Our structural engineering team has been hard at work designing one of our latest projects in Philadelphia, PA! The project is named Chapel Block and it will be located at the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
Planning and engineering have been completed and permits issued for largest construction project at the Navy Yard since the 1996 base closure.
When completed the project will include a seven-story building and two connected six-story buildings, totaling over 600 luxury and mixed income apartments. All three buildings are designed to meet LEED Silver certification.
This project is important to the city of Philadelphia and important to the growth of the Navy Yard area.
KSG engineering team provided structural engineering for the project. When complete the project will total approximately $300 million dollars. Check back soon for construction progress.
After 10 years in the making, the Hedges at Hawthorne design and construction is complete!
Located in Hawthorne, NJ, the Bedrin Organization and March Associates partnered to develop and construct the brand new luxury apartment building, self-storage building and retail center located at 204 Wagaraw Rd.
The apartment building features 118 condo-style apartments with luxury amenities, like an expresso coffee bar pet spa and dog park, wine tasting room, rooftop terraces with NYC skyline views, on-premise salon, fitness studio, and outdoor dining space. On site, the developers also constructed a 120,000 climate controlled self-storage facility and retail center featuring a Planet Fitness.
KSG provided structural engineering for for the apartment building and retail center. Teaming with project architect, Studio 5 Architecture, KSG designed the apartment building utilizing structural steel and wood framing. The retail center was designed utilizing structural steel and open web steel joists.
Total construction cost was approximately $65 million.
The Gateway Senior Living Community, located in Fishersville, VA is complete!
Fishersville, VA has a new Senior Living Community. Completed in 2022, this new four-story building has 80 units and provides housing for seniors 55 and over with limited incomes.
To speed up construction, the design utilized modular wood construction, which is built offsite, transported to the site, and assembled quickly once the foundation is in place.
KSG provided structural engineering for the project.
Foundations are installed, steel framing is erected and the roof decking is in place!
Keystone Structural Group has been involved as consulting engineer on the transformation and redevelopment of the Birney Plaza, located in Moosic, PA. In recent years the plaza has been redeveloped under new ownership, and updated with a new Ace Hardware, Shop Rite Grocery Store, Dollar Tree, Dunmore Candy Kitchen, NAPA Auto Parts, and complete façade and interior renovations on the remaining store fronts. KSG was involved with many of the new store construction and renovation projects.
The developers latest improvement is the demolition of an abandoned standalone structure and construction of a new Mavis Tire store. Keystone Structural Group provided structural engineering for the new building, which is anticipated to be complete in late 2022.
Firm Principal, Anthony Shulde, was recently featured and interviewed in Construction Business Review. Check out the article link below to learn how KSG is growing into a leader within the niche modular engineering industry.
August 4, 2021 marked the sixth annual Professional Engineers Day – a celebration that’s all engineers and their profession.
KSG joins in the celebration by recognizing the engineers within our firm raising awareness to the contributions of the make every day to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public.
Our engineers are experienced in multiple aspects of civil and structural engineering and professionally licensed in 18 states.
Hanna Moussa Jabbour, P.E., has joined Keystone Structural Group in June of 2021. Hanna joins the firm as a Structural Engineer with 5 years of geotechnical and structural engineering experience working with reputable engineering firms in the New Jersey/New York region.
Please join us in welcoming Hanna to Keystone Structural Group.
Education
Masters of Engineering, Structural Engineering – Lehigh University
Masters of Science, Geotechnical Engineering – Lehigh University
Bachelor of Sciences, Public Works – Lebanese University
Construction, rehabilitation and renovation work on The Lofts at Village Square is now complete!
This historic building was construction in 1916, on the corner of Meadow Ave. and Maple St. in South Side section of Scranton, and was the former home to the South Scranton silk mill factory and Giant Floor showroom.
Keystone Structural Group provided structural engineering services for rehabilitation / strengthening design work, elevator shaft inspections and design of a new lobby entrance addition to the building.
Giant Floor – Before (2019)
The Lofts at Village Square – After (2021)
The term “they don’t build them like this anymore” rings true for this building. Over its 105 years of life, this building has seen many business and thousands of employees come and go. The structure has been used as a silk factory, trouser maker facility and a showroom for a flooring company. The building has been sitting vacant for years, until recently when purchased by the developer. The developer set out on creating high end apartments with a modern-industrial design concept accentuating the buildings original brickwork, architectural details and large arching windows.
Once the structure was gutted, KSG along with the project architect Joe DeScipio, AIA, thoroughly reviewed the existing building for deficiencies. The bones were good, as they say. After over a century of demanding usage and later life neglect, it was found that the buildings existing multi-wythe brick walls and timber framed floors and columns were in good condition. The 40,000 square foot structure only required structural repair to three deteriorated columns in the basement. The structure was temporarily shored and new columns were installed, strengthening the building for another century of service. Additional engineering included load analysis of the building, inspection of the old elevator shaft to determine its capabilities of supporting a new elevator, framing framing work, and the addition of a new double height entrance space.
Existing Structure Inspection
Existing Structure Inspection
Existing Structure Inspection
Existing Structure Inspection
Existing Structure Inspection
At completion, the project totals over 40,000 square feet with 37 high end 1 and 2 bedroom apartments and is fully occupied. The building includes fitness rooms and a lounge, off-street parking, and all apartments include in-unit laundry and appliances.
Construction is complete on the major clubhouse expansion project at Blue Ridge Trail Golf Club. The project included a new exterior patio, major grand ballroom addition and renovations to the existing clubhouse.
KSG’s engineers provided structural engineering services for the project.
Construction is progressing well on the new Hanover State Police Headquarters building. Upon completion, the new building will total over 55,000 square feet. The building will house the headquarters for State Police Troop P Wyoming and will include a training center with a 19,000 square foot indoor gun range.
KSG’s engineers provided structural engineering services and continues to play a critical role in the construction process.
