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7) L.P. Ciminelli – Buffalo Public School, PS 195, City
Honors School
City Honors School was reconstructed during phase III of the
$1.45 billion, district –wide Buffalo Public Schools Reconstruction
Program. The $48 million project featured upgrades to 183,000
SF of existing school and adding over 65,000 SF of additions which
include a new 8-lane competitive swimming pool, diving platforms
and bleachers. LPCiminelli also had to deal with the recovery of
several intact graves from a cemetery dating back to the 1830’s.
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8) Plaza Construction - Brooklyn Navy Yard - Building 92
Originally built in the 1840’s, Building 92, a 9400 SF structure now
serves as the New Brooklyn Navy Yard Historic Center. The restoration
involved stabilizing the structure with a new foundation system
supported by piles and replacement of the structural framing that
was comprised throughout the past 170+ years. The restoration
required additional improvement to support a 20 foot high, 12 ton
ships anchor and chain, along with a 3-ton historic canon.
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9) R&P Oak Hill Development – SKF Aeroengine Heat
Treatment Facility
This 82,000-square-foot project built for SKFUSA consisted of a
state-of-the-art Heat Treatment Facility and attached corporate
offices. The $13.9 million project dealt with a number of challenges
such as hazardous site materials and severe winter conditions.
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10) Schimenti Construction Co. – REI Flagship, SOHO
Built in the historic Puck Building in NYC, the REI flagship store is
definitely one of a kind. The retail store now features two 14-foot,
nine-tons fly wheels leftover from the buildings original steam powered
plant which at one time drove the worlds largest lithograph presses.
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11) Turner Construction – Kaleida Gates Vascular
Institute
This 10 story, 480,000 SF building has a very unique curtain
wall which includes 8 different elements: curtain wall, storefront,
prefabricated metal panels, corrugated metal panels – 2 types,
punch windows, louver systems, masonry brick and precast
concrete. With the complexities of hospital coordination, Building
Information Modeling was used to coordinate the MEP/FP trades.
12) Welliver – Meier Hall, Elmira College
Meier Hall is a five-story, 140-bed dormitory that was designed in
the collegiate, gothic architecture style. The 64,000 SF building
also houses the resident life staff and visiting faculty at Elmira.
Welliver’s masons from Local No. 3 performed over 8000 hours
of work, laying over 127,000 bricks and 580 tons of limestone. A
19th century masterpiece built in the 21st century.
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