JETBLUE AIRWAYS
TLM Group provided Project Management Services for the renovation to and upgrade of existing buildings to become the Corporate Headquarters of Jet Blue Airways in Long Island City (Queens). The Scope of Work included two distinct phases that overlapped each other.
Phase 1 included modifications and additions to the base building systems including the installation of a new roof over both buildings, new rooftop generators and mechanical units, demolition of interior building core architectural and electrical elements, the construction of a new UPS room, new base building mechanical and telecommunication rooms on each floor and the installation of a new interconnecting stair serving multiple floors. Phase 2 included the selective demolition of mechanical and fire protection systems and full architectural demolition, and new construction to fit out the space for Jet Blue. The new spaces included reception areas, offices, open areas, conference center with integrated AV and technical platforms, cafeteria, and worldwide data center.
Base Building and Fit Out systems that were upgraded as required or totally replaced to meet current codes include mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, fire alarm, telecommunications, security and AV. The new data center – the 24/7 Systems Operation Center – was designed to meet Uptime Institute’s Tier II standards for infrastructure redundancy.