Langan Residential Project Experience

Langan provides an integrated mix of engineering, environmental consulting and landscape architecture services in support of land development projects and corporate real estate portfolios.  Our clients include developers, property owners, public agencies, corporations, institutions, and energy companies around the world.

Founded in 1970, Langan employs more than 1,200 professionals across 34 offices throughout the United States and abroad, including an office in center city Philadelphia where our local team has helped to reinvent some of the city’s largest residential projects.  A sampling of this experience is showcased throughout this web tour.

 

NorthXNorthwest

OVERVIEW
Langan provided geotechnical, traffic and evironmental engineering, survey and construction oversight services for the development of this new, 16-story apartment building with 270 units – a 434,000 SF expansion to the existing Museum Towers apartment building located in the Logan Square neighborhood of Philadelphia.  The new construction also included a four level parking garage and two rows of townhome structures in addition to improvements to the neighboring Matthais Baldwin Park and signalization upgrades at the two intersections along Spring Garden Street.

Location
Philadelphia, PA

Client
Forest City Residential

Services
Geotechnical
Traffic & Transportation
Environmental
Traditional Surveying


Norris Homes Development

OVERVIEW
Prior to construction beginning on this transit-oriented mixed-use development, Langan was hard at work investigating environmental and geotechnical conditions critical to the design. Despite the project’s location adjacent to a SEPTA regional rail line and Temple’s campus, the Philadelphia Housing Authority’s buildings at the site had seemed isolated from services. Working closely with the design team, Langan’s geotechnical and environmental team developed a plan for sampling and disposing of fill and managing environmental conditions.

Location
Philadelphia, PA

Client
Jonathan Rose Companies LLC

Services
Geotechnical
Environmental

Architect
Wallace Roberts & Todd


Riverwalk Towers

OVERVIEW
Located along the Schuykill River, the Riverwalk Towers are two separate mixed-use that will include residential and retail space, along with a landscaped plaza and on-site parking. The 3.5-acre site had several constraints that needed to be considered with the design, including its location in the 100-year floodplain area of the FEMA map, active CSX rail lines along the western boundary, an overhead Septa bridge crossing through the parcel, and a PWD easement for an existing brick overflow sewer. Langan provided multiple services including survey, site/civil engineering, geotechnical engineering, traffic and transportation engineering, and permitting for the redevelopment.

Location
Philadelphia, PA

Client
PMC Property Group

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

Architect
Gensler


Three Crossings

OVERVIEW
The Three Crossings project involves the redevelopment of several urban industrial lots bordering downtown Pittsburgh along the Allegheny River. Phase I consists of the construction of 300 residential units within a five-story building overtop underground parking. Phase II consists of the construction of a 55,000-square-foot office building. Future development will consist of additional office space and a parking structure. Langan is providing site/civil, environmental, geotechnical, survey, permitting, landscape architecture, and sustainable design services for the development, which is expected to achieve LEED certification.

Location
Pittsburgh, PA

Client
Oxford Development Company

Services
Site/Civil
Geotechnical
Environmental
Traditional Surveying
Landscape Architecture

Architect
WTW Architects


ARO – 242 West 53rd Street

OVERVIEW
ARO is a 60-story residential tower with two cellar levels in Manhattan’s Theater District. Langan provided geotechnical, site/civil, and environmental engineering services throughout the project and completed a topographic survey for the property. We also performed special inspection services for geotechnical and environmental aspects during construction, conducted oversight for soils handling and disposal of contaminated soils, and assisted in securing closure for environmental cleanup efforts.
AWARDS
2022 CTBUH Award of Excellence, Best Tall Residential or Hotel Building
2020 CTBUH Award of Excellence, Best Tall Buildings 200-299 Meters
2019 ENR New York Best Projects, Residential/Hospitality – Award of Merit
2019 Architizer A+ Awards, Residential-Unbuilt, Multi-Unit Housing (>10 Floors)
2017 American Architecture Prize, Architectural Design/Tall Buildings
2015 International Architecture Award, Architecture Podium Awards

Location
New York, NY

Client
Algin Management

Services
Site/Civil
Geotechnical
Surveying/Geospatial
Environmental

Architect
CetraRuddy Architecture

Strategic Partner
Tectonic


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Harbor Pointe

OVERVIEW
Harbor Pointe, a 554-unit residential community, represents the first phase of the Military Ocean Terminal at Bayonne (MOTBY) redevelopment. Langan provided site/civil, environmental engineering, and landscape architecture services for this brownfield site. The project consists of two apartment buildings, two parking garages, townhouse units, courtyards, and a clubhouse stretching over 7.5 acres. Langan designed the courtyards, perimeter streetscape, and clubhouse pool area. Langan also provided environmental and traffic engineering, surveying services, and site lighting design.

Location
Bayonne, NJ

Client
Trammell Crow

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

Architect
Martin Architectural Group


3877 El Camino

OVERVIEW
Plans for 3877 El Camino are to develop a mixed-use podium-style building with 11,000 SF of retail space, 17 residential units, and an underground garage. As the site/civil engineer, Langan provided site layout, grading, and utility and stormwater management design services. Working with the City of Palo Alto's utility and stormwater departments, we coordinated off-site infrastructure upgrades and designs to meet project demands. Part of our scope includes addressing the City of Palo Alto's comments on stormwater hydraulics and hydrology and stormwater treatment. We are implementing an integrated approach — with input from the entire design team — to divert storm waters into biofiltration planters instead of directly into storm drain systems, which was part of the initial design.

Location
Palo Alto, California

Client
Zijin LLC

Service
Site/Civil

Architect
EID Architects


889 McLellan (1309 Mission)

OVERVIEW
This mixed-use development consists of 4 stories over a basement level garage on an approximate 17,592 SF site. Scope of services included site layout and design, ADA compliance, and stormwater management design. Our team worked with the developer, architect and City to ensure the layout was desired by the client and meet the Cities requirements and standards.

During construction, we coordinated the storm drainage, sanitary sewer, and water connections and worked with the MEP/Joint Trench consultants to coordinate the gas, electric and telecommunications. We also coordinated with PG&E. Our team prepared the title sheet and plans for site demolition, grading, layout (dimension control), stormwater control, utilities, and street improvements.

Location
South San Francisco, California

Client
Environmental Innovations in Design (EID) Architects

Service
Site/Civil

Architect
EID Architects


950 Market

OVERVIEW
The existing building at 950 Market is being demolished to construct a 12-story development that consists of a hotel, residential units, and retail. Langan is providing multi-disciplinary services. Because the structure comprises the majority of the site, an important aspect of our site/civil engineering services is the stormwater management design. The site is adjacent to BART and MUNI tunnels, which was a key consideration in providing appropriate recommendations for foundation and shoring design. The development is subject to San Francisco's Article 22A (Maher) Ordinance, which requires that site history and soil sampling be performed. 

Location
San Francisco, CA

Client
Group i

Services
Site/Civil
Geotechnical
Environmental

Architect
Handel Architects


645 Texas

OVERVIEW
Langan provided site/civil and environmental engineering services for the 91-unit, 4- 5- story residential building with below-grade parking. It is on the edge of the Potrero Hill and Dog Patch neighborhoods. Various commercial and residential buildings formerly occupied the unique trapezoidal lot. This project had several technical challenges, including steep slopes along Texas and Mississippi streets and a water line, extending along Texas Street, which must meet San Francisco Fire Department standards.

Location
San Francisco, California

Client
Trumark Urban

Services
Site/Civil
Environmental

Architect
BDE Architecture


75 Howard

OVERVIEW
Plans for 75 Howard are to build a 20-story residential building with 133 units, 102 below-ground parking spaces and 123 bicycle parking spaces. The building will also feature 5,824 SF of ground-floor retail space. A 7-story parking garage with one partially below-grade level currently occupies the site. One important aspect of our services will be to lead the stormwater management design. As the site is tributary to the City of San Francisco combined sewer system, the project will be required to reduce peak stormwater quantity, both flow and volume, to meet the requirements of the Stormwater Management Ordinance. Langan has also performed a preliminary geotechnical evaluation and an environmental site characterization for the site.

Location
San Francisco, California

Client
Paramount Group, Inc

Services
Site/Civil
Environmental
Geotechnical

Architect
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM)


Mountain View at Middlefield (555 West Middlefield)

OVERVIEW
This 7-acre multifamily residential project — including a community center and a park — is an addition to low-density residential buildings built on this 14.5-acre campus. The infill development will create two residential lots with 345 residences, 974 parking spaces, 150,000 SF of open space, and 25,000 SF of residential amenity space. Per an agreement with the City of Mountain View, a 1.48 acre park will be given to the city for a community benefit. The project is pursuing LEED for Homes certification as well as various sustainable measures. Our site/civil team is providing services for a new bike lane, city-owned trail, the site/sidewalk layout, grading of off-site site/sidewalks and at-grade level podium courtyards, drainage, utilities, and stormwater management. Our geotechnical team is evaluating subsurface conditions and potential geologic hazards at the site. while our environmental team completed a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA).

Location
Mountain View, California

Client
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

Services
Site/Civil
Geotechnical
Environmental

Architect
BDE Architecture


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