4C — February 19 - March 12, 2021 — Owners, Developers & Managers — M id A tlantic Real Estate Journal
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O wners , D evelopers & M anagers Continuing to strengthen commitment to New Jersey communities VHB acquires Brinkerhoff Environmental Services
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capabilities for clients in the high-density New Jersey market. “As we considered our growth and expansion in New Jersey, finding an organiza - tion who shares VHB’s values of client service, quality, and collaboration was important,” said Glen Kirkpatrick , New Jersey managing direc- tor, VHB. “With shared core values, together we will rein- force our focus on delivering a differentiating client expe- rience. By joining forces, we strengthen our team in New
Jersey and our ability to pro- vide a full array of integrated services to clients across the state. We look forward to a bright future in New Jersey and across our footprint.” With more than 30 offices across the East Coast, VHB works to deliver resilient and sustainable solutions that provide positive impact to clients and communities. VHB’s engineers, scientists, planners, and designers part- ner with clients to deliver complex projects across six markets—transportation,
real estate, institution, en- ergy, federal, and state and local government—and has provided services to many NY/NJ metro area clients for decades. Recent projects in New York and New Jersey include the Greater East Midtown Rezoning, PATH Extension to Newark Lib- erty International Airport, development of the PANYNJ Trans-Hudson Rapid Transit Study, Arverne East Devel- opment, and several projects with institutional clients, including Northwell Health
and Princeton University. VHB president and CEO Mike Carragher said, “VHB and BES share a mutual respect for the environment and a desire to help our clients navigate challeng- ing obstacles as we work to improve the livability of our communities. Joining forces demonstrates a natural next step in common goals for our people and our companies. Together, our people, knowl- edge, and relationships with- in New Jersey will enhance and expand our capabilities for clients, and our ability to positively impact our New Jersey communities.” BES has been providing environmental services for more than 35 years, with a focus on revitalizing urban communities and the redevel- opment of environmentally safe public buildings. Work- ing for a diverse client group, including in both public and private sectors, their services include Licensed Site Reme- diation Professional (LSRP) services; Phase I and II Envi- ronmental Site Assessments; management of Brownfields sites; soil and groundwater remediation; environmental planning and permitting; coordination with regula- tory agencies, municipalities, community groups, and pri- vate developers; freshwater wetlands delineation and consulting services; and the preparation of Environmen- tal Impact Statements. BES’ Laura Brinkerhoff, LSRP, CPG , president and CEO, and John Checchio , senior technical advisor, will join VHB as principals. Joining as associates will be Laura Clifford, LSRP , office manager, senior proj - ect manager; Jason Hoop- er , senior project manager; Yvonne Jamieson , senior project manager; Sergio Rojas, LSRP , senior project manager; Amber Satterly , senior project manager; and Thomas Smith, LSRP , se- nior project manager. BES will join VHB’s New Jersey team and operate legally as Vanasse Han- gen Brustlin, Inc. and be known as VHB. The team, currently operating remote- ly, will primarily be located in BES offices inManasquan and Newark, NJ, serving clients in NJ, New York, and Pennsylvania. MAREJ
EW JERSEY — VHB and Brinker- hoff Environmen-
tal Servic- es (BES) , a 44-person e n v i r o n - mental sci- ences firm with offices in New Jer- s e y , ha v e joined forc-
Glen Kirkpatrick
es. Together with BES, VHB is expanding the firm’s ser - vices to meet market de- mands, providing enhanced
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