2019 has been an amazing year for us. We've started and completed numerous projects, we've won multiple awards. Together we have provided to hundreds of less fortunate households, a place that they call home. Keep reading to see the progress we've made on our current projects. Further below you can learn about all the wonderful milestones we've hit this year. And near the end you can see how we celebrated our accomplishments at our holiday party.
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Demolition and asbestos remediation are continuing on the upper floors. Underlayment infills, bead blasting and concrete grinding of the lower floors has commenced. Carpentry layout and installation of bottom track has started as well as MEP riser core drilling on the lower floors. Installation of utilities has commenced.
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We have poured our first section of mat slab and foundation walls. We are now shoring for the 1st floor slab pour which is on schedule for the beginning of the new year.
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Structural demolition is underway on the 4th floor west wall and 6th floor staircase along the northwest side of the building. Carpentry framing has been partially completed from on floors 2 – 6. Sheetrock installation around tub areas has begun on 5th floor. Electrical and plumbing rough in is partially complete as well from the 2nd – 6th floors. Underground plumbing trenching is beginning soon.
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7th floor plank is being set. The hoist is installed and DOB drop test has been passed. Partition layout, sanitary and storm piping, and sheet metal ductwork are in progress on the 5th floor. Domestic water and sprinkler piping are in progress up to the 5th floor. Exterior insulation and brick will begin in the coming weeks.
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We have set 9th,10th, and roof Plank! Our plumbers have passed their first rough inspection on floors 2-6, and are progressing up to the 10th floor. Our masons have also been working on our brick façade which has progressed up to the 4th floor. Carpentry, electrical, and HVAC trades are
quickly
progressing on floors 3 through 7!
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Our exterior façade is slowly progressing. Interior finishes are being put into place on the upper floors while interior kitchens and bathrooms are being installed on the lower floors.
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Brick washdown is more than 50% complete. Window installation is complete and drywall is installed through the 7th floor and taped up to the 6th floor. The first 4 floors have been primed, and bathroom tile work is complete through the 5
th
floor. Elevator installation work is 60% complete.
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Brick work has continued up to the 7th floor. Window installation has progressed up to the 5th floor and KD door frames have started on the 2nd floor. Our metal stairs were installed, and we are making progress with our two traction elevators. We've begun taping up to the 3rd floor, our plumber is installing the boiler and our HVAC sub has completed our laundry room exhaust. We’ve set up a tile mockup in one of our apartments to prepare to start finish work.
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Installation of roof parapet coping stone has been completed. Scaffolding is being removed at north and west elevations. Aluminum sills are currently being installed at rear yard. Permanent roof work continues. Window installation is currently at 90%. Taping is ongoing on floors 2-5.
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Our building is substantially complete!
Currently we are working on Architectural and engineering punchlist items and on final MEP commissioning items. We are collecting all open paperwork and any remaining inspection sign off items for submission to the DOB in preparation for requesting TCO to be issued.
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EIFS work continues on the last exposure. In the rear yard the concrete curbs were poured and the base material for the pavers was installed along with yard drains and exterior lights. The finish roof was started and we will take the hoist down two floors and start the upper hoist run apartments. Inside, the drywall was on the final floor and we started installing bathroom vanities and kitchen cabinets.
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The exterior of the building is nearly complete and the scaffold is being removed. DOB inspections for plumbing are complete. Sheetrock is complete and tapers are in their final stages. The building is primed through the tenth floor and finish coat has begun. Flooring is ongoing, Base, closets, kitchens, bathroom vanities, sinks and trims have begun. Light fixtures are being installed. Elevators are in construction use and hoists have begun deconstruction. Solar panels have started installation on the roof.
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We received our TCO!!!
Final cleaning, punch list items and landscaping in court yard continue.
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CONTRACT SIGNINGS
Beach 21st
3401 Third Ave.
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Last month we signed contracts for two new projects.
Beach 21st Street is a residential project located in the Rockaways in Queens. This project is designed by UAI Architects and is being developed by The Community Builders, a large not-for-profit organization. Upon completion, this building will have 224 apartments in a total 10 stories and approximately 250,000+ square feet.
3401 Third Avenue is a reinforced concrete residential project. Located in the Bronx, this project is being developed by Comunilife (a repeat client) and was designed by Alexander Gorlin Architects. It will provide approximately 148 supportive housing apartments to NYC residents across 98,000+ square feet. Although our contract is signed, our work will start in a few months after the owner completes the demolition of an existing building.
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Congratulations to the Wilfrid project team. They recently received TCO for their project. This beautiful block and plank structure features a tiered roof atop the structure which exceeds 220,000+ square feet. Located in the Bronx, this demo and new construction project has created 181 affordable apartments for extremely low and low-income NYC residents who got a spectacular holiday gift in moving into their beautiful new apartments.
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Boris Medovoy
Panos Petrakis
Besnik Korbeci
Ritchie Carrasquillo
Panos Koutsis
Steven Yeung
Yan Mezhirovskiy
Melissa Ycaza
Michael Rakhar
We want to extend special thank you to
Ryan Butcher
who coordinated all the filing requirements and other agency related processes that help us reach this milestone!
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QBBA Award-Winning Projects
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Three of our projects were recognized by the Queens & Bronx Building Association (QBBA). CHDC-Site 7, East 172nd Street, and Woodhull projects were presented their worthy awards at the QBBA Annual Holiday & Building Awards Gala. Congratulations to all the teams! Panos Petrakis, Mike Kitsos, Jonathan Huang, John McNulty, Despina Poulidou, Michael Vallenti, Ari Kikis, Ryan Butcher, Luna Chu, Monyka Velandia received the awards that were presented by the QBBA President, our very own George Poulon.
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Congratulations To Our Newest Licensees
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The Department of Buildings issues licenses to individuals that have successfully met many stringent criteria, including a significant amount of education, field experience, safety expertise, and additional coursework. We want to congratulate the following Mega family members on the licenses they recently earned.
Kevin Hughes
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Site Safety Manager
Timothy Conner
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Site Safety Coordinator
Kevin Broderick
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Superintendent
Daniel Fiore
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Superintendent
We look forward to your continued growth and evolution of your work here at Mega.
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In addition to the turkeys we provided to members of our Mega family, we shared this token of appreciation with some of the people that we build for.
Last month, we provided turkeys to HANAC residents, some of whom are formerly homeless. The residents were very excited and appreciative of the gesture.
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The Angel Tree program adopted by The Salvation Army brings individual "angel" donors together with residents of group homes operated by The Salvation Army's Development Disabilities Services program. Each year, various members of our Mega family generously give to this program. This year the 25 angels were spoken for within hours of the announcement. We sincerely thank each participant for your wonderful gifts.
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The learning never stops here at Mega. On December 7th, we conducted a Level 2 Microsoft Excel training. This course focused on teaching how to create and manage workbooks so that complex data can be analyzed. Some of the concepts covered were how to leverage formulas, create pivot tables, and presentation features. The instructor, once again, got rave reviews from all the participants.
Level 3 is currently being planned, so please contact Alexa to let her know if you're interested.
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HOLIDAY PARTY AT
SOUND STUDIOS
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On December 13th we held our annual holiday party at a new venue!
Sound River Studios at 4-40 44th Drive in Queens was a beautiful location for celebrating our successes with
the Mega employees, their spouses, clients, vendors, architects, subcontractors, bankers, attorneys, and other associates that make our work possible. We hope you all had a wonderful time. We truly appreciate your hard work and contributions to Mega's success in 2019 and beyond.
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We want to extend a special thanks to our Facilities Manager
Roula Zias
for finding this wonderful new location for this great event. As the primary coordinator of all the vendors that transformed the space, your hard work ensured that we all had a great time. Thank you for your attention to detail and hard work toward making sure that this event was a huge success and was enjoyed by more than 300 people that joined our celebration.
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This year's holiday luncheon was full of food, fanfare, and fun! We exchanged Secret Santa gifts, enjoyed food from Sergio's and played cornhole and
Jumbo Jenga. The band of the Greek School of Plato came all the way from Brooklyn to sing carols that were enjoyed by all.
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As our Mega family grows, we have to say goodbye to some of the equipment we use to get our work done. We have multiple computers that are physically in working order that we would like to give to members of our Mega family. Please review the list of computers provided below to see if there is a computer that you would like to use personally or perhaps donate to your favorite cause.
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Desktops:
- Latitude 3470
- Inspiron 5720
- Vostro 3550
- Vostro 270s
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Laptops:
- Inspiron 3647
- Inspiron 3668
- Vostro 260s
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The computers will be given away on a first come, first serve basis.If you're interested, please email
Ellisha
directly to arrange for their pickup.
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Adea Kosumi – Operations Intern
Ari Paloumbis – Intern (Ryer)
Qasim Akhlaq – Intern (50 Nevins)
Shea Brothers – Intern (50 Penn)
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Marc Peretzman
is celebrating his 1st year work anniversary. Thank you for you wonderful contribution to the Mega family. We look forward to all that your future holds here with us.
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Alrahied Alshaikh - January 1st
Sandy Perrotta - January 16th
Nia Jackson - January 19th
Anthony Ramroop - January 24th
Emmanuel Malis - January 24th
Arthur Theocharis - January 26th
Elan Peskin - January 27th
Andrew Malave - January 28th
Dora Bahaw - January 31st
Daniel Calle - January 31st
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Monique Denson - February 1st
Dimitrios Kostopoulos
- February 2nd
Mike Kitsos - February 5th
Robert Cheong - February 5th
Hany Hassan - February 8th
Krystin Bogan - February 10th
Gabriela Petrova - February 11th
Christopher Kunkle - February 14th
Bill Devine - February 15th
Gabrielle Graziano - February 15th
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Alfreedi Phundar - February 16th
Andrew McGann - February 17th
George Argyriou - February 17th
Jessika Tapia - February 18th
Daniel Fiore - February 19th
Michael Rakhar - February 20th
Nancy Chan - February 20th
Ellen Song - February 21st
Brian Wong - February 23rd
Brad Helm - February 25th
Victoria Sercia - February 26th
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Please help us celebrate
Dora Bahaw
and all the memories and family she has made at Mega over the last fifteen years! I think we can all agree that it will not be the same without her. We do wish her a happy and healthy retirement. Come and join us on
January 17
th
at 5:30pm
for the party of the year in honor of a hardworking, determined and sassy woman we all know and adore!
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We wish you and your family a Happy, Healthy, Prosperous and...Constructive 2020.
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Do you have a suggestion, comment, or question? Let me know what it is by emailing me
at
njackson@megagroup.nyc.
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