Title: High Rise by the High Line

Author(s): Gilsanz, R.; Lan, J.; and Vancura, P.

Publication: Concrete International

Volume: 37

Issue: 6

Appears on pages(s): 37-41

Keywords: design, concrete, construction, conduits

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Date: 6/1/2015

Abstract:
Avalon West Chelsea, a multi-family residential development located in the prime Chelsea Arts District of Manhattan, New York, is a reinforced concrete flat-plate structure. The “L-shaped” building consists of a 31-story tower featuring 309 luxury apartments and a 14-story mid-rise housing 405 units. The tower portion of Avalon West Chelsea was constructed using the 2-day cycle, a concrete construction method in which one level of superstructure is constructed every 2 days. The biggest challenge of this cycle was not the speed of the work itself, but the fact that multiple trades were mobilize and performed their tasks within the same physical space. About 150 union workers were employed every day.