One Penn Plaza Parking Structure Restoration

OVERVIEW

Penn Plaza’s eight-level underground parking garage with slab-on-steel framing services the 57-story high-rise building above it and the surrounding area, which includes Madison Square Garden.

EDG was hired to conduct extensive concrete slab and steel beam repair and replacement, as well as waterproofing membrane repair and installation throughout. To keep the garage in operation during construction, EDG carefully phased repair areas and split them up into 14 sections. The waterproofing membrane application was performed in seven phases.

BY THE NUMBERS

Client Icon Parking & Vornado
Cost $4,000,000
Project Area 160,000 Square Feet

APPROACH

To keep the garage in operation during construction, we carefully phased repair areas and split them up into 14 sections. The garage waterproofing membrane application was performed in seven phases.

IMPACT

We closely coordinated between the building owner, garage tenant and contractor to ensure garage operations were uninterrupted during the repair effort and to maintain the safety of the garage users and operators.