Langan – Landscape Architecture + Planning

Founded in 1970, Langan employs  1,700 professionals in its Parsippany, NJ headquarters and among over 40 regional offices.  Langan Landscape Architects and Planners understand what makes places work. We shape effective design solutions that range from regional or city scale down to the most intimate courtyards and garden spaces. In every project we strive to identify and enhance the “sense of place,” which makes every site unique and memorable. This places us at the forefront of the rebirth of our cities and aging downtowns, guiding their revitalization as destinations where people live, work, shop and play.

Langan’s team has completed dozens of rooftop gardens and green roofs throughout New York and the tri-state area.  We believe that every place we design should be an expression of attitudes, responding to social, economic, and environmental conditions. At Langan, we relentlessly pursue improvements in the quality of our work and strive to know our clients and their needs better than any other firm in our field.

City Square – Streetscape & Rooftop

OVERVIEW
City Square is a live-work-play, transit-oriented development in the heart of White Plains, consisting of three residential and office buildings within walking distance to the train station. Langan’s landscape architects and site/civil engineers designed a welcoming pedestrian streetscape experience with improved entrance plazas and decorative sidewalks connected to the downtown district. Located above the parking garage, the project’s main attraction is a three-tiered rooftop plaza dubbed “Central Park.” The space features a riverscape beginning at a circular fountain and flowing to a waterfall on the lower level, an outdoor café, and calming community areas with a variety of outdoor experiences.

Location
White Plains, NY

Client
Ginsburg Development Companies

Services
Landscape Architecture
Site/Civil
Surveying/Geospatial


HUMC – Helena Theurer Pavilion

OVERVIEW
The Helena Theurer Pavilion is a nine-story, 530,000 SF surgical and intensive care “smart hospital.” The facility incorporates innovative technology into a thoughtfully designed space to provide an enhanced, collaborative atmosphere for patients, physicians, and medical staff. The medical center aimed to create a visually impressive and welcoming patient drop-off area, prioritizing pedestrian safety due to the overlap between pedestrian and vehicle routes. The most challenging aspect was creating a unique microclimate exposed to seasonal temperature changes and weather fluctuations. The design features curving decorative gravels, custom wood and concrete seating, oversized stone seats, and halo lighting around all seating areas to enhance the space at night. The site creates a cohesive environment, with a 35-foot wood and concrete double-sided bench that serves as a centerpiece and the decorative floor pattern in the lobby floor extending outside through the entire site.

Location
Hackensack, NJ

Client
Hackensack Meridian Health

Service
Landscape Architecture

Architect
RSC Architects

Strategic Partners
WM Blanchard
Turner Construction Company


The Jefferson

OVERVIEW
The Jefferson is located on a 6-acre lot in Bergen County, NJ. The site is a former Bergen County owned Department of Public Works facility and currently contains several existing unoccupied buildings and asphalt parking lots. Once completed, the residential building will be four-stories high, containing 377 apartments, over a two-level podium parking. An additional 2-levels of residential units are proposed at the ground level wrapping the parking structure on the west and north sides. The Jefferson boasts approximately 56,000 total SF of rooftop amenity space, spread out over five distinct courtyards, and all on the 3rd floor above the podium parking.

Location
Hackensack, NJ

Client
Garden Commercial Properties

Services
Landscape Architecture
Geotechnical
Natural Resources & Permitting

Architect
Minno Wasko Architects and Planners


The Plaza at 1221 Avenue of the Americas

OVERVIEW
The plaza features a dynamic streetscape plaza and sunken retail plaza with direct access to shops and a subway station along the Avenue of the Americas frontage. Langan worked with the client to create a bid and construction document package, including drawings and technical specifications. We also provided bid review assistance and construction administration, which included construction oversight, tree tagging, the review and response to contractor requests-for-information (RFI’s), submittals, and shop drawings.

Location
Manhattan, NY

Client
The Rockefeller Group

Services
Landscape Architecture
Site/Civil


69-02 Queens Boulevard

OVERVIEW
69-02 Queens Boulevard comprises two mixed-use buildings (15 stories and 12 stories) encompassing approximately 548,600 SF. The development includes a total of 505 apartments (with 30% designated as affordable housing), 15,000 SF of retail space, a 476-seat public school, above-ground parking, and publicly accessible open space. Langan provided CEQR and ULURP for a rezoning to facilitate construction, designed a public courtyard and roof terrace, and secured permit approvals from various agencies for the entitlement process. Several factors complicated the entitlement process, as the site is located adjacent to elevated Long Island Rail Road tracks, an MTA bus stop, Queens Boulevard, and a DEP capital project. Despite the challenges, Langan obtained all permits on time to begin construction.

Location
Woodside, NY

Clients
Madison Realty Capital
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan

Services
Land Use Planning
Site/Civil
Landscape Architecture

Architect
Avinash K. Malhotra Architects


Hunters Point South – Parcel F and G

OVERVIEW
Parcel F features multiple amenity spaces, including a fitness area, a community garden, outdoor kitchens, and a public plaza at street level. Parcel G features a 4,700 SF landscaped terrace on the ground floor and a 2,100 SF amenity deck on the 33rd floor. Both luxury buildings are located along the East River and Newtown Creek at the southern tip of Long Island City, adjacent to Hunter’s Point South Park, and have stunning views of Manhattan and Brooklyn. As the Landscape Architect of Record, Langan collaborated with the project team to develop a bid and construction document package for these spaces, including the plaza, and 3rd, 5th, and 12th-floor amenity areas at Parcel F and the ground-floor terrace and 33rd-floor amenity deck at Parcel G. Our services included drawings, technical specifications, bid review assistance, and construction administration. We also provided construction oversight, the review and response to contractor requests-for-information (RFI’s), submittals, and shop drawings.

Location
Long Island City, NY

Client
Gotham Organization

Service
Landscape Architecture


DMAVA Park and Hudson River Walkway

OVERVIEW
DMAVA Park and Hudson River Walkway is a public waterfront park offering sweeping views of Lower Manhattan and the New York Harbor, as well as the home of the historic Colgate Clock. This project responded to the environmental, historical, and recreational challenges of the property, specifically the movement of goods and cargo nearby and the historic migrations of people through nearby Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. Langan designed this project for the NJDEP, including 1,600 linear feet of waterfront walkways, a bulkhead and waterfront esplanade, a timber boardwalk, and a three-acre park along the Morris Canal Basin, across from Liberty State Park. Our sensitive approach to preservation and ecologically-based engineering helped interpret and magnify this history while reconnecting Jersey City to its waterfront.
AWARDS
2015 ASLA New Jersey, Landscape Architectural Design – Site Design, Merit Award

Location
Jersey City, NJ

Client
New Jersey Department of Property Management and Construction

Services
Landscape Architecture
Environmental
Natural Resources & Permitting
Geotechnical


111 Murray Street

OVERVIEW
Langan provided a variety of services for 111 Murray Street, a 64-story, 157-unit luxury condominium building in Manhattan's Tribeca neighborhood. The development features an outdoor public plaza and private amenities areas over structure at ground level directly off of Manhattan's West Side Highway. The 10,000-SF public plaza features a custom water feature, open lawn, sculpture, seating and extensive planting. These rooftop gardens are supported by a complex roof structure designed to accommodate the changes in grade and thicker soil profiles to support plant material. Langan served as the landscape architect of record for the project, preparing the detailed design of all rooftop components including planting, furnishings, decorative pavements and public plaza water feature. Langan also designed the support of excavation and obtained city agency approvals from DOB, DEP and City Planning.

Location
New York, NY

Client
Fisher Brothers

Services
Landscape Architecture
Site/Civil
Geotechnical
Traditional Surveying

Architect
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, PC


Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park

OVERVIEW
Designed by renowned architect Louis Kahn, the 4.5-acre park and plaza sits at Roosevelt Island's southernmost point. The site is immediately across the East River from the United Nations, and features a landscaped open garden and plaza area for passive public enjoyment, promenade along the river, forecourt, sculpture court and front plaza overlooking the river with views of Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn.
AWARDS
2013 Engineering News Record Best Project – Merit Award (Landscape/Hardscape/Urban Development)
2013 American Institute of Architects New York Chapter Design Awards: Urban Design Merit Award
2013 Municipal Art Society: Brendan Gill Prize
2013 Travel + Leisure Design Awards: Best Public Space
2013 American Council of Engineering Companies New Jersey Chapter, Engineering Excellence Awards, Honor Award
2013 American Council of Engineering Companies, Engineering Excellence Awards, Grand Award

Location
Roosevelt Island, NY

Client
Frankling D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park, LLC

Services
Waterfront & Marine
Land Use Planning
Natural Resources & Permitting
Site/Civil
Geotechnical
Landscape Architecture

Architects
Mitchell | Giurgola Architects
Louis Kahn

Strategic Partners
Weidlinger Associates
F.J. Sciame


Griffin Court

OVERVIEW
This eight-story luxury residential building is located in the Hells Kitchen neighborhood on the west side of Manhattan on a site with former industrial and commercial uses. The proposed building boasts an 11,000-SF bi-level rooftop garden for residents, along with ground-level retail and commercial space on three street frontages.  Nestled at the center of the site, the rooftop garden incorporates contemporary aspects of the building architecture and notable New York park references to create a unique experience for residents. Additionally, Langan provided a full range of design, engineering, and environmental services including the demolition of existing structures, removal of asbestos, underpinning of adjacent off-site structures, and streetscape and utility improvements.

Location
New York, NY

Client
Alchemy Properties, Inc.

Services
Geotechnical
Site/Civil
Landscape Architecture
Environmental
Traditional Surveying

Architect
FXCollaborative


Oosten Condominium (429 Kent Avenue)

OVERVIEW
Langan provided multiple design and construction administration services for this new eight-story, 500,000-GSF condominium that encompasses an entire block along the South Williamsburg waterfront. Langan's landscape design services included designs for ground level planting and three levels of rooftop amenity space. Our environmental engineers established a Remedial Action Plan (RAP) and Construction Health and Safety Plan (CHASP) to remediate approximately 95,000 SF of property. Langan's geotechnical staff completed a subsurface investigation, seismic evaluations, and provided recommendations for foundation design and construction. Site/civil engineering services included full engineering sets from schematic to final bid documents.

Location
Brooklyn, NY

Clients
R Black Global
XIN Development

Services
Site/Civil
Geotechnical
Environmental
Landscape Architecture

Architects
Piet Boon
WASA/Studio A

Strategic Partner
Wexler Associates


House 39 – 225 East 39th Street

OVERVIEW
Langan provided a variety of services for 225 East 39th Street, a 37-story, 372-unit luxury apartment building located a few blocks from Grand Central Station.  The development includes outdoor amenity spaces at the 1st, 2nd and 35th floor levels and a drop-off driveway connecting two street frontages with access to below grade parking. The 1st floor plaza serves as an extension of the interior lobby with decorative paving and planters that mimic the interior floor patterns. The 2nd floor rooftop garden provides active and passive recreation opportunities including playground equipment, bocce court, shuffle board and lawn area with seating. The 35th floor rooftop features a custom outdoor fire pit and seating area, spa, kitchens with private seating areas. Langan served as the landscape architect of record for the project, preparing the detailed design of all amenity rooftop components including planting, furnishings, decorative pavements and green screens. Langan also designed the support of excavation and obtained city agency approvals from DOB, DEP and FDNY.

Location
New York, NY

Client
Fisher Brothers

Services
Landscape Architecture
Geotechnical
Site/Civil
Traditional Surveying

Architect
Handel Architects, LLP


Octagon Park Apartments

OVERVIEW
Langan provided landscape, site architecture, site/civil engineering and urban design services for the redevelopment of an historic Roosevelt Island hospital complex as a luxury residential development. Langan designed the adjacent streetscapes, waterfront esplanade and a 2-acre eco-park with a geothermal sculpture garden. The landscape concept was to create a blend of old and new New York, incorporating native and horticultural plant species with traditional paving, seating and lighting elements in a contemporary and artful manner.

AWARDS
2009 ASLA New Jersey, Merit Award
2008 ASLA New York, Merit Award
LEED Silver Certification

Location
Roosevelt Island, NY

Client
Octagon Development, LLC

Services
Landscape Architecture
Site/Civil

Architect
Becker & Becker Associates


Queens Plaza – Dutch Kills Green

OVERVIEW
Langan provided multi-disciplinary services in the areas of urban design, streetscape, site/civil, environmental and traffic engineering and NEPA review services for a bicycle and pedestrian improvement project at Queens Plaza. The plaza is the gateway connecting the Queensboro Bridge to Long Island City and is a highly traveled area. Langan prepared site engineering drawings that consisted of grading, drainage, utility, builders pavement plans, roadway profiles, signing, striping, traffic signal, and maintenance and protection of traffic (MPT). At the start of the project, Langan worked with the multi-disciplinary design team to develop the concept of ‘the blue thread’, a system of interconnected urban wetlands that would filter runoff water from the Queensboro Bridge and the elevated railway structures.

Location
Long Island City, NY

Clients
NYC Economic Development Corporation
NYC Department of City Planning

Services
Site/Civil
Environmental
Landscape Architecture
Traditional Surveying

Strategic Partners
Wallace, Roberts & Todd
Margie Ruddick Landscape


Fair Lawn Promenade

OVERVIEW
A brownfield site, once owned by Kodak on Route 208, was in need of environmental cleanup and redevelopment. Langan provided landscape architecture services for the mixed-use development designed on 10 acres of unusable land. The main entrance to the site from Route 208 is designed as a gateway featuring low decorative knee walls adorned with decorative lighting and accent plantings. The promenade and centerpiece of the site boasts a 30-foot-wide by 256-foot-long area providing two small patio spaces and a permeable paver pathway in a park-like setting, complete with decorative benches and lighting that winds through a cleverly designed landscape.

Location
Fair Lawn, NJ

Client
Garden Commercial Properties

Services
Landscape Architecture
Site/Civil

Architect
Appel Design Group


MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper – Rooftop Garden

OVERVIEW
Langan provided comprehensive planning, design and construction phase services for a 5,000-SF rooftop healing garden that will serve as a respite from the clinics and testing facilities. Custom designed planting beds will minimize rooftop loading while providing a healthy growing environment for the plants.  A thoughtfully designed drainage system will conduct water to roof drains below the paving and planting areas. The project includes a significant amount of sustainable design elements and features the use and interpretation of plants that have been used in the fight against cancer.
AWARDS
USGBC NJ Emerald Award – Urban Green Project

Location
Camden, NJ

Client
Cooper University Hospital

Service
Landscape Architecture


Delamar Hotel

OVERVIEW
Langan provided multidisciplinary land development services for Delamar Hotel, a boutique hotel overlooking Trout Brook and located near Blue Back Square. The building includes over 100 guest rooms, a banquet facility, a restaurant, and outdoor seating and amenities. This Public Private Partnership project required detailed design elements during the entitlement process and extensive coordination with the town. Langan provided the site and landscape design, conducted a subsurface exploration, and developed an extensive stormwater management system to address the development on the existing pervious lot. The drainage system incorporates both water quality and quantity control measures, allowing it to meter flows from the development and polish stormwater before discharging to Trout Brook.
AWARDS
2020 ASLA Connecticut, Landscape Architectural Design/Built Works – Corporate/Institutional, Merit Award

Location
West Hartford, CT

Client
The Matos Group

Services
Site/Civil
Landscape Architecture
Surveying/Geospatial
Environmental
Traffic & Transportation


Bedford Square

OVERVIEW
Langan provided site development consulting services for Bedford Square, located in the heart of downtown Westport. The project included the complete renovation and restoration of the Bedford Mansion—previously home to a YMCA—and Central Firehouse, partial demolition of the buildings, rehabilitation of historical components, and the addition of retail and residential space. Our landscape architects worked within diverse architectural styles in downtown Westport to create a pedestrian landscape and new place for gathering unique to the downtown district, one that fits the historical and contemporary character of this quintessential New England town established in 1835. Our landscape team designed streetscapes, plazas, alleys, site architecture, lighting, and plantings—all on a rooftop.
AWARDS
2020 AIA Connecticut, Design Awards – Revitalization of Downtown Historic Fabric, Citation
2020 ASLA Connecticut, Landscape Architectural Design/Built Works – Municipal/Public Spaces, Merit Award
2018 Building Design + Construction, Reconstruction Awards – Silver Award Winner
2017 Connecticut Building Congress, TEAM Awards – Major Renovation, First Place
2017 Westport Historic District Commission, Historic Preservation Award – Rehabilitation

Olive + Wooster (87 Union Street)

OVERVIEW
Olive + Wooster is a six-story mixed-use building with 299 residential units, street-level retail, outdoor dining, two rooftop courtyards, and podium parking located on a 2.6-acre site. The building connects two major downtown neighborhoods in New Haven and offers an enticing and safe neighborhood geared toward the urban pedestrian. The streetscape design draws on the rigid structure of the building, incorporating linear banding to fold the vertical building lines horizontally onto the pavement. Trees removed during construction were upcycled into tabletops featured in the interior amenity space to promote sustainable design. Langan provided multidisciplinary services for this project, including landscape architecture, site/civil, traffic, and survey.

Location
New Haven, CT

Clients
Epimoni
Adam America

Services
Landscape Architecture
Site/Civil
Traffic & Transportation
Surveying/Geospatial

Architect
Niles Bolton Associates


Opal Point at Kyle

OVERVIEW
Opal Point at Kyle is a multifamily development with 332 Class A residential units spread across nine buildings, as well as a courtyard and pool, two pavilions, a clubhouse, a business center, and a dog park. Langan provided site/civil design services for the parking areas, sidewalks, grading, storm drainage, stormwater management, sanitary sewer, and fire and domestic water. We also provided landscape and hardscape design services; performed boundary, topographic, and tree surveys; completed a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment; and conducted pre-construction asbestos-containing materials testing and asbestos and lead abatement and removal. The City of Kyle has strict tree preservation and mitigation ordinances, which led to several site layout revisions to preserve as many protected and specimen trees as possible. A total of approximately 60 trees were preserved through thoughtful site layout, careful grading, and the incorporation of retaining walls.

Location
Kyle, TX

Client
GlenRidge Development

Services
Site/Civil
Landscape Architecture