– KlingStubbins Architect of Record
Newark, NJ – Tocci/Driscoll has been awarded the $107.9m General Services Administration (GSA) Design-Build contract, funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, to execute the modernization of the Peter W. Rodino Federal Building in Newark.
Tocci/Driscoll is a partnership of construction management firms Tocci Building Corporation, Woburn, Mass and L.F. Driscoll Company, LLC, Gala Cynwyd, Penn. Tocci/Driscoll will oversee an extensive scope of structural, operational and aesthetic restoration, enhancement and upgrade work on the downtown structure and home to regional offices of several U.S. government agencies. Tocci/Driscoll has engaged KlingStubbins, Cambridge, MA and Philadelphia, PA, as architect of record for the program designed by Dattner Architects, NY, NY.
The Peter W. Rodino Federal Building is a 16-story, 467,000sf precast concrete building constructed in 1968. Previous renovations have provided an upgraded HVAC system and interior improvements to several floors.
The 2010 – 2014 improvement program to be undertaken by Tocci/Driscoll incorporates the gut rehab, including asbestos abatement, of nine floors of office space, and major overhaul of the MEP system. In addition to the interior work, the exterior façade will undergo full restoration and repair at all elevations followed by installation of a glass curtainwall overclad. The curtain wall will imbue the aging building with a striking new presence that will enhance the Newark cityscape.
Combined, the MEP and façade improvements are designed to achieve a LEED® Silver certification. Completion will represent the largest LEED® certified renovation undertaken to date by the GSA, the nation’s landlord.