Langan Archaeology, Redevelopment & P3 Experience

Learn more about Langan’s experience with archaeology, P3, design-build, and large-scale redevelopment projects.

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


Pen Del Associates

OVERVIEW
Pen Del Associates retained Langan to conduct an extended Phase IB/limited Phase II archaeological testing on a proposed 146-residential housing development site. This archaeological survey was conducted subject to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Waterfront Development Act and the NJDEP Development Permit Application. Langan’s work was a continuation of a Phase I investigation conducted by Alan Mounier, a well-known archaeologist in New Jersey.  Part of the investigation was to evaluate artifact concentration areas as established in the earlier investigation.  The archaeological testing found that there was a significant amount of disturbance in the prehistoric and historic archaeological layers. Langan’s recommendation was for no additional work on the site. New Jersey SHPO concurred and the site was cleared to proceed with the project.

Location
Pemberton, NJ

Client
Pen Del Associates Inc.

Service
Environmental


American Dream Meadowlands

OVERVIEW
American Dream is a $5-billion unique and visually compelling mixed-use development located on the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The project incorporates exciting and participatory sports and entertainment venues, such as an indoor ski slope and skate park for the entire family. Langan provided site/civil engineering, geotechnical engineering, surveying, environmental engineering, and permitting services for the new indoor amusement park and water park component of the project.

Location
East Rutherford, NJ

Client
Triple Five Development

Services
Geotechnical
Site/Civil
Traditional Surveying
Natural Resources & Permitting
Land Use Planning
Environmental


Hudson Yards Redevelopment

OVERVIEW
This major New York City rezoning and redevelopment, led by Related/Oxford, under the joint guidance of New York City, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Hudson Yards Development Corporation, and New York State, is reinventing the once barren west side of Midtown Manhattan. Upon full completion, the site will include more than 18 million square feet of commercial, retail, and residential towers, 14 acres of open park space, a cultural venue, a public school, and a luxury hotel all built over active rail yards.

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


Blue Back Square

OVERVIEW
This urban mixed-use redevelopment is the centerpiece of two large city blocks, providing retail, office, residential and municipal space within the existing town center. It includes the regeneration of a brownfield site, expansion of civic facilities and public open-space, a mix of large and small format retail shops, two municipal parking garages, restaurants, professional and medical offices, a health club, and residential condominiums and apartments.

Location
West Hartford, CT

Client
Blue Back Square Development

Services
Site/Civil
Traffic & Transportation
Environmental
Geotechnical
Landscape Architecture
Traditional Surveying


The Promenade at Coconut Creek

OVERVIEW
This lifestyle center is located on a 23-acre site in Coconut Creek, Florida. Langan's scope included obtaining rezoning and site plan approval. The site plan includes rooftop greenspace and LEED certification. Langan performed site planning, stormwater management design, plat amendment, traffic analysis, utility coordination services, and geotechnical services to develop a comprehensive program of foundation and soils design parameters.

Location
Coconut Creek, FL

Client
Coconut Creek Development LLC

Services
Site/Civil
Geotechnical
Traffic & Transportation
Natural Resources & Permitting

Strategic Partner
Stanbery Development


Serena del Mar

OVERVIEW
The project is located on a 1,000 hectare site along the coastal highway immediately north of the city of Cartagena, Colombia. The phased development will include about 10,000 residential units ranging from social housing to luxury resort homes, a US-branded community hospital, several hotels, a branded championship golf course, office and retail shopping centers and a regional mall.

Location
Cartagena, Colombia

Client
Novus Civitas

Services
Site/Civil
Geotechnical
Environmental
Traffic & Transportation

Architects
SB Architects
Moshe-Safdie Architects

Strategic Partner
EDSA


Rutgers University – The Yard @ College Avenue

OVERVIEW
The Yard @ College Avenue is slated to be the new focal point of the Rutgers New Brunswick campus. This 14-story apartment complex will add housing for approximately 450 students. The building’s U-shaped design allows for a 25,000 SF public courtyard that is lined with commercial vendors and a shore-style boardwalk. Langan provided site/civil engineering design services including site layout, stormwater management, and utility design. In addition, Langan provided the necessary permitting support.

Location
New Brunswick, NJ

Client
New Brunswick Development Corporation (DEVCO)

Services
Site/Civil
Traffic & Transportation

Architect
Elkus Manfredi


University of Connecticut – Gateway at Fine Arts

OVERVIEW
As part of a strategic public/private partnership among the town of Storrs, the adjacent Storrs Center Development, and the university, UCONN saw a need for a new southern Gateway at this newly activated intersection, connecting students, faculty, residents, and visitors in a pedestrian-oriented downtown. Langan’s team of landscape architects and site/civil engineers worked closely with university landscape architects to design a new streetscape for UCONN’s Fine Arts Campus. The site serves as a pedestrian connection between the Nafe Katter Theatre, home to the Connecticut Repertory Theatre, the Von der Mehden Recital Hall, and the School of Fine Arts.

Location
Mansfield, CT

Client
University of Connecticut

Services
Landscape Architecture
Site/Civil
Surveying/Geospatial


PortMiami Tunnel

OVERVIEW
The PortMiami Tunnel project was built in a public-private partnership (P3) and is the first large-diameter tunnel constructed in Florida's challenging soft sedimentary geology using a tunnel boring machine (TBM). The purpose of the PortMiami Tunnel is to relieve traffic congestion in downtown Miami by diverting car, truck, and bus traffic from nearby highways directly to the Port of Miami through twin 42-foot diameter tubes extending below the main ship channel. Langan evaluated the subsurface data to develop the geotechnical engineering parameters required for design of the bored tunnel and the TBM. We also observed and monitored early-phase testing consisting of foundation load testing and Cutter Soil Mixing for the U-wall and cut-and-cover portions of the project.
AWARDS
American Council of Engineering Companies Engineering Excellence Awards
Florida Engineering Society
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Road & Transportation Builders Association
Project Finance Magazine

Location
Miami, FL

Clients
Bouygues Construction
Jacobs Engineering Group

Service
Tender & Contract Phase Support
Geotechnical

Strategic Partners
Miami Access Tunnel Concessionaire
Florida Department of Transportation
Miami-Dade County
City of Miami


Elefsina-Korinthos-Patras-Pyrgos-Tsakona (EKPPT) Motorway

OVERVIEW
Langan served as Lenders' Technical Advisor (LTA) for the design, construction, financing, operation, maintenance and exploitation of the EKPPT motorway in Greece, which was built by a trans-European concession consortium led by VINCI. The 365-km motorway links Athens and Korinthos to the western end of the Peloponnese, including the Rion-Antirion Bridge, and significantly improves the safety of the existing road between Korinthos and Patra.

Location
Greece

Clients
Olympia Odos (VINCI-led concession consortium)
Crédit Agricole (France)
Natixis (France)
Alpha Bank (Greece)
Eurobank (Greece)

Services
Lenders Technical Advisory
Geotechnical
Site/Civil
Environmental
Natural Resources & Permitting
Traffic & Transportation

Strategic Partners
VINCI (France)
HOCHTIEF (Germany)
J&P-ETETH (Greece)
AKTOR (Greece)
TERNA (Greece)


Selected Projects