New York Build- JAVITS Center

Location: New York, NY

Owner: New York Convention Center Operating Corporation (NYCCOC)

Team: TVS Design, Atlanta, LendLease / Turner Joint Venture (CMs / GCs), and Commodore Construction (Applicators

Scope: $1.5 Billion, 1.2 million ft2, increased existing JAVITS Center by 500%

Structure

Challenge

challenge to bridge across a seismic joint with a slab and stainless steel plates, while maintaining pedestrian friendliness in the heart of the new JAVITS exhibition hall space
provide a structural seismic rated expansion joint to handle extremely high forklift and heavy equipment operator loads for the JAVITS floor, upwards of 33,000 lb point loads
Wabo^®SafetyFlex (SFP)-600 was selected to bridge the massive JAVITS joint on BOTH ends, a total of nearly 700 feet
We finished each end of the massive level 3 with Wabo^®Seismic Wall Panels at 120 feet
There are nearly 100 stair levels featuring WBA joint solutions in the structure. In the large atrium and massive loading dock areas
Wabo^®FireShield in hundreds of feet of material are installed throughout
27" seismic joint between the two JAVITS centers (old and new) where SFP was used, as well as WFT seismic wall panels to join the two structures together
Wabo^®HSeal and Wabo^®FireShield, Wabo^®Seismic Wall Panels adjoined the two buildings
The customer service and troubleshooting and coordination with the design team, LendLease Turner / Joint Venture and Commodore construction was critical to securing all of the expansion joint requirements on the project