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- THE CHIEF CLUBHOUSE |SCOPE . Design, approvals and construction administration of mechanical, plumbing, sprinkler, electrical and fire alarm systems.
THE CHIEF CLUBHOUSE SCOPE . Design, approvals and construction administration of mechanical, plumbing, sprinkler, electrical and fire alarm systems. PROJECT COST . Home / Commercial THE CHIEF CLUBHOUSE ARCHITECT . PROJECT SIZE . PROJECT COST . SCOPE . Design, approvals and construction administration of mechanical, plumbing, sprinkler, electrical and fire alarm systems. Go Go "Stereotypically male design accents" have been reinterpreted inside Chief, a homey private club for women in senior positions, which has opened in New York City's TriBeCa neighborhood. The Lower Manhattan clubhouse provides a hub for Chief – an exclusive organization launched earlier this year as a community for female executives to connect and learn from one another. Chief members are leaders in technology, retail, finance, media and publishing, among other fields, with many hailing from major companies like HBO, Spotify, We Work, PepsiCo, AmEx, Away and Hearst.
- 79 WALKER STREET |SCOPE . HVAC, sprinkler, plumbing and electrical power, fire alarm design and construction administration
79 WALKER STREET SCOPE . HVAC, sprinkler, plumbing and electrical power, fire alarm design and construction administration PROJECT COST . Home / Commercial 79 WALKER STREET ARCHITECT . Stephen B Jacobs Group PROJECT SIZE . 21,500 GSF PROJECT COST . SCOPE . HVAC, sprinkler, plumbing and electrical power, fire alarm design and construction administration Go Go 79 Walker Street is a 6-story store and loft building constructed in 1869 for the rapidly expanding of the neighborhood’s textile trade. When completed, the building was occupied by manufacturing lofts, followed by a pocketbook manufacturer in the early 1900’s, hardware manufacturing and- most recently- an art gallery. The developers retained Altera Engineering to support their ambitious conversion to a modern office catering to New York city’s tech and startup firms. Altera Engineering provided MEP engineering design and approval services, working closely with architects and owners to upgrade building’s infrastructure and integrate state-of-the-art mechanical systems into the existing historic shell.
- HARLEM PROPERTIES |SCOPE . Design, approvals and construction administration of mechanical, plumbing, sprinkler, electrical and fire alarm systems.
HARLEM PROPERTIES SCOPE . Design, approvals and construction administration of mechanical, plumbing, sprinkler, electrical and fire alarm systems. PROJECT COST . Home / Commercial HARLEM PROPERTIES ARCHITECT . PROJECT SIZE . PROJECT COST . SCOPE . Design, approvals and construction administration of mechanical, plumbing, sprinkler, electrical and fire alarm systems. Go Go SCOPE . Design, approvals and construction administration of mechanical, plumbing, sprinkler, electrical and fire alarm systems.
- BROADWAY VISION |SCOPE . Design, approvals and construction administration of mechanical, plumbing, sprinkler, electrical and fire alarm systems.
BROADWAY VISION SCOPE . Design, approvals and construction administration of mechanical, plumbing, sprinkler, electrical and fire alarm systems. PROJECT COST . Home / Commercial BROADWAY VISION ARCHITECT . PROJECT SIZE . PROJECT COST . SCOPE . Design, approvals and construction administration of mechanical, plumbing, sprinkler, electrical and fire alarm systems. Go Go SCOPE . Design, approvals and construction administration of mechanical, plumbing, sprinkler, electrical and fire alarm systems.
- 5 EAST 57TH STREET |SCOPE . fire protection system pursuant to Local Law 26 requirements
5 EAST 57TH STREET SCOPE . fire protection system pursuant to Local Law 26 requirements PROJECT COST . Home / Commercial 5 EAST 57TH STREET ARCHITECT . PROJECT SIZE . 49,000 SF PROJECT COST . SCOPE . fire protection system pursuant to Local Law 26 requirements Go Go 5 East 57th Street is an existing 22-storey 49,000 SF commercial high rise building. The stretch of East 57th Street was once an exclusive residential neighborhood with opulent mansions owned by bankers and industrialists. But by early century, most of the millionaires moved further uptown and the area greatly changed. Number 5 was among 14 sites acquired by William Randolph Hearst and Arthur Brisbane in 1925 with a view to erect a group of commercial structures along east 57th and east 54th streets. The plans for a 247-foot-tall tower were drawn up in 1926 by a prolific New York city architect Emery Roth. The building was designed as of a mix of Gothic and Art Deco style with exaggerated setbacks. In June 2004, the 1968 NYC Building Code was amended with the signing of Local Law 26 of 2004. The new law mandated retroactive requirements for a full system of automatic sprinklers to be installed in office buildings 100 feet or more in height and buildings classified in occupancy group E 100 feet or more in height. Altera Engineering was retained by the owners of 5 East 57th Street to retrofit the building with a modern fire protection system pursuant to Local Law 26 requirements. The first challenge had to do with an interpretation of the mandate in a way as to not burden the owners with onerous system design. In other words, any proposed system had to be right-sized for the project and in accordance with NFPA 13 and NFPA 20. Another- greater- challenge was in fitting a new fire pump, all new sprinkler risers, piping, and heads into the existing shafts, ceilings and walls, while carrying out the work around the existing rent paying tenants. Following a comprehensive survey, Altera Engineering engineers worked with the property manager to develop a floor-by-floor phasing schedule. Fire pump and main riser were installed in phase I. Floor fit outs were carried out in subsequent phases as the floors became accessible.
- THE OASIS |SCOPE . MEP systems. Iterative energy modeling helped informed the architect of curtain wall design and shading elements
THE OASIS SCOPE . MEP systems. Iterative energy modeling helped informed the architect of curtain wall design and shading elements PROJECT COST . Home / Commercial THE OASIS ARCHITECT . Archimaera PROJECT SIZE . 521,000 SF PROJECT COST . SCOPE . MEP systems. Iterative energy modeling helped informed the architect of curtain wall design and shading elements Go Go 38-42 12th Street, Long Island City, NY A 521,000 SF 14 - story commercial office building with 381,000 SF of Class A office space, 42,000 SF of ground floor retail and food hall and 60,000 SF of restaurant, commercial kitchen and a 700 person banquet hall. The building sits above an 83,500 Sf parking garage. The owners had laid out ambitious energy efficient goals for the project, with the US Passive House performance as a ceiling and a net zero as the floor. In addition to low energy use and superior indoor air quality, the developers also wanted to allow for flexibility to subdivide and expand. Because of its location in Queens, the owners’ business plan relied on the shift in commercial real estate from central to hub and spoke model. The developers were seeking rent premiums by attracting high tech sophisticated credit rated tenants, to whom reduced carbon footprint and high indoor air quality were must have attributes in all of their locations. ALTERA ENGINEERING worked closely with the architect to create performance benchmarks for the building, and to establish the scope of MEP systems. Iterative energy modeling helped informed the architect of curtain wall design and shading elements. MEP Systems: Ground-source heat pumps with air to water VRF heat pumps for heat injection No natural gas for heating or domestic hot water Underfloor air distribution system with different supply air temperatures: perimeter and interior zones Dedicated Outdoor Air Systems (DOAS) Commercial kitchen exhaust Parking garage exhaust Stair pressurization and smoke purge systems 480/277 VAC power distribution system via bus ducts and step down transformers 500 kW emergency generator In addition to the building performance challenges, the site is located in the flood zone and all incoming services had to be elevated. ALTERA ENGINEERING worked with ConEdison to provide spaces within the building for the incoming electric service.
- 621 WEST 55TH STREET |SCOPE . full MEP design and construction administration services
621 WEST 55TH STREET SCOPE . full MEP design and construction administration services PROJECT COST . Home / Commercial 621 WEST 55TH STREET ARCHITECT . PROJECT SIZE . 22,000 SF PROJECT COST . SCOPE . full MEP design and construction administration services Go Go A 22,000 square foot ground up high rise commercial office building in New York city. This boutique building contains 8 full floor offices above a 3-level parking garage. 621 West 55th Street is being designed to meet US Passive House Institute standards for energy efficiency. Passive House standard emphasizes air-tight, continuously insulated building envelope without thermal bridges, high performance windows and balanced heat and moisture recovery ventilation. Passive House buildings are expected to consume 75-90% less energy than traditional buildings. The biggest challenge for MEP systems was to minimize the impact of the high rise MEP system requirements on an relatively small floor plate (2,400 SF). A fire protection tank, standpipe, generator, ventilation systems all eat up valuable floor area and the project becomes less financially viable. The Altera Engineering team worked closely with the architect to optimize MEP systems to achieve the largest possible usable area. The building is cooled and heated with a variable-refrigerant system. Packaged rooftop energy recovery ventilator filtered and conditioned fresh air directly into each office in a continuous ventilation cycle. MEP systems include a 150-kW emergency generator with a diesel tank, an underground suction tank for fire protection, and reversible air-flow parking garage exhaust system with post-fire smoke purge functionality.
- 733 OCEAN PARKWAY
733 Ocean Parkway is a modern condominium development named "Arbor" located in the Kensington neighborhood of Brooklyn, a residential area just south of Prospect Park. Below are the key details: Development Overview: Arbor is a relatively new condo project completed around 2015-2016, marketed as an elegant residential building with upscale amenities. It’s designed to blend contemporary living with the tree-lined charm of Ocean Parkway, a historic boulevard designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux in the 1870s. Building Specifications: Height and Units: An eight-story building with 23 residential units. Early permits from 2019 proposed a nine-story structure with 30 units, but the final construction settled at eight stories and 23 units. Size: Total area of 22,723 square feet, all dedicated to residential use, built on a 6,075-square-foot lot (51.58 feet wide by 111.35 feet deep). Unit Features: Units range from studios to three-bedroom apartments, averaging around 937-1,300 square feet. They include floor-to-ceiling European windows, L-shaped kitchens, soaking bathtubs with armrests, frameless glass showers, and private balconies in some cases. Amenities: Arbor Lounge: A modern co-working lounge with custom design, connecting to the outdoor greenery of Ocean Parkway. Arbor Fitness: A fully equipped gym with treadmills, stationary bikes, ellipticals, free weights, and yoga mats. Rooftop: A fully amenitized space with lounge and picnic areas, BBQ grill, kitchenette, and panoramic views of Brooklyn and Manhattan skylines. Private cabanas are available for purchase. Parking: Optional parking spaces can be bought separately (no on-site garage is standard). Tax Abatement: Offers a 421-A tax abatement, extending through 2034, reducing property taxes for owners. Developer and Management: Developed by 733 Development LLC (linked to Oleg Krasnitsky), with marketing by The Danielov Team at Corcoran. Management details are not fully specified but are overseen by a professional team. Location Benefits: Neighborhood: Kensington is a diverse, residential area with Victorian-style homes and prewar buildings, near Flatbush and Ditmas Park. It’s known for its quiet, old-school feel despite its global population. Transit: Close to the F and G trains at the 18th Avenue or Church Avenue stations, and the Q and B trains are a short distance away in Ditmas Park. Proximity: Near schools like P.S. 134, J.H.S. 62 Ditmas, and Midwood High School, plus local spots like DiFara Pizza and ShopRite on Avenue I. Current Status: As of recent listings (e.g., 2024 data), units like 2C (2-bed, 2-bath, 937 sq ft) were listed for $860,000, and 8C (3-bed, 2-bath) for $1,300,000. The building is pet-friendly, investor-friendly, and allows subletting. It’s also approved for a first-time homebuyers’ program with favorable loan rates (e.g., 5.625% fixed for 30 years, subject to change). By March 2025, it’s fully constructed, with only a few units remaining unsold as of late 2024 reports. Historical Note: The site was previously a smaller structure sold for $6 million in 2018, replaced by this condo to meet Kensington’s growing demand for modern housing. The building’s design reflects a balance of luxury and practicality, leveraging its prime spot along Ocean Parkway. Home / Multifamily 733 OCEAN PARKWAY ARCHITECT . PROJECT SIZE . PROJECT COST . SCOPE . Design, approvals and construction administration of mechanical, plumbing, sprinkler, electrical and fire alarm systems. Go Go 733 Ocean Parkway is a modern condominium development named "Arbor" located in the Kensington neighborhood of Brooklyn, a residential area just south of Prospect Park. Below are the key details: Development Overview: Arbor is a relatively new condo project completed around 2015-2016, marketed as an elegant residential building with upscale amenities. It’s designed to blend contemporary living with the tree-lined charm of Ocean Parkway, a historic boulevard designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux in the 1870s. Building Specifications: Height and Units: An eight-story building with 23 residential units. Early permits from 2019 proposed a nine-story structure with 30 units, but the final construction settled at eight stories and 23 units. Size: Total area of 22,723 square feet, all dedicated to residential use, built on a 6,075-square-foot lot (51.58 feet wide by 111.35 feet deep). Unit Features: Units range from studios to three-bedroom apartments, averaging around 937-1,300 square feet. They include floor-to-ceiling European windows, L-shaped kitchens, soaking bathtubs with armrests, frameless glass showers, and private balconies in some cases. Amenities: Arbor Lounge: A modern co-working lounge with custom design, connecting to the outdoor greenery of Ocean Parkway. Arbor Fitness: A fully equipped gym with treadmills, stationary bikes, ellipticals, free weights, and yoga mats. Rooftop: A fully amenitized space with lounge and picnic areas, BBQ grill, kitchenette, and panoramic views of Brooklyn and Manhattan skylines. Private cabanas are available for purchase. Parking: Optional parking spaces can be bought separately (no on-site garage is standard). Tax Abatement: Offers a 421-A tax abatement, extending through 2034, reducing property taxes for owners. Developer and Management: Developed by 733 Development LLC (linked to Oleg Krasnitsky), with marketing by The Danielov Team at Corcoran. Management details are not fully specified but are overseen by a professional team. Location Benefits: Neighborhood: Kensington is a diverse, residential area with Victorian-style homes and prewar buildings, near Flatbush and Ditmas Park. It’s known for its quiet, old-school feel despite its global population. Transit: Close to the F and G trains at the 18th Avenue or Church Avenue stations, and the Q and B trains are a short distance away in Ditmas Park. Proximity: Near schools like P.S. 134, J.H.S. 62 Ditmas, and Midwood High School, plus local spots like DiFara Pizza and ShopRite on Avenue I. Current Status: As of recent listings (e.g., 2024 data), units like 2C (2-bed, 2-bath, 937 sq ft) were listed for $860,000, and 8C (3-bed, 2-bath) for $1,300,000. The building is pet-friendly, investor-friendly, and allows subletting. It’s also approved for a first-time homebuyers’ program with favorable loan rates (e.g., 5.625% fixed for 30 years, subject to change). By March 2025, it’s fully constructed, with only a few units remaining unsold as of late 2024 reports. Historical Note: The site was previously a smaller structure sold for $6 million in 2018, replaced by this condo to meet Kensington’s growing demand for modern housing. The building’s design reflects a balance of luxury and practicality, leveraging its prime spot along Ocean Parkway.
Home / Landmarks 133 EAST 91ST STREET TOWNHOUSE, NEW YORK ARCHITECT . Ben Fuqua PROJECT SIZE . About 4,500 SF PROJECT COST . $ 5 million SCOPE . Full MEP/FP design and construction administration services Go Go A full gut renovation and conversion of a multifamily building into a single family townhouse. 133 East 91st Street is one of six identical Queen Anne rowhouses completed in 1896 for a local developer John Weber. The building retains its original façade of red brick and brownstone along with a raised stoop and paved entry court, and a 20-ft rear garden. Altera Engineering worked hand in hand with the architect to seamlessly integrate all new heating/cooling and other building infrastructure into 17.5-foot wide existing shell. Altera Engineering consulted the owner on high performance building strategies, such as passive heating and cooling, insulation and envelope air-tightness, highly efficient domestic water heating and continuous ventilation with energy recovery. With the exception of domestic water heating, the building does not use natural gas or any other fuel for heating, and is cooled and heated with a variable-refrigerant flow system. Highly insulated envelope, and not relying on gas for heating are expected to save 20 metric tons of Carbon Dioxide emissions on an annual basis.
Home / Residential 848 CARROLL STREET, BROOKLYN ARCHITECT . TRIARCH PROJECT SIZE . $ 2.5 million PROJECT COST . $ 170,000,000 SCOPE . Full MEP/FP design Go 848 CARROLL STREET, BROOKLYN Full gut renovation and rear addition to a landmarked townhouse located in Brooklyn’s Park Slope Historic District. The history and development of the Park Slope Historic District is closely related to that of Prospect Park. The area encompassed by the park and the Historic District was the scene of a major battle in the revolutionary war between the Continental Army under George Washington and the British Army in August of 1776. At that time and until the 1850’s this area remained essentially rural, consisting largely of farmland with rolling hills to the east. In sum, the completion of Prospect Park and construction of the Brooklyn Bridge in 1883 were the two major factors in the development of the area. Carroll Street- named after Charles Carroll, a signer of the Declaration of Independence- is one of the most serene and charming streets in the District. 848 Carroll is a neoclassical four-story red brick with limestone trim, was designed by William B. Greenman and completed in 1905 and described in the AIA Guide to New York City as “a narrow bay-windowed neo-classical exile from the Upper East Side” Altera Engineering worked closely with the architect and owners to seamlessly integrate all new building infrastructure into the existing shell. Altera Engineering consulted the owner on high performance building strategies, such as passive heating and cooling, insulation and envelope air-tightness, highly efficient domestic water heating and continuous ventilation with energy recovery. With the exception of domestic water heating, the building does not use natural gas or any other fuel for heating, and is cooled and heated with a variable-refrigerant flow system.
- BRICK NEW YORK |SCOPE . Full MEP design and construction administration services
BRICK NEW YORK SCOPE . Full MEP design and construction administration services PROJECT COST . Home / Commercial BRICK NEW YORK ARCHITECT . Raul Cabato Architects PROJECT SIZE . PROJECT COST . SCOPE . Full MEP design and construction administration services Go Go Since opening its first location in West Hollywood in 2011, Brick has been bringing its brand of a brand of crossfit to cities across the US. In 2013 Brick entered New York City market with its fist 13,000 square foot 2-story training facility on West 17th Street and followed a year later with a 12,000 square foot facility by the Grand Central Terminal. The Brick facilities include crossfit training and yoga studios, member lounge areas with juice and smoothie bar, café and offices. Altera Engineering was retained to provide engineering design and consulting services for Bricks new facilities. Both projects involved full floor gut renovations of both spaces. HVAC design incorporates energy recovery for mechanical ventilation of the locker rooms.
- 776 MYRTLE, BROOKLYN
This new nine story residential building, located on a vacant city lot designated as an Urban Development Action Area, offers 59 affordable residential units with rents set at 30, 40, and 50 percent of the area median income. IMPACCT Brooklyn serves as the social service provider for the building’s supportive housing tenants. Rising to a height of 97 feet, the building contains approximately 42,200 square feet of floor area and includes one superintendent’s unit, social services, administrative offices, and programmatic space to support the needs of its residents. IMPACCT Brooklyn, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and developing affordable housing with a focus on economic mobility and racial equity, plays a key role in ensuring the success of this project. Providing much needed affordable and supportive housing in the Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood, the building features amenities such as a green roof, indoor bicycle parking, a community room, a laundry room, and recreational outdoor spaces, including a rear yard and a rooftop area. Home / Multifamily 776 MYRTLE, BROOKLYN ARCHITECT . Urban Architecture Initiatives PROJECT SIZE . 42,000 SF, 9 stories, 59 residential units PROJECT COST . $18 million SCOPE . Design, approvals and construction administration of Mechanical, plumbing, sprinkler, electrical and fire alarm systems. A highly efficient building envelope. Heating and cooling with a 3 pipe heat recovery variable refrigerant volume heat pump and a passive house style ventilation via a rooftop ERV Gas fired high efficiency boilers used for domestic water heating system. Go Go This new nine story residential building, located on a vacant city lot designated as an Urban Development Action Area, offers 59 affordable residential units with rents set at 30, 40, and 50 percent of the area median income. IMPACCT Brooklyn serves as the social service provider for the building’s supportive housing tenants. Rising to a height of 97 feet, the building contains approximately 42,200 square feet of floor area and includes one superintendent’s unit, social services, administrative offices, and programmatic space to support the needs of its residents. IMPACCT Brooklyn, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and developing affordable housing with a focus on economic mobility and racial equity, plays a key role in ensuring the success of this project. Providing much needed affordable and supportive housing in the Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood, the building features amenities such as a green roof, indoor bicycle parking, a community room, a laundry room, and recreational outdoor spaces, including a rear yard and a rooftop area.









