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Brownfields
Development & Land Use
Municipal
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Client: Georgetown Company
Location: New York, NY
Category: Brownfields
SPR represented the Georgetown Company, the developer of IAC Corporation's new
corporate headquarters building -- the first building in New York designed by Frank Gehry -- which was
built on a portion of the former Con Edison 18th Street Gas Works. The firm's representation
on this project included negotiating an allocation of responsibility among all stake-holders for
the environmental remediation of residual contamination from decades of manufactured gas production
and assorted waterfront industrial uses. SPR negotiated a Voluntary Cleanup Agreement with the State
of New York, and subsequently assisted Georgetown in becoming one of the first Volunteers to participate
in and receive a Certificate of Completion of the then newly enacted Brownfields Cleanup Program.
SPR also negotiated a transfer of risk with the contractor conducting the site cleanup, backed
by environmental insurance. View all projects on map
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Client: Muss Development — Prince's Point
Location: Staten Island, NY
Category: Brownfields
SPR currently represents Muss Development Corporation with respect to a proposed
large-scale residential development on Prince's Point, which borders Staten Island.
Shortly after Muss purchased the property, it was discovered to be seriously contaminated
with hazardous wastes from historic uses, resulting in its listing as an Inactive
Hazardous Waste Disposal Site under the State Superfund Program. SPR provided legal
advice pertaining to the remediation of the site, which took many years to complete,
and is currently providing representation concerning State Tidal and Freshwater Wetlands
permitting and associated environmental issues. View all projects on map
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Client: Phelps Dodge Brownfield Project
Location: Maspeth, NY
Category: Brownfields
SPR represents the purchaser of this one-time copper smelter property and
listed Class-2 Inactive Hazardous Waste Site who is redeveloping its approximately
39-acres for commercial and light industrial use. Working closely with the prior owner,
the developer and the regulators, SPR helped secure the Record of Decision and other
regulatory approvals that have cleaned up this long-contaminated waterfront parcel
and brought much needed development and jobs to this area after years of decline. View all projects on map
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Client: River East Project
Location: New York, NY
Category: Brownfields
The firm is representing the developer of the River East project,
a 1.2-million-square-foot residential and commercial project in Long Island City.
SPR has helped to secure the necessary tidal wetlands permits, contaminated soil
remediation plan and other regulatory approvals that authorize the construction of
two planned 30-story glass towers, four 8-story buildings and a waterfront
public park that local residents say will greatly enhance their community. View all projects on map
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Client: Roseland/Sleepy Hollow, LLC — Lighthouse Landing
Location: Sleepy Hollow, NY
Category: Brownfields
SPR represents Roseland/Sleepy Hollow, LLC, as affiliate of Roseland Properties,
the developer of the former General Motors Assembly site in Sleepy Hollow.
The proposed Lighthouse Landing development is a mixed-use project, including
residential, commercial and open space uses on a 97-acre site former industrial
property bordering the Hudson River. The Firm has advised Roseland with respect
to its participation in the Brownfield Cleanup Program and its proposed investigation
and remediation of this former industrial site. In addition to the Brownfield work SPR
is also assisting with environmental permitting issues, especially those pertinent
to shoreline development, as well as preparation of an EIS. View all projects on map
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Client: Battery Maritime Building Redevelopment — Manhattan
Location: New York, NY
Category: Development & Land Use
SPR represents Dermot BMB, LLC, with respect to the proposed renovation and expansion
of the history Battery Maritime Building in lower Manhattan.
The proposal would create public indoor space, a boutique hotel, and a rooftop bar and
restaurant. SPR is assisting the developer in securing permits from the New York State
Department of Environmental Conservation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. View all projects on map
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Client: Battery Park City
Location: New York, NY
Category: Development & Land Use
The New York State Urban Development Corporation
(now the Empire State Development Corporation)
retained SPR to provide legal advice in connection with
the environmental review that led to the development of
Battery Park City. View all projects on map
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Client: Bronx Terminal Market
Location: Bronx, NY
Category: Development & Land Use
SPR currently represent the Related Companies' affiliate Related
Retail Corporation with respect to the proposed redevelopment of
the current site of the Bronx Terminal Market on the Harlem River,
as a large-scale retail facility including a hotel. SPR is providing
legal advice with respect to the site's participation in the Brownfield Cleanup Program,
into which the project was accepted in late 2004. SPR also advised the client with respect
to waterfront permitting issues and other environmental matters. View all projects on map
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Client: City Island Estates
Location: City Island, NY
Category: Development & Land Use
SPR represents the developer of a proposed townhouse development in
City Island on the shores of the Long Island Sound. The firm represents
the developer with regard to environmental permitting and hazardous materials issues. View all projects on map
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Client: Columbia University Manhattanville Expansion
Location: New York, NY
Category: Development & Land Use
SPR represents the Empire State Development Corporation (ESDC),
an involved agency in the environmental review of the rezoning of a
35-acre portion of Manhattanville in West Harlem, a rezoning which facilitates
Columbia University's proposed expansion on 17 of the 35 acres.
The Columbia University development would create a new, 6.8 million square foot
graduate campus in West Harlem that is to include state-of-the-art educational
and academic research facilities, publicly-accessible open space, and other
significant elements. SPR assisted in the preparation of the rezoning's environmental
impact statement and ESDC's General Project Plan pertaining to the Columbia project,
and continues to be involved in litigation brought to challenge the project. View all projects on map
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Client: East River Realty — ConEd
Location: New York, NY
Category: Development & Land Use
SPR is currently representing East River Realty Co., LLC, as lead environmental
counsel associated with the redevelopment of four parcels of property located along
the First Avenue on the east side of Midtown Manhattan. The properties are the former
location of Consolidated Edison's Waterside Generating Station. East River Realty
intends to construct a significant, high-rise development on the site.
As counsel to the project, SPR prepared the EIS required for the sale of the property
from Consolidated Edison, and is presently steering the proposed development
through the New York City urban land use review procedure and the concomitant
EIS process for the development plan. Moreover, SPR has overseen the challenging
clean-up of the major former industrial site, including obtaining a Brownfields
designation for the site. View all projects on map
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Client: East River Water Front
Location: New York, NY
Category: Development & Land Use
SPR is serving as environmental and regulatory counsel to the New York
City Economic Development Corporation in connection with its East River
Waterfront Development Study, which is focused on redeveloping and increasing
waterfront access along the East River between Battery Park and the East River
Park. View all projects on map
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Client: Governors Island
Location: Governors Island, NY
Category: Development & Land Use
The Empire State Development Corporation and Governors Island Preservation
and Education Corporation (GIPEC) have retained SPR to serve as counsel in
connection with the environmental review of the development plan for Governors
Island. This representation follows SPR's prior representation of the United States
Department of General Services in connection with the Generic EIS prepared in
connection with the United States' sale of the island to the State of New York. View all projects on map
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Client: Greater Jamaica Development Corporation
Location: Jamaica, NY
Category: Development & Land Use
SPR has represented the Greater Jamaica Development Corporation,
a private entity that acts to foster and facilitate development in Jamaica.
The Firm advised the Corporation in terms of environmental permitting and
approvals necessary for its proposed redevelopment projects. View all projects on map
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Client: Harlem Park
Location: New York, NY
Category: Development & Land Use
Located on the southeast corner of 125th Street and Park Avenue,
and designed by world-renowned architect, Enrique Norton, Harlem Park is a proposed $236 million,
mixed-use residential and commercial development that would also be the first new hotel built
in Harlem in decades - a 208-room Marriott Courtyard. On behalf of co-developers Majic
Development Group and 1800 Park Ave. LLC, SPR was instrumental in securing the Brownfields
Cleanup Agreement with the State of New York that is a driving force behind this redevelopment. View all projects on map
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Client: Hudson River Park Trust
Location: New York, NY
Category: Development & Land Use
SPR represented the Hudson River Park Trust (and predecessor entities) in connection
with the environmental review conducted in connection with the development of the Hudson
River Park in Manhattan. SPR served as environmental counsel in connection with the Environmental
Impact Statement required for the Park, and worked with State and local agencies in connection
with the development of this exciting new park along the Hudson River waterfront.
SPR continues to serve as counsel to the Hudson River Park Trust as it implements
its overall plan for the park. View all projects on map
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Client: Javits Center
Location: New York, NY
Category: Development & Land Use
SPR is currently representing the Javits Convention Center in connection
with its proposal to expand the center. SPR served as environmental counsel
in connection with the environmental review of the original Javits Center,
and reprises that role for the proposed expansion. View all projects on map
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Client: JFK Airtrain
Location: New York, NY
Category: Development & Land Use
SPR advised the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey with
regard to the preparation of the Environmental Impact Statement
for the construction of the JFK Airtrain, which runs from Jamaica
Queens (where it connects with the LIRR and NYC Subway) to the main
terminals at JFK aiport. The EIS was issued by the Federal Aviation
Administration and the Airtrain was constructed. View all projects on map
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Client: Lincoln Center
Location: New York, NY
Category: Development & Land Use
SPR is assisting Lincoln Center by serving as environmental counsel
in connection with its proposed expansion. View all projects on map
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Client: Muss Development Corporation — Sky View Parc
Location: New York, NY
Category: Development & Land Use
SPR represents the Muss Development Corporation with respect to the development
of SkyViewParc, a mixed-use development located on the former Flushing Industrial
Park site. SPR assisted with all aspects of the client's application to clean up
the property under the auspices of the New York State Brownfield Cleanup Program,
including preparation of the initial application, revisions, submission of reports
and all other aspects of this State-supervised cleanup. SPR has also assisted
the developer in seeking cost recovery from the former owner of the property
responsible for the contamination. View all projects on map
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Client: New York State Thruway Authority —Tappan Zee Corridor
Location: Tappan Zee, NY
Category: Development & Land Use
SPR represents the New York State Thruway Authority, which together with the Metro North Railroad,
a subsidiary of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, is undertaking the Tappan Zee
Bridge/I287 Corridor environmental review. This process will address the possible replacement
of the Tappan Zee Bridge. The Firm is advising the Project Sponsors with regard to the
environmental review of the proposal pursuant to both NEPA and SEQRA, as well as to
environmental permitting and related requirements. View all projects on map
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Client: New York Times color printing plant
Location: College Point, NY
Category: Development & Land Use
SPR served as environmental counsel in connection with the Environmental
Impact Statement prepared for the New York Times color printing plant in College Point,
Queens. View all projects on map
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Client: New York Yankees
Location: Bronx, NY
Category: Development & Land Use
SPR represented the New York Yankees in connection with the
construction of the new Yankee stadium in the Bronx.
The project also included the construction of additional
parking facilities, and the creation of new parkland and
recreational facilities at and in the immediate vicinity
of the existing stadium, as well as along the Harlem River
waterfront. SPR also successfully defended the New York Yankees
in the lawsuit that challenged the environmental review and parkland
aspect of this project. View all projects on map
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Client: Northern Westchester Hospital
Location: Mount Kisco, NY
Category: Development & Land Use
SPR is representing Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco
New York in obtaining rezoning and site plan approvals for its proposed
expansion of the hospital and construction of a 57,000 square foot medical
office building. The firm is coordinating the preparation of the scope and
other supporting documents for the project's SEQRA review, and working with
the involved agencies to obtain other required approvals. This includes the
acceptance of a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan by the New York City
Department of Environmental Protection, which has authority because of the
project's location in the City's Croton Water Supply System watershed. View all projects on map
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Client: Octagon Project - Roosevelt Island
Location: Roosevelt Island, NY
Category: Development & Land Use
SPR represented Becker and Becker and MEPT Octagon in connection
with the Octagon project, an approximately 400-unit residential
development on Roosevelt Island in New York City. The project was
developed in conjunction with the renovation of the Octagon,
a historic landmark that used to be part of the New York Lunatic
Asylum located on Roosevelt Island. SPR also successfully defended
a litigation challenging the Southtown project, a joint venture
between SPR clients the Related Companies and the Hudson Companies,
that is also located on Roosevelt Island. The first set of buildings
of this mixed-use project has been completed and construction is ongoing. View all projects on map
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Client: Queens West
Location: Long Island City , NY
Category: Development & Land Use
SPR is representing Queens West Development Corporation (QWDC),
a subsidiary of New York State's Empire State Development Corporation (ESDC),
in connection with New York's largest mixed use public-private development.
During the early planning stages of this major initiative to redevelop a 74
acre area of the Long Island City waterfront, the firm provided environmental
and land use counsel to the Urban Development Corporation (now d/b/a ESDC)
in connection with development of the General Project Plan and the environmental
impact statement (EIS) process. It subsequently represented ESDC in successfully
defeating litigation challenging the adequacy of the EIS. The firm has handled all
waterfront permitting issues for the development of parks and the waterfront esplanade,
which involved obtaining permits from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and New York State
Department of Environmental Conservation and other agencies. The firm is currently
representing QWDC in connection with all aspects of remediation of legacy contamination
from the area's long and varied industrial uses, including remedies under auspices of
either the State's Voluntary Cleanup Program or the Brownfield Cleanup Program. View all projects on map
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Client: Refinery LLC — Redevelopment of Former Domino Sugar Factory
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Category: Development & Land Use
The Firm represents The Refinery, LLC, the developer of the former Domino Sugar
facility on the East River in Brooklyn, with regard to waterfront permitting.
The proposed development involves construction of new buildings that will include
up to 120,000 gross square feet (gsf) of retail/commercial space, up to 100,000
gsf of community facility use, and up to 2,400 residential units (2.64 million gsf).
Thirty (30) percent of the units will be offered as affordable housing.
In addition, the project includes development of approximately 4.1 acres of public
open space including an approximately 1-acre lawn at the center of the site and a
waterfront esplanade along the East River. View all projects on map
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Client: Riverside South
Location: New York, NY
Category: Development & Land Use
SPR was lead environmental counsel for the preparation of the Environmental
Impact Statement for the Riverside South project, a General Large-Scale Development
located along Manhattan's West Side between West 59th Street and West 72nd Street.
This project, developed by Donald Trump, was approved by the City of New York in 1992.
Since that time, SPR has continued to represent the developer, successfully defending
a number of challenges to the project brought in both New York State and federal courts. View all projects on map
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Client: Traditional Links Golf Course
Location: Riverhead, NY
Category: Development & Land Use
SPR provided legal advice in connection with the preparation of an Environmental
Impact Statement for the proposed Traditional Links golf course in Riverhead,
New York. SPR also assisted in connection with related permits and approvals
required to construct this world-class golf course in Long Island. View all projects on map
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Client: United States Tennis Association
Location: Flushing Meadows, NY
Category: Development & Land Use
SPR served as environmental counsel in connection with the expansion of
the United States Tennis Association (USTA) facilities in Flushing Meadows, Queens.
SPR provided legal advice in connection with the Environmental Impact Statement
prepared for the expansion, and also assisted the USTA in obtaining related
permits and approvals. View all projects on map
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Client: Tuxedo Reserve
Location: Tuxedo, NY
Category: Development & Land Use
SPR served as environmental counsel to the Related Companies in connection
with the Tuxedo Reserve project, a planned residential and mixed-use project
on 2,374 acres, primarily in the Town of Tuxedo in Orange County, New York.
SPR provided legal advice in connection with the preparation of the Environmental
Impact Statement and Supplemental Environmental Impact prepared for this project,
which originally contemplated the construction of over 2,000 dwelling units and
over 500,000 square feet of commercial space. SPR also provided advice on a
variety of zoning and permitting issues relating to this project. View all projects on map
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Client: Western Rail Yards
Location: New York, NY
Category: Development & Land Use
SPR is representing Hudson Yards Development Corp. with respect to the environmental review
of the proposal by the Related Companies to develop residential and commercial buildings and
significant public open space over the western portion of the John D. Caemmerer West Side
Storage Yard, used by Long Island Rail Yard. SPR's representation to date includes advising
HYDC and the City with respect to the appropriate contents of the Environmental Impact Statement
for the project, which is currently in progress. View all projects on map
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Client: Willets Point Development Project
Location: Willets Point, NY
Category: Development & Land Use
SPR was retained by the New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC) to serve as
environmental counsel for the preparation of a Generic Environmental Impact Statement
for the City of New York's proposed redevelopment of a 61 acre parcel in Willets Poin
t Queens. The Willets Point project is a proposed redevelopment of a substandard and
underutilized industrial area into a lively, mixed-use, sustainable community and regional
destination. Besides the GEIS, the Firm assisted the City in other aspects of the proposed
project, including hazardous waste remediation and environmental issues relating to the
purchase of existing parcels within the project area and the parcels to be utilized to
relocate existing businesses. The project, which required the rezoning of the area and
adoption of an urban renewal plan, was approved in the Fall of 2008. View all projects on map
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Client: Chappaqua Central School District
Location: Chappaqua, NY
Category: Municipal
SPR served as environmental counsel to the Chappaqua Central School
District with respect to its construction of a new 750-student middle school,
as well as additions and renovations to two existing District schools.
SPR represented the District throughout the environmental review process,
including retention of consultants, preparation of environmental documentation,
including an EIS and SEQRA Findings, and presentations at public hearings.
In addition, SPR assisted the District in obtaining approvals from the New York
City Department of Environmental Protection required for construction within the
New York City watershed. The Firm also successfully defended the District in
litigation challenging its approval of the new middle school. The new school
opened in October 2003. View all projects on map
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Client: Empire State Development Corporation
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Category: Municipal
SPR represents the Empire State Development Corporation, which is
lead agency for the environmental review of Forest City Ratner Companies
proposal to develop a new basketball arena for the Nets, along with a major
mixed-use development, in downtown Brooklyn. SPR presently is working with
the project team to prepare the Environmental Impact Statement for this project. View all projects on map
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Client: LIPA — Southampton to Bridgehampton Transmission Line Project
Location: Bridgehampton, NY
Category: Municipal
SPR is environmental counsel to the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA)
and represented LIPA in connection with the preparation of an Environmental
Impact Statement for the construction of a transmission line between the LIPA
substations located in Southampton and Bridgehampton on the East End of Long Island.
The project, which also included an expansion of the Bridgehampton substation,
was controversial because of the proposal to install part of the line aboveground
on poles installed along the route of existing overhead distribution lines.
SPR led the EIS project team and defended LIPA when its project approval was
challenged in New York State Supreme Court. The matter was successfully resolved
when LIPA and the Town of Southampton entered into an agreement on a funding mechanism
to permit the entire installation of the line underground without burdening
LIPA ratepayers as a whole with the expense for that additional work. View all projects on map
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Client: Newark Light Rail Project
Location: Newark, NJ
Category: Municipal
SPR advised the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey with regard to
the preparation of the Environmental Impact Statement for the construction
of a monorail system that connects the Northeast Corridor rail lines with
the New Liberty Airport main terminal and long term parking areas.
The EIS was issued by the Federal Aviation Administration and the monorail was constructed. View all projects on map
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Client: Roosevelt Union School District
Location: Roosevelt, NY
Category: Municipal
SPR served as environmental counsel to the Roosevelt Union Free School
District with respect to its District-Wide Improvement Program, which
is designed to relieve severe overcrowding, degraded physical conditions
and inadequate and deficient equipment in the District's schools and
to provide District students with equal educational opportunities.
The Program includes the construction of three new elementary schools
and a separate middle school, and the renovation and expansion of the
existing junior-senior high school to a high school-only facility,
as well as the introduction of a pre-kindergarten program into each of
the elementary schools. SPR represented the District throughout the
environmental review process for the Program, which included assistance
in the retention of consultants, preparation of environmental documentation
for the SEQRA process, including the preparation of an EIS and SEQRA Findings,
and presentations at public hearings. The environmental review process
culminated with the District's voters approving the Program through
a bond referendum held in April 2004. A number of the proposed schools
have been completed and the entire Program is anticipated to be completed in 2009. View all projects on map
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Client: Village of Hastings-on-Hudson
Location: Hastings, NY
Category: Municipal
SPR is environmental counsel to the Village of Hastings-on-Hudson in connection
with the Village's efforts related to the remediation and ultimate redevelopment
of a privately-owned site located on the Hudson River waterfront that is listed on
the New York State superfund list due to its contamination with polychlorinated biphenyls
(PCBs) and other pollutants. These efforts have included the retention of consultants
to evaluate conditions at the site, coordination with the New York State Department
of Environmental Conservation in its remedial and enforcement activities at the site,
and litigation against the site's current owner. That litigation,
which was brought by the Village together with the Hudson Riverkeeper Fund,
a regional environmental group, resulted in a consent order outlining the
obligations of the owner with respect to the remediation of the site.
In addition, SPR has assisted the Village with respect to its participation
in efforts undertaken with the site owner and the local waterfront revitalization
program to develop a post-remediation redevelopment plan for the site. View all projects on map
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Disclaimer: renderings are for illustrative purposes only and are not meant to represent the final plans and designs of our clients.
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