General Construction Projects

Approximate Cost - $5 Million

Owner - Trenton Board of Education

Location - Trenton, New Jersey

Project Type - Educational

Completion - October 2021

Project Overview - Project included complete gut of existing boiler house building including select interior slabs, walls, structural steel, and other alterations required to change the use for the former boiler house building at the Trenton Central High School. Work included creation of 22,000 SF of usable space within the former boiler house building, requiring the installation of new footings to accommodate new structural steel floor framing and concrete slabs for two new floor levels, egress stairs, and elevator shaft in addition to completely new electrical, mechanical, plumbing, fire protection, and architectural systems throughout. The fit out spaces include standard and science lab classrooms, bathrooms, offices, teachers lounges, and storage spaces. Exterior improvements including new storm, water, electrical, and fire services in addition to new sidewalks and parking spaces.

Approximate Cost - $6 Million

Owner - Trenton Board of Education

Location - Trenton, New Jersey

Project Type - Educational

Completion - October 2021

Project Overview - Project included renovation and alteration of a previously unoccupied warehouse space to accommodate new classroom spaces. Exterior work included modification of a portion of the existing roof structure to raise the roof elevation, and construction of new corridors connecting two stair towers at the second level. Interior work included structural demolition, new structural concrete footings and structural steel to accommodate two new floor systems within the existing building shell and a new roof system. Interior fitout included new architectural, mechanical, electrical, fire, and plumbing systems for the 10 new classrooms and Electrical/IT rooms.

Approximate Cost - $2 Million 

Owner - Deal Board of Education

Location - Deal, New Jersey 

Project Type - Educational  

Project Completion - April 2021 

Project Overview - Project included construction of a 6,500 SF one story wood frame, slab-on-grade addition with sloped wood roof trusses. The addition contains new standard and STEM classrooms, a greenhouse, guidance office, conference room, and bathrooms.

Approximate Cost - $4 Million

Owner - Neptune Township

Location - Neptune, New Jersey

Project Type - Municipal

Completion - October 2020

Project Overview - Project included site clearing and preparation for the construction of a ground up new 18,000 SF wood frame building including site work, concrete, masonry, elevators, plumbing, fire alarm, HVAC, electrical, and phone/data systems. The new building was constructed to house offices, kitchens, locker rooms, and lounges for the Neptune Township Department of Public Works and Operations/Emergency Management Staff.

Approximate Cost - $1.5 Million

Owner - Borough of Atlantic Highlands

Location - Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey

Project Type - Municipal

Completion - October 2020

Project Overview - Project included construction of a two story 4,400 SF building, including space for two garages housing public restroom trailers, and Tow Boat and State Police offices.

Approximate Cost - $6.5 Million

Owner - Long Branch Board of Education

Location - Long Branch, New Jersey

Project Type - Educational

Completion - August 2019

Project Overview - Project included the complete renovation of all second floor classrooms and offices, auditorium, and gymnasium of the Historic Long Branch High School. An addition for gym storage space was also completed as part of the project. Work also included repointing and brick masonry/cast stone repairs on the entire building facade. Kappa also converted the building conditioning system from heating-only to dual-temperature by installing a chiller and replacing coils in all existing unit ventilators.

Approximate Cost - $7 Million

Owner - Borough of Manasquan

Location - Manasquan, New Jersey

Project Type - Educational

Completion - January 2019

Project Overview - Project included demolition of a section of the existing high school to make way for a 26,000 SF, two story masonry addition. Work included new deep footings, foundations, waterproofing, MEP/FP, AV, and other structural/architectural systems required to provide all new science and STEM lab classrooms. Work also included HVAC and sprinkler upgrades to the main gym and an automated greenhouse.

Approximate Cost - $500,000

Owner - Rutgers University

Location - New Brunswick, New Jersey

Project Type - Higher Education

Completion - May 2018

Project Overview - Project included demolition of all existing finishes and MEP systems in various classrooms and a breakroom, and installation of new wall assemblies, doors, ceilings, flooring, acoustical treatments, MEP systems, and visual displays. 

Approximate Cost - $2 Million

Owner - New Jersey Natural Gas

Location - Ship Bottom, New Jersey

Project Type - Industrial

Completion - June 2018

Project Overview - Project included construction of a gas regulator station building for NJNG. Project included reconstruction of the existing exposed regulator station damaged during Hurricane Sandy, which was a critical facility for the natural gas infrastructure within the Borough of Ship Bottom. The new regulator station contained a raised gas service equipment with platform and drive-in bay with service crane for future needs.

Approximate Cost - $9 Million

Owner - Neptune Board of Education

Location - Neptune, New Jersey

Project Type - Educational

Completion - September 2017

Project Overview - Project included renovations and additions to the school, requiring a multi-phase approach to accommodate an active building with students and staff. Additions included space for guidance offices and health classrooms, gym storage, and gym offices. Project also included renovation of two main existing lockers rooms, full renovation of two existing gyms including new gym floor systems and gym equipment/bleachers, all notable MEP/FP systems throughout.