Architect: Raymond Chen Architect Facility: Residence Status: Under Construction
HPL engineers designed this 9 story apartment building with a cellar in Queens, NYC. The lot is 100’X120’ with full cellar for parking and mech rooms, 1st floor is used for retail spaces and driveway and lobby, 2nd floor is for residence and back recreation area. L shaped building are from 3rd floor to 9th floor for apartments and an elevator stair bulkhead above. The total construction area is about 76,000 sqft. The building was designed as poured in place concrete with large spread footings and mat slab foundations. The layout of columns and transfer girders were carefully designed to coordinate with apartment layout requirements in up floors and parking and retail space use in lower floors.