PS-290Q Queens

Client: NYC SCA
Location: Queens, NY

 

This NYC SCA project was awarded to the joint-venture of Michael Graves & Associates and Massa Multimedia Architecture, PC, PA (GMMA).

PS 290 is a new 104,250 sq. ft. primary school located at the corner of Metropolitan Avenue and Tonsor Street, in the Ridgewood section of Queens (Community District 5, Community School District 24).

The project site originally consisted of a 44,252 sf lot improved with a 9,445 sf building last utilized as a “Rite-Aid” and an asphalt-paved customer parking lot. Retaining walls were present along the southern and eastern borders of the site.  As site restraints required our new facility to be built against the property edges of the surrounding residential neighborhood, we were requested to accelerate portions of the work before the construction of the new facility. Acceleration included removal of the existing Rite-Aid and surface lot in their entirety as well as partial construction of the new foundation which would support the new 5-story structure.

 The new school facility accommodates 616 students in grades P-K through 5 to meet the current and projected needs for the surrounding community. In order to provide the maximum amount of exterior space for the general and early childhood play areas, MGA/MMA designed the building’s footprint to be arced slightly. The offices, P-K and K classrooms, and the student dining facilities are located on the first floor while the upper floors house the balance of the required spaces and the District 75 classrooms.

SERVICES

Rendering
Architectural Design
Sustainable Design/ LEED
Preliminary Design
Schematic Design
Interior Design
Design Development
Construction Documentation
Construction Administration
3D Modeling
Marketing

NJSBA Workshop 2019

Atlantic City Convention Center
Atlantic City, NJ

We’re going to be at the NJSBA Workshop 2019 and would like to meet with you. We’re working with a variety of Educational clients in the Tri State area and given the opportunity, would like to show you what we can do.

21-24

October 2019

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THOMAS P. MCHUGH

Principal

RA, AIA, NCARB

During his tenure at the New Jersey Institute of Technology and after earning his Bachelor of Architecture, Tom has spent close to Thirty Years in planning, design, construction and contract administration for a wide range of large and small-scale projects. He joined the company in early 1997 and as one of MMA’s Principals, he has been responsible for overseeing the growth and success of the educational design studio for the last two decades. His responsibilities include contract generation, establishing budgets for hard and soft costs, design consultant coordination, and overseeing construction administration and project close-out. Tom attributes his success to his attention to detail, and his ability to work effectively with all stakeholders.