{"id":131087,"date":"2021-10-25T09:17:36","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T13:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/?p=131087"},"modified":"2021-10-25T09:17:36","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T13:17:36","slug":"major-interior-renovation-for-nycs-postal-service-office-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/major-interior-renovation-for-nycs-postal-service-office-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Major interior renovation for NYC\u2019s postal service office building"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_131088\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-131088\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/BC_Office.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-131088 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/BC_Office-300x152.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/BC_Office-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/BC_Office-500x253.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/BC_Office.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-131088\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">This postal service project included a consolidation and reconfiguration of the postal occupancy within the building.\u00a0<\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Photo Courtesy CTS Group<\/span><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The James A. Farley Building, designed by McKim, Mead &amp; White in 1913 for the United States Postal Service (USPS), was newly renovated and now serves as a part of the region\u2019s rail system, a home for the postal service, Amtrak, and future NYC home for Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>The most important architectural challenge of this project was to design contemporary, efficient, and technically sound space, critical to the current postal service operations while also celebrating the historic character of the building.<\/p>\n<p>This postal service project included a consolidation and reconfiguration of the postal occupancy within the building. New spaces include a new administrative office and conference space for the New York USPS District, headquarters for the United States Postal Inspectors and the postal police, a new postal employee entrance lobby, a business caller mail lobby, and a new passport acceptance center.<\/p>\n<p>The project also included an update of the 8<sup>th<\/sup> Avenue postal retail operation, USPS loading docks and platforms, and a brand-new space for the Farley carrier operation. The USPS occupancy is approximately 25,734 m<sup>2<\/sup> (277,000 sf) in area and is broadcast over three floors in the building over the length of an entire city block, from 8<sup>th<\/sup> to 9<sup>th<\/sup> Avenue, which is around 244 m (800 ft).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The James A. 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