Strand Theater featured in The Wall Street Journal-January 2012

The Wall Street Journal, Designing Brooklyn’s Future credits architect Thomas Leeser of LEESER architects  in collaboration with adsENGINEERS in keeping Brooklyn’s arts and cultural institutions alive with the $40 million dollar renovation of the Strand Theater.

To be completed in 2013, the Strand Theater will feature a new 400-seat theater, gallery, television studio, multipurpose room and support spaces for the Brooklyn Center for Media Education.

The project also includes the renovation of the third-floor Urban Glass Studio and Shop.  This studio is one of the largest art glass production and educational facilities in the Northeast.

High Line 23

Neil M. Denari Architects, Inc. collaborated with Thomas Juul-Hansen, LLC and ads ENGINEERS, P.C. in the creation of this 16-story 40,000 sq. ft. luxury condominium tower. 

HL23 responds to a unique and challenging site directly adjacent to the High Line at 23^rd Street.The building exposes a custom non-spandrel curtain wall on the south and north facades, and a 3D stainless steel panel façade on the east facing the High Line.

High efficiency MEP systems and green strategies will help HL23 obtain a well-deserved LEED Gold Certification.

New York Real Estate Journal hails Beekman School Project of the Month.

Project team members included Forest City Ratner Cos., Swanke Hayden Connell Architects, WSP Cantor Seinuk, VJ Associates and ads ENGINEERS, P.C. 

Built for the NYC School Construction Authority, the Beekman School is fitted-out within the podium of a new Frank Gehry designed 76-story skyscraper located at 8 Spruce Street.  The Chicago Tribune has called this project an “engineering wonder,” credited to the interactive and collaborative effort among project team members.

ads ENGINEERS, contributed to the design of HVAC, Electrical Power and Low Voltage Systems, as well as Plumbing and Sprinkler Design.

Since 1982 the Design Commission has recognized outstanding public projects with its Annual Awards for Excellence in Design. The winning projects are selected by the Commission from the hundreds of submissions reviewed each year and the winners are honored at a ceremony hosted by the Mayor.

The Museum of Moving Image not only won an award at this year’s ceremony on June 20, 2011, but also hosted the ceremony.