JLL Touts Role in Construction of Uniqlo Stores in Manhattan
Posted November 7, 2011
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Jones Lang LaSalle constructed the two new stores totaling 153,000 square feet for Uniqlo Co. Ltd. in Manhattan.
The locations include the Japanese clothing retailer's New York global flagship at 666 Fifth Avenue and another store at 31 West 34th Street. The Uniqlo Fifth Avenue store and the Uniqlo 34th Street site will be the second and third locations in the United States following the opening of Uniqlo on Broadway in Manhattan's Soho neighborhood in 2006.
Jones Lang LaSalle's Project and Development Services (PDS) group was tapped by Uniqlo to serve as project manager for the construction of the two new Manhattan locations. The company's responsibilities included project planning; design management; furniture, fixtures and equipment coordination; procurement management; and budget and schedule management.
The Jones Lang LaSalle team coordinated the activities of architects Gensler in New York and Wonderwall Inc. in Tokyo, engineering firm Fiskaa Engineering, structural engineering firm Gilsanz Murray Steficek LLP and construction management firm Structure Tone Inc.
The project team included Laini Rey, senior vice president and executive lead; Amanda Moskowitz, Andrew Hellerman and Eric Desimone, senior project managers; and Trisha Taylor and Tucker Schenk, project managers. Raymond Quartararo, international director, served as senior advisor on the assignment.
The flagship at 666 Fifth Avenue opened on Oct. 14, and the sales floor encompasses 49,800 square feet of retail space. The store features four glass elevators, three escalators, a three-story atrium and a feature staircase with LED backlit risers. Uniqlo's 34th Street shop opened on Oct. 21, and the sales floor comprises approximately 46,300 square feet of retail space. The location features a glass façade, two glass elevators, 600 one-of-a-kind mannequins and a feature staircase with LED backlit risers.
Jones Lang LaSalle has an ongoing relationship with Uniqlo and is serving as project manager overseeing the construction of a number of stores for the clothing retailer in Asia and Europe.
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