Langan Multifamily Experience

19Nineteen Clarendon Boulevard

OVERVIEW
Langan was retained to oversee and supervise the removal of two unknown underground fuel oil storage tanks during site development. A characterization investigation followed and a total of 1,373.59-tons of petroleum-contaminated soils were excavated from the site and transported off-site for disposal. Langan is also conducting the monthly testing and monitoring of the on-site dewatering system that was installed after the site investigation.

Location
Arlington, VA

Client
Harkins Builders

Service
Environmental


Turnberry Tower

OVERVIEW
Turnberry Tower is a 25-story, 247-unit, high-end luxury condominium. The building soars nearly 400 feet above the Potomac River, and is the tallest condo building in the Washington, DC metropolitan region. The 920,000 SF, $250 million project also includes a six-level below grade parking garage. Langan provided geotechnical and environmental services for the project.

Location
Arlington, VA

Client
Turnberry Associates

Services
Geotechnical
Environmental

Architect
BBGM

Strategic Partner
SK&A Structural Engineers


West Heating Plant

OVERVIEW
The proposed redevelopment of this World War II-era former coal heating plant into a Four Seasons Residences in Georgetown, is both historically and environmentally sensitive. This site was purchased from the General Services Administration as part of the government’s effort to minimize the federal footprint by selling unused property. Langan provided preliminary site/civil and geotechnical services and reviewed existing historic documentation for the property. We also conducted several environmental investigations, including mercury and PCB monitoring, lead paint abatement, and asbestos testing.

Location
Washington, DC

Client
The Georgetown Company

Services
Site/Civil
Environmental

Architect
Adjaye Associates


Hecht Warehouse Redevelopment

OVERVIEW
Langan provided geotechnical engineering services to assist in the redevelopment of the historic Hecht warehouse into a mixed-use development. Known as one of the most significant art deco commercial buildings in the region, warehouse served as the company’s central warehouse from its construction in 1937 and expansion in 1948. Langan performed a series of geotechnical borings throughout the property to assess the subsurface conditions. The study also included a review of historic foundation drawings for the warehouse structure that was built in 1937 and its 1985 addition.

Location
Washington, DC

Client
Douglas Development Corporation

Services
Geotechnical
Environmental

Architects
Shalom Baranes Associates
Antunovich Associates


Station House

OVERVIEW
Langan provided geotechnical and environmental engineering services for the Capitol Place mixed-use development project. The project included the construction of 375 residential units, 20,000 SF of retail space, two levels of below-grade parking, and an interior courtyard with garden and eco-pond areas. Located near Union Station, the project demonstrates transit-oriented green development and pedestrian improvements.

AWARDS
LEED Gold Certification

Location
Washington, DC

Client
Fisher Brothers

Services
Geotechnical
Environmental

Architects
Hickok Cole Architects
Handel Architects

Strategic Partner
Plaza Construction


1752 Shore Parkway

OVERVIEW
This 10-acre parcel is a peninsula that extends into Gravesend Bay near Coney Island. Langan's waterfront, geotechnical, site/civil, environmental, site/civil and natural resource professionals played a key role in transforming this former solid waste transfer station into a 200,000 SF retail center with a publicly-accessible waterfront park along the perimeter of the peninsula. Our services guided the owner through many interconnected components such as soil testing and remediation, earthwork modeling and costing of soil export and re-use, shoreline rip-rap stabilization and design, stormwater management and sustainability, zoning requirements (open space, planting, and circulation), impervious coverage, tidal wetland consistency, and site grading and layout.

Location
Brooklyn, NY

Client
Thor Equities

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

Architect
Greenberg-Farrow Architects


Red Hoek Point

OVERVIEW
This 8-acre site, in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn, was formerly occupied by the Revere Sugar Company for the manufacturing and distribution of sugar products. Langan provided waterfront, site/civil and surveying services for this redevelopment project, which includes reconstruction/replacement of the existing bulkhead, construction of a four-story building, and the addition of a public waterfront esplanade.

Location
Brooklyn, NY

Client
Thor Equities

Services
Waterfront & Marine
Site/Civil
Traditional Surveying

Architect
Foster + Partners

Strategic Partners
SCAPE
DeSimone Consulting Engineers


AVA – 55 Ninth

OVERVIEW
AVA 55 Ninth is a 17-story residential building with two underground parking levels in the SOMA district. The building’s northern portion has two below grade parking levels while the remaining development has one below grade parking level. Excavations extend up to 25 feet below existing street grade. Amenities include a fitness center and a 10,000 SF courtyard. Langan performed multi-disciplinary engineering services from schematic design through construction. We worked closely with the client and design team to come up with effective and economical foundation, shoring, seismic design, and dewatering systems. The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) approved our Stormwater Control Plan and the project became one of the first to comply with the City of San Francisco Stormwater Management Ordinance.

Location
San Francisco, California

Client
Avalon Bay Communities

Services
Site/Civil
Environmental
Geotechnical
Earthquake/Seismic

Architect
SCB (Soloman Cordwell Buenz)


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


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


56 Leonard

OVERVIEW
Langan engineers provided site/civil, geotechnical, and environmental services for this condominium tower featuring dramatic, cantilevered terraces. It will be Architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron's first high-rise commission anywhere in the world. The site, a 125-ft-wide by 100-ft-deep rectangular parcel in Tribeca, consists of two adjoined lots previously occupied by the former New York Law School (NYLS) library building. The proposed building will consist of a 60-story residential high-rise tower with a single cellar level.
AWARDS
2017 American Council of Engineering Companies, Engineering Excellence Awards, National Recognition Award
2017 American Council of Engineering Companies New York, Engineering Excellence Awards, Diamond Award – Special Projects
2017 Engineering News Record, Best of the Best Residential/Hospitality Project Award
2016 Concrete Industry Board Awards, Award of Merit with Special Recognition - Design
2011 Society of American Registered Architects – Professional Design Award

Location
New York, NY

Clients
Alexico Group
Hines

Services
Geotechnical
Site/Civil
Environmental

Architects
Herzog & de Meuron
Costas Kondylis
Goldstein, Hill & West Architects

Strategic Partners
WSP Cantor Seinuk
Hunter Roberts Construction Group


VIA 57 West

OVERVIEW
Regarded as a cross between Copenhagen-style residential courtyards and a New York City skyscraper, this mixed-use, 38-story residential building in Midtown West includes 709 residential units and ground floor retail space. A massive outdoor courtyard, cut into the center of the building, adds to the structure's unique pyramid-like shape. Langan performed extensive geotechnical and site/civil work including design of a bioswale; in addition, Langan produced a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan.

AWARDS
2021 ULI New York, Excellence in Market Rate Housing Development Finalist
2017 ArchDaily Building of the Year
2017 Urban Land Institute Awards for Excellence in Development: Housing Development Finalist
2016 Engineering News Record New York, Best Projects Awards: Residential Hospitality
2016 Council for Tall Buildings and Urban Habitats, Best Tall Building Americas
2016 Architect Magazine, Residential Architect Design Award, Multifamily Housing
2016 Architectural Record Top 10 Projects
2016 New York Times, Best Architecture in New York
2016 Society of American Registered Architects New York, Excellence in Residential Design Innovation Award
2015 6SQFT Building of the Year
2012 American Institute of Architects New York, Design Merit Award

Location
New York, NY

Client
The Durst Organization

Services
Geotechnical
Site/Civil

Architect
Bjarke Ingels Group

Strategic Partners
Thornton Tomasetti
Hunter Roberts Construction Group


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