Repair and Rehabilitation
Design

Forensic Engineering/
Failure Investigation/
Collapses

Environmental Structures

Building Facades/
Curtain Walls

Parking Structures

Special Structures

Structural Engineering/
Design

Roofs, Plazas and Waterproofing

Formwork Analysis Design/Shoring-Reshoring Analysis

Foundations and
Geotechnical Investigation

EAST 20TH STREET
New York, NY

NEW YORK ATHLETIC CLUB
New York, NY

CONFUCIUS PLAZA
New York, NY

MANHATTAN PLAZA
New York, NY

KOLB LABORATORY BUILDING
New York, NY

STARRET CITY
Brooklyn, NY

MLK FEDERAL BUILDING
Atlanta, GA

ATLANTIC AVENUE
Stamford, CT

WASHINGTON STREET
Newark, NJ

The Confucius Plaza project is a 44-story reinforced concrete building with masonry brick facades. The brick facades exhibited compressed soft joints accompanied by masonry outward movement, especially at the upper floors. FKC investigated the causes for the facade distress such as the effects of thermal expansion on the facade, shrinkage issues and moisture absorption. FKC prepared construction documents for the repairs and provided construction administration services.