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LAND USE PLANNING QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
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A Friendly Neighbor... Proposed Project 9-Story Residential Building (No-Build Project) Compared to a tower mass extruded vertically from the property line, the solar- carved tower yields a significant increase WOODSIDE,in yearly sunlight hours QUEENS, to two key NY areas on the High Line park: The Washington Grasslands to the east of the site, and the High Line Sundeck to the north.
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...and double the daylight! A daylight model demonstrates that compared to an as-of-right scheme, the proposed tower’s shape and position significantly increase the natural light and air to the High Line. In particular, the area directly to the east of the site will see DRAFT about twice the amount of possible sun hours! HIGHLINETechnical Excellence 14 Practical Experience Client Responsiveness Map Map Reference: ESRI Basemap; NYC DCP; and http; //windhistory.com/station.html?KNYC
ATTACHMENT $: WIND DIRECTION MAP AVERAGE YEARLY SUSTAINABLE DESIGN Langan professionals design solutions that maintain the inherent connections between structures and their natural surroundings. The result - sustainable communities for future generations to live, work and play.
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CEQR/ULURP, SEQR, and NEPA Langan has extensive experience preparing New York City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR), New York State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR), and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents for a wide range of projects. Langan’s expertise covers a number of Land Use Planning actions, including:
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BAY STREET CORRIDOR REZONING
SERVICES:
• Land Use Planning • City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) • Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
LOCATION:
Staten Island, New York
CLIENTS:
New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) New York City Department of City Planning (NYCDCP)
Langan provided full Land Use Planning services in compliance with CEQR, including preparation of an EIS for the Bay Street Corridor Rezoning project. The project was an integral component of a city-sponsored comprehensive community planning effort focusing on the revitalization of the North Shore of Staten Island. The project is also an integral part of the City’s affordable housing initiative, to encourage new affordable housing opportunities and create jobs through zoning actions, including the adopted Mandatory Inclusionary Housing provision, as well as infrastructure improvements.
The project involved rezoning an approximately 45-acre area zoned for manufacturing and industrial uses to a mixed use district. The proposed rezoning would facilitate the potential for more than 2.5 million square feet of new residential use, as well as new ground floor retail amenities and commercial and office space.
The City of New York awarded Langan the Bay Street Corridor Rezoning project as part of the firm’s On-Call Environmental Planning and Transportation contract with the NYCEDC.
The project was certified into ULURP as of November 2018.
SHERMAN PLAZA MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT
SERVICES:
• Land Use Planning • City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) • Environmental Assessment Statement (EAS) • Geotechnical Engineering • Natural and Cultural Resources
LOCATION:
New York, New York Langan prepared a New York City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) EAS for zoning map amendments to the New
York City Zoning Resolution to facilitate the construction of a CLIENT: 23-story, 415,587 GSF mixed-use, development in the
Inwood neighborhood of Manhattan. Confidential
The EAS evaluated the potential impacts of the additional bulk and height allowed under the rezoning to an R9 zoning district with a full C2-4 commercial overlay and text amendment for the establishment of a Mandatory Inclusionary Housing Area (MIHA) on the project site. Under the MIH program, 30 % (100) of the dwelling units under the development will be permanently affordable for residents with incomes at 80 %of the Area Median Income. The EAS also evaluated the project’s potential shadow impacts on Fort Tryon Park, a 67-acre public park directly west of the project site across Broadway that is a designated New York City Scenic Landmark and is listed on the State and National Register of Historic Places. The EAS also focused on potential impacts to urban design and visual resources, socioeconomic conditions, historic and cultural resources, and noise.
AVENUES SCHOOL 536 – 544 WEST 26TH STREET
SERVICES:
• Land Use Planning • City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) • Environmental Assessment Statement (EAS) • Environmental Engineering • Geotechnical Engineering • Site/Civil Engineering • Permitting • Survey • HazMat Inspection
LOCATION: Digital rendering courtesy of Neoscape, Inc.
New York, New York Langan provided multiple Land Use planning and engineering services in connection with the demolition of an existing structure and construction of a new 9-story, 144,000 GSF OWNER: building in the West Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. The new building will house a portion of a private school Avenues: The World School (Avenues: The World School), offices, and gallery space.
A special permit was required from the New York City Board CLIENT: of Standards and Appeals (BSA) to site a school in a manufacturing zoning district and, therefore, was also subject Savanna Project Management to CEQR. Langan completed an EAS that examined potential impacts related to land use and zoning, transportation, shadows, and noise. Based on the EAS findings, the BSA ARCHITECT: determined that the proposed project would not result in any significant adverse environmental impacts. The grant of the Morris Adjmi Architects special permit was obtained in September 2015.
Langan’s environmental engineering services included LAND USE ATTORNEY: submission of a revised Stipulation Agreement to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Greenberg Traurig, LLP evaluation of the effectiveness of previously executed remedial actions, and preparation of a Remediation Action Plan that included “hot-spot” soil excavation as part of the site AWARDS: construction activities.
2018 Greater New York Construction Our geotechnical engineering services included a subsurface User Council Outstanding Projects, K- investigation, design development, construction phase 12 services, and a final report with foundation recommendations.
Langan’s site/civil services included a NYC Department of Buildings/Department of Transportation Builders Pavement Plan, Con Edison vault approvals, and the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation tree application.
Our surveying services included a utility tone-out and a site survey field investigation and drafting.
45 BROAD STREET
SERVICES: Langan is providing multi- discipline engineering • Land Use Planning services at 45 Broad Street, • Geotechnical Engineering Lower Manhattan’s future • Site/Civil Engineering tallest residential building. • Environmental Engineering The 64-story, 1,115-foot supertall tower will include 206 condominiums, eight LOCATION: floors of office space and a school. There are also plans New York, New York to include two new subway elevators for the Broad Street J/Z station in response
to the lack of ADA CLIENT: accessibility.
Madison Equities Our geotechnical team’s Pizzarotti Group scope of work includes Gemdale USA oversight of subsurface AMS Acquisitions investigations; preparation of
a geotechnical report; design and detailing of hybrid ARCHITECT: support of excavation- caisson foundation system; CetraRuddy Architecture foundation waterproofing design drawings; and special inspection of caisson LAND USE ATTORNEY: foundations and support of excavation systems. Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP Langan’s environmental work consisted of due diligence, construction documents, and Credit: CetraRuddy Architecture a preliminary waste characterization study.
Our site/civil engineers designed utility and grading plans, a stormwater detention system, and obtained agency approvals for applications including the Builder’s Pavement Plan, Tree Planting Application, and Site Connection Proposal.
Langan also prepared a CEQR Environmental Assessment Statement to support a City Planning Commission special permit allowing for floor area bonus in exchange for subway station improvements.
Previous work performed by Langan on the site, which included site subsurface exploration, allowed us to save the developer significant time and cost.
FLUSHING WATERFRONT REZONING
SERVICES:
• Land Use Planning • City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) • Master Plan Engineering • Waterfront Engineering • Transportation Engineering • Environmental Engineering
LOCATION:
Flushing, New York
CLIENT:
FWRA LLC
ARCHITECT:
Hill West Architects
STRATEGIC PARTNER: The Flushing Waterfront rezoning covers approximately 29 acres in the Downtown Flushing neighborhood of Queens. The F&T Group development will introduce 1,725 affordable and market-rate Young Nian Group housing units, 22,000 GSF of community facility space, and United Construction & Development approximately 1.4 million GSF of retail, office, and hotel space Group on four development sites. The development will also provide over three acres of publicly accessible open space through a new shore public walkway along the eastern edge of Flushing LAND USE ATTORNEY: Creek. A new street network, upland connections, and the shore public walkway will open up the existing inaccessible waterfront Stroock & Stroock & Lavan and allow the area to serve as an extension of Downtown Flushing, and a distinct waterfront destination for residents, workers, and visitors. COMPLETION DATES: The project will update the Downtown Flushing Waterfront Ongoing (Langan work) Access Plan and establish the Special Flushing Waterfront 2025 (Construction Est.) District (SFWD). The northern portion of the SFWD would be rezoned and mapped as a Mandatory Inclusionary Housing Area.
Langan worked with three developers to prepare the required Environmental Assessment Statement. Langan is also providing engineering consultation to support the master plan and permitting processes for the approvals required from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, and the New York City Department of Transportation.
69-02 QUEENS BOULEVARD
SERVICES:
• Land Use Planning • City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) • Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP)
LOCATION:
Elmhurst, New York
Rendering courtesy of Madison Realty Capital CLIENT:
Langan is providing CEQR and ULURP services in Madison Realty Capital connection with a proposed rezoning to facilitate construction
of two residential buildings totaling approximately 559,798 SF in the Elmhurst neighborhood of Queens. Development plans LAND USE ATTORNEY: include one 14-story building and one 17-story building with a total of 561 apartments, 30 percent of which will be Stroock & Stroock & Lavan designated as affordable housing for low-, moderate-, and middle-income families. The proposed buildings will also house 5,600 SF of retail space and 242 above-ground parking spots.
The project owner is also requesting a zoning text amendment to establish the property as a Mandatory Inclusionary Housing area. In addition, the client is seeking a Large-Scale General Development Special Permit pursuant to the New York City Zoning Resolution for height, setback, and parking regulation modifications. These proposed zoning map and zoning text amendments, as well as the special permit request, are discretionary actions subject to CEQR.
Langan also completed a technical memorandum that included a detailed traffic analysis following the addition of a school facility to the project during ULURP.
SOLAR CARVE TOWER
SERVICES:
• Land Use Planning • City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) • Geotechnical Engineering • Environmental Engineering
LOCATION:
New York, New York
CLIENTS:
William Gottlieb Real Estate Simon, Eisenberg and Baum, LLP
ARCHITECT: Credit: Studio Gang Architects Studio Gang Architects Located between the High Line and Hudson River, Solar Carve Tower’s unique design is inspired by the sun’s angles and path, allowing light to shine through it and reach the High Line. The 10-story mixed-use building includes 20,000 SF of outdoor space, 40,000 SF of retail space, and nine office floors.
Langan provided multi-discipline services in support of this development. Our work included assisting the design team and owner with plans for foundation construction and identifying subsurface conditions that would significantly affect the foundation cost and construction schedule.
Langan’s environmental planners prepared a CEQR Environmental Assessment Statement as part of a Board of Planned effects of sunlight to tower design Standards and Appeals submission for height and bulk variances. The CEQR analysis evaluated the potential environmental impacts of the development in the future build/no-build development scenarios.
Langan’s geotechnical work included site recognizance, reporting on existing geotechnical data, and a review of information on adjacent buildings and the High Line park. Our engineers also performed a comprehensive test boring program, evaluated the subsurface data, and prepared a report outlining subsurface conditions and the feasibility of various foundation systems for construction.
Our Environmental engineers conducted Phase I Environmental Site Assessment and Phase II Environmental Site Investigations during the early stages of the project.
The project is targeting LEED Gold certification.
112-116 EDGECOMBE AVENUE REZONING
SERVICES:
• Land Use Planning • City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) • Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) Support
LOCATION:
Harlem, New York
CLIENT:
Edgecombe Ventures
ARCHITECT:
ELOD Studio
Langan is providing multi-disciplinary services for the proposed rezoning of an approximately 8,500 SF site in the Strivers’ Row area of Central Harlem. The rezoning would facilitate redevelopment that would include affordable housing and a Food Retail Expansion to Support Health (FRESH) grocery store. The site is currently occupied by a former church building – Mount Calvary United Methodist Church – and two vacant residential buildings facing Edgecombe Avenue.
Langan’s land use planning group is supporting the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure by the land use attorneys and supplying all the City Environmental Quality Review documentation – Reasonable Worst Case Development Scenario, Environmental Assessment Statement and associated supplemental reports.
ELLINGTON CIRCLE REZONING
SERVICES:
• Land Use Planning • City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) • Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) Support • Geotechnical Engineering • Environmental Engineering • Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) • Surveying
LOCATION:
New York, New York
CLIENT:
La Hermosa Christian Church Langan is providing multi-disciplinary services for the proposed rezoning of an approximately 15,000 SF site in Central Harlem. ARCHITECT: The rezoning would facilitate redevelopment that would include a 33-story mixed use tower with 160 apartments (48 FXCollaborative permanently affordable units) and community facility uses. The site is currently occupied by a church and a vacant lot facing Duke Ellington Circle. LAND USE ATTORNEY: This site faces challenges such as poor geology, potential Herrick, Feinstein environmental issues, and proximity to Central Park – a scenic landmark that may be affected by shadows and urban design considerations.
Langan’s land use planning group is supporting the ULURP by project land use attorneys and supplying all the CEQR documentation – Reasonable Worst Case Development Scenario, Environmental Assessment Statement and associated supplemental reports.
Langan also performed a subsurface geotechnical exploration and prepared a preliminary geotechnical engineering report. Our environmental engineers completed a Phase I ESA. 266 WEST 96TH STREET
SERVICES:
• Due Diligence • Land Use Planning • City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) • ULURP Support • Geotechnical Engineering • Environmental Engineering • Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) • Phase II Environmental Site Investigation (ESI)
LOCATION:
New York, New York Langan is providing multi-disciplinary services for the proposed redevelopment of the site located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The site is currently occupied by two low-rise CLIENT: community facility buildings and an abandoned IRT power sub- station. The proposed redevelopment includes affordable Fetner Properties housing, including the provision of micro-units, as well as replacement space for community use. The development site is co-terminous with an historic district that presented issues with LAND USE ATTORNEY: respect to historic and cultural resources and shadows on potentially sunlight-sensitive resources. This, combined with the Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & site’s proximity to a subway structure, presented challenges to Jacobson development.
Langan’s geotechnical scope included a subsurface geotechnical exploration and preparation of a preliminary engineering evaluation, including coordination with New York City Transit. Our environmental engineers completed a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment and a Phase II Environmental Site Investigation.
The land use planning group is supporting the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure by the land use attorneys and supplying all the City Environmental Quality Review documentation – Reasonable Worst Case Development Scenario, Environmental Assessment Statement and associated supplemental reports and coordinated the CEQR process with city and state agencies.
Each Langan discipline team combined its relevant expertise to advance redevelopment of a complex site. 42-11 9TH STREET
SERVICES:
• Land Use Planning • City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) • Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP)
LOCATION:
Long Island City, New York Langan is providing land use planning services for the proposed development of a 20-story, 398,000 SF mixed-use building in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens. The building CLIENT: would contain office, retail/service, and light manufacturing spaces. RXR The proposed actions include designation of the project site as an ‘industrial business incentive area’ which would facilitate the ARCHITECT: development of the mixed-use building. The development includes 54,621 SF of required industrial uses, as set forth in the Perkins Eastman Zoning Resolution, within a two-story podium and 268,137 SF of commercial uses within a 17-story tower. A retail space may be located at grade, as well as more than 80 parking spaces as STRATEGIC PARTNERS: permitted by zoning.
AKF Group Langan’s scope of work includes preparation of a Reasonable DeSimone Worst Case Development Scenario Memorandum, CEQR Titan Environmental Assessment Statement and Supplementary Report, and detailed transportation analysis.
LAND USE ATTORNEY:
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
EDIBLE ACADEMY NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
SERVICES:
• Land Use Planning • City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) • Environmental Assessment Statement (EAS) • Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA)
LOCATION:
Bronx, New York
CLIENT:
The Edible Academy provides gardening instruction, hands- New York Botanical Garden on training, and cooking demonstrations for teachers and
families interested in learning about growing and preparing fruits, vegetables and herbs. Located entirely within the ARCHITECT: nationally landmarked 256-acre New York Botanical Garden (NYBG), a State and National Register listed resource, the Cooper Robertson site is receiving upgrades that will provide opportunities for 80,000 participants annually. Improvements include the construction of a one-story building that features a basement, AWARDS: two classrooms, a demonstration kitchen, and support space to accommodate staff and storage needs. Additional features 2018 ENR New York Best Projects, include the construction of a 1,400 SF greenhouse with a Green Project – Best Project covered walkway, two outdoor pavilions, an open-air amphitheater, a new 10,000 SF garden display, improved site access, a new service yard, a tram stop, and upgraded infrastructure.
Langan is providing Land Use Planning services, including preparation of an ESA for the improvement and expansion of the Edible Academy.
CEQR is required for discretionary approval of state funding from the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York. The EAS examined potential environmental effects related to land use, open space, shadows, and historic and cultural resources. The environmental review also involved completion of a Consistency Assessment Form to demonstrate consistency with New York City’s Waterfront Revitalization Program.
NYCHA TWIN PARKS TERRACE
SERVICES:
• Land Use Planning • City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) • National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Review
LOCATION:
Bronx, New York
CLIENT:
Settlement Housing Fund New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)
As part of NYCHA’s NextGen Program, a city initiative to ARCHITECT: increase the number of affordable housing units in New York City by developing vacant NYCHA properties, Langan’s Land Danois Architects Use Planning group was retained for the environmental review of the development of a 14-story, 180 unit mixed-use affordable housing project.
Because of the local and federal discretionary actions that would facilitate this project, CEQR and NEPA reviews were required. Langan’s land use planning services include preparation of a Reasonable Worst Case Development Scenario Memorandum, Environmental Assessment Statement with supplemental reports, and a NEPA Environmental Assessment.
SUNNYSIDE YARD MASTER PLAN
SERVICES:
• Land Use Planning • Civil Engineering • Geotechnical Engineering
LOCATION:
Long Island City, New York
CLIENT: Langan is part of a multidisciplinary team selected to conduct
technical analysis and develop a Master Plan focusing on long- New York City Economic Development term overbuild development for Sunnyside Yard in the Long Corporation (NYCEDC) Island City neighborhood of Queens. Sunnyside Yard is one of
the busiest rail yards in the country, serving Amtrak, New Jersey Transit, and Long Island Rail Road. ARCHITECT: Langan is providing land use planning due diligence, including Partnership for Architecture and community facility assessments and regulatory approval Urbanism strategies.
STRATEGIC PARTNERS:
Thornton Tomasetti HNTB Nelson Byrd Woltz
LAND USE ATTORNEY:
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
MAPLEWOOD SENIOR LIVING
SERVICES: Langan provided SEQR services, including the preparation of a full Environmental Assessment Form (EAF), in connection • Land Use Planning with the construction of a • State Environmental Quality 21-story, 178,162 SF senior Review (SEQR) care living facility in the • Environmental Assessment Yorkville neighborhood of Form (EAF) Manhattan. The project • Environmental Remediation comprises 212 dwelling • Geotechnical Engineering units, memory care facilities, • Site/Civil Engineering dining facilities, and • Survey recreational space.
The client sought to Credit: Handel Architects
increase the bulk of a LOCATION: proposed “as-of-right” 21-
story building by New York, New York approximately 21,000 SF
through the purchase of unused development rights CLIENT: from a Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) facility located to the south of Maplewood Senior Living the development site. SEQR was required for discretionary approval of the sale of unused development rights by the MTA. The FEAF evaluated potential environmental impacts ARCHITECT related to land use, zoning, and public policy, as well as hazardous materials and construction. Handel Architects Our environmental services included a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, a Phase II Environmental Site Investigation, STRATEGIC PARTNER: waste characterization, spill investigation, and remediation. Langan also provided bid support, construction administration Desimone Consulting Engineers and environmental monitoring, as needed.
Because the project is within the influence zone of the Second Avenue subway, approvals were required by New York City Transit. Langan completed a subsurface investigation and prepared the geotechnical report, which included subsurface profiles and foundation recommendations. Langan also prepared the Support of Excavation (SOE) and waterproofing drawings and provided inspections for the SOE system and deep foundation elements.
Langan updated the information from a previous survey to reflect the current topographical data for the full right-of-way width of the surrounding streets This included all relevant data necessary for the preparation of a Builders Pavement Plan.
Our site/civil engineering services included schematics through construction phase design, construction administration, and permitting. Langan’s designs addressed storm water management, utility connections, and public right-of-way improvements.
1125 WHITLOCK AVENUE
SERVICES:
• Land Use Planning • City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) • Environmental Assessment Statement (EAS) • Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP)
LOCATION:
Bronx, New York Rendering courtesy of The Ader Group
Langan prepared a CEQR Environmental Assessment CLIENT: Statement (EAS) for the proposed construction of two, 14- story residential buildings totaling approximately 472,484 SF The Ader Group in the Foxhurst neighborhood of the Bronx. The project will transform a currently underutilized site into a development consisting of 461 residential units, 100 percent of which will be designated as permanently affordable housing. The buildings will also house ground floor local retail establishments and community facility space catering to the local population, as well as below-grade parking.
CEQR is required for discretionary approval of a zoning map amendment to rezone the property from manufacturing to residential use with a commercial overlay. A zoning text amendment was also proposed to designate the property as a Mandatory Inclusionary Housing area. The EAS evaluated the potential environmental impacts related to several key technical areas, including noise, air quality, and transportation.
The lead city agency issued a “negative declaration” in early 2017.
WATER STREET CORRIDOR
SERVICES:
• Land Use Planning • City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) • Environmental Assessment Statement (EAS)
LOCATION:
New York, New York
CLIENTS:
New York City Environmental Development Corporation (NYCEDC)
Langan provided Land Use Planning services pursuant to CEQR, including the preparation of an EAS, as part of an NYCEDC initiative to economically revitalize Privately Owned Public Spaces along and near the historic Water Street corridor in Lower Manhattan. The CEQR environmental review was required for discretionary approval of a text amendment to the New York City Zoning Resolution to facilitate the redevelopment of approximately 20 buildings for retail use, along with improvements to existing public plazas and pedestrian access.
The EAS evaluated potential impacts to archaeological resources and historic buildings, infrastructure, and transportation. In June 2016, the New York City Council voted to approve the text amendment.
URBAN HEALTH PLAN – 1095 SOUTHERN BOULEVARD
SERVICES:
• Land Use Planning • State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) • Environmental Assessment Form (EAF) • NYS Brownfield Cleanup Program Coordination • Traffic Engineering • Environmental Remediation • Geotechnical Engineering
• Site/Civil Engineering
LOCATION: Langan provided Land Use Planning services for the construction of a 9-story, approximately 87,000 GSF building Bronx, New York comprising 47,000 GSF of exam rooms and offices, and 40,277 GSF of below-grade parking. Construction of health care facilities in the State of New York is subject to the New York CLIENT: State Certificate of Need process and approval by the New York State Commissioner of Health. This is a discretionary action Urban Health Plan subject to environment review pursuant to the State Kirchhoff Companies Environment Qualification Review Act. Langan prepared the full EAF, which included a traffic study to analyze potential project- generated traffic impacts in the study area. We are also ARCHITECT: responsible for performing environmental and geotechnical engineering services in support of the development project. HOK In addition, the owner/developer team enrolled the property into the New York State Brownfield Cleanup Program to address STRATEGIC PARTNER: impacts from a former dry cleaner. Langan completed the environmental investigations for the site and obtained approval Odeh Engineers from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation for the cleanup.
As the project lies within the influence of a New York City Transit (NYCT) subway line, pre-construction approval was required for the project. Our geotechnical field investigation included borings, test pits, and full-time engineering Special Inspections. Langan reviewed relevant architectural and structural drawings, and prepared support for excavation and underpinning plans. Langan was also responsible for interactions with NYCT to obtain required pre-construction approvals.
Our site/civil engineering services include schematics through construction phase design, and construction administration. Services included permitting preparation and applications for the NYC Department of Environmental Protection site connection, NYC Department of Transportation Builders Pavement Plan, and vault permitting for a Con Edison Vault. Langan’s designs addressed storm water management, utility connections, and public right-of-way improvements. S&L AEROSPACE METALS EXPANSION
SERVICES:
• Land Use Planning • City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) • Environmental Assessment Statement (EAS) • Waterfront Revitalization Program Consistency Assessment Form • Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) Application Langan completed a City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) Environmental Assessment Statement (EAS) and a ULURP application in connection with the proposed LOCATION: disposition of city-owned property.
College Point, New York The client, who is involved in the assembly and shipping of hydraulic/pneumatic parts for various segments of the aerospace industry, seeks to expand its existing operations. CLIENT: The expansion includes construction of a new 24,000 SF building. S&L Aerospace Metals, LLC Our CEQR EAS analysis examined impacts related to several technical areas, including transportation, hazardous materials, and air quality. The study also included the completion of a Consistency Assessment Form to demonstrate consistency with the policies and intent of New York City’s Waterfront Revitalization Program. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT FOUR FREEDOMS STATE PARK
SERVICES:
• Land Use Planning • State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) • NYSDEC and USACE Permits • Ecological Evaluations • Site/Civil Engineering • Geotechnical Engineering • Landscape Architecture
LOCATION:
Roosevelt Island, New York
CLIENT: Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park, © Iwan Baan Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park, LLC As part of a long history of multi-disciplined work on New York City’s Roosevelt Island, Langan successfully completed a State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) Environmental ARCHITECT: Assessment Form, and obtained U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and NYS Department of Environmental Mitchell | Giurgola Architects, LLP Conservation (NYSDEC) wetland permits for the Franklin D. Louis Kahn Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park on the southernmost portion of the Island.
STRATEGIC PARTNER: The USACE and NYSDEC permits addressed the project shoreline stabilization and rip-rap work and the creation of Weidlinger Associates approximately one-half acre of water in the East River. The F.J. Sciame process involved coordination with the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC), the project design team and the US Coast Guard. AWARDS: Designed by renowned architect Louis Kahn and opened in 2013 ENR Best Project – Merit Award (Landscape/Hardscape/Urban 2012, the 4.5-acre park features a landscaped open garden Development) and plaza area, a promenade along the East River, forecourt, 2013 American Institute of Architects sculpture court and front plaza overlooking the East River, New York Chapter Design Awards: Manhattan and Brooklyn at the Island’s southernmost point. Urban Design Merit Award 2013 Municipal Art Society: Brendan Approved in 2009, the review identified and analyzed the Gill Prize environmental impacts of the project with an emphasis on 2013 Travel + Leisure Design Awards: construction activities, transportation components and historic, Best Public Space natural and visual resources. 2013 American Council of Engineering Companies, NJ Chapter – Engineering Langan also provided site/civil engineering, landscape Excellence Awards: Honor Award 2013 American Council of Engineering architecture, geotechnical engineering, and natural resource Companies, National – Engineering studies for the project. Excellence Awards: Grand Award
NYCEDC ON-CALL PLANNING, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND TRAFFIC ENGINEERING SERVICES
SERVICES:
• Land Use Planning • City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) • State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) • Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) • Transportation Planning Studies • Infrastructure Assessments
LOCATION:
Five Boroughs of New York City, New York
In 2014, Langan was awarded an NYCEDC Planning On-Call CLIENT: contract to provide planning, environmental, and traffic engineering services as part of the city’s overall effort to New York City Economic Development facilitate development and improve economic conditions in Corporation (NYCEDC) the five boroughs. Such services included preparation of Environmental Assessment Statements, Environmental Impact Statements, Uniform Land Use Review Procedure CONTRACT DURATION: (ULURP) applications, traffic circulation and parking studies, traffic analyses for City Environmental Quality Review 2014 - 2018 (CEQR) environmental reviews, and site-specific planning studies and zoning analyses, among others.
As the prime contractor, Langan was responsible for leading a team of sub-consultants with expertise in all areas of CEQR technical analysis, ULURP protocols, and other relevant areas in order to ensure projects were completed.
SOUTHPOINT OPEN SPACE DEVELOPMENT
SERVICES:
• Land Use Planning • State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) • Site/Civil Engineering • Geotechnical Services
LOCATION:
Roosevelt Island, New York
CLIENT:
The Trust for Public Land Langan prepared a State Environmental Quality Review
(SEQR) Full Environmental Assessment Form (EAF) for the
Southpoint Open Space Project on Roosevelt Island.
Completed in 2010, the 7-acre site features two historic properties listed on the State/National Register of Historic Places, including the former Smallpox Hospital (Renwick Ruin) and the Strecker Memorial Laboratory, which are also designated New York City Landmarks.
The project features landscaped gardens, lawn areas, paved walkways, a comfort station and panoramic views of Manhattan, Queens and the East River.
The environmental review analyzed the project’s potential impacts on historic and visual resources, traffic, land use, hazardous materials and construction. Approval of the environmental review work required critical coordination with a team comprised of the Trust for Public Land (the project sponsor), landscape architects, the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (the project SEQR Lead Agency) and various local and state agencies.
THE ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHEL LOWER/MIDDLE SCHOOL
SERVICES:
• Land Use Planning • City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) Assessment • Due Diligence • Remedial Action Work Plan and Site-Specific Health and Safety Plan • Remedial Excavation Oversight • UST/AST Removal and Closure • Community Air Monitoring • Environmental Specifications and Bid Support • Environmental Engineering • Phase I and Phase II Site Investigations Langan provided multi-disciplinary services for the construction of the 9-story, 150,000 SF, Lower/Middle School in Manhattan’s Upper West Side. This LEED Gold-certified
school includes an early childhood center, elementary school, LOCATION: and middle school. Langan’s CEQR services included the
preparation of an Environmental Assessment Statement New York, New York (EAS) as part of a bulk and height zoning variance request,
which was approved by the NYC Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) in 2009. The EAS focused on stationary CLIENT: source noise, hazardous materials and shadows impacts.
Levien & Company The 17,600 SF project site formerly contained an automobile storage facility and automotive repair shop. As such, the site contained several underground and aboveground petroleum ARCHITECT: storage tanks. Langan successfully conducted a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment and a Phase II Gruzen Samton Architects, Planners Environmental Site Investigation, prepared and implemented and Designers a remediation work plan, and conducted a petroleum spill cleanup and community air monitoring for the school construction. The services were performed in accordance AWARDS: with CEQR and were approved by the NYC Office of Environmental Remediation (OER). 2014 SARA, NY Chapter, Bronze Honor Award In addition to BSA and OER compliance, the project was 2014 Learning by Design Magazine, reviewed by New York State Department of Environmental Citation of Excellence Conservation (NYSDEC) following the discovery of a 2014 School Planning & Management Magazine, Judge’s Choice Award petroleum spill during the Phase II ESI. 2013 American School and University Magazine, Combined-Level School As such, Langan successfully obtained a Notice to Proceed Citation Award from OER and provided oversight for the remedial excavation, 2013 LEED Gold Certification community air monitoring, and construction of the project vapor mitigation system.
ALLEY POND ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER
SERVICES:
• Land Use Planning • City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) • Environmental Engineering • Geotechnical Engineering • Wetland Delineation
LOCATION:
Queens, New York
The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation is OWNER: constructing a new 10,000 SF, LEED-certified Alley Pond Environmental Center (APEC) on a 5.7-acre site in Alley New York City Department of Parks Pond Park. The project involves the construction of a school and Recreation (NYCDPR) bus drop-off area, accessory storage outbuildings, landscaping, and grading and upgrades to existing pedestrian trails and wetlands within the park. The APEC will feature CLIENT: new classrooms, support and lobby space and public gathering area. Leroy Street Studio Architecture, PC Langan successfully prepared a City Environmental Quality Review Environmental Assessment Statement to analyze the AWARDS: environmental impacts of the new development. Langan also prepared a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment and 2014 Public Design Commission, Phase II Environmental Site Investigation, and provided Award for Excellence in Design geotechnical engineering and wetland services for the 2014 NYC Mayors 32nd Annual Awards project. for Excellence in Design The construction of a larger and highly visible new facility will expand APEC’s capacity for educational programming and further its reach within the neighboring communities. The project will allow APEC educators to create new classes using the history of the site and the environmental features of the landscape and building as teaching tools.
1520 AND 1530 STORY AVENUE
SERVICES:
• Land Use Planning • City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) • Environmental Assessment Statement (EAS)
LOCATION:
Bronx, New York
CLIENT:
Nelson Management L+M Development Partners Rendering courtesy of Nelson Management
Langan provided Land Use planning services to facilitate the construction of two 13-story residential buildings within the existing Lafayette-Boynton Apartment complex in the Soundview neighborhood of the Bronx. The 480,850 SF development is comprised of 435 residential units for low- to middle-income and senior housing, as well as 15,000 SF of community facility space.
The project also includes a 1.8-acre central greenway, featuring a playground, outdoor fitness equipment, seating, and walking paths for residents, that will run through the complex, which is adjacent to Soundview Park, the largest park in the South Bronx.
Langan prepared an EAS for the project, which was required for the discretionary approval of financing through the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development’s Mix and Match program. The New York City Housing Development Corporation was also a key project stakeholder and helped facilitate the project.
Construction began in early 2017 and is anticipated to be completed by summer of 2019.
NEW YORK AQUARIUM SHARK TANK AND ANIMAL CARE FACILITY
SERVICES:
• Land Use Planning • State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) Assessment • Geotechnical Engineering • Environmental Engineering
LOCATION: Credit: The Portico Group
Brooklyn, New York As an initial revitalizing component for the seaside neighborhood of Coney Island, this new 58,000 SF building and ‘shimmer wall’, was designed by renowned artist/sculptor
Ned Kahn. The aquarium houses over 115 marine species, a CLIENT: new 500,000 gallon shark tank and public access from the
historic boardwalk. A continuously curving ramp along the Wildlife Conservation Society building's perimeter leads to an observation point on the roof
and a view of the Atlantic Ocean not previously available to aquarium visitors. ARCHITECTS: Langan provided geotechnical engineering services including Smith-Miller + Hawkinson Architects a comprehensive subsurface investigation that included a The Portico Group (Shark Tank) review of existing data and analysis, soil sampling, and Ned Kahn (Shimmer Wall Design) foundation recommendations. Our construction phase services included accredited Special Inspections, construction administration and monitoring of water-proofing installation. STRATEGIC PARTNER: Our environmental engineers provided services for Duval & Stachenfeld LLP characterization and delineation of soil hauled as part of development, including 24 soil borings. Based on the data, we prepared a contaminated soil management and Construction AWARDS: Health and Safety Plan to guide earthwork within impacted materials. 2014 Diamond Award, Evaluation of Sandy Damage MEP Systems Langan also provided comprehensive State Environmental 2013 NYC Design Commission for Quality Review (SEQR) services to evaluate the potential Ocean Wonder: Sharks! environmental impacts of the project. Services included analyses for shadow and visual impacts, hazardous materials, infrastructure, coastal consistency and transportation.
CONEY ISLAND TRAFFIC MASTER PLAN
SERVICES:
• Traffic Planning • Project Coordination
LOCATION:
Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York
CLIENT:
New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC)
Coney Island is one of a series of barrier islands along the southern shores of Long Island. Connected to Brooklyn by landfill and connecting roads to the east, the location gained fame in the first half of the 20th Century as a resort and amusement park destination. The area has since suffered from economic decline and more recently from Hurricane Sandy.
In an attempt to reinvigorate the economic viability of Coney Island, NYCEDC and the community council approved rezoning for the area. Improvements include expansion of hotel, amusement, retail, residential, and other ancillary services. At present, all traffic from the Seagate neighborhood is forced to flow through Coney Island neighborhoods to the east.
Langan’s traffic planning design services include developing measures to address seasonal-related traffic concerns, a historic review, design team coordination, interaction with the New York City Department of Transportation and New York Police Department, and development of cost-effective strategies to reduce overall cost and duration of the plan.
Our team is also developing long-term transportation plans that will provide resiliency to potential extreme flooding, quality assurance and quality control methods, project performance monitoring, and maintenance of the project’s overall schedule.
VICTORIA THEATER REDEVELOPMENT
SERVICES:
• Land Use Planning • State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) • Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) • Environmental Engineering • Geotechnical Engineering • Traffic Engineering & Planning
LOCATION:
New York, New York
CLIENT:
Danforth Development Partners, LLC Langan was responsible for the traffic impact analysis, air quality and noise impact analyses, archeological resources investigation, and hazardous materials analysis for the SEQR EIS for this project located on 125th Street in Manhattan’s Harlem neighborhood. The EIS identified and analyzed the environmental impacts of the redevelopment of the former Victoria Theater, designed by Thomas W. Lamb in 1917.
The mixed-use project is approximately 343,000 GSF and includes cultural art space, two small theaters, a jazz museum, and office space for the Apollo Theater Foundation. A new 26-story tower will be constructed and includes a Renaissance Marriott hotel with event and conference spaces, a health club, restaurant, 191 residential units and underground parking for 90 vehicles.
661 EIGHTH AVENUE
SERVICES:
• Land Use Planning • City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) • Environmental Assessment Statement (EAS)
LOCATION:
New York, New York
CLIENT:
42nd and 8th Owner, LLC
LAND USE ATTORNEY: Langan provided City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) services to facilitate the installation of an illuminated sign on Cozen O’Connor the corner of a highly-trafficked intersection in Times Square. Existing signage regulations on the project site were not consistent with the three other corners of the intersection or the surrounding area, which all display illuminated signage that make Times Square an iconic image of New York City.
Langan prepared a CEQR Environmental Assessment Statement (EAS), which was required for the discretionary approval of a text amendment to the Zoning Resolution to permit the illuminated signage. The EAS examined potential impacts to land use and zoning, urban design and visual resources, and construction.
MONTGOMERY DISTRIBUTION FACILITY
SERVICES:
• Site/Civil Engineering • Environmental Engineering • Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) • Geotechnical Feasibility Study • Cultural Resource Investigation
LOCATION:
Montgomery, New York
CLIENT:
SunCap Property Group Langan provided multi-disciplinary engineering investigations and services for this distribution facility located on an approximately 44 acre parcel within Orange County, New York. Site development included the construction of a 250,000 SF warehouse with 460 parking spaces, 77 long trailer spaces, and associated roadways.
Langan played a key role in securing site plan approval for the local municipality, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Army Corp of Engineers, and County Department of Transportation.
We completed a Phase I ESA consisting of a historical use evaluation, hazardous substances/petroleum investigation, and final report.
A geotechnical feasibility study was completed to provide the client with preliminary recommendations for various design and construction improvements. Our services included evaluation of subsurface conditions, a geophysical survey, and preliminary foundation recommendations.
Langan’s phase 1A, 1B and 2 archaeological studies consisted of a Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS) website review along with various additional resource investigations (historic maps and atlases, aerial photographs and local histories). Research on CRIS indicated several known prehistoric and historic archaeological sites within one mile of the site. We identified potential archeological sites, defined the locations site topography, and provided recommendations for further investigations. PLACE IMAGE HERE
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Key Personnel Resumes
ROBERT R. KULIKOWSKI, Ph.D.
SENIOR DIRECTOR
LAND USE PLANNING
Mr. Kulikowski serves as Senior Director of Environmental Planning at Langan. From 2002 until 2013, he was the Director of the New York City Mayor’s Office of Environmental Coordination where he oversaw the City’s environmental review process and formulated environmental policy for the City. In particular, he oversaw and coordinated the 2014 update of the CEQR Technical Manual in conjunction with other City technical agencies and under Mr. Kulikowski’s guidance, the City’s Type II list was updated to include a number of new actions that no longer require environmental review.
On behalf of the Deputy Mayor for Economic Development in the Office of the Mayor, Mr. Kulikowski, as Assistant to the Mayor, was responsible for guiding and overseeing various consultants in the preparation and EDUCATION acceptance of CEQR environmental reviews for City projects, including major economic development projects. Responsibilities included Post-Doctoral Fellow overseeing and guiding the preparation of all CEQR documents, University of Chicago assisting with the preparation of ULURP applications and ensuring their consistency with CEQR documents, analyzing potential environmental Ph.D., Biology impacts of proposed actions that ranged from mapping and de-mapping The University at Albany streets, changing zoning designations, creating zoning special districts to instituting new zoning special permits. The entire gamut of B.A., Biology University of Rochester environmental review documents was prepared under the auspices of Mr. Kulikowski, including both negative declarations and conditional AFFILIATIONS negative declarations based on environmental assessment statements (EAS); positive declarations and scopes of work for environmental New York League of impact statements (EIS), targeted EIS, generic EIS, supplemental EIS, Conservation Voters technical memoranda, notices of completion, and statements of findings. (NYLCV), New York Chapter- Board Member Mr. Kulikowski was also responsible for coordinating environmental reviews performed pursuant to SEQR and/or NEPA to ensure American Planning consistency with City requirements. Such projects included the Goethals Association Bridge Replacement EIS and the Bayonne Bridge Deck Elevation project Real Estate Board of New environmental review to ensure that the technical analyses, particularly York transportation, were adequate to support City decisions made under (REBNY) CEQR. He also coordinated NEPA reviews with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and City agencies for projects such as the American Council of Spectra Pipeline and the Rockaway Delivery Lateral Project. The latter Engineering Companies will provide natural gas to an on-shore delivery point at an (ACEC) – Public Policy interconnection with National Grid’s pipeline system, the extension of Committee which was the subject of an EAS and negative declaration under Mr. Kulikowski’s supervision. Adjunct Associate Professor Pratt Institute SELECTED PROJECTS
• Wakefield Mixed-Use Development (CEQR and ULURP), Bronx, NY • Elmhurst Mixed-Use Development, Elmhurst, NY • Story Avenue Development (CEQR), Bronx, NY • Foxhurst Mixed-Use Development (CEQR), Bronx, NY • Water Street Corridor Rezoning, New York, NY
ROBERT R. KULIKOWSKI, Ph.D. • New York Botanical Garden, Edible Academy, Bronx, NY • Midrise Commercial/Gallery Building, 536-544 West 26th Street, New York, NY • Senior Living Facility, 1802-1810 Second Avenue, New York, NY • Residential Building, 45 Broad Street, New York, NY • Bay Street Corridor Rezoning, Staten Island, NY • NYU Coles Building (ULURP), Mixed-Use Athletic/Residential Building, New York, NY • New York City Economic Development Corporation On-Call, Various Locations, New York, NY • Matrix Newburgh, Warehouse Development, SEQR, Town of Newburgh, NY • Fresh Meadows Shopping Center Expansion, Flushing, NY • Commercial Development (504 West 26th Street), EAS, New York, NY • CEQR AND ULURP for Mixed-Use Residential Development Rezoning, Bronx, NY • New York University (NYU), Peer Reviews, New York, NY • Greenpoint Terminal Market, Preliminary CEQR Assessment, Brooklyn, NY • Sherman Plaza Rezoning (Mixed-Use Residential), CEQR Assessment and ULURP Application, New York, NY • 49 Chittenden Avenue, Predevelopment Consulting, New York, NY • 2 Fulton Square, CEQR EAS and Traffic Analysis, Flushing, NY • City Island Bridge Replacement, CEQR Technical Memo, Bronx, NY • S&L Aerospace, CEQR and ULURP, Flushing, NY • Staten Island Marine Development (Edward Curry Avenue Site), CEQR EIS/Planning, Staten Island, NY • Bloomfield Developments, Final Peer Review, Bronx, NY • Cornell NYC Tech Campus EIS, New York, NY • Hunters Point South EIS, Long Island City, NY • Flushing Commons EIS, Flushing, NY • East River Ferries EAS, New York, NY • 707 East 211th Street EAS, Bronx, NY • Kingsbridge Armory National Ice Center EIS, Bronx, NY • Seaside Park and Community Arts Center EIS, Brooklyn, NY • Phased Development of Governors Island GEIS, New York, NY • Willets Point Redevelopment GEIS, Corona, NY • Brooklyn–Queens Interconnect EAS, NY
RACHEL BELSKY, AICP
ASSOCIATE
LAND USE PLANNING
Ms. Belsky is a land use planner with 25 years of experience in environmental impact analysis, historic preservation planning, public reviews, and agency coordination. Throughout her career, Rachel has worked in the public, private, and non-profit sectors, overseeing City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) for several large-scale developments throughout New York City. Her professional achievements span multiple industries, from securing land use and zoning approvals for New York University’s 1.5 million SF expansion in Greenwich Village to managing environmental impact analyses and reviews for the Coney Island Rezoning and East 125th Street Development projects.
Ms. Belsky manages client services related to federal, state and city environmental reviews (NEPA, SEQRA, and CEQR), and Uniform Land EDUCATION Use Review Procedure (ULURP) applications. M.S., Historic Preservation SELECTED PROJECTS Columbia University
B.A., Art History
• th Binghamton University 266 West 96 Street, New York, NY • 69-02 Queens Boulevard, Queens, NY • Beach 21st Street, Far Rockaway, NY PROFESSIONAL • Sunnyside Yards Master Plan, Long Island City, NY REGISTRATION • 42-11 9th Street, Long Island City, NY American Institute of • Ellington Circle Rezoning, New York, NY Certified Planners (AICP) • Edgecombe Avenue Rezoning, Harlem, NY • Flushing West Rezoning, Flushing, NY AFFILIATIONS • Twin Parks Terrace, Bronx, NY • American Council of 33 Wyckoff Avenue, Brooklyn, NY Engineering Companies • Halletts Point, Astoria, NY (ACEC), EDC Committee • Kissena Boulevard, Flushing, NY • Confidential Mixed-Use Development, Staten Island, NY New York Building • NYU Core Plan, New York, NY Congress, Education, Arts • Bleecker Street Landscape, New York, NY and Culture Committee • Fiorello LaGuardia Park, New York, NY • NYU Urban Farm, New York, NY Society for College and University Planning • Coney Island Rezoning, Brooklyn, NY
• Alexandria Science Center, New York, NY th Preservation Alumni • East 125 Street Rezoning, New York, NY • Seaview Senior Housing, Staten Island, NY • Farm Colony Master Plan, Staten Island, NY
SEAN F. MORONSKI, PP, AICP
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
PLANNING, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS AND IMPACT STATEMENTS
Mr. Moronski has over 22 years of experience on behalf of private and public clients in project management of planning consulting services. Specific consulting services completed include the preparation of master plans, environmental impact statements, redevelopment investigation and plans, housing plans, fiscal and socio-economic impact reports, wireless telecommunications site services, and public testimony presentations for variance and site plan development applications. He has been qualified as a professional planning expert before planning and zoning boards in over 100 municipalities throughout New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Previously, Mr. Moronski has served as the consultant for several New Jersey municipalities.
SELECTED PROJECTS EDUCATION
M.S., Urban Planning Tulane University • Bluewater Industrial Partners LLC, Montgomery Town, NY • Essex Green Shopping Center Redevelopment, West Orange, NJ B.S., Management • Riverfront Square Redevelopment, Newark, NJ Tulane University • Ashley Furniture Loading Expansion, Edison, NJ • New Jersey City University, Oceanport, NJ PROFESSIONAL • RG Edison Warehouse Development, Edison, NJ REGISTRATION • PDC Atlanta, LLC, Monroe and South Brunswick, NJ • Scannell Properties, Mount Olive, NJ Professional Planner (PP) • Hirschmann Consulting, NEPA, Brooklyn and Bronx, NY in NJ
• Lackawanna Plaza Redevelopment, Montclair, NJ American Institute of • Nassau Park, West Windsor, NJ Certified Planners (AICP) • American Dream Meadowlands, East Rutherford, NJ • Kingsland Meadowlands, Lyndhurst, NJ AFFILIATIONS • Red Bank Veterinary Hospital, Hillsborough, NJ American Planning • Shops at Riverside, Hackensack, NJ Association – NJ Chapter • FedEx Freight, Elizabeth, NJ • Montclair Kimberley Academy, Montclair, NJ New Jersey Planning • Clifton Plaza, Clifton, NJ Officials • Buckeye Terminals, Newark, NJ • Manufacturers Reserve Supply, Irvington, NJ • United Paterson Enterprises, Passaic, NJ • SciTech Scity, Jersey City, NJ • My 1st Time Child Care Center, East Orange, NJ • Resiliency Planning Services, Post-Sandy Planning Services, Jersey City, NJ • SAC Realty – Bristol Manor, Rochelle Park, NJ • Sisters of Christian Charity, Mendham Borough, NJ • The Engel Berman Group, Englewood, NJ and Wayne, NJ • BCB Commercial Bank, Jersey City, NJ • Central Avenue Redevelopment Study and Plan, West Orange, NJ • Baker Residential, L.P., Bayonne, NJ • Comprehensive Plan, Bensalem, PA • Fort Lee Redevelopment Associates, LLC, Fort Lee, NJ
GREGGORY WOODFRUFF, PE, AICP, LEED AP
ASSOCIATE
NATURAL RESOURCE PERMITTING AND SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
Mr. Woodruff has over 18 years of experience in planning, natural resources permitting, and sustainable design projects. Prior to joining Langan, his work included three years of experience at a non-profit environmental organization specializing in watershed planning and stream restoration activities. During graduate studies and a research position at Villanova University, Mr. Woodruff’s research analyzed the pollutant removal efficiency of a storm water wetland best management practice as part of the Villanova University Urban Stormwater Partnership (VUSP) and the application to development and planning practices. While at Langan, his work has included overall project management as well as various focused land use consulting services, including preparing numerous federal and state permit applications, preparing municipal and state Environmental Impact Statements, testimony as a professional planner EDUCATION before municipal planning and zoning boards, and leading sustainable design efforts. Mr. Woodruff also currently serves on the Board of Directors M.S., Water Resources of the New Jersey Chapter of the United States Green Building Council and and Environmental the New Jersey affiliate of the national ACE Mentor Program. Engineering Villanova University
SELECTED PROJECTS B.S., Environmental Science Muhlenberg College
• Saratoga Gaming, Orange County, NY PROFESSIONAL • Grant Park Residential Development, Yonkers, NY REGISTRATION • Monticello Raceway, LEED Consulting, Monticello, NY • Hudson Valley Casino and Resort, Newburgh, NY Professional Planner (PP) • American Dream Meadowlands, East Rutherford, NJ in NJ
• Doremus Avenue Redevelopment, Newark, NJ American Institute of • MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ Certified Planners (AICP) • Newark Circulation Improvements, Newark, NJ • Newark Sustainability Action Plan, Newark, NJ LEED Accredited Professional (LEED-AP) • 700 Jackson Redevelopment and Resiliency Park, Hoboken, NJ • Accurate Box, Paterson, NJ AFFILIATIONS • AT&T Facility, Middletown, NJ • Bishop Farm Inn, Bedminster, NJ American Planning • Brandywine Basin Improvements, Mount Laurel, NJ Association
• Daffys Way, North Bergen, NJ USGBC New Jersey • Duke Farms LEED Improvements, Reuse and Renovation, Chapter – Board of Hillsborough, NJ Directors • Landmark Aviation 8.4 Acre Expansion, Teterboro, NJ ACE Mentor Program – • Maple Avenue Multifamily Development, Marlton, NJ New Jersey Executive • Middlebrook Crossing, Bridgewater, NJ Board and Paterson Team • Morris Hills Shopping Center, Parsippany, NJ Leader • NEPA Environmental Assessments, Multiple Sites, Camden, NJ • Northeast Registry, Office Renovation, East Orange, NJ Paterson Garrett Morgan Academy – Partnership • Old Dominion, FHA Verification, Edison, NJ Council • Princeton Nurseries Property Inventory Report, Allentown, NJ • Rutgers University Football Stadium Expansion, Piscataway, NJ Langan Green Team – Office Leader Team
DAVID J. CHARETTE, PWS, LEED AP
PRINCIPAL/VICE PRESIDENT
WETLAND DELINEATION/MITIGATION, PERMITTING, IMPACT STATEMENTS
Mr. Charette has over 32 years of experience, both in private and public sector work, in project management of environmental and engineering consulting services for projects with significant wetland and natural resource related issues. Specific consulting services completed include proposals; environmental assessments; wetland delineations and jurisdictional determinations; preparation of environmental impact statements; preparation of Federal, State, County and local permit applications; responding to public comments and regulatory requests for additional information and studies; compliance with approvals and permit conditions; providing expert testimony and environmental issue resolution; due diligence evaluations; wetland mitigation project and environmental restoration services; project design guidance; preparation of construction plans and specifications; and preparation and presentation of EDUCATION environmental workshops and seminars. M.S., Ecology Rutgers University SELECTED PROJECTS B.S., Biological Sciences University of Connecticut • 184 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn, NY • Bronx Terminal Market, Bronx, NY • Goethals Bridge Replacement, Elizabeth, NJ to Staten Island, NY PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION • Health-Based Plant Genomics Facility, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY • Hudson Valley Casino and Resort, Newburgh, NY Professional Wetland • Liberty Business Park, Liberty, Sullivan County, NY Scientist (PWS) • Saratoga Gaming, Orange County, NY Society of Wetland • Intrepid Phase I Dredging, New York, NY Scientists Certification • Lowe’s at Montgomery Towne Square Shopping Center, Program Montgomery, NY • Manhattan Woods, West Nyack, NY LEED Accredited • Professional NYCDPR Reconstruction of Highland Park, Queens, NY (LEED-AP) • Reconstruction of Bronx River (West Farms) Park, Bronx, NY • SIMD, Edward Curry Ave, Staten Island, NY • American Dream Meadowlands, East Rutherford, NJ AFFILIATIONS • MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ Society of Wetland • Cape Liberty Cruise Port, Bayonne, NJ Scientists • Rockefeller Group Foreign Trade Zone/Meadowlands, Jersey City, NJ • Secaucus Interchange, Secaucus, NJ • UMDNJ, Regional Biocontainment Laboratory, Newark, NJ • Daffys Way, North Bergen, NJ • Old Dominion - FHA Verification, Edison, NJ • Hess Terminal, Edgewater, NJ • KTR Encap, Lyndhurst, NJ • Landmark Aviation 8.4 Acre Expansion, Teterboro, NJ • Mannington Mills, Mannington, NJ • Meadowland Mills Project, Carlstadt, NJ • NJSDA New Gloucester Elem/Middle School, Gloucester City, NJ • Piles Creek East Wetland Mitigation Project, Linden, NJ
KELLY McCORMICK, PWS, LEED AP
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
NATURAL RESOURCES PERMITTING & WETLAND DELINEATION
Ms. McCormick has over 20 years of experience in natural resource and land use consulting services in both the private and public sectors. While at Langan, her work has included overall project management as well as various focused land use consulting services, including conducting numerous wetland site investigations and delineations, completing extensive natural resource due diligence reviews, preparing federal and state wetland, coastal, and floodplain permit applications, and conducting wetland mitigation monitoring studies in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, and Delaware. Ms. McCormick has also been involved in the coordination and preparation of environmental assessments/impact statements for the federal NEPA process, State wetland and coastal permit programs and municipal zoning requirements. EDUCATION SELECTED PROJECTS B.S., Environmental Science Muhlenberg College • 184 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn, NY • Big V Shopping Center, Vailsgate, NY • Carquest Distribution Center, Armonk, NY PROFESSIONAL • Gateway Estates, Brooklyn, NY REGISTRATION
• Intrepid Phase I Dredging, New York, NY Professional Wetland • Kohl’s Department Stores, Mamakating, NY Scientist (PWS) • Lowes, Staten Island, NY • Public School 6, Staten Island, NY LEED Accredited • Professional (LEED AP) 110 First Street, Jersey City, NJ • Goya Foods Headquarters, Jersey City, NJ • Rockefeller Group Foreign Trade Zone/Meadowlands, Jersey City, NJ AFFILIATIONS • Academy Bus, Jersey City, NJ • Hudson River Waterfront Walkway & Public Park, Jersey City, NJ Society of Wetland Scientists • 700 Jackson Redevelopment and Resiliency Park, Hoboken, NJ • Accurate Box, Paterson, NJ Society of Women • Amerada Hess, Secaucus, NJ Environmental • American Dream Meadowlands, East Rutherford, NJ Professionals (SWEP) • Meadowlands Xanadu, East Rutherford, NJ • MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ • Cape Liberty Cruise Port, Bayonne, NJ • APA Redevelopment, North Bergen, NJ • AutoZone Store #4776, Deptford, NJ • Burlington Neck Warehouse Redevelopment Project, Burlington, NJ • GSA/FBI Headquarters, Newark, NJ • iO Data Center, Edison, NJ • Darling International, Newark, NJ • Regional Biocontainment Laboratory, Newark, NJ • Equinix NY4 Data Center, Secaucus, NJ • Skymark Center, Ridgefield Park, NJ • FedEx Accessory Lot, Woodbridge, NJ • Fords Industrial Warehouse Redevelopment, Woodbridge, NJ
ADNAN PASHA, PE
ASSOCIATE
TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
Mr. Pasha is a traffic engineer and environmental planning consultant with experience throughout the New York Metropolitan area. He has extensive knowledge in the fields of transportation studies, traffic circulation studies, pedestrian assessments, transit studies, real estate development, finance, and project management. Mr. Pasha has directed complex transportation studies in support of major master planning, rezoning and development projects, and has assisted clients in obtaining regulatory agency approvals related to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), and New York City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR).
Mr. Pasha’s project management experience spans a wide range of market sectors, and he has worked with public, private, and institutional clients. EDUCATION His portfolio of public sector clients include the New York City School Construction Authority, Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, New M.B.A., Finance, Executive York City Economic Development Corporation, New York City Department Program of Design and Construction, Hudson River Park Trust, New York City Rutgers Business School
Department of Transportation, New York City Department of Parks and Certificate, Business Project Recreation, and Metropolitan Transportation Authority/New York City Management Transit. Mr. Pasha has also directed transportation projects for numerous New York University private sector clients, including major developers and Fortune 500 companies. M.S., Transportation Engineering and Planning SELECTED PROJECTS New Jersey Institute of Technology
B.E., Civil Engineering • Sherman Plaza, Tall Residential Building, Traffic and Parking Services, NED Engineering University New York, NY • Fordham University Parking Garage, Environmental Impact Analysis PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION Report, Bronx, NY • SUNY Stony Brook University Hotel, Traffic Impact Study and Professional Engineer (PE) Environmental Assessment, Stony Brook, NY in CT • Goldman Sachs Corporate Headquarters, Environmental Impact AFFILIATIONS Statements, New York, NY • Bicycle and Pedestrian Path Assessments, Bronx River from Urban Land Institute – Co- Soundview Park to East Tremont Avenue Bridge, Bronx, NY Chair, New York • GSA Feasibility Study, New York, NY Infrastructure Council • Astoria Self-Storage, Traffic Study, Astoria, NY American Society of Civil • Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (Osler Circle), Vehicular Traffic Engineers Study, Philadelphia, PA • Temple University Stadium, Traffic Services and Pedestrian Institute of Transportation Circulation Studies, Philadelphia, PA Engineers • Story Avenue Traffic Study, Bronx, NY • Queens Center Mall Expansion, Traffic Impact Study, Elmhurst, NY Wall Street Journal, • member, Young Hearst Tower, Traffic Impact Study, New York, NY Professionals Forum • Traffic Services and Pedestrian Circulations Studies, Commercial and Gallery Building, New York, NY Transportation and • CUNY Queens College, Traffic Circulation Study, Flushing, NY Development Institute of ASCE, Charter Member
MICHAEL GEORGALAS
SENIOR GIS ANALYST
CAD/GIS
Mr. Georgalas has over 13 years of experience using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping in support of urban planning, wastewater, land preservation and site/civil projects. He has experience using ArcGIS Desktop and associated extensions, Modelbuilder, ArcGIS Online, and mobile GIS apps. Mike has extensive experience working with state, county and municipal government officials, environmental groups, and utilities authorities.
SELECTED PROJECTS
• Water Quality Management Plan, Ocean County, NJ • Natural Lands Program, Ocean County, NJ • Natural Lands Field Reporting, Ocean County, NJ EDUCATION • Lakewood Road Corridor Study, Lakewood, NJ • Online Open Space Mapping Project, Ocean County, NJ M.B.A., Business • FEMA Mapping Project, Ocean County, NJ Administration • Community Development Block Grant, Ocean County, NJ Montclair State University
B.A., Environmental Studies Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION
40-Hour OSHA HAZWOPER
OSHA 10-Hour Construction Safety
NYC OER Gold Certified
AFFILIATIONS
MAC URISA – member
New Jersey Geographic Information Network - member
MAX STEMBER-YOUNG
ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNER
LAND USE PLANNING
Mr. Stember-Young is an environmental planner with six years of experience in land use planning, environmental assessment, and urban design. He previously worked a project manager for the NYC Department of City Planning (Staten Island office). He has prepared CEQR reports for rezonings and other discretionary land use actions through the City Planning Commission and NYC Board of Standards and Appeals. He also has experience in the preparation and technical review of ULURP applications.
SELECTED PROJECTS*
• Greater East Midtown Rezoning EIS, New York, NY EDUCATION • MTA North Shore Staten Island BRT, New York, NY • Tower Fifth Midtown Manhattan, NY Master of Urban Development and Design • Bnos Zion of Bobov EAS, Brooklyn, NY University of New South • 419 Broadway EAS, New York, NY Wales, Sydney, Australia • 110 East 16th Street EAS, New York, NY • East River Fifties Zoning Text Amendment EAS, New York, NY B.A., Planning and Public • M1 Hotels Text Amendment EIS, New York, NY Policy • (Economics and South Nassau Communities Hospitals, EISs, Oceanside and Long Geography minors) Beach, Long Island, NY Rutgers University • Lighthouse Point, Staten Island, NY • Bay Street Corridor Neighborhood Planning Initiative, Staten Island, NY AFFILIATIONS • NeW Space Campus, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia American Planning • Newcastle Light Rail Submission Advice, Newcastle, Australia Association • 1 Parramatta Square, Parramatta, Sydney, Australia
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS, REPORTS, AND PRESENTATIONS
Newcastle Light Rail: Route and Interchange Study prepared for Property Council of Australia, 2013.
Newcastle Light Rail Advice in Response to Revitalizing Newcastle: Light Rail from Wickham to the Beach prepared for the Property Council of Australia, 2014.
Dickson, N., Neuman, M., Stember-Young, M., “Redfern Waterloo: Urban Design Strategy: Master of Urban Development & Design”, University of New South Wales Faculty of Built Environment, November 2012.
*Projects represent experience with a previous firm
ANDREW MITCHELL
ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNER
LAND USE PLANNING
Mr. Mitchell is an environmental planner specializing in New York City and State environmental review and the public review process (ULURP). His experience in New York City includes assessments of small scale and area-wide rezoning’s as well as site specific actions for both private and public applicants. This experience is complemented by his knowledge of the inter-agency review process and data gathering.
SELECTED PROJECTS
• Bay Street Corridor Rezoning, Staten Island, NY • Bridge Replacement, City Island, Bronx, NY • Bronx Academy of Promise Charter School, Bronx, NY EDUCATION • 69-02 Queens Boulevard Rezoning and Special Permit, Maspeth, NY M.S., Urban Planning • 45 Broad Street Special Permit, New York, NY New York University • 213 East 203 Street Funding, Bronx, NY • 266 West 96 Street Disposition of Property, New York, NY B.S., Environmental Policy • 661 Eighth Avenue Zoning Text Amendment, New York, NY (Minor Environmental • 1125 Whitlock Avenue Rezoning, Bronx, NY Business, Economics, and • 1921 Atlantic Avenue Rezoning, Brooklyn, NY Political Science) • Bronx Point- Lower Concourse North Rezoning, Bronx, NY Rutgers University • East 241 Street Rezoning, Bronx, NY
• State University of New York Funding, Stony Brook, NY PROFESSIONAL • La Hermosa Church Rezoning and Special Permit, New York, NY REGISTRATION • Fresh Meadows Shopping Center, Fresh Meadows, NY • VIA 57 West, Tall Residential Building, New York, NY 10-Hour OSHA • Philadelphia Eagles, Gameday Operations Study, Philadelphia, PA • CPR and First Aid Certified New York Economic Development Corporation, Planning Study, Coney Island, NY NYSDEC 4-Hour Erosion • New Stadium at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA and Sediment Control • International Medical Center, Almaty, Kazakhstan Training • Bahrain Bay City Masterplan, Kingdom of Bahrain • Burj 2020, Supertall Commercial Tower, Dubai, UAE • Javits Convention Center, New York, NY • Residences at Highline 2829, New York, NY • Greenpoint Terminal Market, Brooklyn, NY • Riverside Parcels 1, 3 and 4, New York, NY • Residential Tower at 86 Fleet Street, Brooklyn, NY
ANNIE BOGGS
ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNER
LAND USE PLANNING
Ms. Boggs is an environmental planner with experience in the public and private sectors. Her experience includes preparing environmental review documents (CEQR and NEPA); coordinating with private developers and government representatives; and designing proposal and presentation documents.
SELECTED PROJECTS
• 33 Wyckoff Avenue, Brooklyn, NY • 10-37 Beach 21st Street, Far Rockaway, NY • 116 Edgecombe Avenue, New York, NY • Twin Parks Terrace, Bronx, NY EDUCATION
• Special Flushing Waterfront District Rezoning, Flushing, NY M.S., Community and Regional Planning University of Texas at Austin SELECTED PUBLICATIONS, REPORTS, AND PRESENTATIONS B.S., Journalism University of Florida, Boggs, A., “Controlling Boggy: A Historical Study of Creek Channelization Gainesville in Austin, Texas”, Professional Report in fulfillment for the Degree of Master of Science in Community and Regional Planning at the University of Texas at Austin, 2016. PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION
Boggs, A., “Toward a Regional Plan for the Hill Country”, Hill Country NYSDEC 4-Hour Erosion Planning Studio at the University of Texas at Austin, 2015. and Sediment Control Training
AFFILIATIONS
American Planning Association (APA)
MICHAEL ZAPATA
ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNER
LAND USE PLANNING
Mr. Zapata is an environmental planner with experience in preparing environmental review documents (CEQR and SEQRA); waterfront planning and sustainable design; designing proposal and presentation documents in both the public and private sectors; and GIS analysis, map- making, and graphics.
SELECTED PROJECTS
• Flushing Waterfront Rezoning, Flushing, NY • 42-11 9th Street, Long Island City, NY • Sunnyside Yard Masterplan, Long Island City, NY • 94-00 Ditmars Boulevard, Elmhurst, NY EDUCATION • 606 Neptune Avenue, Coney Island, NY • Confidential Mixed-Use Development, Staten Island, NY Master of Urban Planning rd (Environmental/ • 314 West 43 Street, New York, NY Sustainable Planning Concentration) Hunter College
B.A., Environmental Sciences & Geography (General Engineering Minor) Binghamton University
AFFILIATIONS
American Planning Association (APA)
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Transportation Planning
Forward Moving Langan’s transportation planning services enable our clients to safely and effectively move goods and services that are often frustrated by traffic congestion and delays. Our planners and engineers are known for thinking out of the box and developing creative solutions that apply a mix of conventional solutions with smart growth principles, context sensitive design and traffic calming measures.
Our vehicular traffic studies are conducted on a micro or macro level for a variety of project types for both public and private clients. The purposes and complexities of these studies vary greatly from simple studies with four or five intersections that use SYNCHRO or HCS software to assess performance, to studies that involve detailed pedestrian or vehicular traffic simulation models.
Each study type involves the assessment of existing conditions, background growth, traffic generated by specific projects and system modifications needed to improve existing, sub-optimal conditions. Whenit comes to transportation planning and modeling, Langan takes great pride in the development of imaginative solutions.
Langan Transportation Planning Services:
• Master Planning • Supply/Demand Studies • Transportation Hub/Terminal Studies • Shared Parking • Origin/Destination Studies • Transit Alternative Studies • Stadium and Event Planning • Geometric Design • Hospital and Campus Planning • Airport Studies • Transit Studies • Parking Occupancy • Intermodal Facilities • Curbside Pick u/Drop-off Studies • Environmental Studies • Transportation Policy Review • Page header font ARIAL BOLD, 25PT, right aligned, Gray • Increase/Decrease the header text box up or down to the guide line if you need only one/two lines of text. • Do not resize the image boxes. If credits are required, use the text box it in the bottom left corner of the image in black, gray, or white (pending color in photo) in ARIAL Regular, 6PT, right aligned • Be aware of image size/resolution or if any editing is needed. If it is, contact [email protected]. • Do not hyphenate text anywhere. You can uncheck hyphenation in the paragraph menu. • If you need LTR or Langan Intl right click the page in the pages panel and click APPLY MASTER TO PAGES and there is a LTR and LI version to choose from. • No bleed on these but make sure Include Slug is UNCHECKED in the Marks and Bleed menu when exporting to PDF. Print using “fit to page” scaling. • If there is a special circumstance, contact [email protected].
Infrastructure
Responsiveness that Delivers Results As an integral component of the design team, Langan works closely with the owner to develop conceptual site plans and realistic cost estimates. Our deadline-oriented professionals are available to our clients 24/7 to ensure timely approvals and permits to advance projects toward construction, occupancy, and ultimately revenue. Langan also supports projects with construction inspection and overall project management.
Langan Site/Civil Services:
• Project Management • Survey-Boundary/ Topographical/GPS • Site Feasibility Studies • Traffic/Transportation Engineering • Conceptual Planning • Waterfront Systems Design • Site Engineering & Planning • Property Acquisition Support • Grading & Drainage Design • Conceptual Reuse Planning • Stormwater Management Design • Funding Identification/Grant Assistance • Value Engineering • Regulatory Coordination/ Compliance • Sanitary Treatment Plant Design • Decommissioning/ Demolition Design • Utility Infrastructure Design • Construction Management • Water Supply/Hydrological Investigations • Construction Inspection • Permitting/Regulatory Compliance • CADD/GIS/Computer Animations • Wetland Delineation/ Mitigation • SITEOPS® Optimization Services • Landscape Architecture • Regulatory Negotiation • Page header font ARIAL BOLD, 25PT, right aligned, Gray • Increase/Decrease the header text box up or down to the guide line if you need only one/two lines of text. • Do not resize the image boxes. If credits are required, use the text box it in the bottom left corner of the image in black, gray, or white (pending color in photo) in ARIAL Regular, 6PT, right aligned • Be aware of image size/resolution or if any editing is needed. If it is, contact [email protected]. • Do not hyphenate text anywhere. You can uncheck hyphenation in the paragraph menu. • If you need LTR or Langan Intl right click the page in the pages panel and click APPLY MASTER TO PAGES and there is a LTR and LI version to choose from. • No bleed on these but make sure Include Slug is UNCHECKED in the Marks and Bleed menu when exporting to PDF. Print using “fit to page” scaling. • If there is a special circumstance, contact [email protected].
Environmental Due Diligence/ Phase I and II Site Assessments
Experience and Advice You Can Rely On Langan has a proven track record of conducting environmental due diligence services for various clients including lending institutions, developers, corporations, and government agencies. Our environmental due diligence approach focuses on identifying and thoroughly investigating potential environmental concerns and liabilities given the limitations of schedule and budget. What differentiates Langan from the competition is our integrated engineering approach of using inhouse resources from other disciplines to evaluate data from their own unique perspective. Our broad technical resources allow us to evaluate real issues of concern for our client.
Environmental due diligence typically begins with the Phase I ESA, the initial level of inquiry into a property. Typically the goal with any Phase I ESA is to determine if Recognized Environmental Conditions (RECs) are present based on visual observations and review of available records and historical information in accordance with ASTM E1527-13. Langan’s services also include: asbestos, lead paint and lead in drinking water, mold, radon and indoor air quality investigations; regulatory compliance; cultural resources, Phase II ESAs and remedial cost and alternatives evaluations.
• Risk-Based Corrective Action • Brownfield Redevelopment • Storage Tank Management • Due Diligence Support • Asbestos/Lead-Based Paint Abatement • Compliance Auditing • Site Characterization • Air Modeling • Page header font ARIAL BOLD, 25PT, right aligned, Gray • Increase/Decrease the header text box up or down to the guide line if you need only one/two lines of text. • Do not resize the image boxes. If credits are required, use the text box it in the bottom left corner of the image in black, gray, or white (pending color in photo) in ARIAL Regular, 6PT, right aligned • Be aware of image size/resolution or if any editing is needed. If it is, contact [email protected]. • Do not hyphenate text anywhere. You can uncheck hyphenation in the paragraph menu. • If you need LTR or Langan Intl right click the page in the pages panel and click APPLY MASTER TO PAGES and there is a LTR and LI version to choose from. • No bleed on these but make sure Include Slug is UNCHECKED in the Marks and Bleed menu when exporting to PDF. Print using “fit to page” scaling. • If there is a special circumstance, contact [email protected].
Landscape Architecture + Urban Design
Sense of Place Langan Landscape Architects and Planners understand what makes places work. We shape effective design solutions that range from regional or city scale down to the most intimate courtyards and garden spaces. In every project we strive to identify and enhance the “sense of place,” which makes every site unique and memorable. This places us at the forefront of the rebirth of our cities and aging downtowns, guiding their revitalization as destinations where people live, work, shop and play.
Langan Landscape Architecture + Planning Services:
• Site Feasibility and Yield Studies • High Performance Site Planning • Land Development Approvals • Brownfield Redevelopment • Waterfront Design • Park and Playground Design • Complete Streets, Streetscape Design and Traffic Calming • Landscape Planting and Irrigation Design • Landscape Restoration Design • Contract Documents • Rooftop Garden Design • Site Lighting Design • Water Feature Design • Construction Administration and Inspection • Expert Testimony and Zoning Reviews • Community Outreach • Page header font ARIAL BOLD, 25PT, right aligned, Gray • Increase/Decrease the header text box up or down to the guide line if you need only one/two lines of text. • Do not resize the image boxes. If credits are required, use the text box it in the bottom left corner of the image in black, gray, or white (pending color in photo) in ARIAL Regular, 6PT, right aligned • Be aware of image size/resolution or if any editing is needed. If it is, contact [email protected]. • Do not hyphenate text anywhere. You can uncheck hyphenation in the paragraph menu. • If you need LTR or Langan Intl right click the page in the pages panel and click APPLY MASTER TO PAGES and there is a LTR and LI version to choose from. • No bleed on these but make sure Include Slug is UNCHECKED in the Marks and Bleed menu when exporting to PDF. Print using “fit to page” scaling. • If there is a special circumstance, contact [email protected].
Natural Resources
Navigating Policy and Nature Langan has developed strong relationships with federal, state and local regulators through our experience in more than 1,000 wetland and permitting projects. Our Natural Resource staff consists of certified professional wetland scientists, ecologists and wildlife biologists with extensive experience throughout the United States. Our federal and state permitting specialists work closely with our engineers to design a “permittable” project while providing the most economic return to our clients. Our ability to identify critical natural resource issues early in the design process and our in-depth understanding of regulatory programs and policies result in an expedited application and approval process.
Langan Natural Resources/Permitting Services:
• Wetland Delineation • State Permit Applications to Agencies, including SEQR • Environmental Assessments / Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) • NEPA Environmental Review Documents • Alternatives Analysis • Wetland Mitigation Design (Creation, Restoration, Enhancement) and Banking • Coastal/Waterfront Development Permitting and Planning • Wildlife Surveys and Habitat Assessments • Threatened and Endangered Species Surveys and Habitat Assessments • Baseline Ecological Evaluations (BEE) • Natural Resource Damages Assessments • Ecological Risk Assessment • Wetland Functional Assessments • Streambank Restoration / Bioengineering • Page header font ARIAL BOLD, 25PT, right aligned, Gray • Increase/Decrease the header text box up or down to the guide line if you need only one/two lines of text. • Do not resize the image boxes. If credits are required, use the text box it in the bottom left corner of the image in black, gray, or white (pending color in photo) in ARIAL Regular, 6PT, right aligned • Be aware of image size/resolution or if any editing is needed. If it is, contact [email protected]. • Do not hyphenate text anywhere. You can uncheck hyphenation in the paragraph menu. • If you need LTR or Langan Intl right click the page in the pages panel and click APPLY MASTER TO PAGES and there is a LTR and LI version to choose from. • No bleed on these but make sure Include Slug is UNCHECKED in the Marks and Bleed menu when exporting to PDF. Print using “fit to page” scaling. • If there is a special circumstance, contact [email protected].
GIS Mapping
Cutting-Edge Data Visualization Langan utilizes the latest CADD, GIS, and Data Management software applications to analyze and design cost-effective solutions to our clients’ problems. Our CADD-GIS group provides custom training, programming, and technical support to both our staff and to our clients in Autodesk’s Map, Land Desktop and Civil 3D, as well as ESRI’s ArcGIS suite of applications including ArcMap, ArcEditor, and ArcInfo and their assorted extensions. Langan utilizes SITEOPS software for value engineering and to provide design optimization of land development projects. We use Earthsoft’s EQuIS Chemistry and Geology products to manage large datasets for our environmental and geotechnical clients, and use GIS, Rockworks, GMS and EVS to visualize the data. Langan also uses 3D Studio and various post production products to generate computer generated animations of our clients’ projects, allowing them to see the virtual design before construction.
Langan provides our clients with easy access to their project data by developing Extranets and Sharepoint data portals that allow for easy data exchanges between all of the project team members. Our Web designers can develop custom Web-based applications using ESRI’s ArcIMS and ArcGIS Server to further leverage our clients’ data.
Langan GIS/Data Management Services:
• Software Integration and Technical Support • SITEOPS® • Custom Programming • Boundary Surveys • Software Training • Topographic Surveys • Web Design • Wetlands Location • CADD Conversions Surveys • GIS Mapping • Utilities Surveys • 3D Animations • Subdivisions • Data Entry • 3D Laser Scanning • Page header font ARIAL BOLD, 25PT, right aligned, Gray • Increase/Decrease the header text box up or down to the guide line if you need only one/two lines of text. • Do not resize the image boxes. If credits are required, use the text box it in the bottom left corner of the image in black, gray, or white (pending color in photo) in ARIAL Regular, 6PT, right aligned • Be aware of image size/resolution or if any editing is needed. If it is, contact [email protected]. • Do not hyphenate text anywhere. You can uncheck hyphenation in the paragraph menu. • If you need LTR or Langan Intl right click the page in the pages panel and click APPLY MASTER TO PAGES and there is a LTR and LI version to choose from. • No bleed on these but make sure Include Slug is UNCHECKED in the Marks and Bleed menu when exporting to PDF. Print using “fit to page” scaling. • If there is a special circumstance, contact [email protected].
Sustainable Design
LEEDing the Way With more than 100 LEED APs on staff, sustainable design weaves through all Langan services. Our diverse portfolio of intelligent site planning, design, and engineering coupled with our Brownfield and site remediation expertise places us at the forefront of the sustainable design movement.
Langan has been an instrumental player on dozens of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and sustainable design projects. Our expertise allows us to make significant contributions in developing sustainable sites with an emphasis on stormwater management, low impact landscapes, brownfield redevelopment, materials recycling, energy conservation, and renewable energy design.
Langan Sustainable Design Services:
• LEED Site Feasibility Analysis • Air Quality Assessments • Asbestos Assessment and Abatement • Ecological Wastewater Treatment Design • Low Impact Stormwater Design / Master Planning • Brownfield Redevelopment • High Efficiency Site Lighting and Irrigation Design • Green Roof Design • Streambank Restoration and Bioengineering Design • Baseline Ecological Evaluations • Wildlife and Habitat Evaluations • Urban Design and Regeneration Planning • Geothermal Feasibility Studies and System Design Support ... PROJECT AWARDS Nearly 50 Years of Excellence
2018 Accurate Box, Paterson, NJ 2009 Pier 17 Redevelopment, New York, NY 2018 Dwight Englewood School, Englewood, NJ 2009 Blue Back Square, West Hartford, CT 2018 Cranbury Logistics Center, Cranbury, NJ 2008 The Prudential Center, Newark, NJ 2018 1501 Voorhies Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 2008 IAC/InterActiveCorp Headquarters Building, New York, NY 2017 St. Patrick’s Cathedral Restoration, New York, NY 2007 Science Park High School, Newark, NJ 2017 56 Leonard Street, New York, NY 2007 Riverdale Crossing, Riverdale, NJ 2017 365 Bond Street, Brooklyn, NY 2007 505 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 2017 Elizabeth Logistics Center, Elizabeth, NJ 2007 The Shops at Atlas Park, Glendale, NY 2017 Foundations for the Future – More Than 25 Higher Education 2007 Turnberry Place, Las Vegas, NV Projects in the Garden State, NJ 2006 Columbia University Residence – 2700 Broadway, New York, NY 2016 Hudson Park & Boulevard, Phase I, New York, NY 2006 Nolen Greenhouses for Living Collections at 2016 Slurry Wall Re-Support, National September 11 Memorial & The New York Botanical Gardens, Bronx, NY Museum, New York, NY 2006 Former American Standard Trenton Pottery, 2016 World’s Fair – New York State Pavilion, Flushing Meadows, NY Hamilton Township, NJ 2015 PortMiami Tunnel, Miami, FL 2005 Rion-Antirion Bridge – Corinthian Straits, Greece 2015 Goya Headquarters, Jersey City, NJ 2005 Four Seasons Hotel and Tower, Miami, FL 2015 New York Police Department – New Academy, Queens, NY 2005 Solving the Engineering Puzzle for New Jersey’s 2014 Cooper Medical School of Rowan University and MD Anderson Schools, Multiple Locations, NJ Cancer Center at Cooper, Camden, NJ 2004 Engineering the Foundation for New Jersey’s 2014 Rutgers University Livingston Campus Revitalization, Educational Future, Multiple Locations, NJ Piscataway, NJ 2003 St. John’s University Master Plan, Jamaica, Queens, NY 2014 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY 2003 Reuters Comes to Times Square, New York, NY 2013 FDR Four Freedoms Park, Roosevelt Island, NY 2003 Gateway Center Wetland Restoration, Brooklyn, NY 2013 Duke Farms, Hillsborough, NJ 2003 River Sharks Baseball Stadium, Camden, NJ 2013 Al Falah Community Development, Abu Dhabi, UAE 2002 Watchung Square Mall Slope Stabilization, Watchung, NJ 2013 Governors Island Survey, New York, NY 2002 Target Store, Plymouth Meeting, PA 2012 Bayonne Crossing, Bayonne, NJ 2002 PS-6 School Construction, Staten Island, NY 2012 Montclair State University Residences, Montclair, NJ 2001 Sotheby’s Manhattan Headquarters Expansion, New York, NY 2012 Mott Haven Educational Campus, Bronx, NY 2001 Remediation of a Manufactured Gas Plant, Trenton, NJ 2011 New Meadowlands Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2000 Jersey Gardens Mall, Elizabeth, NJ 2011 Porsche Northeast Regional Support Center, 2000 Colgate Waterfront Redevelopment, Jersey City, NJ Palmer Township, PA 1999 Redevelopment of New Brunswick, New Brunswick, NJ 2011 107-111 Lawrence Street (The Brooklyner), Brooklyn, NY 1999 Battery Park City, New York, NY 2011 Mannington Mills Remediation and Wetland 1998 Swiss Bank Complex, Stamford, CT Mitigation, Salem, NJ 1997 Scovill Brass Center Redevelopment, Waterbury, CT 2011 Herron Park Playground, Philadelphia, PA 1996 Daily News Libertyview Plant, Jersey City, NJ 2011 30th Street Station: Surveying Keeps a Station on Track, 1995 New York Hospital, New York, NY Philadelphia, PA 1994 Redevelopment of Jersey City, Jersey City, NJ 2010 77 Hudson, Jersey City, NJ 1993 Liberty Science Center, Jersey City, NJ 2010 Garfield Education Complex, Garfield, NJ 1992 Hertz Corporate Headquarters, Park Ridge, NJ 2009 Jets Training Facility, Florham Park, NJ 1992 The Waterways, Aventura, FL 2009 J Ponds In-Situ Stabilization/Solidification, Paulsboro, NJ 1992 Trenton Office Complex, Trenton, NJ 2009 Federal Hall National Memorial, New York, NY 1991 Powder Mill Pond Dam Restoration, Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ