🌊 Bringing Coastal Visions to Life at 75 Bayside

Last week, our team was in Ocean City, Maryland to check progress on one of our latest projects: 75 Bayside — a new luxury townhome development helping reshape the midtown district.

With construction well underway this townhome is planned to deliver multi-level coastal living, with open interiors, expansive balconies, and elevated views — but achieving that kind of design in a challenging coastal environment requires careful structural coordination.

KSG’s structural engineering team was engaged early in design, helping to translate architectural vision into buildable structure, while ensuring long-term durability and performance in this coastal zone.

Our work at 75 Bayside has included:

  • Framing systems optimized for open living spaces, maximizing interior flexibility while maintaining structural integrity
  • Load path continuity across multiple levels, supporting the project’s expansive balconies and cantilevered features
  • Coastal resilience measures: designing for wind loads, lateral stability, and moisture durability specific to the Ocean City environment
  • Close collaboration with the architect, developer, and construction team throughout construction

While in town, our team was also surveying and scoping several new projects we’re beginning work on across Ocean City. The demand for thoughtful, well-engineered coastal living continues to grow — and we’re proud to help bring these visions to life.

Reinforcing Your Vision — that’s our mission on every project, and it’s exciting to see that mission taking shape at 75 Bayside.

KSG Welcomes Kevin Regep to the Structural Engineering Department

We’re excited to welcome Kevin Regep, our Structural Engineering intern, to KSG Engineers for the summer!

Kevin is currently studying at Penn State University in the Architectural Engineering program and we’re looking forward to supporting Kevin’s professional development during his internship and beyond.

Kevin hit the ground running this week, joining Principal Anthony Shulde, P.E. on a site inspection for one of our latest projects under construction in Yonkers, NY.

Let’s build something great together, Kevin! 💪

1200 Normandy Place In the Navy Yard: New Project Announcement

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.

Hedges at Hawthorne: Project Completion

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.

Structural Engineer: Keystone Structural Group

Gateway Senior Living Community – Fishersville, VA: Project Update

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.

In Construction Photo

Structural Engineer: Keystone Structural Group

Mavis Tire – Moosic, PA: Project Update

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.

Foundation Installation (June 2022)
Foundation Installation (June 2022)

Steel Framing (July 2022)
Steel Framing (July 2022)

Structural Engineer: Keystone Structural Group

Architect: DeScipio & Associates Architecture

Keystone Structural Group: Leading the Modular Revolution with Boutique Consultation

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.

https://modular-construction.constructionbusinessreview.com/vendor/keystone-structural-group-leading-the-modular-revolution-with-boutique-consultation–cid-232-mid-24.html

The Lofts at Village Square: Project Update

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.

Structural Engineer: Keystone Structural Group

Architect: DeScipio & Associates Architecture

Developer: JBAS Realty