Highlights

Address: 186 Lakeview Avenue, New Canaan, CT

Services: Construction Management

Construction Type: Multifamily

Size: 177,000 sf; 100 units

Contract: $36,864,000

Architect: Amenta Emma Architects

Awards: 2023 Home Building Industry (“HOBI”) Award from the HBRA of Connecticut

Project Description:

  • The project consisted of two ground-up, five-story structures built with panelized wood over a steel and concrete podium and involved extensive logistical challenges and site constraints under partially occupied conditions. This affordable housing complex with a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units was constructed in two phases.
  • In Phase I, over 18,000 cubic yards of material was moved or removed from the site as part of the extensive site work. Work also included new/relocated underground utilities, tree clearing, and a new storm drainage system.
  • Half of the existing structures were demolished during the first phase to allow for occupants to remain during construction.
  • The second phase began by relocating occupants into the 60-unit, completed Phase I building. The remaining existing structures were then demolished along with excavation to make way for the Phase II buildings.
  • Once the buildings were complete the site was finished with new paving and landscaping which includes a large park-like courtyard for the residents.
  • Construction management services included: constructability review, budgeting, value engineering, subcontractor bid and award, safety and logistical planning, pre-purchase program, scheduling, and construction.