NYC Health & Hospitals, Administrative Offices, New York, NY

“Size:
520,000 SF
”

As part of NYC Health + Hospitals’ major relocation to 7 Hanover Square, our team provided full MEP/FP design and construction administration for approximately 520,000 SF of administrative office space across 14 floors of a Class A high-rise. The project consolidated multiple H+H departments into a unified headquarters, creating a modern, flexible, and resilient workplace for more than 2,000 staff.

The scope includes MEP/FP tenant fit-out design, encompassing Fire Alarm and Energy Modeling, with integration into the landlord’s base-building systems currently under renovation. This required close technical coordination and phased design updates. The work involved detailed field verification of existing infrastructure due to limited legacy documentation and included design and power distribution for MDF and IDF rooms, each supported by UPS systems connected to the base-building emergency power.

Additionally, the team collaborated closely with the landlord’s MEP engineer on shared mechanical risers, generator tie-ins, and system sequencing to ensure uninterrupted system operation throughout construction.

The project presented several key challenges, including concurrent construction and renovation activities that demanded dynamic coordination with ongoing base-building infrastructure upgrades. To address this, our team maintained continuous communication with the landlord’s design and construction teams to ensure alignment of schedules, system interfaces, and field activities. Additionally, the project required a phased delivery approach, with floors designed and released in sequence to accommodate rolling turnover dates and minimize disruption to ongoing operations.