Project Spotlight Tour: Langan Leader, March 2018

Learn more about Langan’s involvement in our featured projects.

Trinity Church Renovation – New York, NY
Green Street Dog Park – Philadelphia, PA
Turnberry Ocean Club – Sunny Isles Beach, FL
Lincoln Centre Life Sciences Research Campus – Foster City, CA
Dwight-Englewood School – Englewood, NJ
Northville Industries – Oil Storage Terminals – Long Island, NY

Trinity Church Renovation

OVERVIEW
For over 300 years, Trinity Church has been an integral part of New York City history and the Episcopal parish. Since opening in 1697, the original building has undergone several changes and expansions. The church’s recent renovation, however, is its most ambitious to date. The project included interior repairs, wheelchair-accessible ramps around the perimeter, and a canopy on the south side to enhance the worship experience, address overdue maintenance needs, and increase accessibility. Langan performed a 3D laser scan of the church interior and developed grading and drainage design for the ramps in compliance with ADA requirements. We also provided subsurface investigations to evaluate the foundation condition and confirm the depths of grave vaults, including those belonging to historic figures like Alexander Hamilton.
AWARDS
2022 SARA NY Design Awards of Excellence
2022 Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award
2021 ENR New York, Best Projects: Renovation/Restoration – Merit

Location
New York, NY

Client
Episcopal Diocese of New York

Services
Terrestrial Scanning/BIM
Geotechnical
Site/Civil

Architect
MBB Architects


Green Street Dog Park

OVERVIEW
Langan provided landscape architecture, surveying, site/civil, and geotechnical engineering services to develop the design, obtain permits, and oversee the construction of a 12,000-SF dog park in the heart of Philadelphia’s Spring Garden neighborhood. The design converted an empty, asphalt lot into a dog park that features large open areas, a bull pen entry, synthetic dog turf that allows season-round use with no mud, seating areas, and a landscaped perimeter. Langan also assisted the Spring Garden Community Development Corporation in obtaining a $300,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to defray construction and design costs for the park. You can see more or the park’s happy users at #greenstreetdogpark on Instagram.

Location
Philadelphia, PA

Client
Spring Garden Community Development Corporation

Services
Landscape Architecture
Site/Civil
Geotechnical
Surveying/Geospatial


Turnberry Ocean Club

OVERVIEW
Turnberry Ocean Club is a 54-story tower over a subterranean parking level situated on a 100,000-SF ocean-front site. The club offers 154 luxury residences with various amenities including multiple pools, private beach access, spa, indoor/outdoor fitness center, and indoor/outdoor dining areas. Langan provided geotechnical and environmental engineering services for the project. Challenges included high-tower foundation pressures, variable subsurface conditions, deep excavation, and high groundwater level and permeable conditions.

Location
Sunny Isles Beach, FL

Client
Turnberry Associates

Services
Geotechnical
Environmental

Architects
Carlos Zapata Studio
Robert M. Swedroe Architects & Planners

Strategic Partner
DeSimone Consulting Engineers


Lincoln Centre Life Sciences Research Campus

OVERVIEW
Located on the Peninsula, Lincoln Centre is a 595,000-SF biomedical and life sciences research campus redevelopment. The buildings of the former industrial park were demolished. The development now includes three office/laboratory buildings, three parking structures, and an amenities building. Langan performed a geotechnical investigation and site-specific seismic studies, updated the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, conducted a Limited Environmental Site Characterization, and provided construction observation and analytical testing services.

Location
Foster City, CA

Client
BioMed Realty

Services
Geotechnical
Environmental
Earthquake/Seismic

Architect
HOK


Dwight-Englewood School

OVERVIEW
Dwight-Englewood School is a diverse, independent school with 900 students ranging from preschool through 12th grade. Through a collaborative process, Langan and the project team took a unique approach to designing the new STEM facility, teaching garden, and additional improvements to campus parking connectivity. Langan helped to overcome land development issues on a challenging property, which included extensive grade changes, shallow rock, and existing infrastructure on an active campus.

Location
Englewood, NJ

Client
Dwight-Englewood School

Services
Site/Civil
Geotechnical
Environmental
Surveying/Geospatial
Traffic & Transportation

Architect
Gensler

Strategic Partners
Gilbane Building Company
Robert Silman Associates
SCAPE
Levien & Company
ME Engineers (MEP)


Northville Industries – FRP & SPCC Plans for Oil Storage Terminals

OVERVIEW
To assist with a scheduled 5-year-plan renewal, Langan conducted site inspections and prepared amendments to spill contingency plans for Northville Industries’ oil storage terminal facilities on Long Island, New York. The plan amendments included revisions to the text and facility diagrams for Facility Response Plans (FRP) and Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans in order to address changes to secondary containment and piping systems. Our survey team prepared schematic diagrams detailing the complex piping systems at both terminal facilities. Plan amendments were certified by a Langan professional engineer licensed in New York.

Location
Long Island, NY

Client
Northville Industries

Service
Environmental Compliance