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Aragon Construction, serving as construction manager, has just completed
Robert Half's expansion and
renovation of their flagship offices at
245 Park Avenue.
Robert Half, a specialized staffing
firm , will now be utilizing the entire
25th floor, 38,000 s/f, of the Brookfield
Properties building, a 1.6 million-
square foot 46-story office tower
located in Midtown Manhattan.
Robert Half has been occupying
four-fifths of the 25th floor since 1999.
It shares the Class A building, which
occupies one full square block near
Grand Central Terminal, with other
notable tenants such as J.P. Morgan
Chase, Xerox, Major League Baseball
and Rabobank.
"The company is experiencing
tremendous growth and success, and
looking to add more employees now
that the space is completed," notes
project superintendent Bruce Herrel.
"They needed to expand into the
unused space due to growth, but also
saw this as an opportunity to update
the entire infrastructure."
Working together with TPG Architecture,
Aragon carried out the project
in four phases. "We were able to do
this without disrupting any of the
employees' daily activities or meetings
through constant communication
with the project managers," explains
Herrel.
Renovations and additions include
refurbished conference rooms,
cubicles, pantries and general office
space, as well as new interview
rooms, elevator lobby and IT room.
The completed space features
vaulted ceilings , high-end
millwork, window treatments, new
carpeting, upgraded electrical and
mechanical infrastructures and the
installation of nine new supplemental
air conditioning units.
"Robert Half's new space is terrific,"
says Steve Yavrouian, senior
director, TPG Architecture.
The elegant space employs marble
walls in the elevator lobby, white
lacquered walls and furniture in the
reception area, and glass-fronted offices.
The Robert Half logo and all their
operating group logos are on display
in the glass entrance way.
"Because we make a concentrated
effort and deliver every time," says
Aragon president and founder Alex
Getelman.
"Robert Half trusted us to build
out their new space, complete the
project on time, within budget, and
not disrupt them during the renovation."
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