CTBUH Gold Member

McNamara • Salvia

About

Member Since: 2000

Member Offices: Boston

Website: http://www.mcsal.com/

McNamara • Salvia has combined a common sense approach with nationally recognized technical design experience. With more than 95% of their business from returning clients and referrals, their credibility is represented by their clients.

McNamara • Salvia brings award winning creativity, innovation, and experience in structural design to a wide variety of project types. Their experience spans the nation reaching from all areas of New England to the high-seismic regions of Las Vegas and California to the hurricane climate of South Florida.

They specialize in all types of building structures including world-class medical, educational and research facilities, urban and suburban corporate headquarters and campuses, high-rise towers, retail, commercial and mixed use developments, and multi-unit residential structures.

Fields of Expertise

Engineering, Other; Seismic Design; Structural Engineering; Wind Engineering

Buildings

RANK
Name
Height
1 35 Hudson Yards

307.8 m

1,010 ft
2 Torre Mitikah

267.3 m

877 ft
3 50 West 66th Street

236.2 m

775 ft
4 130 William Street

230.1 m

755 ft
5 Brooklyn Point

212.1 m

696 ft
6 South Station Tower

206.4 m

677 ft
7 Jade Signature

193.9 m

636 ft
9 11 Hoyt Street

190.8 m

626 ft
11 One International Place

182.9 m

600 ft
13 The Pinnacle at Central Wharf

182.9 m

600 ft

Building Completions Timeline

Videos

19 September 2012

Sloshing Dampers for Slender Concrete Towers

This presentation examines the application of specially designed tuned sloshing dampers such as bi-directional and double-decker dampers to two very slender concrete towers currently under...

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Research

12 December 2019

Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2019

The year 2019 was remarkable for the tall building industry, with 26 supertall buildings (300 meters or taller) completed, the most in any year. This...

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Global News

14 April 2020

New Skyscraper Underway in New York City’s Prospect Heights Neighborhood

The reinforced concrete superstructure of 18 Sixth Avenue, a 51-story residential skyscraper, has begun ascending in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. Designed by Perkins Eastman and developed...

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RANK
Name
Height
1 35 Hudson Yards

307.8 m

1,010 ft
2 Torre Mitikah

267.3 m

877 ft
3 50 West 66th Street

236.2 m

775 ft
4 130 William Street

230.1 m

755 ft
5 Brooklyn Point

212.1 m

696 ft
6 South Station Tower

206.4 m

677 ft
7 Jade Signature

193.9 m

636 ft
8 Miami River

192 m

630 ft
9 11 Hoyt Street

190.8 m

626 ft
10 Copley Place Residential Tower

190.5 m

625 ft
11 One International Place

182.9 m

600 ft
12 Harbor Garage Project Residential Tower

182.9 m

600 ft
13 The Pinnacle at Central Wharf

182.9 m

600 ft
14 111 Huntington Avenue

172 m

564 ft
15 Solitair Brickell

167.7 m

550 ft
16 Two International Place

164 m

538 ft
17 18 Sixth Avenue

162.1 m

532 ft
18 One Congress Street Tower 2

161 m

528 ft
19 Bulfinch Crossing Residential Tower

158.2 m

519 ft
20 13-14 Appold Street

156 m

512 ft
21 100 Las Olas

150.9 m

495 ft
22 LUMA at Miami Worldcenter

150.6 m

494 ft
23 One St Petersburg

139 m

456 ft
24 Atlantic Wharf

139 m

456 ft
25 Ellipse

135.5 m

444 ft
26 611 West 56th Street

134.1 m

440 ft
27 1865 Broadway

126.9 m

416 ft
28 40 Trinity Place

121.9 m

400 ft
29 Planet Hollywood Las Vegas

118.9 m

390 ft
30 Pierce Boston

115.2 m

378 ft
31 Moxy Hotel

111 m

364 ft
32 South Station Air Rights Development Phase 2

106.4 m

349 ft
33 The Gallery at Harborplace

105.5 m

346 ft
34 AVA Theatre District Tower

103 m

338 ft
35 888 Boylston Street

99 m

325 ft
36 RiverCenter I

94 m

308 ft
37 The Harrison

93.8 m

308 ft
38 Ellison Building

93.4 m

306 ft
39 One Congress Street Tower 3

89.5 m

294 ft
40 RiverCenter II

89 m

292 ft
41 One Congress Street Tower 4

87.2 m

286 ft
42 South Station Air Rights Development Phase 3

85 m

279 ft
43 660 Washington Apartments

83.8 m

275 ft
44 4 West Las Olas

83 m

272 ft
45 Lantera

64.3 m

211 ft
46 33 Lomansey Way

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47 One West Palm Tower I

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47 One West Palm Tower II

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49 Edward J. Sullivan Courthouse Renovation

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Statistics

Average Building Age*

18 Years

Most Common Function*

Residential (53%)

Most Common Material*

Concrete (79%)

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database

Based on 15 buildings over 150 m height with a function
 
Based on 14 buildings over 150 m height with a material
 

Building Completions Timeline

Building Map

Construction Time Chart

NOTE: Construction start time is not available for all buildings. The average construction time is only displayed if there is three or more buildings with construction start and complete data in that year.

Designated Experts

Mark Aho

Principal, McNamara • Salvia
Boston, United States

Ryan Dow

Principal, McNamara • Salvia
New York City, United States

Adam McCarthy

Principal, McNamara • Salvia
Boston, United States

Bart Sullivan

Principal, McNamara • Salvia
New York City, United States

Andy Sullivan

Principal, McNamara • Salvia
Miami, United States

Videos

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19 September 2012

Sloshing Dampers for Slender Concrete Towers

This presentation examines the application of specially designed tuned sloshing dampers such as bi-directional and double-decker dampers to two very slender concrete towers currently under...

19 September 2012

Track 12: Controlling & Harnessing Building Movement Q & A

The Track 12 panel consisting of: Robert McNamara, McNamara/Salvia Inc.; Constantin Christopoulos, University of Toronto; Ahsan Kareem, University of Notre Dame, answer questions from delegates.

Research

12 December 2019

Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2019

CTBUH Research

The year 2019 was remarkable for the tall building industry, with 26 supertall buildings (300 meters or taller) completed, the most in any year. This...

29 July 2019

Eliminate the “Void Loophole”?

Elizabeth Goldstein, The Municipal Art Society of New York; Bart A. Sullivan, McNamara Salvia

Because regulations in New York City specify the total number floors a building can have, based on its location and lot size, but do not...

17 October 2016

Toward the Future City: An Ethical Design Philosophy for Urban Habitats

Jared Gilbert, COOKFOX Architects

Ever taller skyscrapers, increased density, and global interconnectivity are creating new pressures and complexities in both the urban environment and the public space. Contemporary attitudes...

22 October 2015

Gaining Momentum at Hudson Yards

Jay Cross, Hudson Yards

Hudson Yards is the largest private real estate development ever undertaken in the United States. The site, built over a working rail yard, will eventually...

19 September 2012

Sloshing Dampers for Slender Concrete Towers

Robert McNamara, McNamara/Salvia; Ahsan Kareem & Dae-Kun Kwon, University of Notre Dame; Deepak Kumar, IIT Madras

Tall towers with very slender aspect ratios of height to width of the structural system are becoming very common as today’s architectural idiom. Mitigation of...

26 February 2001

Practical Solution to Reduce the Wind-Induced Response of Tall Buildings

Robert J. McNamara, McNamara/Salvia

This paper presents the results of an investigation of the application of viscous dampers in a high-rise structure located in an urban environment. The structure,...

Global News

09 March 2020

New York City’s Highest Outdoor Skydeck Set to Open

The opening of Edge, the highest outdoor sky deck in the Western Hemisphere, offering 360-degree views of New York City’s iconic skyline will be celebrated...

24 January 2020

Permit Filed for High-Rise Tower to Replace Parking Garage on Boston's Waterfront

Developers recently unveiled design proposals for The Pinnacle at Central Wharf, a 42-story skyscraper that would replace a parking garage on the Boston waterfront. The...

24 October 2019

Planned Skyscraper Above Boston Rail Station Moves Forward

South Station Tower is planned to rise 677 feet (206.4 meters) above South Station, an aging transportation hub in Boston that’s swarmed daily by thousands...

07 June 2019

Scalloped Condominium Tower Tops Out in Brooklyn, New York City

The Studio Gang-designed 11 Hoyt has topped out in Brooklyn to its full height of 626 feet (191 meters), offering 481 luxury residential condominiums, with...

29 March 2019

New York City May Close Zoning Loophole for Tall Buildings

Following a growing public uproar over developers exploiting loopholes to build tall buildings, the Department of City Planning on Friday March 28th proposed a zoning...

15 March 2019

New York City’s Hudson Yards’ Shops, Restaurants, Officially Open to The Public

At noon on March 15, 2019, New York’s newest neighborhood ceremonially opened for business. Hudson Yards‘ first public-facing attractions, the Shops & Restaurants and Thomas...

08 March 2019

First Tower in Mexico City’s Mitikah Project to Open in 2019

The first office tower of the Mítikah project will enter into operation this year. Real estate investment firm, Fibra Uno will execute capital investments between...

05 March 2019

New Residential Details Revealed for New York City’s 35 Hudson Yards

New details and renderings have been released for 35 Hudson Yards, set to be the tallest residential tower in the Hudson Yards neighborhood at over...

05 April 2018

Loggia-Wrapped New York City Condo Tower Starts to Rise

The Adjaye Associates-designed 130 William, the firm’s first skyscraper in New York, is on the rise. AN has spotted crews working above grade, and a...

19 March 2018

Demolition Begins for 50 West 66th Street in New York City

Demolition has begun on the final building left at 50 West 66th Street, where Extell will soon be adding yet another punctuation mark to the...

CTBUH Initiatives Involving McNAMARA • SALVIA

CTBUH Florida Takes Construction Tour of Jade Signature

17 August 2017

The CTBUH Florida Chapter hosted a tour of Jade Signature, a luxury condominium complex under construction in Miami.

CTBUH NYC Organizes One Vanderbilt Site Tour

06 June 2017

CTBUH New York hosted a series of presentations and a tour at the construction site of One Vanderbilt, which will rise to 427 meters when completed in 2021.

CTBUH Florida: Tall Building Damping Technologies

25 April 2017

CTBUH Florida held a presentation on Tall Building Damping Technologies at the School of Architecture, University of Miami.

CTBUH NYC YPC: Spring Social at BIG

07 April 2016

CTBUH New York Young Professional Committee held their annual Spring Social event at Bjarke Ingels Group's New York Office on April 7, 2016.

YPC: 2015 Achievements and Event Success

16 March 2016

CTBUH YPC held their first meeting of 2016 on March 16 at the offices of SOM to discuss the success of the past events and plans for future initiatives.

Performance and Behavior of Tall Buildings for Wind Loads

13 January 2016

CTBUH YPC hosted an event on wind engineering and understanding its effects on tall buildings as well as to provide insight into the engineering efforts in design of shorter buildings.