnical studies and field testing, and integration of geotechnical and environmental field work translated into significant foundation construction time and materials savings.

Location
New York, NY

Client
Hudson Yards, a Related Oxford Venture

Services
Geotechnical
Environmental
Site/Civil
Traffic & Transportation
Traditional Surveying
Terrestrial Scanning/BIM

Architects
Kohn Pedersen Fox
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Ismael Leyva Architects
Rockwell Group

Strategic Partners
Thornton Tomasetti
WSP


Newark Downtown Redevelopment – Prudential Center

OVERVIEW
Located in the center of downtown Newark, the Prudential Center site previously included  the Four Corners Historic District and the Old First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, which was converted to a parking lot a parking lot in the 1950s. The project entailed historic research for the property to determine the usage of the property; submitting an Application for Project Authorization to demolish three buildings which were part of the Four Corners Historic District; conducting Historic American Building Surveys on these buildings as part of the resolution; monitoring for human remains during the demolition of the Central Railroad of NJ station as part of the resolution; and exploratory trenching in the former cemetery to determine if any human remains were still interred. Monitoring uncovered 2 sets of human remains and trenching uncovered an additional 40 sets of remains. This resulted in a Phase III Archaeological Data Recovery to remove all human remains still interred in the former cemetery. A group of 60 archaeologists, headed by Langan, worked for 9 weeks identifying and removing over 2,300 sets of remains and associated artifacts.

Location
Newark, NJ

Clients
The City of Newark
NJ Devils Renaissance Corporation

Service
Environmental


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