Aurora’s second project with Macerich was the renovation of a vacated Sears building at the Kings Plaza mall in Brooklyn, NY. As a complete gut and renovation of a four-story concrete building anchored to the existing mall, it presented it’s share of surprises and complex challenges as follows:

• Demolition of the exterior facade and 360,000 sf of interiors
• New Flashbush Ave facade
• 12 New escalators and 12 elevators
• Complete roof replacement
• Utility and fire alarm upgrades for all four floors
• Extensive coordination for all major tenant utilities, roof-top equipment, vertical transportation, duct shafts, and fire alarm integration
• Coordination around the MTA bus schedule (front of the mall is a major hub for the Brooklyn Bus Line)
• Extensive planning with the mall’s operations and MTA to ensure uninterrupted service
• Implementation of an accelerated schedule to accommodate design changes mid-construction
• Project completed on time in less than seven months