Village Care of N.Y. hires Levien & Co. to oversee const. of 65,000 s/f

Project management firm Levien & Company has been retained to oversee the construction of the new facility for Village Care of New York, a community-based not-for-profit organization. Located at 214-218 West Houston St., the project includes the construction of a new six-story residential rehabilitation and long-term skilled nursing facility that meets LEED-Silver (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification standards. The 65,000 s/f 105-bed facility will house a physical rehabilitation room, a meditation/yoga room overlooking a central landscaped courtyard, dining and common areas on each floor and a rooftop deck. The project team that Levien & Co. is managing includes Perkins Eastman as architect, Goldstein Associates as structural engineer, AFK as mechanical/electrical/plumbing engineer and Marco Martelli Associates as general contractor. The project is scheduled for completion in August of 2010.