Project Archive
JFK Plaza Band Shell, Boardwalk, Atlantic
City (CLICK HERE for photos)
The ACIA is acting as the project manager for the erection of
a new 40' x 30' laminated wave beam band shell in JFK Plaza in
front of the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. The structure
was purchased by the CRDA through the Atlantic City Special Improvement
District. It is being erected by Shore Building Contractors
Inc. of Hammonton, NJ via a contract bid and awarded by the ACIA
by means of CRDA funding.
Bid Opening Grid
Notice of Award
Bandshell Photos
Rehabilitation & Restoration of the
Fountain of Light
Brighton Park, Atlantic City, NJ
The Fountain of Light is a contributing historic element along
the Atlantic City Boardwalk as identified in the Preservation
Plan for the Atlantic City Boardwalk prepared by the CRDA and
dated September 2005. The Fountain of Light is likely eligible
for listing on the New Jersey and the National Registers of Historic
Places. The Fountain of Light was a gift from the General
Electric Company in 1929 on the 50th Anniversary of the founding
of Atlantic City. Restoration work now underway will return
the fountain to its original grandeur.
The ACIA is acting as the project manager for the restoration,
repair, and replacement of fountain elements including nozzles,
rings, and lights, paint removal and concrete patching of the exterior
lower basin walls and lower basin floor. The projects intention
is to restore the fountain to its original functional grandeur.
Bid Opening Grid
Notice of Award
Fountain of Light Photos
Atlantic County Criminal Court Complex
 The
new Atlantic County Criminal Court Complex, located at 4997 Unami
Boulevard in Mays Landing, opened on May 3, 2004. The 176,000
square foot complex houses the offices of the county prosecutor
and sheriff in addition to the criminal court operations.
As project manager of the $40 million complex, the Improvement
Authority’s responsibilities included design and development,
contract administration, planning and permit approvals, road
construction, utility installation, and post-construction activities.
HUD Disaster Recovery Initiative
Atlantic County Three Bridges Project
 The
ACIA was project manager and held the construction contract for
the reconstruction of Jeffers Landing Road in Egg Harbor Township,
two bridges in Egg Harbor City, and one bridge in Galloway Township.
The Office of Community Development secured $742,000 in funds
for the project from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development.
Boardwalk Hall
 The
Authority continues to oversee the $90 million Renovation of
the Historic Boardwalk Hall. As part of the project, “The
New Atlantic Globe” or “The Mermaid and the Bathing
Beauty” by Kenneth Leap of Runnemede, New Jersey, was installed
in the entrance in the summer of 2004.
Organ Chambers Updated Information
Boardwalk Hall Photos
Richmond Avenue School Relocation
The Richmond Avenue School Relocation Project was the third
relocation project undertaken by the ACIA on behalf of the Atlantic
City Board of Education (ACBOE). This particular site consisted
of 26 separate properties, 21 of which were homeowners. The ACIA
successfully relocated 21 homeowners and five tenants from the
Richmond
Avenue site, which will enable the ACBOE to build a new Richmond
Avenue School. ACIA assisted two former tenants in becoming homeowners.
Façade Programs
Over the past eight years, the ACIA has acted as project manager
for various residential and commercial improvement programs in
Atlantic City. Pictured below is one of the properties that recently
received façade improvements as part of the Bungalow Park
Façade Program. The ACIA also completed the project management
of the Westside III and IV Phases of residential façade
improvements in 2004 in addition to beginning similar services
for the Ducktown and Boston/Sovereign Avenue Commercial Façade
Projects. Financing for these projects was provided by the Casino
Reinvestment Development Authority.
WESTSIDE FAÇADE PROGRAM – PHASE
V - ATLANTIC CITY, NJ
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