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Gillan & Hartmann, Inc. (G&H) has more than 50 years of experience in providing mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection engineering (MEP/FP) planning and design for a wide variety of housing facilities, including low to high rise condominiums/apartments, hotels/motels, and specialized living facilities such as Housing Authorities and Long Term Care/Retirement Communities.

Condominiums

The firm has an established track record in the design of creative, cost effective solutions for garden type, low/high-rise apartment and condominium buildings. Its success is founded upon: early recognition of M&E systems impact on overall project design approach; application of a global project view, enabling a team effort focused on productive support of the Building/Project Developer and the Architectural Design Profession.

The G&H design team creates engineered solutions for those specific challenges inherent in design of high-rise multiple dwelling units with mixed occupancies through confirmation of utilities, metering requirements, and creative design approaches to: provide code required air of ventilation and combustion air; include stack effect phenomena to integrate building pressure relationships; specifying energy saving, CO detection, and control systems to manage exhaust fumes in enclosed parking garages; smoke control; incorporation of the latest technical design and construction methods geared to residential fit up; integration of engineered building systems into the Architectural program.

Courthouse Commons Condominiums

Islip, NJ

This mixed-use community, with Recreation Center, is designed for a diverse group consisting of young families, working professionals, and active 55+ sections. These condominium homes include the following:

  • Ten 3-story, 17,000 sq. ft., condominium buildings, 10 dwelling units over private parking garages
  • Seven 4-story, 27,000 sq. ft. condominium buildings, 13 dwelling units over private parking garages
  • Four 3-story, 17,000 sq. ft. condominium buildings, 12 dwelling units
  • One 4-story, 27,000 sq. ft. condominium building, 14 dwelling units

Annapolis Town Centre Condominiums

Annapolis, MD

  • One 12-story, mixed-use high-rise luxury condominiums, 400,000 sq. ft.
  • Consists of two stories of retail space, ten stories of luxury condominiums
  • New separate five-story above-grade open parking garage

National Products Condominiums, Old City

Philadelphia, PA

Project included renovation of turn of the century, abandoned industrial building and conversion to condominiums. Encompassing a city block, it consists of the following:

  • Ten-story high-rise, 110,000 sq. ft., 95 total units
  • Two 6-story mid-rises, 140,000 sq. ft., 50 total units
  • 16 duplex townhouses, 40,000 sq. ft., 38 total units
  • Two-story, 110,000 sq. ft., underground parking structure supporting all facilities

North Beach Condominiums

Asbury Park, NJ

Project involved construction of a new condominium/apartment/commercial complex. Encompassing a city block, it consists of the following:

  • Three 10-story, 400,000 sq. ft., high-rise buildings
  • 250 total dwelling units over an enclosed 160,000 sq. ft., parking structure

Orchard Ridge Condo Club Apartments

East Coventry, PA

  • Four townhouse buildings, 72 total dwelling units
  • Three apartment buildings, 48 total dwelling units, offering six different floor plans
  • Clubhouse building

Long Term Care, Adult, and Retirement CommunitiesG&H has been providing responsive professional mechanical and electrical services for the design of new and renovated long term care facilities and adult/retirement communities for more than 60 years.

Waverly Heights, Ltd.

Gladwyne, PA

G&H has provided mechanical/electrical planning and design services to Waverly Heights, a continuing care retirement community offering independent living, assisted living, and skilled nursing services. Design projects include the following:

  • Campus-wide Electrical Generating and Distribution System
  • Domestic Hot Water System Assessment
  • Heating System Humidification Assessment
  • Laundry Ventilation Study

Traditions at Ridley Creek

Brookhaven, PA

Traditions at Ridley Creek is an active, age-restricted adult community that provides residents with a carefree lifestyle in a low-maintenance, thoughtfully designed home.

Gillan & Hartmann, as MEP/FP engineer, played a major role in providing these amenities for the five, three-story buildings of approximately 30 condos, each above one grade level parking garage. The firm prepared design plans/specifications and construction documents, and furnished construction period services for Mechanical (Heating/Ventilation/Air Conditioning, Plumbing, Drainage, Fire Protection) and Electrical Systems.

Martins Run Retirement Community

G&H has provided professional planning and design services to Martin’s Run, a senior living community, on a continual basis for more than 15 years. Accommodations include one and two bedroom, and studio apartments for independent living; an assisted living facility; and a skilled care facility.
Representative planning and design projects completed by the firm include the following:

  • Kitchen/Food Preparation Renovations and Improvements
  • Dining Room Renovations
  • Emergency Electrical Power Generation Systems
  • Domestic Hot Water System Improvements – Skilled Nursing Center
  • Corridor Ventilation Improvements

Kendal-Crosslands Retirement Community

Kennett Square, PA

As MEP engineer at Kendal-Crosslands, a continuing care retirement community providing independent living, personal care and skilled nursing, G&H completed a number of design projects including the following:

(Continuation of Kendal-Crosslands Retirement Community – Kennett Square, PA)

  • Campus-Wide HVAC Upgrades
  • Health Center HVAC Upgrades
  • New Isolation Facilities
  • Conversion of Studio/One Bedroom Units to Two Bedroom Apartments
  • Assessment/Design for Correction of Domestic Water System
  • Parking Deck Ventilation Study
  • Residence Ventilation Study
  • Energy Management System Assessment

Kearsley Retirement Community

Philadelphia, PA

G&H was commissioned by Kearsley Retirement Community, the oldest retirement community in the United States, to assess the heating system serving the original, historic 1860 building, the 1981 five-story nursing home addition, and a 1982 addition for assisted living. The firm’s analysis included a feasibility study for co-generation and air-conditioning, as well as initial and life cycle cost analysis to determine the optimum method of improving the heating system to meet the unique requirements for a facility serving elderly residents.

Upon completion of the assessment and approval of recommendations, G&H engineers designed the new system using commercial/industrial grade equipment with natural gas as the primary fuel and fuel oil as back-up. The design resulted in substantial reduction in energy costs, greatly extended service life of the equipment, and increased comfort level.

Housing Authorities

Gillan & Hartmann has more than 40 years’ experience in providing MEP/FP and Energy planning and design of facilities for Housing Authorities.

Montgomery County Housing Authority

Norristown, PA

G&H was commissioned by the Montgomery County Housing Authority (MCHA) to assess current conditions and identify deficiencies in the fire safety, fire alarm, life safety, and sprinkler systems in four high-rise buildings, four townhouse complexes, and the MCHA Office Building. These facilities house elderly and handicapped residents. This assessment included development of a Capital Program Data Base Management System. Following on, G&H designed state-of-the-art addressable fire alarm systems to serve the facility. Other projects completed at various MCHA facilities include the following:

  • Robert P. Smith Towers, Golden Age Manor and Marshall Lee Towers – Fire Alarm Systems Upgrades
  • Sidney Pollock House – Fire Alarm System Replacement
  • North Hills Homes, Bright Hope Community, and Crest Manor – Smoke Detectors, Fire Alarm and Electrical Upgrades
  • Penn Village – Electrical Upgrades
  • Sidney Pollock House, Golden Age Manor, Robert P. Smith Towers, and Marshall Lee Towers – Ventilation Improvements
  • Robert P. Smith Towers and Golden Age Manor – Emergency Generator Replacement
  • Housing Authority-Wide Energy Audit
  • Ardmore Crossing, Ardmore, PA – Compliance Observation
  • Housing Authority-Wide Fire Safety Survey Investigation, Report, and Fire Protection and Emergency Evacuation Plans
  • Robert P. Smith Towers, Sidney Pollock House, Golden Age Manor – Automatic Door Operation and Access Controls

Hotels/Motels

Gillan & Hartmann also serves the commercial market with mechanical, electrical, plumbing/drainage, and fire protection services for new and renovated facilities.

Icona Diamond Beach (Formerly Pier 6600)

Cape May County, NJ

G&H initially provided MEP Code Design Quality Construction Documents for renovations to HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical and Fire Protection Systems for three phases of construction beginning in 2012, at the former Pier 6600 Hotel.

  • HVAC rehabilitation of 100 guest rooms
  • Conversion of 40 single rooms to 20 double rooms, plus kitchen exhaust fan
  • Converting lounge and manager’s suite into eight guest rooms

In 2013, the hotel became known as the Icona. Subsequent commissions awarded to G&H include the following:

  • Renovations to the Icona’s Coastal Blue Restaurant, including a Field Survey, and design of MEP systems renovations for the kitchen/restaurant/bar
  • Design domestic hot water system for the North Wing
  • Design HVAC system to provide air conditioning/duct work for the Lobby, Restaurant, offices, exercise room and corridors
  • Additional MEP services for commercial laundry, fitness room, roof party deck, cabana building addition, swimming pool utilities, fire protection systems
  • Energy Audit of the MEP systems for the condo conversion to establish the energy efficiency of the heating and cooling units, hot water heaters, and lighting fixtures
  • Upgrade electric service for kitchen, tent bar, and pavilion

Additional Representative Projects:

Multi-Occupancy

  • 1528 Walnut Street
  • 2601 Parkway Apartments
  • 500 Riverside Condos
  • 841 Chestnut Street
  • Academy House
  • Ambassador Building
  • Annapolis Towne Centre II
  • Hovnanian Homes High-Rise
  • Hunters Branch Condos
  • Lenox Apartments
  • Martin Tower
  • Mill Creek Custom Condos
  • Portside Commons
  • River Park House Condos
  • Rivers Edge Townhouses
  • Society Hill Towers
  • Ashton Woods Condos
  • Bethlehem Steel Tower
  • Brewery Park
  • Bridge Water Condos
  • Courthouse Commons Condos
  • Elizabeth Hope Townhouses
  • Elizabeth Port Mid-Rise Condos
  • Sturbridge High-Rise
  • The Academy House
  • The Philadelphian
  • Traditions at Marple
  • Traditions at Ridley Creek
  • Vista Center Condos
  • Waters Edge
  • Whitemarsh Condos

Long Term Care, Adult, and Retirement Communities

ACTS Communities:

  • Brittany Pointe Estates, Lansdale, PA
  • Fort Washington Estates, Fort Washington, PA
  • Gwynedd Estates, Spring House, PA
  • Spring House Estates, Spring House, PA

Other Facilities:

  • Archdiocese of Camden, Assisted Living Facilities, Cape May, NJ
  • Cokesbury Retirement Facilities, Wilmington, DE
  • Delaware State Residential Facilities:
    Delaware City, New Castle, Smyrna, Stockley
  • Dunwoody Village, Newtown Square, PA
  • Fair Acres – Geriatric Center, County of Delaware, Lima, PA
  • Kinder Park Senior Living Facilities, County of Delaware, PA
  • Meadowood Retirement Community, Worcester Township, PA
  • Montgomery County Geriatric & Rehabilitation Center, Royersford, PA
  • Pine Run Community, Doylestown, PA
  • Pocopson Home – Geriatric Center, County of Chester, West Chester, PA
  • The Quadrangle, Haverford, PA
  • Rosemont Presbyterian Village, Rosemont, PA
  • Roxborough Memorial Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
  • Saunders House, Wynnewood, PA
  • Thompson Meadows, Downingtown, PA
  • Twin Gate Retirement Facilities, Wilmington, DE
  • Union Park Gardens Senior Housing, County of Delaware, PA
  • Upper Darby Senior Citizens Center, Upper Darby, PA

Housing Authority

  • Delaware County Housing Authority, Delaware County, PA
  • City of Chester Housing Authority, Chester, PA
  • Germantown Interfaith Housing, Philadelphia, PA
  • U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Philadelphia, PA
  • Atlantic City Housing Authority, Atlantic City, NJ

Hotel/Motel

  • University Hilton Hotel, Philadelphia, PA
  • Holiday Inn, Lionville, PA
  • Sheraton Hotel, Indianapolis, IN
  • Howard Johnson Pocono Inn, Stroudsburg, PA
  • Marriott Castle Harbor Resort, Tucker’s Town, Bermuda
  • Motel 6, Valley Forge, PA
  • Airport Sheraton, Philadelphia