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ARAGON CONSTRUCTION, SERVING AS
Construction Manager, has just completed
Robert Half's expansion and renovation
of their flagship offices at 245
Park Avenue. Robert Half, the world's
largest specialized staffing firm, will now
be utilizing the entire 25th floor---38,000
square feet---of the Brookfield Properties
building, a 1.6 million square foot
46-story office tower located in Midtown
Manhattan.
Robert Half has been occupying four fifths
of the 25th floor since 1999. It shares
the Class A building---which occupies
one full square block near Grand Central
Terminal. "The company is experiencing
tremendous growth and success, and
also saw this as an opportunity to update
the entire infrastructure," notes Project
Superintendent Bruce Herrel.
Working together with TPG Architecture,
Aragon carried out the project in
four phases. "We were able to do this
without disrupting any of the employees'
daily activities or meetings through
constant communication with the project
managers," explains Herrel.
Renovations and additions include
refurbished conference rooms, cubicles,
pantries and general office space,
as well as new interview rooms, elevator
lobby and IT room. The completed
space features vaulted ceilings, high-end
millwork, window treatments, new
carpeting, upgraded electrical and mechanical
infrastructures and the installation
of nine new supplemental air conditioning
units.
"Robert Half's new space is terrific,"
says Steve Yavrouian, Senior Director,
TPG Architecture. The elegant space employs
marble walls in the elevator lobby,
white lacquered walls and furniture in
the reception area, and glass-fronted offices.
The Robert Half logo and all their
operating group logos are on display in
the glass entrance way.
"Because we make a concentrated effort
and deliver every time," says Aragon
President and Founder Alex Getelman,
"Robert Half trusted us to build out their
new space, complete the project on time,
within budget, and not disrupt them during
the renovation." TPG Senior Partner
Michel Fiechter says: "Because Aragon
put forth a compelling bid, and placed an
emphasis on personal attention to detail,
they won the project," he says. "Aragon
has the ability to displace an incumbent
construction firm." •
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