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Posted: October 23, 2009
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.
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