Uncovering the challenges of building at the highest level  

While building at the upper level may come with a great view, it also brings several challenges. Assistant Project Manager, Candace Dorsey explains, “One of the biggest challenges was working in an occupied building. Our project consisted of the top 4 floors (23rd – 26th) that were empty shells allowing the sound to vibrate throughout. In order to mitigate the noise complaints, we provided the client a schedule of standard construction activities that produced noise as a way to allow both parties to plan around meetings and events to that required no interruptions”.

“An additional challenge we faced”, Candace continues, “was the building shared one freight elevator with janitorial services, food services, event crews, IT, and mail services –  to say the wait time was long would be an understatement. To accommodate working with a single elevator, we created a freight schedule and coordinated that with our onsite operation team to stagger our deliveries and to also allow access to free up the freight for other vendor deliveries.”

Lastly, the design of the space proved to be an additional challenge. The dynamic-in-nature design had our team working quickly, efficiently to accommodate the client’s needs. Candace explains, “mid-way through construction the design changed in order to create an upscale space with high-end finishes—a place for important client meetings, events, and a space for employees.” She goes on to explain, “the client was great throughout the process. She has a thorough understanding of design and construction, so a lot of the new finishes were based on materials we could get efficiently.”