Turner/STV Construction Oversee Landmark Police Training Complex Project

NEW YORK, N.Y. — The ribbon has officially been cut on the $745-million New York City Police Academy, a state-of-the-art 720,000-square-foot training complex in College Point, New York, that was successfully built thanks to the construction management expertise of the Turner/STV joint venture team.

Turner/STV was contracted by the New York City Department of Design and Construction to provide construction and program management services for this landmark initiative. Together, with architects Perkins + Will, this integrated project team delivered a campus that provides the New York City Police Department with the most advanced police training facility in the United States.

The complex consists of a 350,000-square-foot academic building with classrooms, library space and administrative and faculty offices; a 240,000-square-foot physical training facility with a running track and a special tactical gymnasium, as well as a central utility plant and other facilities such as a muster court (where cadets gather for roll call, march instruction, etc.). It has the capacity to serve 2,000 recruits and “in-service” officers at one time.

To expedite construction, Turner/STV utilized Building Information Modeling software to facilitate coordination of more than 365 contractors and organized the project into a number of smaller projects. The team also issued early procurements of certain construction components such as structural steel, rather than waiting for 100 percent design.

In terms of sustainability, the NYCDDC required the building achieve LEED Silver certification. As a result, the joint-venture team developed and adhered to an environmental compliance program that will likely serve as a model for the rest of the industry moving forward. Sustainable features include daylight harvesting, green roofs, storm water harvesting and reuse and redevelopment of an existing tidal stream located within the site. Additionally, because the academy was constructed on a former brownfield site, the project featured a stringent environmental compliance component that was coordinated by the team.