The Atlantic County Improvement Authority

Atlantic County Improvement Authority
5909 Main Street
2nd Floor
Mays Landing, NJ 08330

609-645-5838
609-645-5813 (FAX)

Exterior Facade Renovations to the Boardwalk PRojects at Atlantic City, NJ
DEMOLITION OF BUILDING 'G', ATLANTIC CAPE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
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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

Criminal Courthouse, Mays Landing New JerseyThe 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

Atlantic County Three Bridges ProjectThe 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

Globe in Boardwalk HallThe 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

Facade Program - Before
Facade Program - After
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After