Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility

Though early egg shaped digester (ESD) facilities were constructed of concrete, the Department of Environmental Protection's decision to use steel as the primary material throughout the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility.

Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility

Location: 320 Greenpoint Avenue Brooklyn, NY
Owner: NYC Department of Environmental Protection New York, NY
Architect: Polshek Partnership Architects New York, NY
Structural and Mechanical Engineers: Greeley Hansen New York, NY; Hazen and Sawyer New York, NY; Malcolm Pirnie New York, NY
Joint Contractors: AJ Pegno Oyster Bay, NY; Tully Construction Flushing, NY; Skanska USA Civil Whitestone, NY; Slattery Skanska New York, NY; Gottlieb Skanska Valley Stream, NY and Underpinning & Foundation Skanska Maspeth, NY; Picone/McCullagh JV Brooklyn, NY; and Perini Corporation Framingham, MA
Structural Steel Erector: Budco Enterprises Hauppauge, NY
Stainless Steel Cladding Fabricator: Overly Manufacturing Company Greensburg, PA