Architect: KSS Architects 411 Wales Avenue, Bronx, NY was a fast-paced complete renovation of an existing warehouse structure and new out of ground construction of a gymnasium, totaling 59,000sf. The existing warehouse was converted to a charter school including 40 classrooms, various offices, cafetorium and new gymnasium addition. Kel-Mar provided pre-construction services and complete construction…
Architect: Gensler Associates A seven story mixed use building sits at the northwest corner of Lexington Avenue and East 85th Street. The existing façade consisted of heavy brick masonry bearing wall construction. In a $5 million renovation project, Kelmar installed a two-story glazed curtain wall assembly along Lexington Avenue and 85th Street. The busy street…
Architect: Perkins – Eastman Phase I represents the realization of a 3+ year partnership with the Lower East Side Tenement Museum to create 10,000 SF of administrative, educational, and retail space for its unique mission, which document in a vivid way the immigrant experience of the huge wave of new Americans whose roots pass through…
Photos: Björg Magnea Architect: PK & S&B Architects 402 West 13th Street is a new, landmarked, out of the ground five story 20,000 square foot office building. The basement and ground floor are used for retail space. An existing two story structure was demolished in order to accommodate the new structure. The structure is built of concrete on q-deck…
Photo: James R. Morse NYC Architect: Space Architects As general contractor, converting this former printing loft into a contemporary open space design was the challenge on this project. Installation of an exposed air conditioning duct and various pendant style lighting systems, hung from skim plaster ceilings. Painting the partition details and existing columns in various…
Architect: Rogers Partners The success of the New York Metropolitan Montessori School triggered the need to expand. After purchasing the adjacent 5-story, residential building to the east, the school raised the $9.5 million needed to “expand” into the newly purchased building. Because the floor elevations did not match, an extension was built onto the rear…
Photo: Credit Börg Magnea Architect: Ennead Architects The French High School of New York is a private, independent bilingual French school for students from pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade located on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. In order to expand their facility, the school purchased an adjoining five-story residential building on York Avenue. The rear property line…
Photo: Björg Magnea Architect: Acheson Doyle Partners St Peter’s church underwent an entire mechanical and architectural restoration of the main floor and Mezzanine. Two packaged air-conditioning units were installed in the ceiling from access through the roof. Linear diffusers were cut into the existing ceiling and the return air grilles were custom fabricated to compliment…
Architect: Ernest Harris Architects Complete renovation of the school Cafeteria: Complete renovation of Wallace Hall. Selective renovation of the main church. Selective renovation of the lower church. Complete renovation of the school Library. The school cafeteria scope included the installation of a new commercial kitchen and HVAC system in the basement of the school. A…
Architect: Smith Miller & Hawkins Architects This two-story building on Zerega Avenue in the Bronx is a state-of-the-art EMS station prototype. The project was built for and funded by the New York City Fire Department and sponsored by the New York City Department of Design and Construction. This was a challenging project because of the…
