Geotechnical Engineering in NJ

RWJ University Hospital Expansion

OVERVIEW
Langan provided geotechnical engineering services for both the Oncology and Children’s Hospital buildings, which were part of RWJ's ongoing expansion. These two additions were built simultaneously adjoining different wings of the existing hospital complex.

Location
New Brunswick, NJ

Client
RWJBarnabas Health

Service
Geotechnical

Architect
Rothe-Johnson Associates (now Fletcher Thompson)

Strategic Partner
O'Donnell & Naccarato


One Journal Square

OVERVIEW
Langan is providing geotechnical, site/civil, and traffic engineering, planning, and surveying services for a proposed mixed-use development in the Journal Square section of Jersey City. The development will consist of two high-rise towers measuring 46 and 69 stories over a 10-floor podium and will include 1,725 residential apartments, approximately 89,000 SF of retail, 127,000 SF of office space, and 78,000 SF of amenities space. The development is adjacent to the Journal Square PATH Station.

Location
Jersey City, NJ

Client
Kushner Companies

Services
Geotechnical
Site/Civil
Traffic & Transportation
Surveying/Geospatial

Architect
Woods Bagot


Biotrial North American Headquarters

OVERVIEW
Langan provided geotechnical, civil, environmental, traffic, and landscape architecture services to this France-based biotechnology and pharmaceutical company. The first phase of the project consisted of a five-story, 70,000-SF glass building, which features metal panels that rise on two sides of the building, symbolizing the nature of Biotrial's pharmaceutical testing mission. Phased site design construction plans include a screened-in service and parking area with underground stormwater storage, a public plaza at the front of the building that will carry the building pattern toward the public sidewalk, and a private volunteer garden that will provide a green resting area for building users.

Location
Newark, NJ

Client
Biotrial

Services
Geotechnical
Site/Civil
Traffic & Transportation
Landscape Architecture

Architect
Francis Cauffman

Strategic Partners
Buro Happold
Thornton Tomasetti


770 House / 7th and Jackson Resiliency Park

OVERVIEW
Langan was part of a design and construction team completing the investigation, demolition, remediation and design of a two-city block redevelopment in northwest Hoboken. Our team implemented the design of a cloud-based outlet control into the stormwater management system for this project, which is located in a coastal city faced with the challenges of global climate change and the impacts of frequent localized flooding, as well as catastrophic-scale flooding issues.

The project includes a large, mixed-use residential building with 424 residential units, approximately 26,000 SF of commercial space, and a parking deck with 415 parking spaces for shared use by residents and the general public. The project also includes three major public areas: a brand new public gymnasium, a public park with open green spaces and a children’s play area, and a public plaza designed for public programming and activities.
AWARDS
2018 Engineering Excellence Award, Honor Award – ACEC NJ
2018 Smart Growth Award, New Jersey Future
2018 New Jersey Future, Smart Growth Award

Location
Hoboken, NJ

Clients
Bijou Properties
Intercontinental Development, Inc.

Services
Geotechnical
Site/Civil
Environmental
Natural Resources & Permitting
Surveying/Geospatial

Architect
Marchetto Higgins Stieve Architects


Hudson Greene (77 Hudson Street)

OVERVIEW
Langan provided a full range of design and engineering services for the construction of two 48-story residential towers at the core of Jersey City's Colgate Waterfront Redevelopment Area. This joint venture development features retail space, 900 luxury residential units, and a rooftop garden on top of a 10-story parking deck.

Location
Jersey City, NJ

Clients
K. Hovnanian Companies
Equity Residential Properties

Services
Geotechnical
Site/Civil
Environmental
Traffic & Transportation
Landscape Architecture

Architect
CetraRuddy


Bay Head Yacht Club

OVERVIEW
The clubhouse's first floor was flooded by recent large storms, including Super Storm Sandy in 2012, and deteriorated piles could no longer be maintained. Renovations included demolition and rebuilding of the eastern portion of the yacht club, installation of new piles, raising the clubhouse approximately 10 feet to minimize future flooding, and replacing both the existing bulkhead on the north side of the building and the wrap-around deck. Langan's engineering services included geotechnical/marine bulkhead investigations, flood load analysis and geotechnical subsurface investigations, and foundation recommendations. Our permitting services included a pre-application meeting and submittal of a Coastal Jurisdictional Determination with the NJ Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP).

Location
Bay Head, NJ

Client
Bay Head Yacht Club

Services
Waterfront & Marine
Geotechnical
Natural Resources & Permitting

Strategic Partners
SBI Consultants
Robert Silman Associates


Hudson Exchange West

OVERVIEW
Hudson Exchange West is an 18-acre neighborhood development project that will introduce new residential buildings, outdoor park areas, transportation access, and retail amenities to the downtown waterfront community of Jersey City.

Langan is providing geotechnical engineering services during the design development and construction development phases. Our scope of work includes a site specific seismic study, site coordination, subsurface investigation, geotechnical engineering report, and construction controlled inspections for the deep foundation installation and load tests.

Location
Jersey City, NJ

Client
Forest City Enterprises

Service
Geotechnical

Architect
Perkins Eastman

Strategic Partners
WSP (Phase IA)
McNamara Salvia Structural Engineers (Phase 1B)


Realogy Headquarters – 175 Park Avenue

OVERVIEW
Hampshire Companies undertook the redevelopment of a 15-acre site, which formerly housed a Verizon call center, to create a new 270,000-SF office building. The site is the new headquarters for Realogy Holdings Corp., the global parent company of such leading real estate brands as Century 21, ERA, Coldwell Banker, Sotheby's International Realty, and Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate. Langan provided a full array of geotechnical and design services from due diligence through design and regulatory permitting and construction, including a variety of sustainable design elements. The building has been awarded LEED Gold certification.

Location
Madison, NJ

Client
The Hampshire Companies

Services
Geotechnical
Site/Civil
Traffic & Transportation

Architect
Kohn Pedersen Fox


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