Fulton Street Transit Center in Lower Manhattan

August 2010 - Schenectady, NY STS Steel has been awarded the steel fabrication and erection contract for the Fulton Street Transit Center in Lower Manhattan by a joint venture formed between Plaza Construction and Schiavone Construction who were awarded the general construction contract by MTA. The 180,000-sq.-ft., $176 million transit center building is part of an $888 million dollar rehabilitation program to modernize this critical Manhattan subway complex that serves over 275,000 commuters every day. Fabrication will begin in December 2010 and finish in late summer of 2011. The complex is scheduled to open in 2014.

Enclos awards STS the structural steel façade system fabrication and erection contract which includes the 53 foot diameter oculus. Enclos is an expert in the design, engineering, fabrication and erection of custom façade systems.

October 2011 - Erection of the structural steel is nearly complete. The first portion of the oculus and the first façade columns are erected.

"This is the single most important renovation and upgrade of an existing subway complex in the entire city, and a crucial component of infrastructure within the MTA subway system," said Richard Wood, President of Plaza Construction.

The transit center building starts at the existing street level foundation extending upward to the main architectural feature of the structure, a 53 foot diameter glass covered steel oculus which allows sunlight into the living space to create an open and natural environment.  STS will fabricate and trial-assemble the oculus at their shop in Schenectady prior to delivery to ensure all parts can be reassembled at the site without problems.  The facade is comprised of structural steel and glass while the interior of the building will feature architecturally exposed structural steel, glass storefronts, stainless steel panels, GFRC (glass fiber reinforced concrete) column covers and ceilings, granite flooring and a decorative cable net structure with reflective artwork panels. To create the desired architectural shapes and required strength, many of the structural steel façade components are constructed of welded plates filled with reinforcing steel and concrete. STS will also fabricate spiral stairs that in conjunction with elevators and escalators shuttle passengers between the A, C, 4 and 5 subways and connects to the 2, 3, J and Z trains.