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DRESDNER ROBIN was the Civil Engineering consultant with a “world-class” team of Architectural and Engineering designers that developed a two million square foot Commercial Office Tower on the Hudson River Waterfront in Jersey City, New Jersey. The project encompassed a three-block site bounded by the Hudson Bergen light rail, proposed roadway and waterfront improvements. The tower is currently the tallest structure in New Jersey.

DRESDNER ROBIN’s scope under the project included due diligence feasibility studies and site civil design of roadway, telecommunication and utility improvements. DRESDNER ROBIN provided coordination with rail, utility and regulatory agents. The Project’s proximity to rail and waterfront improvements provided a number of unique challenges for the team from both a design and constructability perspective. The scale and redundant nature of utility and telecommunication services required for this project was state-of-art. This necessitated a complex set of negotiations with utility providers to meet challenges posed by what is the “next generation” of buildings and users.

Dresdner Robin was also responsible for the civil design and regulatory permitting of the proposed ferry pier and helipad located off of the waterfront promenade on the Hudson River. The Pier required separate utility hookups which Dresdner Robin had to precisely layout between the existing infrastructure, proposed building infrastructure, bulkhead and slurry wall tiebacks and a major box culvert.

The site utility program featured two bored crossings of an active rail transportation right-of-way as well as the layout and design of new water, electric and telecommunications services. The Project’s unique design required the evaluation and modification of zoning and building codes. DRESDNER ROBIN provided expert testimony in support of the design to the Planning and Construction Code review boards.

DRESDNER ROBIN managed the utility testing required by the JCMUA and performed regular site inspections to verify that construction was in conformance to the construction drawings and specifications. DRESDNER ROBIN prepared the final site plan and received approval from the Jersey City Planning Board. Dresdner Robin also obtained all local and state regulatory permits and compiled the final as-built documents. The project was completed in 2004.