Owner: Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management

Completion: Ongoing

Services Provided: Cost Management, Cost Estimating

2229 Liberty Lane Feasibility Study & Arcadia Master Plan

Exeter, RI

Ellana provided cost estimating services for two projects for the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM):

2229 Liberty Lane Feasibility Study, South Kingstown, RI

The feasibility study for the new expansion of the campus of DEM Division of Fish and Wildlife at Liberty Lane features a two-story 47,021 SF structure. The building is comprised of classrooms and labs, meeting rooms and offices, touch down stations and storage spaces, indoor archery range, kitchen, and back of house support spaces.

Arcadia Master Plan, Exeter, RI

Ellana also served as cost estimator for the campus expansion at the Arcadia site which houses the Department of Agriculture & Forest Environment staff, State Lands and Firefighters employees. The two-story 19,286 SF building includes classrooms, labs, meeting rooms, offices, kitchen, and back of house support spaces. Our estimates also featured pricing for sitework.

Owner: City of Auburn

Completion: 2017

Services Provided: Cost Management, Cost Estimating

Auburn Cultural Heritage Center

Auburn, NY

Beginning during preliminary design, ELLANA provided cost estimating services to the nArchitects team.

The project scope covers the interior and exterior turnkey construction of a 1-story, 7,500sf building consisting of three main volumes. The project is adjacent to Auburn’s historic Seward House and City Hall, in the center of town. The scope includes site improvements and a public plaza where outdoor events and farmers markets will take place. The exterior brick façade encloses and is supported by cast-in place board- formed concrete interior, with terrazzo floors and exposed wood beams and ceiling. Exhibitions include a theater zone and various interactive installations, as well as local vendors like Taste NY.

Owner: Bennington Museum

Services Provided: Cost Estimating, Cost Management

Bennington Museum

Bennington, VT

Ellana provided cost estimating services for a 25,000-square-foot, three-phase renovation.

Phase 1 includes renovation of the welcome areas (glass vestibule, lobby; stair; shop), galleries and public program spaces (first floor galleries, schoolhouse, paresky court, education center, Modernism gallery, central gallery, special collections gallery), infrastructure (compact storage system, new vestibule, critical envelope, roof repairs) and entry sites (arrival, court, parking)

Phase 2 includes renovations to galleries and public program areas (south wing galleries, south elevation windows, church gallery, library), infrastructure (new offices, bathrooms, envelope repairs), administration offices and the surrounding site (annex, ravine)

Phase 3 includes renovations to the detached schoolhouse, terrace and surrounding site (orchard, clearing, processional path, fern walk, upland meadow).

This project involved comprehensive MEP and Infrastructure upgrades on each phase.

Owner: Queens Public Library

Completion: 2026

Services Provided: Cost Estimating, Cost Management

Broad Channel Library Renovation

Queens, NY

Broad Channel Branch Library opened in 1990. The small library serves 3,000 residents of this isolated Queens neighborhood, surrounded by a nature preserve on a small island in Jamaica Bay.

The design team developed plans to renovate a one-story, 1,700 SF library building that featured the full replacement of the main roof and cupola roof systems.

Ellana’s 90% CD estimate included pricing for replacing facias, gutters, leaders, and soffits, painting the exterior steel in addition to replacing windows, exterior lighting, circuitry, conduit, and mechanical exhaust fans.

Owner: New York City Department of Cultural Affairs

Completion: 2022

Services Provided: Cost Estimating, Value Engineering

Bronx Museum of the Arts

Bronx, NY

The Bronx Museum of the Arts 23 million capital project constructs a new multi-story entrance and lobby. The new renovation will connect the 2006 addition project which added 17,000-square-foot of office and gallery space, original gallery space and the new multi-story entrance which will feature large street-facing walls for art on the corner of Grand Concourse and 165th Street.

ELLANA provided cost estimating and value engineering services.

Owner: New York City Department of Design and Construction (NYC DDC)

Completion: 2018

Services Provided: Cost Estimating, Cost Management

Bronx Zoo Con Ed Switchgear Upgrade

Bronx, NY

Ellana was retained to evaluate the engineers bid estimate and extrapolate the theoretical total project man hours and average cost per man hour. The purpose of this evaluation was to assist Epic in completing a PLA study for this project. The project is roughly 20,000 square feet in total affected construction area for the upgrading of a Con Ed switchgear at the Bronx Zoo.

Owner: New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYC DEP)

Completion: 2021

Services Provided: Cost Estimating, Cost Management

Brownsville Public Library Renovation

Brooklyn, NY

The complete renovation of the Brownsville Library restores the historic beauty of this 9,600 SF Carnegie library designed in 1908 by Lord & Hewlett.

Ellana prepared cost estimates for the energy conservation studies which included a variety of mechanical and electrical options, exterior envelope improvements, interior lighting upgrades, among other technical suggestions.

The library’s outdated systems will be replaced, interior spaces will be reconfigured, and new walls, floors, ceilings, shelves, and ADA-compliant bathrooms will be installed. The building’s exterior facades will be fully restored, and environmentally friendly landscaping will be added.

Brownsville Library features an open reading room with two fireplaces. With several large public housing facilities in the Brownsville neighborhood, the library is popular in its vibrant community for providing career help and well attended teen programming.

Owner: Brooklyn Public Library

Completion: Ongoing

Services Provided: Cost Estimating, Cost Management

Canarsie Library Modernization

Brooklyn, NY

The existing library opened in 1960 after renovating a grocery store. After 65 years of continuous operation, Canarsie Library will double in size to almost 10,000 SF after a renovation and expansion effort. Ellana served as cost estimator on this project. The building becomes a physical and symbolic beacon of its community—transparent by day, a lantern by night. The renovated library will feature:

• Light-filled design that features a beautiful children’s reading area

• A flexible community meeting room that can seat up to 4

• New maker space full of state-of-the-art technology and a recording studio for patrons

• All new heating, cooling and electrical infrastructure, water fountains and improved bathrooms

Our estimate includes pricing for MEP, landscaping, solar panels, flooring, lighting, and finishes.

Owner: Boston Public Library

Completion: 2024

Services Provided: Cost Estimating, Cost Management

Chinatown Branch Library

Boston, MA

Boston’s Chinatown neighborhood lacked a library branch for more than 50 years before a 1,500 SF temporary location opened in 2018 in the basement at 2 Boylston Street. After years of planning, Chinatown residents will soon enjoy a new 17,000 SF library branch located at 55 Hudson Street. The library is part of a larger housing project at 0.4-acre parcel R-1, located at 48-58 Tyler Streets and 49-63 Hudson Streets.

The project will serve as an intergenerational community space promoting Chinese culture and multilingual programs. The vision of the new three-story library is to promote and enhance history and character as a unique Boston neighborhood, and to anchor Chinatown as a cultural center for the network of Asian American communities in the region.

Ellana served as cost estimator on the interior fit out of the library and the base building of the affordable housing project. The library will occupy the ground floor and two additional levels with the nine stories of housing above. Our estimate included movable partitions and other FFE elements.

Owner: Congregational Church of Needham

Completion: 2024

Services Provided: Cost Estimating, Cost Management

Congregational Church of Needham Renovations

Needham, MA

Congregational Church of Needham (NCCUCC) is a United Church of Christ congregation. The first building was constructed in the 1880s and subsequent additions were made to the campus. After focusing on improving sustainability in the 2010s, renovations and landscape improvements are underway.

The LDa team designed three concepts for the church board to consider. Improvements include accessibility options throughout the campus, new and improved bathrooms, more parking, expanded garden areas, and new entrances.

Owner: Empire State Development Corporation, Pennsylvania Station Redevelopment Corporation

Services Provided: Cost Estimating, Cost Management

Daniel Patrick Moynihan Station Redevelopment

New York, NY

Ellana provided cost estimating services for the conversion of the James A. Farley Post Office Building, a 1913 McKim Mead & White landmark on the National Register of Historic Places, as part of the renovation of the area.

The plan is to build a new train hall in the Farley Post Office Building in two phases. Phase 1 will includenew entrances to the platforms through the northeast and southest corners of the Post Office, to double the width of the West End Concourse and 33rd Street Connector, provide 13 new “vertical access elements” (escalators, elevators, stairs) to the platforms, and other infrastructure upgrades. Phase 2 includes the new train hall in the fully renovated Farley Building for use mainly by Amtrak, an intermodal hall, retail stores, and other infrastructure elements. The construction of one or two office buildings in the vicinity of Farley, as well as a new use for the western half of the building, will help to finance the train hall’s construction. The renovation of Penn Station east of Eighth Avenue and the construction of several million square feet of office space in the district remains the ultimate goal.

Owner: Boston Public Library

Completion: Ongoing

Services Provided: Cost Estimating, Cost Management

Egleston Square Branch Library

Boston, MA

Boston Public Library plans to renovate a popular branch library. Egleston Square, constructed in 1953, serves the community in Roxbury and Jamaica Plain. Sections of the original building will be repurposed in the new 16,300 SF library, particularly the façade.

The Sasaki team designed a library with a civic presence. The larger building will use clear interior sight lines to connect the outdoors. The new library will maintain the outdoor space while incorporating seating and planting beds shaded by existing large trees. An adult reading room and children’s room are part of the program.

Ellana prepared an SD cost estimate which included pricing for wood structural framing and mechanical systems.

Owner: Town of Hollis, NH

Completion: Ongoing

Services Provided: Cost Estimating, Cost Management

Farley Building Community Center

Hollis, NH

Ellana provided cost estimating services to MT Architects for the addition and renovation to the Farley Building Community Center in Hollis, NH. As once opened as a school in 1877, the Farley Building plans to open as a community center in 2027, rehabilitating an historic, community icon.

Owner: NYC Parks

Completion: Ongoing

Services Provided: Cost Management, Cost Estimating

Harding Park Playground

Bronx, NY

Harding Park Playground is in the Clason Point neighborhood of the Bronx, a waterfront neighborhood on the East River. In 1992, two vacant lots along Bolton Avenue were transformed into the park. The popular playground had not been upgraded since the initial construction, and community leaders advocated for much-needed repairs and updates for the entire site.

Ellana prepared a 30% CD estimate for this 150,000 SF park and playground site. Our estimate included pricing for stormwater retention components, playground equipment, spray showers, security lighting, basketball courts, seating areas, and landscaping elements.

Owner: Town of Sudbury, MA

Completion: Ongoing

Services Provided: Cost Management, Cost Estimating

Hosmer House Restoration

Sudbury, MA

The Hosmer House was built in 1793 and bequeathed to the Town of Sudbury in 1959. Sudbury Historical Commission manages the 4,130 SF, two-story building plus basement, which is open to the public. A major restoration is underway.

Plans call to remove the entire asphalt roof and replace it with a historically correct cedar shingle roof assembly which will include water barriers, roof insulation, copper flashing, copper drip edge, copper gutters and copper downspouts. The repointing of the chimneys will provide a watertight roofing system.

Additional projects include replacing the deteriorated wooden clapboards and trim, rotten infrastructure; painting wooden clapboards and trim; cleaning and re-pointing brick sidewalls; and restoring the brick patios and walkways.

Ellana prepared a preliminary budget construction cost estimate for architectural and structural cost only.

Owner: City of Boston, MA

Completion: Ongoing

Services Provided: Cost Management, Cost Estimating

Hyde Park Community Center

Boston, MA

Hyde Park Community Center stands as a vibrant hub of connection and activity for residents of all ages. The center provides remedial and enrichment after-school reading and math programs for Hyde Park and Mattapan youth in grades 1 through 8 as well as swimming, creative writing, and crafts. It features a gymnasium, auditorium, communal spaces, pickleball courts, and walking track.

Ellana prepared cost estimates for Interior and exterior renovation of this 44,000 SF facility.

Owner: City of Jamestown, RI

Completion: Ongoing

Services Provided: Cost Management, Cost Estimating

Jamestown Senior Center

Jamestown, RI

Cost estimating to the awarded team for rehabilitation to a senior center in Jamestown, RI. Holding 5,500 SF, this project involves complete rehabilitation, involving two small additions to the building and reinforcement to existing floor systems.

Owner: State of New York

Completion: 2018

Services Provided: Cost Management, Cost Estimating

John Jay Homestead Circulation Improvement & Rehabilitation Plan

New York, NY

ELLANA provided cost estimating services to Heritage during the conceptual stages of the projects.

The projects consisted of site accessibility upgrades to existing historic structures on site. Both projects required construction of additional parking facilities for visitors. John Jay Homestead is notable for the increased complexity and logistics given the projects historic nature. The job called for land rehabilitation of sizable portions on the property including beech allee restoration, historic stone wall repair, earth moving for pastures and farmland, and tree restoration and removal. Much of the site restoration occurred directly adjacent to existing structures, some of which are a hundred years old -- a very challenging undertaking.

Owner: NYS Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation

Completion: 2019; Roof work, 2022

Services Provided: Cost Estimating, Cost Management

Jones Beach Nature & Energy Center

Jones Beach, NY

Cost estimating for a the fit-out of a new 12,000 SF building that features a welcoming entryway, nature and energy exhibitions, offices and classrooms. The building features a cross-laminated timber (CLT) façade and roof system, with geothermal wells. The fit-out included new partitions, doors, finished and high-performance MEP systems.

Owner: National Trust for Historic Preservation

Completion: 2025

Services Provided: Cost Estimating, Cost Management

Langston Hughes House Repairs

New York, NY

Ellana served as cost estimator on an exterior façade restoration at 20 East 127th Street in Harlem, the former home of renowned poet and civil rights activist Langston Hughes. Hughes lived on the top floor of this brownstone from 1947-1967.

This structure required an elevated level of care, oversight, and collaboration throughout the restoration process to ensure the work honored the site’s historical and cultural importance. All work complied with NYC Landmark Preservation Commission (LPC) guidelines.

The facade repointing, brownstone repairs, and resurfacing were carried out on original masonry and stonework that are characteristic of the building’s historic architectural style. Artisans matched mortar color, composition, and tooling to preserve the building’s original appearance. The cornice and guardrail repairs also involved restoring original design elements to maintain the historical integrity of the structure.

The rowhouse was designated a New York City Landmark in 1981 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. This block of East 127th Street was also named Langston Hughes Place in his honor.

Owner: Lincoln Center Development Project

Completion: 2022

Services Provided: Cost Estimating, Cost Management, Reconciliation, Change Order Review

Lincoln Center David Geffen Hall Redevelopment

New York, NY

Construction cost estimating and consulting directly to Lincoln Center Development Project for the comprehensive renovation and upgrades at the historic theatre. The team collaborated with the project management team to confirm existing dimensions, connections and existing conditions prior to the redevelopment, reconciled and reviewed contractor and design team changes, prepared narratives outlining costs and detailing changes, logged change orders and coordinated with the construction manager to approve onset of work.

Our team also prepared change order review summaries that outline costs, scope, cost analysis and final cost estimates in LCDP’s templates, participated in meetings and site assessments as part of change investigations, reviewed design team and construction manager’s contract documents, agreements, unit prices and labor rates (based on NYC Building & Construction Trades Agreements).

The redeveloped hall offers improved ADA access, significantly more bathrooms, improved sight lines and acoustics, new lounge areas, an expanded “Grand Promenade” on the second floor and a lobby with more than double its original capacity.

The new David Geffen Hall opened in October 2022, two years of its initial schedule.

Owner: Smithsonian Institution

Completion: 2017

Services Provided: Cost Management, Cost Estimating

National Museum of the American Indian Americans Exhibit South Gallery

Washington, DC

The National Museum of the American Indian hosts one of the world’s most expansive collections of Native objects, photographs, and media, covering the entire Western Hemisphere from the Arctic Circle to Tierra del Fuego. Part of the Smithsonian Institution, the iconic museum occupies a prominent position on the National Mall.

Ellana provided cost estimating services for the Americans Exhibition South Gallery 3007 which opened to the public in 2018. The exhibit highlights the ways in which American Indians have been part of the nation’s identity since before the country began. The scope included five new exhibit rooms plus a Nexus space. The interior partitions were heavy gage and included extra supports to house the exhibit fabrications. A Tomahawk missile that is suspended from the ceiling required a structural cable suspension system. The MEP portion of the estimate included new distribution for the HVAC, new lighting fixtures and controls, audio visual and security.

Owner: National Museum of Mathematics (MoMath)

Completion: 2026

Services Provided: Cost Estimating, Cost Management

Museum of Mathematics

New York, NY

The Museum of Mathematics, known as MoMath, will move to a new location at 635 & 641 Avenue of the Americas in Flatiron District of Manhattan. The popular museum expands into two buildings encompassing 30,700 SF connected by a central corridor. This prominent space fosters a strong presence for the museum while enhancing the brand and visibility. The large storefront glazing provides glimpses along the street and draws visitors into its gracious gift shop, which holds a dual function as the lobby. The program also features extensive exhibit space, cafe, offices, and restrooms.

Ellana prepared an SD estimate for this interior fit out and provided reconciliation services. Our estimate included millwork, theater lighting, operable partitions, MEP, tiered motorized retractable seating, and vertical transportation.

Owner: New York Hall of Science

Completion: 2024

Services Provided: Cost Estimating, Cost Management

New York Hall of Science Campus Mitigation

Queens, NY

In August 2021, remnants of Hurricane Ida hit Queens sending over a million gallons of water from sewage drains into the New York Hall of Science (NYHS) in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. It took over a year to clean up and restore the facility.

Stormwater forced its way into the museum’s front doors and flooded the lowest level of the original building, which was constructed for the 1964 World’s Fair. The water made its way to the street level as well, and shredded carpets, took out elevators and destroyed several exhibits, including Mathematica and Charlie & Kiwi’s Evolutionary Adventure.

To prevent a storm from devasting the structure again, the New York Hall of Science embarked on a climate mitigation strategy by investing in next-generation technology. When the next storm arrives, NYHS will not only be unharmed but more protected from devasting weather events.

Ellana served as cost estimator on this climate change project providing estimates on site restructuring related to drainage infrastructure and stormwater detection on a 1,150,000 SF site.

Owner: Row NY

Completion: 2018

Services Provided: Cost Estimating, Value Engineering

New York Row Boathouse

Harlem, NY

Ellana provided cost estimating and value engineering services for the development of a boathouse near the Swindler Cove Public Park in Harlem, NY. The boathouse is designed to be a mainly wood framed construction building of 13,000 GSF with steel and concrete structural elements resting on a pile foundation extending 120 feet in depth. In addition, the project has a LEED goal and to further the ability to achieve this innovative features such as photovoltaics are being incorporated into the design. The docks will be approximately 5,200 SF, of which 1,700 SF is devoted to the gangway, and will require barge driven piles extending 150 feet in depth. There is extensive site work of 33,650 SF involved in this project consisting of landscaping, pavers, irrigation, and utility scope. One particular challenge for site work is the contaminated soils which need to be mitigated prior proceeding with other scope.

Owner: New York City Department of Parks & Recreation (NYCDPR)

Completion: 2013

Services Provided: Cost Management, Cost Estimating

NYC AIDS Memorial at St. Vincent's Hospital Park

New York, NY

Ellana provided cost estimating services to the design team for New York City’s first freestanding memorial to the AIDS crisis on an approximately 1,600sf section of the new public open space, which is being constructed as part of the redevelopment of the former St. Vincent’s Hospital campus into a private residential complex. The new, iconic area will be a place for reflection, remembrance, celebration and learning; it will be a “living” memorial, that is organic, dynamic and celebrates the fragility of life, is one of the important underlying concepts of the design.

The open space will be constructed on an approximately 16,000sf triangular parcel bordered by 7th Avenue, 12th Street and Greenwich Avenue in New York City’s West Village neighborhood. The design and construction of the AIDS Memorial portion of the park is being managed by NYC AIDS Memorial Inc., a non-profit organization formed to advocate for the inclusion of a significant AIDS memorial in the redevelopment of the St. Vincent’s Hospital campus.

Owner: New York City Department of Design and Construction (NYC DDC)

Completion: Ongoing

Services Provided: Cost Management, Cost Estimating

NYC DDC Briarwood Library Renovation

Queens, NY

Queens Public Library plays a central role in the civic life of every neighborhood in Queens, offering a forum for the exchange of ideas, the pursuit of intellectual and personal growth, and the joy of lifelong learning. An extensive renovation is planned for the Briarwood neighborhood branch.

To create a more cohesive space, the team designed a completely new façade system and interior gut renovation for the existing one-story, 7,200 SF library building. The library will be LEED Gold certified with sustainability features like photovoltaic panels on the roof to generate electricity.

Owner: The Olana Partnership

Completion: Services - 2022; Construction - 2024

Services Provided: Cost Estimating, Cost Management

Olana State Historic Site, Frederick Church Center

Hudson, NY

Ellana provided cost estimating services for the re-construction of a single-story vistior center with a sloping standing seam metal roof, and associated site works. The center sits atop a steep sloping site and features a glulam-frame construction with a timber panel system envelope and a cross-laminate timber (CLT) panel roof structure.

The building required redeveloped parking, paving, retaining walls, hard and soft landscaping in addition to new utilities connected to the adjacent network.

Ellana assisted in the delineation of project costs and direct costs to the team and participatedin review meetings to mark up and comment reviews on third-party estimates.

Owner: NYC Parks & Recreation

Completion: Ongoing

Services Provided: Cost Estimating, Cost Management

Old Stone House Addition

Brooklyn, NY

Old Stone House in Park Slope will be refurbished with a new elevator and staircase as well as an addition containing public restrooms by extending the north side of the building.

The upgrade will reflect the 1930s layout of the site, which is one of 23 historic sites included in the Historic House Trust of New York City’s collection.

Originally built by Claes Vechte in 1699, the Old Stone House is an educational center, cultural resource and the conservancy organization for the surrounding Washington Park. Ellana prepared cost estimates for this historic project. Estimates included pricing for roof repairs, gutters, downspouts, wood windows, shutters, stone pavers, plumbing, electrical upgrades, and mechanical improvements.

Owner: NYC Parks Department

Completion: 2020

Services Provided: Cost Estimating 

Orchard Beach Pavilion Reconstruction

Bronx, NY

Ellana assisted Marvel Architects and the City of New York to budget renovation costs to the existing historic Orchard Beach Pavilion.

The first task of this major project involved complete structural repairs, envelope upgrades, wet and dry floodproofing, site upgrades, and MEP infrastructure for future tenant fit out work.

Maintaining the nearly 100 year old facility finishes was a major portion of the work, matching tile and terra cotta materials and patterns throughout, bur also modernizing the facility. The state of disrepair combined with new access and other code issues has made this a challenge.

Owner: City of Ossining, NY

Completion: 2024

Services Provided: Cost Estimating, Cost Management

Ossining Public Library Site Upgrades

Ossining, NY

Ossining Public Library has served the community for more than 150 years. Chartered as The Sing Sing Public Library in 1893, the library began as a collection of 700 books in the superintendent’s office before finding a permanent home on Croton Avenue in 1914. Instead of overhauling the original building, the town elected to build a new library on an adjacent lot which opened in 2007.

The library committed funds for the planning and design phases for needed repairs and improvements to the building’s infrastructure. SGH designed plans for site earthwork retention repairs and improvements to the existing library location. Ellana provided cost estimating services for this effort.

Owner: Park Avenue Christian Church

Completion: 2018

Services Provided: Cost Estimating, Cost Management

Park Avenue Christian Church Community Facility Space

New York, NY

ELLANA provided cost estimating services to JGArchitects for the proposed interior fit-out project at the Park Avenue Church in Manhattan, NY. The project scope covered the fit-out of new community facility spaces, which include a gallery, a social hall and kitchen, auditorium, choir practice rooms, donor wall, nursery and classrooms, and a pastor’s office and bathrooms. All associated MEP scope and tie-ins to existing systems.

Owner: Patchogue Arts Council

Completion: Ongoing

Services Provided: Cost Estimating, Cost Management

Patchogue Arts Council Museum of Contemporary Art LI

Patchogue, NY

Museum of Contemporary Art L.I. is in the Artspace building on Terry Street in downtown Patchogue. It is a leading arts non-profit organization producing critically acclaimed exhibitions while supporting the development of new works and public art on Long Island.

The design team prepared drawings for a complete renovation of an existing two-story wood framed structure (2,700 SF + attic) and surrounding property to accommodate art exhibition, performance, & reception spaces on the first floor and office, as well as meeting & educational space on the second floor.

Ellana developed cost estimates for the schematic, design development, and construction document phases.

Owner: Town of South Kingstown, RI

Completion: Ongoing

Services Provided: Cost Estimating, Cost Management

Peace Dale Library Community Learning Center Renovation

Peace Dale, RI

Using grants and capital funding, the town of Wakefield is creating a Community Learning Center at the Peace Dale Library Branch to help improve workforce assistance, health monitoring, and education support.

Constructed in 1891, the original structure is a massive Richardsonian Romanesque stone building with a hip-roof and large wood-shingled section at the rear with a louvered cupola, The last major renovation was completed in 1990.

Ellana provided cost estimating services on this 2,210 SF renovation project. Our estimate included sitework, HVAC upgrades, lighting, finishes, historic building elements, and sprinkler systems.

Owner: NYC Department of Design & Construction

Completion: Ongoing

Services Provided: Cost Estimating, Cost Management

Queens Historical Society Renovation

Flushing, NY

Queens Historical Society (QHS) is the historical society for the largest borough in New York City and is dedicated to preserving the history of Queens through educational programs, exhibitions, and its role as a local history research center.

The Verona Carpenter team recently completed designs for spot renovations to the Society’s main location at the landmark Kingsland Homestead, one of the last remaining 18 century houses in the borough. QHS offers tours of the Homestead and hosts a variety of public programs including concerts, lectures and traveling art exhibitions.

Ellana provided cost estimating services for this restoration project.

Owner: Queens Public Library

Completion: Ongoing

Services Provided: Cost Estimating, Cost Management

Richmond Hill Branch Library Budget Study

Queens, NY

Ellana prepared a budget estimate for a theoretical new building to replace an aging branch library in the Richmond Hill neighborhood of Queens. The original 1905 structure was once the borough’s main library and funded by Andrew Carnegie. An addition was built in 1929. Richmond Hill branch library has been slated for renovation by the Queens Borough Public Library. This budget estimate for a new building is part of a pricing comparison exercise.

Our cost experts reviewed pricing and labor costs for a new electrical distribution panel, plumbing, HVAC boiler, and sprinkler systems.

Owner: Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation

Completion: 2021

Services Provided: Cost Estimating, Cost Management

Roosevelt Island Sportspark Renovations

New York, NY

The Roosevelt Island Sportspark Renovations scope covers interior renovations to the existing two-story facility including locker rooms, offices, gymnasium pool area, weight room, lounge facilities, including exterior façade modifications and window replacement. The work also includes upgrades to MEP systems.

Ellana provided cost estimating services to Cameron Engineering team at all stages of the project development.

Owner: Science Museum of Virginia

Completion: 2026

Services Provided: Cost Management, Cost Estimating

Science Museum of Virginia East Green

Richmond, VA

The Science Museum of Virginia is a popular destination in Richmond. The iconic building was once the main train station for the Virginia state capital. In the mid-1970s, the structure was adapted to house a new state museum for science. In 2017, the museum acquired an adjacent building known as the Workers Compensation Building, which was demolished to make way for the East Green. This five-acre public space is defined by DMV Drive from Broad Street to the shared parking lot at the corner of Leigh Street and DMV Drive.

Ellana is providing cost estimating services for the transformation of the East Green into a more appealing community green space populated with native Virginia plantings and outdoor art. Our estimate includes pricing for lighting, shade structures, water features, outdoor seating, paving, educational signage, stormwater management systems, concrete, retaining walls, wooden boardwalks, and bike racks.

The East Green is part of a larger community space managed by the museum that offers the opportunity for community connection and deeper engagement with nature.

Owner: New York City Department of Design and Construction (NYCDDC)

Services Provided: Cost Management, Cost Estimating

Snug Harbor Museum, Building B

Staten Island, NY

Ellana provided cost estimating services for the renovation of the 25,000 SF existing museum building at Snug Harbor. The existing landmark building undergo full renovation to accommodate museum’s galleries, offices and other support spaces on two of the four existing floors, plus cellar. Phase 1 work includes work in cellar and 1st floor, and phase 2 work covers work on 2nd and 3rd floors.

Owner: Seaport Museum of New York

Completion: Ongoing

Services Provided: Cost Estimating, Cost Management

South Street Seaport Museum

New York, NY

Through a long-term ground lease with the City of New York, the South Street Seaport Museum headquarters operates at 12 Fulton Street in the historic Schermerhorn Row. The museum also manages letter-press printing offices and gallery space at 207-215 Water Street, and has a license to oversee Pier 16, where the historic ships are located. The museum’s main location is a designated New York City and State landmark located in the South Street Seaport Historic District which is also on the National Register of Historic Places.

The museum’s base building systems (electrical, mechanical, plumbing and fire safety) and pier facilities were severely damaged or destroyed in 2012 during Hurricane Sandy. Although some temporary repairs were made, the bulk of the base building systems were still not operational because of the complexities of the interconnected infrastructure between buildings with different addresses that have been installed and modified over the last 50 years.

Ellana served as cost estimator on the design team led by Marvel to rehabilitate the MEP and life safety systems at several buildings. Our cost estimates included new stairs with steel support, vertical transportation, ADA lifts, environmental control units, masonry repair, and drywall.

Owner: Essex County Turtle Back Zoo

Completion: 2022

Services Provided: Cost Management, Cost Estimating

Turtle Back Zoo Alligator and Komodo Dragon Exhibit

West Orange, NJ

Cost estimating for a new 2,100-square-foot pavilion exhibit to house alligators and Komodo dragons. The new exhibit contains an indoor pool resembling a swampy area. In addition, the pool will have a split view to display alligators floating about water level or underwater. The Komodo dragon area will feature a southeast Asian theme with thatched roof, landscaped with reeds, and a sandy area to match the native habitat of Komodo dragon. The current alligators at Turtle Back Zoo will be relocated to the Bronx Zoo for the time being and Komodo dragon remain in the reptile building. The scope of work includes foundations, pool structures, basement construction, roofing, exteriors and interiors construction, MEP work, HVAC design, site improvement, site mechanical utilities, and site electrical utilities.

Owner: Essex County Turtle Back Zoo

Completion: 2017

Services Provided: Cost Management, Cost Estimating

Turtle Back Zoo Penguin and Flamingo Exhibit

West Orange, NJ

Cost estimating for the construction of a new pavilion exhibit to house live penguins, featuring a faux Antarctic habitat environment with pools displayed to the public. The above grade structure is prefabricated and set in place within the site of the existing zoo property. Specialty mechanical equipment accompany this facility to regulate the thermal and aquatic needs of the program. The adjacent zoo facility is remaining operational during the construction of this exhibit with limited disturbance as necessitated by site utilities

Owner: Emmanuel College

Completion: Ongoing

Services Provided: Cost Management, Cost Estimating

William Lloyd Garrison House

Roxbury, MA

A designated National Historic Landmark, this former home is now part of the Emmanuel College campus. Perched along a ridge, with views of downtown Boston, the two-story Italianate house served as the residence of newspaper editor and abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison from 1864 to 1879.

Fronting the campus, along its eastern perimeter, is St. Monica’s Park, a small, terraced garden at the base of the ridge that includes a prominent outcrop of Roxbury Puddingstone and provides a wooded buffer between the property and the neighborhood.

Ellana provided cost estimating services for this one-acre landscaping project to improve and maintain the grounds. Zoning requirements were an integral part of the process. The project is divided into zones and our estimators aligned the estimate to the zones.

Owner: National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center

Completion: 2005

Services Provided: Cost Management, Cost Estimating

World Trade Center Memorial & Museum

New York, NY

Cost estimating, cost allocation; cost evaluations of the various design options; value engineering; and cost reconciliation with the construction manager for the renowned 250,000-square-foot WTC Memorial and Museum. The memorial features two reflecting pools ringed by engraved plaques; and a 120,000-square-foot museum, situated below the pools that makes existing foundations, slurry wall, and other elements of the site a part of the museum exhibit. Work included supporting mechanical and administrative spaces and a memorial plaza with architectural stone and landscaping..