CORPORATE INTERIORS VVA has a 14 year track-record of managing complex renovation, construction and relocation projects for major corporations. We understand the issues affecting corporate entities today and the important role sound real estate and design decisions play in supporting a successful business and a satisfied workforce. Our extensive portfolio of experience includes over 5 million square feet of space including general office workspace, executive offices, conference centers, business continuity and disaster recovery facilities for law firms, financial services organizations, pharmaceutical companies and many others. VVA’s sophisticated procedures support the entire project team in accomplishing the client’s goals within carefully monitored schedules and budgets. LAW FIRMS Covington Burling 160,000 sq. ft. relocation incorporated practice floors, full service conference center, data center, complete kitchen and cafeteria. VVA’s scope of services included: Due diligence, Lease negotiations and Lease review, Programming, Consultant selection, Cost Estimating, Budgeting, Scheduling, Design management, Value engineering, Contract negotiations, Constructability review, Coordination with base building development, Extensive user group coordination, Cost Control and Reporting, Systems/Technology Integration, Construction administration, Move Coordination, and Project Close-out. Fried Frank 400,000 sq. ft. multi-year phased renovation of occupied space including a new full service conference center with state-of-the-art video conferencing capability, data center, library, and pantries. VVA’s scope of services include: Due diligence, Lease negotiations, Consultant selection, Cost Estimating, Scheduling, Design management, Value engineering, Contract negotiation, Constructability review, Construction administration, Cost Control and Reporting, System/Technology Integration, Move-Coordination and Project Close-out. Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe LLP 133,000 square foot relocation into the 7 Times Square Building. The new build-out included practice floors, full service conference center, data center and a café. This was a full service project where VVA’s scope of services included: Lease negotiations, Consultant selection, Furniture procurement and re-negotiation of the firm’s nationwide furniture contract, Cost Estimating, Scheduling, Design management, Value engineering, Contract negotiation, Constructability review, Construction administration, Systems/Technology Integration, Move-in and Post occupancy phase. JAMS 33,000 sq. ft. project constructed on one floor in the New York Times building. VVA provided project management services for the new space including conference and caucus rooms, arbitration rooms, pantries, server room, offices, and workstations. VVA’s scope of services included: Budgeting, Lease review, Cost Estimating, Scheduling, Design management, Contract negotiations, Constructability review, Value Engineering, Construction administration and Move-Coordination. Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP 300,000 square foot relocation project into 1177 Avenue of Americas. The build-out consisted of, attorney practice floors, state-of-the-art conference center, café, multi-purpose room, legal library and technology center. VVA’s scope of services included: Due diligence, Lease negotiation, Consultant selection, Cost Estimating, Scheduling, Design management, Value engineering, Bidding and procurement of all project related services, Contract negotiation, Constructability review, Cost Control and Reporting, Construction administration and Post-occupancy phase. McDermott, Will & Emery Project management services for an 158,000 sq. ft. tenant relocation, including open offices, conference rooms, library, print room and data center. VVA's scope of services included: Lease negotiations, Building evaluation, Budgeting, Scheduling, Design management, Contract negotiations, Constructability review, Value engineering, Construction administration, and Move-in. Ropes & Gray 250,000 sq. ft. project included relocation of the firm’s NY practice and, merging offices with newly acquired law firm, Fish & Neeve into the new space. The new location incorporates attorney practice floors, state-of-the-art conference center, café, multi-purpose room, law library, and technology center. VVA’s scope of services included: Due diligence, Lease negotiations. Consultant selection, Cost Estimating, Scheduling, Design management, Value engineering, Bidding and procurement of all project related services, Contract negotiation, Constructability review, Cost control and Reporting, Construction administration, and Post-occupancy phase. Seyfarth Shaw 100,000 sq. ft. project consisting of 3 floors of attorney offices in the New York Times building. The project included a conference center, videoconference room, warming pantry, library, and records room. VVA’s scope of services included: Due diligence, Consultant selection, Cost Estimating, Scheduling, Design management, Value engineering, Contract negotiation, Constructability review, Construction administration, Coordination with base building developer, Cost Control and Reporting, and Systems/Technology Integration. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP VVA has managed various projects for the firm’s locations around the U.S., including; various projects in Manhattan totaling over 1 million square foot, 260,000 square foot project in Washington, DC, 125,000 square foot project in Chicago, IL, 60,000 square foot in Boston, MA, a 50,000 square foot data center project in White Plains, NY, 40,000 square foot in Palo Alto, CA and several other smaller projects. VVA’s scope of services varied for each project but usually included a full range of project management services. Thelen, Reid & Priest LLP 177,000 square foot relocation project into 875 Third Avenue, New York, NY. The build-out included practice floors, computer center, full service conference center, catering pantry and library. VVA’s scope of services included: Due diligence, Consultant selection, Budgeting, Scheduling, Design management, Value engineering, Contract negotiation, Constructability review, Coordination with base building development, Construction administration and Post-occupancy phase. FINANCIAL SERVICES AXA Financial, Various locations We have managed various projects for AXA, in New York City, Syracuse, NY, Berry Hill, VA and New Jersey locations, ranging from 25,000 to 350,000 square feet. These projects have included the build-out of an executive training center; re-stack of an existing building to accommodate additional employees, installation of a new 1,750 KW emergency generator system and renovation of several floors. VVA’s scope of services included all or a combination of the following services, (depending on the project): Municipality incentives, Developer negotiations, Leasing, Due diligence, Programming, Scheduling, Design management, Value engineering, Contract negotiation, Constructability review, Construction administration, Move-in and Post occupancy phase. BTIG (Bass Trading) 19,000 sq. ft. project in New York City, including project management services for the build-out of trading floor space, executive offices, conference rooms, private exercise room, and kitchen. VVA’s scope of services included: Due diligence, Lease negotiations, Consultant selection, Cost estimating, Scheduling, Design management, Value engineering, Contract negotiation, Constructability review, Construction administration, Cost Control and Reporting, Systems/Technology Integration, Move-in, and Post-occupancy Phase. Frank Crystal & Company 70,000 square foot insurance company project in Manhattan that consisted of a fast track build-out & relocation of headquarters. The build-out included an Executive Office Suite, new interior connecting stairs and pockets of construction throughout two floors. VVA’s scope of services included: Site selection due diligence, Building evaluations, Lease review, Consultant selection, Cost Estimating, Scheduling, Value engineering, Contract negotiation, Constructability review, Construction administration, Cost Control and Reporting, Move-in and Post occupancy phase. GAM 17,000 sq. ft. build-out on the 21st floor of One Rockefeller Plaza to accommodate new office space, a data center, conference rooms, bathrooms, pantries. The project also included the partial demolition and build-out of approximately 2,100 sq. ft on the 17th floor to include trading desks, offices, pantry, and data room. VVA’s scope of services included: Due diligence, Lease negotiations and lease review, Consultant selection, Budgeting, Scheduling, Value engineering, Contract negotiations, Constructability review, Construction administration, Move-Coordination, and Project Close-out. Goldman, Sachs & Co., Various locations We have managed various projects for Goldman Sachs in the U.S. and abroad, ranging from 15,000 to 800,000 square feet. VVA’s scope of services included all or a combination of the following services, (depending on the project): Due diligence, Lease negotiation, Consultant selection, Budgeting, Scheduling, Design management, Value engineering, Extensive user group coordination, Contract negotiation, Constructability review, Construction administration, Move-In and Post-occupancy Phase. Marathon Asset Management 75,000 sq. ft. high-end build-out of two floors at the new, Platinum LEED Certified, One Bryant Park Building. The build-out will include trading floors, executive offices and dining area, and conference rooms. VVA’s scope of services include: Due diligence, Lease negotiations and Lease review, Consultant selection, Budgeting, Scheduling, Design management, Value engineering, Contract negotiations, Constructability review, Coordination with base building development, Construction administration, Move Coordination and Project Close-out. GENERAL CORPORATE ACE INA Relocation of headquarter offices into a landmark historical building in downtown Philadelphia. Project management of the interior fit out and construction of 285,000 sq. ft. of office space. VVA's scope of services included: Due diligence, Consultant selection, Cost Estimating, Scheduling, Design management, Value engineering, Contract negotiation, Constructability review, Construction administration, Cost Control and Reporting, Systems/Technology IntegrationMove-in and, Post occupancy phase. Kaplan Educational Testing - One Liberty Plaza 177,000 sq. ft. historical renovation of educational facility involving full abatement, infrastructure upgrade, new mechanical and electrical systems, new elevators, upgrade of classroom floors, construction of 2 auditoriums with raked theater seating, holding a combined audience of 237-persons and, change of use. VVA's scope of services included: consultant selection, budgeting, scheduling, design management, value engineering, contract negotiations, constructability review, construction administration, move-in and, post-occupancy phase. Kaplan Educational Testing - Philadelphia, PA 24,000 sq. ft. Office build-out including coordination of installation of base building plant, bus ducts and air handlers, street level noise concerns, AV and lighting integration and video recording services for training. Program included call center, office and landscape furniture systems. Kaplan Educational Testing - One Gateway Plaza, Newark, NJ 80,000 sq. ft. project, included construction of 2 Auditoriums for lectures on the plaza level and on 16th floor for medical training facility, including classrooms, mock exam rooms & video monitoring for training purposes. Integration on plaza level resolved concerns of access and circulation of plaza level auditoriums with existing building and lobby areas. mcgarrybowen 30,000 sq. ft. advertising company project in Manhattan included a relocation of their offices with pockets of construction. The project occurred in two phases. The first phase included pockets of construction, new paint and flooring. The 2nd phase included the construction of a new reception area and presentation room. VVA’s scope of services included: Due diligence, Consultant selection, Design management, Value engineering, Phasing / move planning, Cost Estimating, Construction administration, Scheduling, Contract negotiation, Move-In and Post-occupancy Phase. PHARMACEUTICAL Barr Laboratories 90,000 square foot, pharmaceutical company project in Woodcliff Lake, NJ. The project consisted of complete infrastructure upgrade and tenant fit out including HVAC infrastructure upgrades, as well as electrical, fire alarm and BMS upgrades to bring the building up to Barr Laboratory standards. The interior space is comprised of offices, video conference facilities, training facilities, a data center, a kitchen/cafeteria which serves as a distribution area for food to satellite facilities, as well as atrium space which doubles as informal meeting space. VVA’s scope of services included: Lease negotiations, Due diligence, Consultant selections, Budgeting, Scheduling, Negotiations for base building upgrades, Design management, Value engineering, Contract negotiations, Constructability review, Construction administration and Post-occupancy phase. Biovail Pharmaceutical 115,000 square foot pharmaceutical project in Bridgewater, NJ, included a complete build-out of a three story single tenant building. The build-out consisted of general office space, conference space, training rooms, a deli, a fitness center, and a redesigned center atrium. VVA’s scope of services included: Due diligence, Lease negotiation, Consultant selection, Budgeting, Scheduling, Design management, Value engineering, Contract negotiation, Constructability review, Construction administration and Post-occupancy phase. Cahill, Gordon & Reindel LLP 210,000 square foot law firm project at 80 Pine Street, New York, NY. This project included the phased renovation of occupied space including a new full service conference center, data center, library and attorney offices. VVA's scope of services included: Consultant selection, Budgeting, Scheduling, Design management, Value engineering, Contract negotiation, Constructability review, Construction administration and Post-occupancy phase.