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suppliers and erectors in the Northeast,” Highbridge Development multiple facades to make it look like
Roth adds. In 1998, an affiliated company, Highbridge several structures. “This will allow it to
Building sustainable projects is not Development LLC, was formed and has stay consistent with the surrounding
always easy. “One of the biggest chal- become a successful real estate develop- buildings and at the same time allow-
lenges for us this year has been the ment operation. ing for flexibility to its tenants,” he
economy,” Roth maintains. It has completed projects ranging from explains.
“The cost of construction has become so corporate headquarters, distribution facil- This unique project, however, has not
volatile that it is hard to keep up. You put ities, retail centers, senior living centers been without its challenges. The site is
together a cost estimate and before the and office/warehouse facilities. located in the center of the city with lim-
client has a chance to decide if he wants to Highbridge Development has become a ited access.
move forward with the project, there is a driving force in the reconstruction efforts It has a storm main running through
substantial cost increase.” taking place in the city of Schenectady, the center of its foundation system and
N.Y., where an entire downtown is in the soils that are not conducive to standard
Overcoming Challenges process of being redeveloped. foundations construction systems.
Plank is able to manage under these dif- Highbridge Development has the ability “After looking into a number of deep
ficult conditions by supplementing its to provide its clients a full service design, foundation systems, it was determined
internal staff with a talented base of sub- management, construction and finance that they were all 30 to 40 percent over
contractors to ensure each project is com- team when undertaking a new project. the initial construction budget,” Roth
pleted successfully. “We have become a one-stop shop,” explains. “Our design team came up with
“Over the years, we’ve built a group of Roth explains. a solution that meet both the design and
reliable, qualified subcontractors,” Roth Highbridge and Plank are currently cost requirements.”
explains. “They are all quality-driven building a new 24,000-square-foot retail/- As a result of the company’s commit-
and share our goals. They have become office building known as Clinton Square in ment, Roth expects the firm to continue
an integral part of our team. Schenectady. on a path of growth becoming a $30 mil-
“Because of this team effort, we are able “This is an architectural throwback with lion to $40 million company within the
to provide our clients with a quality prod- detailing on its façade that are from the next several years. “We’ve grown at a con-
uct at an extremely competitive price,” 1920s era of construction,” Roth says. The stant pace over the past eight years, and I
Roth continues. $4.8 million project was designed with expect that trend to continue.” ■

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