Bronx Library Center

With its LEED Silver certification, this five-story, 78,000 square foot building is the first green public building in New York. Its steel structural system allowed for its unique design features, including unusually shaped cantilevers and roof framing, highlighting steel’s flexibility and adaptability.


Bronx, NY

Owner: The New York Public Library New York, NY
Architect: Dattner Architects New York, NY
Structural Engineer: Severud Associates New York, NY
General Contractor: F.J. Sciame Construction Co., Inc. Wilmington, DE
Structural Steel Fabricators: Helmark Steel, Inc. Wilmington, DE
Structural Steel Erectors: Falcon Steel Co., Inc. Wilmington, DE
Miscellaneous Steel Fabricator and Erector: Post Road Iron Works, Inc. Greenwich, CT
Ornamental Metal Fabricator and Erector: Airflex Industrial, Inc. Farmington, NY
Curtain Wall Fabricator and Erector: Neversink Construction Corp. White Lake, NY


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