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

P.S. 62 – Net Zero Energy School

OVERVIEW
P.S. 62 The Kathleen Grimm School for Leadership and Sustainability is the first net-zero energy school in New York City and one of the first of its kind worldwide. The school will harvest as much energy from renewable on-site sources as it uses on an annual basis. This 68,000-SF, two-story courtyard-shaped building takes advantage of sunlight for both daylighting and photovoltaic arrays on the roof and south façade. Langan performed a geotechnical subsurface investigation program and geotechnical engineering design work for the design team. Langan’s extensive knowledge of Staten Island’s subsurface conditions provided valuable input to the design team for designing structures and pavements on poor drainage material.
AWARDS
2017 ULI Awards for Excellence in Development: Institutional Development Finalist
2016 ENR New York Best Projects Awards: Green Project
2016 ENR New York Best Projects Awards: K-12 Education
2016 Winner Architizer A+ Award, Jury and Popular Choice Awards
2016 MASterworks Awards: Best New Infrastructure

Location
Staten Island, NY

Client
New York City School Construction Authority (NYCSCA)

Services
Geotechnical
Site/Civil

Architect
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP


Solar Bay

OVERVIEW
Langan was a consultant to the City of Wildwood for a new, 25-acre solar farm on a former landfill site on the bay at Post Creek Basin. The solar farm will produce 3-megawatts of electricity for the city and will be developed following the capping and final closure of the open landfill site. The master plan includes 25-acres of new parkland, passive open space, recreational boating facilities along with recreational and fitness trails.

Location
Wildwood, NJ

Client
City of Wildwood

Services
Environmental
Site/Civil
Geotechnical
Landscape Architecture
Traditional Surveying


NJ Meadowlands Commission 1-A Landfill Solar Array

OVERVIEW
The solar array will be constructed on the top of the landfill and down the southern slope of the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission (NJMC) 1-A Landfill, with an intertie connection to the regional electrical distribution located off the site. The solar array is expected to provide over 3 MWdc of electric solar power annually. Langan has been retained by SunDurance to assist in a variety of design, permitting, and construction needs.

Location
Kearny, NJ

Client
SunDurance Energy (Subsequently purchased by PSE&G for Solar 4 All Program)

Services
Site/Civil
Geotechnical
Environmental
Natural Resources & Permitting


Science Park High School

OVERVIEW
The high school consists of a 225,700-GSF magnet school facility providing state-of-the-art educational instruction to 1,200 science and technology students. The building features an indoor pool, roof mounted-solar panels, and an HVAC system served by a geothermal well field. Additional site development included a sports fields, plaza/sitting areas, and on-site parking facilities. Langan provided comprehensive land surveying, engineering, and landscape architectural design services for the project.

Location
Newark, NJ

Client
New Jersey Schools Construction Corporation

Services
Geotechnical
Site/Civil
Environmental
Landscape Architecture
Traditional Surveying


Columbia University – Knox Hall Geothermal Design

OVERVIEW
A geothermal heating and cooling system consisting of four 1,800-foot-deep standing column wells was selected for a 90-ton heating and cooling system in connection with renovations and improvements to Columbia University's Knox Hall.

Location
New York, NY

Client
Columbia University

Service
Geotechnical

Architect
Helpern Architects


Hope VI – Miller Homes Residential Redevelopment

OVERVIEW
Langan provided a coordinated in-house multi-discipline approach of services to support this 9.4-acre Hope VI residential redevelopment which includes 182 affordable housing units (rentals), a 4,500 SF community building, open space and site amenities. This redevelopment provides Trenton with the opportunity to demolish an existing blighted and abandoned residential apartment tower complex and provides a new pedestrian- friendly townhouse neighborhood design.

Location
Trenton, NJ

Client
Pennrose Properties, Inc.

Services
Site/Civil
Geotechnical
Environmental
Surveying/Geospatial
Landscape Architecture
Natural Resources & Permitting
Demolition

Architect
Kitchen & Associates


Hope VI Redevelopment – King’s Court at Freedom Village

OVERVIEW
King’s Court is a redevelopment of the properties on the site formerly known as the Apollo Dye Factory. The properties were subject to site remediation, which had to be coordinated with the proposed 4-story, 78,000 ± SF senior housing residential building (consisting of 70 one-bedroom units), access drives, and associated parking facilities. The redevelopment was included as part of the HOPE VI Revitalization grant in cooperation with the Paterson Housing Authority. The King’s Court at Freedom Village will be a LEED-Certified building. Langan provided a full range of services for the design and permitting, which included obtaining local, county, and state approvals for Pennrose, as well as assisted the developer in obtaining federal and state funding and tax abatements.

Location
Paterson, NJ

Client
Pennrose Properties, Inc.

Services
Site/Civil
Geotechnical
Environmental
Landscape Architecture
Traffic & Transportation
Demolition

Architect
Wallace Roberts & Todd, LLC (WRT)


Hope VI Redevelopment – Spruce Gardens & Irvine Turner

OVERVIEW
Langan provided site/civil, geotechnical, environmental, traffic engineering, landscape architecture, lighting design and surveying services for this 11.4-acre Hope VI urban redevelopment in Newark’s Central Ward. This residential development included 100 rental units and 25 home ownership
units as part of the Newark Housing Authority’s 750-unit redevelopment at the Central Ward. The project also included a 12,360-SF Community Center building. Langan was also instrumental in obtaining local and state approvals for this new development and assisted the developer in obtaining federal and state funding and tax abatements.

Location
Newark, NJ

Client
Roizman Companies

Services
Site/Civil
Environmental
Geotechnical
Surveying/Geospatial
Landscape Architecture


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


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


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


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


Walnut Ridge

OVERVIEW
Langan provided full service engineering design and permitting for Walnut Ridge, a 92-unit townhouse development located in Lower Southampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The 20-acre site is located on a hillside with a significant change in topography of over 90 vertical feet. Design elements included stormwater conveyance and utility infrastructure for the proposed roadways, naturalized landscape design and buffering, and roadway widening along a Pennsylvania State highway. Wetlands permitting issues involved individual permitting and mitigation design for wetland disturbances over 100 linear feet.

Location
Lower Southampton, PA

Client
County Builders, Inc.

Services
Site/Civil
Natural Resources & Permitting
Surveying/Geospatial
Landscape Architecture


Ambler Boiler House

OVERVIEW
The Boiler House’s towering smokestack became an icon to the residents of Ambler and to passengers traveling on the adjacent R-5 rail line. To revitalize the area, the Boiler House was redeveloped to provide 36,000 SF of office space and a passenger platform extension at Ambler Station, providing easy access to Philadelphia and the surrounding area. The site’s industrial past created unique environmental challenges during the design phase, which Langan solved through strategic grading and by reutilizing on-site materials to minimize the extent of costly environmental remediation. We also developed a site design that focused on the industrial heritage while also addressing contamination issues. Our design included walkways, terraces, parking facilities, utilities, stormwater management systems, roadway improvements, and detailed landscape and lighting plans.
AWARDS
2014 Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia - Grand Jury Award
2013 Building Design & Construction Magazine - Reconstruction Awards, Gold Award

Location
Ambler, PA

Client
Summit Realty Advisors

Services
Site/Civil
Surveying/Geospatial
Landscape Architecture


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