290 Coles Tops Out

Representatives from DeSimone’s structural engineering team joined the client, architect, and other team members to celebrate the topping out at 290 Coles Street in Jersey City, a major milestone in the construction of this two-tower residential complex.

As structural engineers for the project, our team designed a cast-in-place concrete superstructure with a series of complex transfer elements that accommodate transitions between residential, amenity, parking, and retail programming. Faced with poor geotechnical conditions, we collaborated closely with the geotechnical engineer, Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers, to create a foundation system that minimized the added load onto the existing soil to avoid settlement.

Designed by MHS Architects and developed by BXP, CrossHarbor Capital, and the Albanese Organization, the full-block development will contain 670 residential units, 13,000 SF of retail, 350 parking spaces, and 70,000 SF of amenity spaces, with anticipated completion in Spring of 2028.

Pictured at the topping out ceremony are (L-R): Associate Principal Matthieu Peuler, PE, Project Manager Megan Schmitt, Project Engineer Kerem Marin, Field Inspector Edward Monroy, and Senior Project Engineer Karla Aguilar.