The document profiles various real estate development projects completed by The Burns Companies. It provides brief summaries of projects including office buildings, hotels, apartments, residential condos, retail centers, and a club house. The projects involved upgrades, renovations, structural repairs, and redevelopment to improve and modernize existing properties. Sustainability and energy efficiency were priorities in many of the projects.

1. Real Estate Development Consultants
Project Profiles
Contact:
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www.theburnscompanies.com

2. Office Building
New York, NY
LEED-EB v2.0 – Silver Certified
Only 1 of 5 in NYC
Project Highlights:
-- This mid-town office building
(circa 1969) of 836,834 SF achieved
an ENERGY STAR score of 72
-- LEED Silver Certification was
achieved by:
-- Extensive access to public
transportation; Green exterior
management; reduced potable
water usage by 10% over EPA
standards; retro-commissioning
energy study conducted; active
management of ozone depleting
refrigerants; powered by Green-e
energy inclusion of MERV 14 air
filters; lighting controllability;
Green-Seal certified cleaning
products; plus a number of
exemplary performance credits for
access to public transportation,
development density, and occupant
recycling
Owner’s Rep: BurnsCo
LEED AP: CodeGreen

3. Hotel Renovation
Cherry Hill, NJ
Project Highlights:
-- This 345,000 SF Hotel
with 417 rooms (circa
1973) required moisture
damage remediation
-- Fire/Life Safety system
upgrades and the addition
of emergency backup
power, along with
modernization of the
elevators and HVAC
controls were
implemented
-- Site lighting, parking,
and landscaping upgrades
were also designed and
constructed
Owner’s Rep: BurnsCo
Design: WJE

4. Apartment Renovations
Brookline, MA
Project Highlights:
-- The 409 unit rental
apartment building (circa
1974) had all units
upgraded
-- The roof and all
windows were replaced;
all HVAC systems and
controls upgraded; lobby,
common areas and leasing
offices upgraded; and a
media room, community
room, and business
center added
-- New landscaping, site
lighting and signage
packages were designed
and installed
-- Elevators were
modernized, and high-
speed internet access
added throughout the
building
OPM: BurnsCo
Design: DSA

5. Design & Installation of
In-Ground Bio-Mass Odor
Control System
Multi-Family Site, MA
Project Highlights:
-- On-site waste water
treatment system based on
the Amphidrome process
produces Hydrogen Sulfide
(H2S) in quantities that cause
complaints by community
residents – affecting rental
sales and retention.
-- Existing tray style carbon
system was substantially
undersized for the application
and was not effective in
reducing odors
-- Odor reducing chemical
additives were also ineffective
– and produced unwanted
precipitates
-- Designs focused on a
biologically based in-ground
system that would not be
dependent on any proprietary
equipment or science – and
would be environmentally
friendly and sustainable
-- The system was installed
and put on line in March 2009
and all nuisance odors have
OPM: BurnsCo been eliminated
Design: Tech Environmental
Contractor: Methuen

6. New Residential Condos
Somerville, MA
Project
Highlights:
-- The small former
industrial site was an
eyesore in a
residential
neighborhood
-- This Brownfield site
required cleanup of
various hazardous
materials including
LUSTs
-- The project
redeveloped a
hazardous site for 12
new residential
condominiums - and
provided for 2 new
units of affordable
housing, plus off-
street parking
OPM: BurnsCo
Design: P Quinn
Contractor: 24 LSILLC

7. Regional Retail Center
Novi, MI
Project Highlights:
-- A 1986 vintage 465,000
SF regional shopping
center is 60% occupied
and requires re-
development
--- Existing land on the
perimeter of the 50 acre
site is entitled through
the City for the
development of 4
outparcel buildings of
20,000 SF of new space
-- Further studies lead to
a plan to demolish, re-
design, and re-build
155,000 SF of GBA
-– Also planned is the re-
construction of some
100,000 SF of poorly
designed space
-- And the re-design of
some 3,000 LF of exterior
facade of the existing
buildings
OPM: BurnsCo
Design: Wah Yee
CM: Various

8. Hotel Renovation
Oak Brook, IL
Project Highlights:
-- This 337,000 SF Hotel
with 347 rooms (circa
1969) required moisture
damage remediation – and
renovation of all rooms
and common areas
-- Fire/Life Safety system
upgrades and the addition
of emergency backup
power, along with
modernization of the
elevators and HVAC
controls were
implemented
-- Site lighting, parking,
and landscaping upgrades
were also designed and
constructed
Owner’s Rep: BurnsCo
Design: Gettys

9. High-Rise Structural Repairs
Chicago, IL
Project Highlights:
-- This 1,000,000 SF
mixed-use building is the
largest mid-block
building in Chicago
-- Structural defects
were discovered needing
immediate repairs
-- Poured-in-place-
reinforced concrete
transfer girders and
columns were
strengthened in-place
while the building
remained occupied and
in use
Owner’s Rep: BurnsCo
Design: WJE
CM: Pepper

10. Club House Project
Gaithersburg, MD
Project Highlights:
-- The 700 + unit rental
apartment site had all
units upgraded
-- All windows were
replaced, and common
areas upgraded
-- Landscaping, site
lighting and signage
packages were designed
and installed
-- The property lacked a
community club house
and so a new one was
designed and built – with
offices for leasing, a
business center, and an
exercise facility
-- The new club house
facility was situated for
easy access to the
existing pool area
OPM: BurnsCo
Design: BWH

11. New Mixed-Use Project
Troy, MI
Project Highlights:
-- A vacant 900,000 SF
office building will be
demolished and the site
developed into 400,000
SF of new retail space
-- Other project
components will include
office, hotel and
residential uses, as well
as structured parking
-- Entitlements include
an affordable housing
component, and various
tax incentives
Developer: Richardson
Owner’s Rep: BurnsCo
Design: Rossetti
CM: Clark

12. New Mixed-Use Project
Washington, DC
Project Highlights:
-- 90 acres in suburban
DC are being developed
into 500,000 SF of new
retail space – including a
138,000 SF grocery
store
-- Other project
components will include
office, hotel and
residential uses, as well
as structured parking
-- Entitlements include
an affordable housing
component, and various
tax incentives
Developer: RD
Owner’s Rep: BurnsCo
Design: RTKL
CM: Jennings

13. Retail Building Redesign
White Plains, NY
Project Highlights:
-- A former department
store and parking lot was
developed into 250,000
SF of new retail and
restaurant space with
structured parking on 4
levels
-- The development was
designed with a single
user layout for 3 stories
of retail with no common
vertical access
-- A new layout was
devised to allow common
vertical access with the
addition of upper floor
lobbies and additional
elevators
Owner’s Rep: BurnsCo
Design: Arrowstreet
CM: WT

14. Restart Condo Project
Annapolis, MD
Project Highlights:
-- The 300 unit rental
apartment site had 216
units in various forms of
upgrade needing to be
completed
-- The existing community
club/pool house had been
demolished and a new
one had to be designed
and built
-- Work had been
abandoned mid-stride –
making for an arduous
task to take inventory of
all materials and stages of
work completion
-- Coordination and
cooperation amongst
lenders, ownership,
designers, contractors,
and the City were key to
the project success
OPM: BurnsCo
Design: MSCA
CM: Bozzuto

15. New Retail Building & Parking
White Plains, NY
LEED-NC v2.0 – Certified (pending)
Project Highlights:
-- A former parking lot on
a steep slope will be
developed into 48,000 SF
of new retail and
restaurant space with
parking for 350 cars in 2
levels on top
-- The design of the top
level of parking will
reduce the heat-island
effect of the former
parking lot
-- The development is
designed to achieve LEED
Certification through a
number of available
USGBC Credits including:
high efficiency
mechanical systems,
storm water harvesting,
proximity to
transportation,
community connectivity,
and the use of vegetative
screen walls.
OPM: BurnsCo
Design: Arrowstreet
CM: Barr & Barr

16. Apartment Renovations
Schaumburg, IL
Project Highlights:
-- The 615 unit rental
apartment complex had
all units upgraded
-- The roof and all
windows were replaced;
all HVAC systems and
controls upgraded; lobby,
common areas and leasing
offices upgraded; and a
media room, community
room, and business
center added
-- New landscaping, site
lighting and signage
packages were designed
and installed
OPM: BurnsCo
Design: MSCA