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Architecture Engineering Firm CPL Expands Into Westchester County, NY - Opening 17 office via acquisition
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The architecture, engineering and planning firm,
CPL, has expanded its footprint in the Hudson Valley
to include Westchester County, NY, with the recent
acquisition of Sammel Architecture PLLC.
Leading global design firm Stantec marks
the completion of a $65 million project to The new Somers, NY location brings CPL’s total staff
rehabilitate a major section of I-690, a key level to 450 team members and represents CPL’s
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artery in the third most populous city in seventeenth office (and 5 in the Hudson Valley)
upstate New York, on behalf of the New including Albany, NY; Binghamton, NY; Buffalo, NY;
Charlotte, NC; Hudson, NY; Jamestown, NY; Newburgh,
York State Department of Transportation NY; Olean, NY; Pittsburgh, PA; Poughkeepsie, NY;
(NYSDOT). As part of the project, a Raleigh, NC; Greensboro, NC; Greenville, SC;
1,500-foot-long viaduct at Beech Street Pittsburgh, PA; Rochester, NY; Suwanee, GA and
was replaced with a 70-foot bridge with Woodstock, GA. CPLs design professionals presently Regional Health System (Rochester, NY); and the new
aesthetic retaining walls, and the existing serve the healthcare, higher education, k12, corporate, $50 million National Comedy Center (Jamestown, NY).
bridge at Teall Avenue was replaced with municipal and transportation sectors.
a wider structure. Additionally, portions of Sammel Architecture Principal, David Sammel, founded In the lower Hudson Valley and New York City,
the expressway were reconstructed, along the practice in 1998 and grew it into one of the most Sammel Architectures most recognized work includes
Germantown Central School District Auditorium Addition;
with the Teall Avenue interchange, to add well-respected architectural design firms in the region, Carmel Central School District 2019 Bond including
capacity, remove non-standard conditions, serving clients primarily in the K12 market. District-wide alterations, Collaborative Learning Center,
and improve safety. and new Transportation Facility; Somers Central School
The two firms’ service offerings are complementary - District Security Vestibules and Turf Athletic Fields; and
both featuring award winning project portfolios. CPL
As lead expressway designer for the project, Stantec worked alongside Crane-Hogan Structural Systems as and Sammel Architecture have been industry leaders in New York City School Construction Authority Capital
general contractor and T.Y. Lin International as structural engineer. Stantec provided designs for the new highway, their respective service sectors and will now combine Improvement Projects throughout the City.
retaining walls, ramps, drainage, and lighting. forces to better serve clients in the New York City metro CPL Chief Executive Officer Todd Liebert, AIA, NCARB, said:
area and Hudson Valley. Sammel Architectures clients Our K12 practice is a shining example of inspiring
“Improvements to this particular stretch of I-690, plagued for years by congestion and aging infrastructure, will benefit from deepened discipline bench strength design work that makes a real difference. Helping
have long been discussed and are just one of the projects underway in the region to promote mobility, said Jim and expanded in-house design expertise including 3D / improve facilities for students is fulling work that has
mixed reality design, interior design, MEP engineering,
Hofmann, Principal, Stantec. We are proud to have brought our local expertise to the table in designing a project structural engineering, civil engineering, planning a genuine impact on communities. The addition of
that improves safety and accessibility. and landscape architecture. CPL is dedicated to a Sammel further strengthens this practice and we
warmly welcome them to the CPL family.”
seamless transition for both the Sammel staff as well as
With extensive experience in design-build projects, Stantec promotes early collaboration with the design-build integrating ongoing project work. It is anticipated that CPL Senior Vice President Rick Henry, PE, said: We are
team to keep projects on schedule and on budget. The Stantec team, led out of Rochester, New York, developed a additional team members will be added to the Somers thrilled to expand our practice into Westchester County
thorough highway design before even being awarded the job and thus was able to move very quickly to finalize the location over the next year to facilitate continued growth to better serve our clients as well as establish new
in the region.
design. The team also overcame poor soil conditions on the project site by working with the design-build team to relationships in that vibrant region. It is an important
recommend a Controlled Modulus Column solution to reinforce the existing soils, saving time and money as well as In the Hudson Valley region, CPL s prominent work market and acquisition for us.”
bringing a new geotechnical approach to the project. includes the $80 million renovation/expansion of Sammel Architecture Principal David Sammel, said: We knew
the Orange County Government Center (Goshen, that in order to stay at the top of our field, meet our
Stantec has worked with the NYSDOT for over seven decades, with projects spanning numerous highway and NY); the City of Kingston Washington Avenue Sewer client’s changing needs, and provide better and broader
bridge rehabilitations, inspections of major bridges in Manhattan, and a comprehensive study of transportation and project; Newburgh Enlarged City School District-wide opportunities for our team members, we would have to
renovations and new CTE (Career, Technology &
community needs for the I-81 corridor in Syracuse. Education) High School Building; Spackenkill Union grow. Growing organically in the current economy is
Free School District-wide renovations and new turf challenging, and the opportunity to be a part of CPL was
a perfect solution for us. The things that attracted us to
Stantec’s Transportation practice creates the connections that get people and goods moving safely and efficiently— field & stadium; and the Town of New Windsor – this acquisition were CPL s commitment to excellence
whether by car, bus, train, plane, or their own two feet. Ranked among the top-10 International Design Firms Replacement of Lake Road Bridge over Metro-North in design and their dedication to teamwork with their
in Transportation by Engineering News-Record, Stantec provides planning, engineering, and infrastructure Railroad. Several other notable projects include the clients and employees. They have an amazing culture
management services that fit client needs and improve the overall transportation experience. To learn more, visit: design of the new $260 million Sands-Constellation and outstanding reputation.” q
Center for Critical Care tower addition for the Rochester
stantec.com/transportation. q
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