Say hello to the world’s tallest modular building. 32 stories. Half-market rate apartments. A beautiful structure, and modularly built. But why is all of the press about it negative?
Because what was supposed to be a project that, due to its modular construction, would require less time, less workers, and faster ROI turned out to be the exact opposite.
This earnest modular building project broke ground in 2012 and had a 2014 completion date set. The designing architects and developers were able to plan an aggressive timeline that saved 20% on construction trimmed 30 months off the project.The modular building developer was prepared to make the apartment modules which would then be stacked just like like legos, on-site.
When the modular units didn’t fit snugly, the arguments commenced as to which party was to blame. Soon after the misfit modules needs replacing, severe structural damage and water seepage occurred – and and lawsuits soon followed. There was enough damage to extend the project by two years and the costs boundlessly escalated.
In the end, some may criticize the developer for pushing modular technology toward the unconventional. But the end result is a beautiful multi-family modular development that proved tenacious in spirit.
How could it have been avoided? Not sure, but we do know one thing for certain: choosing an experienced modular manufacturer such Aries Building Systems (Class Leasing LLC sister company) would be a great place to start. Our family of companies have spent years to building up our design expertise, financial support, in house manufacturing, transportation, land development and building engineering. And the best part? It all happens under ONE ROOF.
No back and forth, bouncing from company to company. Can Aries build the tallest modular building in the world? Bring it on. We’d love to put our Aries Turnkey Advantage to the test.
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