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M id A tlantic Real Estate Journal — Owners, Developers & Managers — March 18 - April 21, 2022 — 11C

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N Project located at 155th St./Frederick Douglass Blvd. IND Line Subway Station inManhattan MTA Construction & Dev., Urbahn Architects & ZafraMinhas complete floodmitigation upgrade EW YORK, NY — Urbahn Architects and contractor Zafra

with MTA C&D and with the contractor, ZafraMinhas Con- struction , to ensure that the work was adequately phased and remained on schedule.” “The 155th St. Subway Sta- tion flood mitigation upgrade was one of a series of natural disaster mitigation construc- tion projects Zafra Minhas has successfully completed for the NYC Transit Authority and the MTA since 2016. Totaling $72 million in construction value, these projects have strength- ened the resilience of New York City’s public transportation infrastructure and called for

installation of innovative flood protection systems such as Pressray stackable flood logs, ILC Dover Flex-Gate movable flood barriers, and FloodBreak MCDs,” said ZFMpresident and CEO Gilles Kacha . ARUP served as project man- ager and provided structural and MEP engineering services. The contract manager was URS/AECOM . In addition to Barranco, Urbahn’s team included Ranabir Sengupta, AIA , design principal; Nandini Sengupta, LEED AP , project manager; and Jonathan Ruiz , associate - designer. MAREJ

Minhas Construction (ZFM) have completed flood mitigation and storm resiliency upgrade at the IND B and D Lines subway station at 155 th St. and Fred- erick Douglass Blvd. in Upper Manhattan for MTAConstruc- tion & Development (MTA C&D) . In the aftermath of Super- storm Sandy, the MTA Capital Plan included this station as one of a group of seven stations and one fan plant throughout the NYC subway system that required mitigation measures to prepare for future super- storms to prevent the loss of life, reduce operational disrup- tion, and minimize repair costs. Ultimately, this $32 million fed- erally funded project addressed flood mitigation and resiliency for a range of stations, tunnel portals, fan plants and other critical assets necessary for con- tinuing operations of the MTA. In addition to the 155th Street Station, the locations in- cluded: the Houston St. station (Manhattan), 103rd St. station (Manhattan), 110th St. station (Manhattan), 138th St. Station- Grand Concourse (the Bronx), Roosevelt Island Station (part of the Borough of Manhattan), and 21st St. Station and fan plant (Queens). Urbahn was the project architect and ZFM the general contractor for all seven sites. Local conditions determined the specific scope of work at each station. The 155th St. station is located a mere 300 feet from the Harlem River, in an area that was completely flooded during Sandy and is vul - nerable to storm surge events. Water intrusion during past weather events has left this station temporarily inoperable, which necessitated upgrades. This project included harden- ing the perimeter around the entry stairs with an innovative resilient railing and flood stop log system to prevent future water infiltration into the sta - tion, as well as the provision of watertight doors in lower-level utility rooms. According to Natale Barran- co, AIA, LEED AP , Urbahn Architect’s principal-in-charge, “This $1.8 million project was particularly challenging as the station has only one point of access that had to remain fully operational during construc- tion. Urbahn worked closely

The project team mounted new linear LED Lumenlinear Asymmetric light strips, manufactured by Wagner Architectural Systems, under the handrails, as well as below the edge of the stainless-steel flood wall cap, to provide enhanced pedestrian safety. Photo by Ola Wilk Photography

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