Student Housing Experience

Langan provides an integrated mix of engineering and environmental consulting services in support of various land development projects. Our services have supported the growth and expansion plans for over 100 higher education clients around the country. 

Langan employs over 1,200 professionals in its Parsippany, NJ headquarters and among 30 regional offices in California, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Washington, DC, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Florida, Texas, Arizona, Colorado and Washington.

UC Merced – Campuswide Expansion

OVERVIEW
The UC Merced 2020 Expansion is an unprecedented four-year project that nearly doubled the physical capacity of the campus, allowing it to grow to 10,000 students and expanded it to 219 acres. The P3 project required extensive scheduling in order to be completed by 2020. Scheduled in three delivery phases, the expansion included 16 buildings, two bridges, new roads and parking lots, and several athletic facilities and fields. Construction challenges involved building two facilities in a reclaimed part of Little Lake and constructing two bridges crossing Fairfield Canal, an unlined irrigation canal that snakes around the campus.
AWARDS
2020 ASCE San Francisco, Outstanding Land Development Project
2017 AIA California Council, Urban Design Merit Award

Location
Merced, CA

Client
Webcor Construction

Services
Geotechnical
Earthquake/Seismic

Architects
SOM
WRNS Studio
HOK
Page Southerland
Mahlum Architects
Indigo Architects


UC Berkeley – Bancroft Residence Hall

OVERVIEW
Bancroft Residence Hall at UC-Berkeley is a proposed 183,500 SF, 8-story building that will house 775 students. The hall will offer greater amenities in the rooms, bathrooms, social lounges, and ground-floor compared to current residence halls on campus. Langan provided services for all development phases of the Bancroft Residence Hall. Our team conducted a geotechnical investigation, provided construction observation services, and prepared a preliminary and final American Land Title Association (ALTA) boundary survey.



Location
Berkeley, California

Client
ACC OP Development LLC

Services
Geotechnical
Surveying/Geospatial
Site/Civil

Architect
Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB)  

Strategic Partners
Webcor
Tipping Mar Structural Engineers


UCSF Mission Bay – Student Housing

OVERVIEW
The UCSF Mission Bay Student Housing consists of four separate buildings totaling 298,800 SF to house more than 750 UCSF students, postdoctoral scholars, and their families. Three buildings are mid-rise, ranging from 7 to 10 stories, and the fourth, called Hearst Tower, is 15 stories tall (155 feet). The four buildings surround an at-grade courtyard.

Location
San Francisco, CA

Client
University of California at San Francisco (UCSF)

Service
Geotechnical

Architect
Verde Design, Inc.


University of Miami – Centennial Village

OVERVIEW
Centennial Village is a 522,000 SF lakefront residential community for first-year students at the University of Miami, and the second phase of a multi-year plan to modernize campus housing. Located on Lake Osceola, the village will consist of five residential buildings—ranging from eight to 10 floors—providing approximately 2,025 beds. Langan is assisting with design in the upland areas, drainage canals, and near or below Lake Osceola’s high water line.

Location
Coral Gables, FL

Client
University of Miami

Services
Site/Civil
Geotechnical

Architects
VMDO Architects
Zyscovich Architects


University of Miami – Life Science & Technology Park

OVERVIEW
The research and development park provides office and laboratory space for companies to collaborate with UM researchers, making it easier to turn scientific discoveries into commercial products. The extensive 1.4-million-SF research and development complex includes numerous mid-rise buildings and associated multi-level parking structures. Langan prepared paving, grading and drainage plans to expand the surface parking field by 131 parking stalls. The preparation of the construction documents included drainage calculations for five drainage wells, catch basins and conveyance piping. Langan obtained a “Drainage Connection Permit” from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) which was required because the project abuts NW 7 Avenue, an FDOT operated roadway.

Location
Miami, FL

Client
Wexford Science and Technology

Services
Site/Civil
Geotechnical

Architect
Zimmer Gunsul Frasca

Strategic Partner
Whiting Turner


The Standard

OVERVIEW
The Standard is a proposed mixed-use development located in Downtown New Brunswick. The 22-story building will consist of 186 residential units, ground floor retail, and structured parking. Langan is providing site/civil and permitting services to prepare all the necessary plans and reports for preliminary and final site plan approval. These services include site layout, grading and drainage, stormwater management, and utility design.

Location
New Brunswick, NJ

Client
Landmark Properties

Service
Site/Civil

Architect
BKV Group


Residences at Easton and Hamilton

OVERVIEW
Langan is providing engineering design services for this project, which proposes the construction of a nine-story mixed-use building with below-level parking and other amenities. The mixed-use development will consist of approximately 181 apartment style units and ground floor retail and restaurant space. The building is designed to act as a transition between Rutgers University’s College Avenue Campus and the nearby residential neighborhood.

Location
New Brunswick, NJ

Client
Collegiate Development Group

Services
Site/Civil
Surveying/Geospatial
Traffic & Transportation
Environmental

Architect
Cube3 Studio


New Jersey City University – West Side Village

OVERVIEW
Langan is providing a variety of engineering and consulting services for the West Side Village student dormitory building.  The approximately 100,000-SF, 425-bed dormitory will be located on the New Jersey City University West Campus and will be one of two buildings being constructed that will mark the start of vertical construction on the West Campus.

Location
Jersey City, NJ

Client
Ambling University Development Group

Services
Site/Civil
Geotechnical
Environmental
Surveying/Geospatial

Architect
Niles Bolton Associates


Stockton University – Residence Hall

OVERVIEW
Langan is providing multi-disciplined engineering and surveying services for Stockton University’s new campus located in Atlantic City’s Chelsea neighborhood. The new mixed-use campus will feature housing, academic buildings, a parking garage, and office space for South Jersey Industries.

Location
Atlantic City, NJ

Client
Atlantic City Development Corporation (AC DEVCO)

Services
Geotechnical
Traffic & Transportation
Surveying/Geospatial

Architects
SOSH Architects
Elkus | Manfredi Architects


William Paterson University – Residence Hall

OVERVIEW
This project is part of a master plan to modernize and add to the available dormitory housing. The new facility will replace the outdated Overlook North dormitory and allow for phased renovation of other dormitory facilities. Langan provided site design including programming, schematic and final design services.  Our design services included site survey, natural resources, wetland and reforestation permitting, geotechnical investigations, site grading, stormwater management, roads and walkways, utility infrastructure and soil erosion and sediment control. 

Location
Wayne, NJ

Client
William Paterson University

Services
Site/Civil
Natural Resources & Permitting
Geotechnical
Traditional Surveying

Architect
Clarke Caton Hintz


Rutgers University – Livingston Campus Housing Expansion

OVERVIEW
Langan performed site/civil engineering, permitting, and surveying services for a three-building housing complex designed to accommodate 1,500 students. The housing complex includes a total of 35,000 SF of retail space on the ground floor. Site improvements included plazas and courtyard areas, parking, and roadway systems.

Location
Piscataway, NJ

Client
Fletcher Thompson Architecture

Services
Site/Civil
Surveying/Geospatial
Natural Resources & Permitting


Rutgers University – The Yard @ College Avenue

OVERVIEW
The Yard @ College Avenue is slated to be the new focal point of the Rutgers New Brunswick campus. This 14-story apartment complex will add housing for approximately 450 students. The building’s U-shaped design allows for a 25,000 SF public courtyard that is lined with commercial vendors and a shore-style boardwalk. Langan provided site/civil engineering design services including site layout, stormwater management, and utility design. In addition, Langan provided the necessary permitting support.

Location
New Brunswick, NJ

Client
New Brunswick Development Corporation (DEVCO)

Services
Site/Civil
Traffic & Transportation

Architect
Elkus Manfredi


Rutgers University – 15 Washington Street

OVERVIEW
Langan provided surveying, civil engineering, landscape architecture, and asbestos abatement services for the renovation of an existing 21-story building, built in 1930, into student housing, a welcome center, auditorium, store with café, and other administrative uses. This facility complements the Rutgers Newark Campus, establishing its northeastern edge along Washington Street.

Location
Newark, NJ

Client
Rutgers University

Services
Site/Civil
Landscape Architecture
Surveying/Geospatial

Architect
Newman Architects


USciences – 1st Year Residence Hall

OVERVIEW
To better meet the needs of its students, University of the Sciences constructed a new, 126,000-SF mixed-use residence hall on the its main campus in the University City area of Philadelphia. The 426-bed residence hall for first-year students is a live-learn community that incorporates numerous sustainable features to achieve Green Globes building certification through the Green Building Initiative. To facilitate this new development, Langan designed the open-air plaza and streetscape on the neighboring streets and spearheaded the land-development permitting process with the City of Philadelphia agencies. The tight urban site, combined with substantial grade changes around the property, created complexity; especially with respect to the stormwater management and ADA accessible design.

Location
Philadelphia, PA

Clients
Design Collective Inc.
University of Sciences
Campus Apartments

Services
Site/Civil
Surveying/Geospatial

Architect
Design Collective


Swarthmore College – NPPR Residence Hall

OVERVIEW
In order to accommodate a rapidly growing student population, Swarthmore College added a 128-bed residence hall near its Palmer, Pittenger and Roberts residence-hall complex. Langan provided site/civil, survey, and geotechnical engineering services to facilitate designing, permitting, and constructing the new residence hall. The project was designed to minimize environmental impact by following the recommendations established in the college’s sustainability framework. To meet the college’s sustainability goals, Langan worked closely with the project landscape architect, Studio Bryan Haynes, to design the site to preserve trees, respect the ball fields adjacent to the resident-hall quadrant, provide outdoor space for student enjoyment, provide low-impact stormwater-management features, and conserve energy. Langan’s experience with designing and permitting innovative stormwater management on tight urban sites was a key contribution to the success in the design and approval process for this project.

Location
Swarthmore Borough, PA

Client
Swarthmore College

Services
Site/Civil
Geotechnical
Traditional Surveying

Architect
DIGSAU Architecture


Penn State Erie, The Behrend College – Trippe Hall

OVERVIEW
Pennsylvania State University is constructing a new residence hall to support growth at the Behrend Campus. The new structure, Trippe Hall, will be a multi-story, 65,000 SF building that will include 251 beds. The facility will also contain a central common lounge with a kitchen serving the entire building, along with smaller common spaces and study rooms on each floor.

Location
Erie, PA

Client
Pennsylvania State University

Service
Site/Civil

Architect
Noelker and Hull

Strategic Partners
Turner Construction Company
Ayers Saint Gross
Karpinski Engineering
Moore Design Associates


Carnegie Mellon – 5th and Clyde Residence Hall

OVERVIEW
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is experiencing significant campus expansion which includes new residence halls and HUBs for each campus neighborhood. The 5th & Clyde residence hall will be a six story, 120,000-GSF development and will include approximately 250 beds. Langan is providing site/civil engineering services as a part of the design team. Additionally, we are also providing geotechnical engineering, traffic engineering, and surveying services.

Location
Pittsburgh, PA

Client
Carnegie Mellon University

Services
Site/Civil
Geotechnical
Traffic & Transportation
Surveying/Geospatial

Architect
LTL Architects

Strategic Partners
PWWG
Burohappold Engineering
Silman
Merritt/Chase


Fordham University Law School – Upper West Side Campus

OVERVIEW
The new Fordham University Law School is part of Fordham's 15-year master plan expansion for its Upper West Side campus. A 22-story tower is expected to house up to 430 undergraduate students and the nine-story lower level will house lecture halls, library and conference spaces with the remaining upper stories housing dormitory and mechanical spaces. Langan provided a variety of services and made recommendations for limiting the effects of vibrations and movements of adjacent structures during construction.

Location
New York, NY

Services
Site/Civil
Environmental
Geotechnical


University of Connecticut – NextGen Hall

OVERVIEW
Langan provided geotechnical engineering services for the Design Build project at the University of Connecticut (UConn) NextGen Hall.  This 210,000-SF residence hall will consist of an eight story structure housing 720 students and is the first phase of the Next Generation initiative to support the additional education incentive for science technology engineering and math programs. Langan’s scope of work during the design phases included reviewing available bridging documents, conducting a confirmation geotechnical subsurface investigation, preparation of a formal geotechnical engineering report, providing geotechnical consultation during design, preparing specifications, and reviewing construction documents. During the construction phase, Langan provided construction administration services for the geotechnical engineering aspects of the project. The project is expected to achieve LEED Silver certification.

Location
Storrs, CT

Client
University of Connecticut

Service
Geotechnical

Architect
JSA Architects


Howard University – Residence Halls

OVERVIEW
Langan provided multi-disciplinary services for the construction of two six-story residence halls for Howard University in Washington, DC. The 30,000-SF College Street residence hall site was formerly occupied by a dormitory structure and the 80,000-SF Bryant Street Residence Hall site was formerly occupied by row homes and an elementary school, both of which which presented significant challenges for the redevelopment. This project is LEED Silver Certified.

Location
Washington, DC

Client
Campus Apartments

Services
Geotechnical
Environmental

Architect
McKissack & McKissack


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