5515 Grand Avenue Maspeth Warehouse and Parking Building
- Located at 5515 Grand Avenue in Maspeth in Queens, New York
- A 1.2 million sf, four-story warehouse/distribution center, and parking/fleet storage building
- Site is bordered by Grand Avenue to the south, several one-story buildings to the east, the freight rail lines of NYA/LIRR to the north, and an existing one-story building to the west
- The north portion of the site is approximately 2,000 ft from Maspeth Creek branches
- Project is a three-story, 100,000 sf industrial building serving as a warehouse/storage facility
- Facility features long span column free spaces (50 by 50 ft bays) heavy structural steel beams and columns with metal deck for framed slabs
- Adjacent to LIRR freight line, requiring approval from NYCTA
- Foundation utilizes tapered tube friction piles that will be driven for up to 100 ft below grade
- Facade consists of precast wall panels with window openings
About the project:
- Structure consisted of a reinforced concrete frame with concrete masonry non-bearing walls and a post-tensioned slab
- Warehouse storage facility sustained significant fire damage
Scope of services:
- Investigation included a scope of damage assessment, a reinstatement cost estimation, and a value estimation of the warehouse facility
- Project team utilized sUAS (drone) based imagery for aerial evaluation of site damage
About the project:
- Largest power generator in Colombia with a total production of 15,000 MW
- Generation capacity of 200 MW, with three Francis turbines of 68 MW each, located in an underground cavern, 623 feet deep
- Fire initiated inside a transformer chamber and spread to the other two transformers located inside the same cavern
- Fire rose through the first high voltage cable shaft reaching the cable trenches of the electric substation located above ground
Scope of services:
- Service included the determination of extent and nature of structural and civil work repairs being conducted at the plant
