Langan Waterfront

Langan is experienced in a number of seemingly impossible waterfront projects. From complex urban developments along rivers and bays to far-flung resorts and spectacular structures for international cites-by-the-sea, we have earned a reputation among clients, design partners, and construction teams to engineer cost-effective solutions for waterfront, ports, and coastal projects.

Colgate-Palmolive Waterfront

OVERVIEW
Langan provided waterfront, geotechnical, site/civil, traffic, and environmental engineering, and landscape architecture services for the redevelopment of Colgate Center, which formerly served as the main Colgate-Palmolive production facility for more than 150 years. The project involved the construction of 1,100 LF of anchored sheet pile bulkhead, a box culvert manifold, new relieving platform, and a world class promenade with sweeping views of Lower Manhattan.
AWARDS
2000 ACEC NJ Engineering Excellence Award

Location
Jersey City, NJ

Client
Colgate-Palmolive Company

Services
Waterfront & Marine
Geotechnical
Site/Civil
Environmental
Traffic & Transportation
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.

Location
Jersey City, NJ

Client
New Jersey Department of Property Management and Construction

Services
Landscape Architecture
Environmental
Natural Resources & Permitting
Geotechnical


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


Shoreline Restoration & Protection

OVERVIEW
Shoreline erosion has resulted in the gradual loss of sand and topsoil on the island’s shoreline. This erosion has undermined the island’s bridge abutment, road, and other infrastructure. Recent major storms such as Irene and Sandy have accelerated the shoreline loss. Langan has been involved with multiple phases of work to restore and protect the island’s bridge and shoreline areas. The first phase involved protecting the bridge abutment with a revetment scour blanket and the reconstruction of storm-damaged road pavement. The second phase of restoration included protecting the south shore with vegetated gabion walls and the shielding of radio transmission equipment on the north shore with gabion mattresses.

Location
Bronx, NY

Client
Confidential

Services
Waterfront & Marine
Site/Civil
Natural Resources & Permitting
Traditional Surveying


Bush Terminal Waterfront Rehabilitation

OVERVIEW
The NYCEDC planned for the major overhaul of truck routing at a waterfornt industrial complex, which required the rehabilitation of failing bulkheads and the extension of a 100-year-old, 6-foot diameter brick combined sewer outfall (CSO). Langan designed the repair scheme for the rehabilitation of the approximately 280-foot-long-wharf, which consisted of cantilevered sheetpiles laterally supported by revetment placed on the exterior, as well as a 30-foot-long outboard extension of the wharf to accommodate the expansion of Marginal Street and the extension of the CSO.

Location
Brooklyn, NY

Client
New York City Economic Development Corporation

Services
Waterfront & Marine
Geotechnical

Strategic Partner
Turner Construction Company


New York Aquarium – Rehabilitation & Flood Mitigation

OVERVIEW
Having completed a damage assessment in an earlier Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) report, Langan was retained to complete permitting and construction documentation phase services for New York Aquarium’s (NYA) restoration efforts. Design services included repair and replacement of damaged site and building features and improvements to bring the NYA infrastructure up to current code. We also provided mitigation services to prevent similar flood-related damages in the future. Langan’s scope included coordination with the architect and design team to document the FEMA-approved scope of work throughout the 14-acre site.

Location
Brooklyn, NY

Client
Wildlife Conservation Society

Services
Site/Civil
Geotechnical

Architect
di Domenico + Partners


Bushwick Inlet Park

OVERVIEW
Langan performed multidisciplinary services for the revitalization of a 5-acre lot on the Greenpoint-Williamsburg waterfront. The multi-faceted public park includes a two-story building structure topped by a sloped green roof.  The middle of the site contains a soccer field and the west portion of the site contains landscaped and waterfront walkways. 
AWARDS
2014 ACEC NY, Gold Award
2014 AIA COTE Green Project, Honorable Mention
2013 Honor Award, NY Chapter of American Society of Landscape Architects
2008 Design Award, Public Design Commission of the City of New York

Location
Brooklyn, NY

Client
New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

Services
Site/Civil
Waterfront & Marine
Geotechnical
Environmental
Natural Resources & Permitting
Traditional Surveying

Architect
Kiss + Cathcart Architects

Strategic Partners
Starr Whitehouse Landscape Architects and Planners
Robert Silman Associates
AG Consulting Engineers


MTA Coney Island Rail Yard Flood Wall

OVERVIEW
During Hurricane Sandy, surging floodwaters swamped this 75-acre yard at Coney Island. Seawater from the Atlantic damaged switching and signaling equipment, and compromised critical infrastructure that provides storage and maintenance facilities for approximately 1,800 subway cars. Langan provided survey and geotechnical engineering services, and assisted the design team throughout the planning, design, and construction administration phases of this long-term flood mitigation/resiliency systems project.

Location
Brooklyn, NY

Client
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)

Services
Geotechnical
Traditional Surveying

Lead Designer
STV


Bay Head Yacht Club

OVERVIEW
The clubhouse's first floor was flooded by recent large storms, including Super Storm Sandy in 2012, and deteriorated piles could no longer be maintained. Renovations included demolition and rebuilding of the eastern portion of the yacht club, installation of new piles, raising the clubhouse approximately 10 feet to minimize future flooding, and replacing both the existing bulkhead on the north side of the building and the wrap-around deck. Langan's engineering services included geotechnical/marine bulkhead investigations, flood load analysis and geotechnical subsurface investigations, and foundation recommendations. Our permitting services included a pre-application meeting and submittal of a Coastal Jurisdictional Determination with the NJ Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP).

Location
Bay Head, NJ

Client
Bay Head Yacht Club

Services
Waterfront & Marine
Geotechnical
Natural Resources & Permitting

Strategic Partners
SBI Consultants
Robert Silman Associates


Mirabay Bulkhead Stabilization

OVERVIEW
Langan provided solutions to stabilize and rehabilitate the Mirabay Community's approximately 8 miles of bulkhead that was undergoing significant movement. We developed design alternatives to satisfy this boating community's requirements/desires, provided cost analysis for the design options, and construction monitoring.

Location
Apollo Beach, FL

Client
Harbor Bay Community Development District

Service
Waterfront & Marine


Crescent City Inner Harbor

OVERVIEW
Langan provided geotechnical services for the Crescent City Inner Harbor rehabilitation project after it was affected by the tsunami generated from the 2011 earthquake in Japan. The project consisted of replacing existing steel piles with concrete piles, adding additional concrete piles to support new concrete floating docks, and constructing new foundations for the three gangway landings.

Location
Crescent City, CA

Client
Stover Engineering

Services
Geotechnical
Waterfront & Marine


The Boathouse at Canal Dock

OVERVIEW
Langan was the prime consultant for the state and federally funded Canal Dock project. The project involved the construction of a 48,000-SF pile-supported platform to support a 30,000-SF community boathouse, the stabilization and reconstruction of over 1,500 LF of shoreline, and the revitalization of Long Wharf Park. This rare facility, completed in September 2018, provides a destination and a much needed access to the waterfront for the entire community. Langan began environmental permitting in the early 2000s culminating with obtaining rare state and federal permits to construct a platform over the water. Langan oversaw a multidisciplinary design team, and provided waterfront, geotechnical, and site/civil engineering, surveying and landscape architecture services.
AWARDS
CREW CT 2018 Real Estate Awards – Best Specialty Project

Location
New Haven, CT

Client
New Haven City Plan Department

Services
Waterfront & Marine
Site/Civil
Geotechnical
Landscape Architecture
Natural Resources & Permitting
Traditional Surveying


Race Street Pier

OVERVIEW
Race Street Pier is one of the first public spaces to be designed and built by the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation as part of the new Civic Vision for the Central Delaware Riverfront. Pier 11 was identified as an early action park site and the project was faced with an aggressive schedule, as required by the City.

Location
Philadelphia, PA

Clients
Delaware River Waterfront Corporation
James Corner Field Operations

Services
Waterfront & Marine
Site/Civil
Geotechnical
Traditional Surveying

Strategic Partners
CHPlanning
VJ Associates


Gulf Intracoastal Waterway West Closure Complex

OVERVIEW
The GIWW West Closure Complex is a primary flood protection component of the Army Corps of Engineer's mission to protect the City of New Orleans and the largest pump station in the US. Langan spearheaded a full-depth pilot test and computer modeling program to evaluate the potential for base heave of the deep excavations, dewatering techniques, and overall constructability. Langan also provided geotechnical services, road subgrade stabilization, dewatering, spud piles, and access road construction.

Location
New Orleans, LA

Client
Gulf Intracoastal Constructors (Kiewit Federal/Traylor Brothers)

Services
Geotechnical
Site/Civil

Strategic Partner
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers


South San Francisco Ferry Terminal at Oyster Point

OVERVIEW
The South San Francisco Ferry Terminal at Oyster Point is the first terminal to be built south of San Francisco in generations. The 4,000-SF design-build project included vehicular access and parking with an extensive canopy over the bus waiting area, a pile-supported pier structure for embarking/disembarking, a waiting area, a gangway, and a floating dock with guide-piles and protective dolphins for vessel service. After analyzing the field and laboratory test results, Langan developed conclusions and recommendations for subsurface conditions, design parameters for vertical and lateral capacities of piles, estimated settlement, general site grading, evaluation of the dynamic stability of the adjacent shoreline slopes, flexible pavement sections, site seismicity and seismic hazards, and construction considerations.

Location
South San Francisco, CA

Clients
San Francisco Bay Area Water Transit Authority (WETA)
Roma Design

Service
Earthquake/Seismic

Architect
FMG Architects


India Springs

OVERVIEW
The proposed India Springs development will include residential buildings ranging from two-story townhomes to six-story buildings; some structures may include a partially below-grade level. Langan's scope of work for environmental services for the initial technical phase of the project include updating the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA); preparing and submitting a San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) Maher Application; performing a Phase II Environmental Site Characterization of the property; and preparing the required Site Mitigation Plan.

Location
San Francisco, CA

Client
Build, Inc.

Services
Environmental
Geotechnical


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