Mc Gowan Builders completes 2 interior fit-outs totaling 30,000 s/f

North Bergen, N.J.-based general contractor and construction manager Mc Gowan Builders, Inc. (MGB) completed interior fit-outs for two major New York City-based law firms, Binder & Binder and Sargoy, Stein, Rosen & Shapiro. MGB served Binder & Binder, a prominent social security disability law firm, as general contractor for a structural redevelopment, expansion, and a complete interior fit-out of the firm's 22,000 s/f, two-story office building at 34 Industrial St. in the Bronx. The $3.3 million project encompassed the addition of a floor, including a floor slab, steel columns, and beams; construction of column foundations; exterior renovation; demolition of the pre-existing space; construction of new office interiors; and new mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and sprinkler systems. The MGB team installed a new sewer ejector system that incorporates a pump and a ¼-mile pipe connection to the city sewer line. Binder & Binder administrative offices, designed by UAI Urban Architectural Initiatives, encompass an open plan area, private offices, and a large employee cafeteria. The building features a new elevator and a staircase. In another interior project for a law firm, MGB completed the 8,000 s/f headquarters of a major trademark and copyright law firm of Sargoy, Stein, Rosen & Shapiro. Located at 1790 Broadway in Manhattan, the interiors include a reception area, an elevator lobby, two conference rooms, open space offices, private offices, and a kitchenette/dining room. The facility, designed by DPM Architecture, P.C., features hardwood and carpet tile flooring; sheetrock and acoustical tile ceilings; frosted glass divider walls and doors; sheetrock walls with paint and wallcover finishes; and millwork cabinetry. MGB installed a new glass and aluminum entrance with electromagnetic locks, and new MEP systems, including HVAC ductwork, an electrical distribution system, and plumbing.