Richard White Sons awarded 100,000 s/f mill complex renovation: for Chapelbridge Park Associates; design by Andrew Cohen Architects

Richard White Sons, Inc. has been awarded a 100,000 s/f renovation project for Chapelbridge Park Associates. Andrew Cohen Architects is the project designer. Chapelbridge Park Assoc. is a historic complex of brick mill buildings that serve as home to an array of companies. Recently one of their anchor tenants who had occupied the building for more than 25-years vacated the space. This provided Chapelbridge with the opportunity to make code and architectural upgrades which will ensure the building operates at maximum efficiency, provide flexibility for future potential tenants, ensure the building is meeting current codes/regulations, and aesthetically raise the bar on the space making it a more attractive home for potential tenants. The project is comprised of work in nine different buildings that have been divided into five distinct work areas based on configuration and construction duration. Project work will include construction of a new fitness center, lobbies, elevators, egress, and loading dock; complete upgrade of all mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems; roof replacement; window replacement; façade work; and life safety upgrades including new riser valves, backflow preventers, and alarms. The project provides a host of challenges including, creating new elevator shafts, underpinning two elevator pits, and improving the structural integrity of the space by marrying structural steel to turn of the century timbers as well as working adjacent to several occupied buildings. Given the complexities of the project Richard White Sons, Inc. proposed a team seasoned in this type of construction. Don White said "We are thrilled to enter into a new client partnership with Chapelbridge Park Associates and look forward to bringing our depth of occupied renovation experience with similar projects to bear on this exciting project."