New Condos Rising in Hudson Square

With AirTrain JFK open for business, construction of the $316 million multi-modal Jamaica Control Center/Vertical Circulation Building project moved into its final phase.

Tishman Construction Corporation and Bechtel Infrastructure are serving as construction managers on the project. The 250,000-sq.-ft., 7-story building under construction will allow passengers to connect in Jamaica to AirTrain JFK, 740 daily Long Island Rail Road trains, three New York City Transit subway lines and a dozen local bus lines.

The VCB and the base building work on the JCC, which will house administrative offices for the LIRR and the Metropolitan Transit Authority Police on five floors, has been completed. The final phase of construction entails building a mezzanine bridge, having a segmented-arch, barrel-vault portal overhead, which will link the public concourse to the LIRR and subway lines.

Consultants Selected for Post Office Project

The Empire State Development Corporation has selected a consulting team led by architecture, engineering and consulting firm HDR to provide development advisory services for the Farley-Moynihan Station project. In addition to HDR, other key project team members include Washington Square Partners and Economic Research Associates.

The project team will assist ESDC in reviewing work completed to date, analyzing markets, identifying and evaluating financially feasible development options, exploring alternative financing scenarios and selecting a developer.

The $1 billion project will expand the James A. Farley Post Office building and link it to the current Penn Station across the street. It includes a potential of 800,000 sq. ft. of retail/commercial space, 250,000 sq. ft. of postal related services, 300,000 sq. ft. of rail transportation improvements, and 1 million sq. ft. of air rights. The revamped station is expected to open by 2008 and will be part of the world's largest transportation hub.

The 337-unit project is being developed by Jeffrey E. Levine's development company, Douglaston Development. Levine Builders will serve as general contractor for the project. It is being financed by Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company and was designed by architect Stephen B. Jacobs. Leasing consultant is Nancy Packes of Halstead/Feathered Nest and property manager will be Levine affiliate, Clinton Management.

Construction is expected to be completed by April 2005.

Intrepid Project under Construction

Hudson Meridian Construction Group was named construction manager of a $10 million Intrepid Sea Air Space Museum project.

The project will involve the construction of the Michael Tyler Fisher Education Center at the fantail (stern) of the ship, an approximately 18,000-sq.-ft. facility that will include a 4,000-sq.ft. main conference room, several classrooms, restrooms, new stairways, elevator, catering related facilities, complete MEP systems and new finishes.

Construction began in winter 2003 and is expected to be completed by summer 2004.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey approved $45 million for is school soundproofing program to create quieter classrooms in schools located near airports.

The school soundproofing program is jointly administered by the Port Authority and the Federal Aviation Administration under the federal Airport Improvement Program. The FAA funds approximately 80 percent of the program costs for schools located near Newark Liberty International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia Airport, and approximately 90 percent of the costs for schools near Teterboro Airport. The Port Authority funds the remaining.

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