56 Leonard Street in Tribeca, Lower Manhattan is known worldwide as the "Jenga Building" because of its dramatic cantilevered balconies and offset floors each floor staggered from the one below, creating a visually striking stepped silhouette rising 57 stories above the Manhattan skyline. EDC began work as a structural shoring systems contractor in 2008. The project was paused and resumed in 2012, completing its construction in 2017.
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Since the late 1970's we have been the #1 choice for renting, supplying, manufacturing and engineering concrete shoring, forming and reinforcing products in the New York and tri-state area. Below are a few of the projects that we proudly served.
EDC provided concrete shoring equipment supporting 145,000 cubic yards of concrete for one of Manhattan's tallest towers an 80 story centerpiece of the revitalized World Trade Center.
A 1,050 foot residential skyscraper sharing lower floors with the Museum of Modern Art. EDC delivered forming, shoring, and post shore solutions for a complex concrete diagrid exoskeleton.
EDC was selected as the frame shoring supplier for 220 Central Park South, a 952 foot luxury residential tower overlooking Central Park in Manhattan’s Billionaire’s Row.
EDC provided frame shoring equipment for One Vanderbilt, a 1,401 foot super tall Midtown office tower requiring more than 70,000 cubic yards of concrete.
EDC provided cast in place concrete shoring and formwork solutions for Waterline Square Buildings 1, 3 & 4, the final trio of high rise buildings within the Riverside Center development.
EDC brought the Hampton Inn Glenpoint to new heights within the Glenpointe mixed use complex in Teaneck, NJ managing active shoring across multiple floors simultaneously.
EDC served as reinforced concrete solutions contractor for a NYC Department of Sanitation salt shed a crystalline, faceted structure over 70 feet tall holding 4,000 5,000 tons of salt.
EDC provided frame shoring solutions for the TWA Hotel at JFK, supporting construction behind the iconic mid century terminal originally designed by Eero Saarinen.