WHA Skyline Apartments Building Renovation and Site Design

Built in 1960, the Watertown Housing Authority (WHA) Skyline Apartments is a seven-story, 70-unit apartment community located in Watertown, NY. WHA engaged Aubertine and Currier to provide Building Renovation and Site Design Services for the apartment building.

Design services included the ground floor building renovations, upper floor parking lot renovations, lower floor vestibule entry increase, community room enlargement, patio reconstruction with a new gazebo, new HVAC units atop community room and lower floor entry, fob or card entry system for tenants, loading dock renovations, and ADA parking improvements.

A&C's Architectural Department designed the new vestibule entrance and newly remodeled office, lobby, community room, kitchen, laundry, recycling, and bathroom areas.  Interior Design services were provided in the form of planning, researching, and coordinating the interior finishes selections, and the exterior finishes and landscaping for the new patio area.

A&C's Structural Engineering Department provided design details for the new rooftop HVAC units, two new canopies over the maintenance entrances, foundation, steel roof for the new vestibule entrance, and the new code-compliant concrete ramp for the loading dock.

A&C's Civil/Site Engineering Department utilized the topographic survey mapping to prepare design plans for repairs and reconstruction. Civil/site plans included site, utility, and grading details for the access drives, building access aprons, asphalt and stone parking/access areas, concrete ramp, concrete patio area and walks, and drainage improvements.