The Thrill of Victory - Structure Tone Inc.

8Nurturing Growthby Giovana MoreanoMaggie McGill, Photographer Rabobank’s new 16th floor receptionlobby at 10 Exchange Place in Jersey City, NJIn our 20+ years serving the GardenState, we have had the opportunity to developmany long standing relationships—perennials, if you will—as well sow newseeds. Over the years, we have reaped a harvestof more than 30,000,000sf of space, recentlybeing named the number one constructionservices provider in New Jersey.Nearly one third of our work, over12,000,000sf, has been built in Jersey Cityalone. Lying on the west bank of the HudsonRiver across from Lower Manhattan,Jersey City is the second largest city in NewJersey. High-rises reaching for the cloudscomprise the City’s financial area, where fiveof the tallest are occupied by companies forwhich we’ve recently provided services, includingG.X. Clarke, Goldman Sachs,Lehman Brothers, Barclays Capital,Rabobank, Knight Equity, AIG and BeckmanCoulter, to name a few.In particular, 10 Exchange Place in Jersey Cityhas been a location where we have establishedstrong roots through serving bothlong-term and blossoming client relationships.Rabobank, a firm that we have been privilegedto work with for ten years, and BeckmanCoulter, a newer partner, are two stories thatexemplify our tradition in New Jersey.Establishing RootsRabobank, a full-range financial servicesprovider, is located on the 16th floor of 10Exchange Place. One of the first projects weperformed for Rabobank came in early2001 when we completed a 3,000sf officerestack. That work was followed by a10,000sf office renovation in 2003 and a2,000sf trading area renovation in 2006.In early 2007, Rabobank made the decisionto take advantage of the 15th floor vacancy,pursuing the opportunity to expand and allowingthe firm to relocate a portion of itssupport services from its corporate headquartersin NYC. The relocation also facilitatedthe growth and consolidation oftrading personnel.Once Rabobank made the decision to acquirethe space, all it needed was the rightCM to renovate it—and once again StructureTone was the top quality serviceprovider that met Rabobank’s needs. StructureTone provided full preconstruction andconstruction phase services for renovationof the newly acquired space. The entire35,000sf was completely demolished andconverted into a high-end corporate office.The new space includes general and executiveoffices, reception lobby, multi-media andconference rooms and open work spaces.“Structure Tone’s preconstruction effortsallowed our entire project team to focus onthe deliverables required to meet the needsof Rabobank’s end-users. In addition, thededication of the project team—Tom Kilgallen,Dave Adams and Rakesh Shah—allowed Structure Tone to deliver a projecton time, under budget and with the qualityand professionalism that our client demands.”—RaymondDonaghy, vice presidentof account executives, Structure Tone Rabobank’s entry features high-endfinshes and clean linesRabobank also needed a 2,000sf LAN roomthat we were required to construct andturnover four weeks prior to substantialcompletion of the office floor. The early deliverywas necessary for Rabobank’s IT andfacilities personnel, as well as vendors, tocomplete all the communications, A/V andsecurity work.Throughout the office space one can admirehigh-end finishes such as Almute millwork furniturepanels, Sapelle wood wall panels, Bendheimglass office fronts and various Europeanwall coverings. The interconnecting staircasewas also renovated to match Rabobank’s newhigh-end office. It is made of steel framing anduniquely finished with Bendheim guardrailsand Sapelle wood handrails.Our relationship with Rabobank hasgrown beyond 10 Exchange Place. AtRabobank’s 245 Park Avenue (NYC) corporateheadquarters we have built nearly70,000sf of space.New HarvestIn mid 2007 Structure Tone was thrilled tohave the opportunity to expand its experienceat 10 Exchange Place through developmentof a successful relationship withBeckman Coulter, a leading manufacturer ofbiomedical testing instrument systems andV O L U M E I V | Q III | 2 0 0 8Maggie McGill, Photographer