Gallin to build out store's new Times Sq. HQ.John Gallin & Son, Inc. has been awarded the contract to build out the new 300,000 s/f headquarters of Ann Taylor Notable people named Ann Taylor include:
The $30,000,000 construction management assignment calls for the complete construction of offices and workstations on the ten full floors from 6 through 15, plus a conference center and cafeteria cafeteria: see restaurant. on the fifth floor and support functions on the fourth floor. Ann Taylor expects to occupy its offices late in the second quarter of 2005. The NYSE-listed fashion giant is moving both its headquarters (from 142 West 57th West 57th can refer to:
The space was designed by noted architect Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum; the engineering firm is Meyer, Strong & Jones. Developed by Boston Properties Boston Properties, Inc. (NYSE: BXP) is a self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) based in Boston, Massachusetts. Its primary focus is "Class A" office space which it acquires, develops, and manages in the major markets of Boston, New York City, Washington, D.C. and designed by David Childs David M. Childs (born 1941 Princeton, New Jersey) is the Consulting Design Partner at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill who has projects all over the world and now is designing the Freedom Tower in New York. of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, 7 Times Square contains 1.2 million square feet and rises 48 stories at the southwest corner of Broadway and 42nd Street. Its floor plates are 20,000 square feet. "This is an extremely exciting assignment for one of the most famous women's fashion retailers in the country," says Mark Varian, president of John Gallin & Son, Inc. "It's a large, multi-faceted interiors project that requires a deep analysis and understanding of our client's unique culture and goals. "For example, the company wanted to maximize the number of good views for its employees--not only for those with offices, but also those with cubicles cubicles individual cow bed spaces separated by half height and half length partitions. Usually located in loose housing cow accommodation in which the cow is free to wander at will. . Furthermore, the new Ann Taylor space is unusual in being a reverse pyramid pyramid, structure pyramid. The true pyramid exists only in Egypt, though the term has also been applied to similar structures in other countries. Egyptian pyramids are square in plan and their triangular sides, which directly face the points of the : the offices are on the inside, rather than on the perimeter." In addition, notes Mr. Varian, Ann Taylor insisted that the Gallin firm pay special heed to the large percentage of its female employees, which reflects its status as a major leader in women's fashions. "The client wanted us to hire, as subcontractors, as many women-owned business enterprises (WBE's) as was feasible," says Mr. Varian. "As it turned out, using so many WBE's will not only help Ann Taylor achieve its social goals, but it will also result in a less expensive project--and one with no loss in quality whatsoever." Ann Taylor has been a client of the Gallin firm for six years. "It's one thing to have a long-term satisfied client," says Mr. Varian. "But to be awarded an important assignment for its new headquarters is especially gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. to us. We are honored to be handling this project for Ann Taylor." The John Gallin & Son team for the Ann Taylor project consists of principal Chris Gallin, Vice President Robert Kondracki (the project manager), and Chief Estimator Jamie Cassera. "In addition to this core team, The Gallin principal team takes an active role in all aspects of the project," notes Mr. Varian. Besides himself, that team includes Michael Gallin, the firm's vice president of production, and Thomas Gallin, the firm's chief financial officer. |
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