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High Rise, Mid Rise & Out Of The Ground Construction
Boutique Hotel- 12 East 48th Street- New Out of the ground 128 Key High-Rise Hotel. Hidrock Properties. Drilled caissons and mat slab foundation system, monolithically poured Concrete Superstructure with a 3D panel Facade system. A sliver building located on 48th Street Logistically challenging location with a limited access SOE and foundation scope and coordination with owner furnished FF&E. 50 Million
17 West 24th Street- 22 Story Boutique Hotel and Restaurant by Jean Kaufman Architects- a 22 Story sliver Building in Chelsea, that Consisted of underpinning rock excavation, solider piles and lagging, the demolition of an Existing 4 Story Townhome for the erection of a Monolithically poured concrete Building with an "Equitone" Composite panel skin on a rain screen system
National Rent a Car- 5 New Buildings on an existing Site that had to stay functional and operational during construction. A Logistically challenging Project that included the demolition of existing fueling stations and tanks, Car wash buildings, Car rental Buildings and Car servicing stations with New. Entire Site need to be bought to a new Grade, New greywater drainage, Parking systems, Asphalt paving, Asphalt pavement markings, Waiting Canopies, Helical Piles and Footings for new Buildings, Veeder-Root fueling systems and fuel tanks with complex control diagrams and relays built into the safety systems.
SIGMA Whare house expansion and Renovation - New 10,000 square foot addition to the existing warehouse and renovation and branding of the existing office and landscaping/Sitework
GWB Hotel - a proposed 280 Million Dollar 400 Key mixed use hotel and conference center with robotic parking, an Olympic sized swimming Pool, spa and sports complex, three restaurants, twelve elevators and 4 escalators. Monolithically poured concrete superstructure with a precast concrete skin and Curtain walls.- The Alpine Group
Landmarks Renovation
62 Wooster Street- An 8 story Landmarks Building in SOHO that was like building a New Building within the fascia of an existing building. New Underpinning de-watering and Superstructure within the existing Shell. New Structural Steel spanning from the basement to the Roof for an outdoor swimming pool and Penthouse. The highest end luxury Condominiums with statuary bronze finishes and Hand rubbed plank flooring over a multilayered acoustical underlayment.
40 Peck Slip- The NYPD Superior Officers Council- Another project that was like building a building within a Building. Two stories added to a four story Landmark Building, an Elevator Added, Micro piles and footings to support the new steel that spans from the first floor to the penthouse. Full gut demolition and Motion monitoring of adjacent Buildings.
250 Fifth Avenue Thomson Hotel. A new tower connected to a Landmarks Mansion on Fifth Avenue. Double depth Cellar and sub Cellar, Zero Access agreement with the neighboring garage made for an interesting SOE and Foundation design. Large portions of the existing façade had to be shored up and maintained during Construction. Additional Stories and penthouse added to the existing mansion. High end interior finishes and custom millwork throughout the hotel. Empire Management– 125 Million
School and Institutional
Fashion institute of Technology- Estimator and Project manager for The "A" Building Lobby Renovation. David Smotrich and Partners. Fast track Renovation of The "A" building lobby Consisting of Retrofitting existing Wood Metal Atrium railings with Custom glass panels, New Millwork, Light Fixtures and Tel Data Infrastructure to allow students internet access and Faculty Access control.
Fashion institute of Technology- Estimator and Project manager for The David Dubinsky Faculty Lounge Renovation. David Smotrich and Partners. Custom perforated metal panel ceiling system with integral lighting that looked like metal ceiling panels when not illuminated. Lutron lighting controls and bms tie-ins. a very high end finished product.
MTA Police Facility Merrick Station- New Police station- Estimator/PM. A New Police facility for the MTA Brooklyn College-Roosevelt Hall- 10 million multi phased Interior renovation of - Estimator/PM
Brooklyn College- ADA Upgrades- ADA upgrades to the Brooklyn College Campus, New Entrance ways, New Stairs,Full Gut bathroom renovations, New ADA Lifts and New Elevators- Estimator
Banks, Office interiors and Retail
Washington Mutual Bank- 50 New Retail Bank Roll out Across the tristate area
Fried Frank Harris Shriver Jacob- One New York Plaza- 4.8 mil dollar project that lead into a 50 million dollar 10 year tenant fit out.- Construction Manager/ Chief Estimator
Facconable 636 Fifth Avenue- 25 Mil. High End retail Store on 5th
Center for Architecture 534 LaGuardia -8 Mil. AIA Facility with a geothermal HVAC System - Estimating and Procurement.
Nordstrom- Multiple East Coast Locations -19-25mil - Estimating and procurement of the trades
Home Depot 23rd st NYC -15 mil.- Estimating and Procurement
Sothebys-35 mil. Concrete Project Manager - Estimating and Procurement
New York Public Library- 10 mil. Concrete Project Manager / Estimator
Hospital & Laboratory Work
New York Presbyterian Suite for Occupational Services 1.2 Mil. Chief Estimator Medical expansion and renovation
New York Presbyterian Wright Center for the Aging - 3.9 Million – Chief Estimator/Preconstruction
Mount Sinai – Temporary Infusion – 1.2 Mil Infusion Center – Chief Estimator Competitive Lump Sum Bid
New York Presbyterian - Queens outpatient Clinic 2.8 Million Dollar Medical Facility - Preconstruction/Estimator
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 9.8 Million Dollar Laboratory with complex HVAC and Plumbing scopes of work- from conceptual to 100% CD, Preconstruction Estimator
Senior Estimator
Michilli, Inc
Lump Sum Bidding, Estimating, Preconstruction and Procurement of Retail and Office Interiors union and non union.
Hit List
Dolce and Gabbana – Competitive Lump Sum Bid- Office interior $1.7 Mil – Non Union
Ferragamo Shops at Riverside– Competitive Lumps Sum Bid - Retail $860K - Union
Off White Miami – Retail – Negotiated 1.2 Mil – non union
Bond retail - Berkley – Core and shell Competitive Lumps Sum Bid $2.25Mil - Union
ETRO- Woodbury Commons- Competitive Lump Sum Bid $325K – non union
Godiva Broadway NYC - $215K – Non Union
Elf Cosmetics Headquarters NYC - Office interior- Competitive CM Bid – 2.1 Mil – Non Union
Chief Estimator
Michael Anthony Contracting Corp.
2017- Present
Manage a staff of 5. Strategic Estimating and procurement of the trades. Preconstruction Management and proactive participation in the design process ensuring drawings and specifications are complete in order to mitigate potential cost increases and ensure projects will meet budgetary and scheduling parameters. Change order and contract negotiation to ensure that projects remain profitable without compromise to the end product and finish date.
Senior Estimator
The Rinaldi Group, LLC
Sep-2015 -Aug 2017
High rise construction estimating from conceptual DD sets to 100% CD sets- Full trade by trade quantitative surveying of the work required to erect and finish the Highrise structures. The generation of preconstruction surveys, feasibility reports and cost projections. Proactive participation in the design process to insure projects do not exceed the budgetary constraints through value engineering and alternate finishes
Vice President
Stalwart Construction, LLC.
Vice President of Estimating and Procurement
June 2014 – Sep 2015
Oversee daily operations for Hotel and hospitality Construction. Estimating from conceptual DD sets to 100% CD sets- Full trade by trade quantitative surveying of the work required for hotel refreshes and new Out of the ground Hotels. The maintaining of good relationships with subcontractors and vendors. The procurement of work and strategic estimating of potential new Hotel/Hospitality Projects
Chief Estimator
ICS Builder Inc.
Vice President of Estimating and Procurement
Jul 2012 – July 2015
Management of the estimating Department- Lump Sum bidding and the aggressive procurement of the trades.
Project Manager/Estimator
CNA Enterprises, Inc.
Aug 2009 – Jul 2012
Estimate,
Procure and Manage public works projects ranging from 250K to 15 Million
Owner & CEO
Aufbau Construction
Jan 2007 – Feb 2009
Construction Management /Design Build firm
Chief Estimator
Americon
Jan 2005 – Jan 2007
Management of the estimating Department- Lump Sum bidding Interior construction, High end Retail.
Purchasing Agent /Estimator
Ibex Construction
1999- 2005
Estimator/Project Manager
RCC Concrete Corp
1996-1998
Estimating
and Management of Concrete Superstructure projects ranging from 100K to 20
Million Dollars.