Albanese Organization's latest project draws French President Jacques Chirac.The Albanese Organization's latest development proJect opened its doors last month in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. with the beginning of the new school year. The Lycee Francais de New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , the leading French-language school in the U.S., was inaugurated by French President Jacques Chirac at a ceremony at the school's new Upper East Side campus in Septmember. Developed by the Albanese Organization, designed by Polshek Partnership and constructed by F.J. Sciame Construction, the project created a new home for the Lycee Francais which consolidated six smaller buildings into a single K-12 campus at 505 East 75th Street at York Avenue York Avenue is a short north-south thoroughfare on the East Side of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It runs from 59th Street north to 91st Street on the Upper East Side. It is known for its upscale apartments, much like the rest of the Upper East Side. . Stretching a full city block to East 76 Street, the 157,000 SF complex is composed of a 5-story building housing the lower school and a 6-story building for the middle and upper schools, joined by an enclosed bridge and a unified first floor. Two below-grade floors created by removing 30 ft. of solid bedrock house two gymnasiums and a 350-seat auditorium serving the entire school. Incorporating a variety of elements to facilitate a healthy learning environment, the building's above-grade features include glass walls to permit maximum light and a central air system for optimum indoor air quality Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) deals with the content of interior air that could affect health and comfort of building occupants. The IAQ may be compromised by microbial contaminants (mold, bacteria), chemicals (such as carbon monoxide, radon), allergens, or any mass or energy stressor (IAQ IAQ Indoor Air Quality IAQ Investment Administration Qualification IAQ Infrequently Asked Questions IAQ Internal Air Quality IAQ Inuit Art Quarterly IAQ Illinois Air Quality ). As owner's representative, the Albanese Organization was responsible for assembling the project team and overseeing all design and construction work. "The two below-grade floors were especially difficult to construct since they required the removal of 30 feet of rock and eight-ft. deep concrete beams to create the 70-foot clear column-free spans required. Once the foundations were completed, we were in a race to complete the shell and interior finishes to ensure the Lycee would be able to occupy the building for the beginning of the school year," said Jack Becker, Albanese Executive Vice President and Project Executive for the Lycee assignment. The Lycee project was completed as AO put the finishing touches finishing touches finish npl the finishing touches → der letzte Schliff finishing touches npl → ultimi ritocchi mpl on another significant Manhattan project--The Solaire, the first environmentally advanced residential tower in the country, located in Battery Park City. Already 85% leased, the 293-unit Solaire was inaugurated by NYS 1. Is not. See Nis. Governor George E. Pataki on September 5, 2003. |
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