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General Building Data

  • Building name: Park 7 – Empire Apartments

  • Location and site: Oakland, PA

  • Building Occupant Name: Park 7 Group

  • Occupancy or function types: Mixed Use 

  • Size: 587,570 Square Feet

  • Number of stories above grade and total levels: 17

  • Dates of construction: July 2016-August 2018

  • Approximate overall project cost: $79 Million

  • Project delivery method: Design Build

Building Enclosure

  • The building consists of 4 different building enclosures

    • Metal Panel Wall System​

    • Brick Veneer

    • Curtain Wall System

    • CMU Wall

Architecture

  • Major national model codes

    • Building Code: 2009 IBC w/Ch. 11 & Appendix E of 2012 IBC

    • Accessibility Code: 2009 ICC/ANSI A117.1 w/Accessibility Amendments; Fair Housing Act

    • Fire Code: 2009 International Fire Code

    • Mechanical Code: 2009 International Mechanical Code

    • Plumbing Code: Allegheny County Plumbing code & 2009 International Plumbing Code

    • Electrical Code: 2008 NEC & NFPA 70

    • Energy Code: 2009 International Energy Conservation code

    • Fuel Code: 2009 International Fuel Gas Code

  • Zoning: Special Plan District SP-7

Project Team

Note: While great efforts have been taken to provide accurate and complete information on the pages of CPEP, please be aware that the information contained herewith is considered a work‐in progress for this thesis project. Modifications and changes related to the original building designs and construction methodologies for this senior thesis project are solely the interpretation of Trevor Belz. Changes and discrepancies in no way imply that the original design contained errors or was flawed. Differing assumptions, code references, requirements, and methodologies have been incorporated into this thesis project; therefore, investigation results may vary from the original design.

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