Month: March 2021

C&W Rutherford Office Featured in RE-NJ Constructed by Sweetwater. Read about Cushman & Wakefield’s new digs that promote collaboration and stimulation by design.
The 24,000 square-foot space on the 7th floor is designed for flexibility and vitality. Open space work stations and lounges invite collaboration while focus rooms offer quiet task attention. Click here for Flipbook article.
Sweetwater has previously renovated C&W office space in Iselin.

Sweetwater a contractor finalist for 2017 Impact Award with the United Way for our facade renovation and office construction work at 56 Livingston Avenue in Roseland. Each year the Network selects one team within the commercial real estate industry, recognizing work on a development project, sale, lease, or other real estate transaction that is considered to have had the most positive impact in the region that year. The winner, Allergan HQ, was announced at the Legacy Luncheon on May 19th.

Ronald C. Witt, Sr. announced that Ronald C. Witt, Jr. has been named President and COO of Sweetwater Construction Corp. Ron Sr. will remain active with the company in the role of CEO and Chairman of the Board.
Ron Jr. joined Sweetwater in 1990 as a Junior Project Manager after his graduation from Drexel University. Ron has developed from that position to Executive Vice President in charge of all Sweetwater’s construction operations.

Sweetwater Earns Trifecta at 2016 ABC NJ Excellence in Construction Awards Dinner. In an arena of top NJ & PA Merit Shop general contractors for construction awards, three Sweetwater projects stood out among its peers to win two 1st place Eagle Awards and a 2nd place Merit Award.
The re-build of an abandoned 50-year old, 2-story structure to provide a stunning flagship location for Martin Insurance Group took the Merit Award in the $2-5 million category. Once layers started to be peeled away, it became necessary to remove the second floor and undergo multiple re-design efforts. The collage of previous additions and renovations was transformed into a cohesive and modern office building within a come-back campus along the NJ Turnpike in Monroe, delivered on time. For more info and photos, click here.
Taking the prestigious Eagle Award in the $2-5 million category was Sweetwater performing phased renovations to create an Aseptic Corridor and equipment mezzanine for Genzyme Biosurgery in Ridgefield. It was testament to a Merit Shop contractor providing exceptional quality and strict safety within a cGMP pharmaceutical manufacturing environment. For more info and photos, click here.
The third project submitted was the 5-year Avery Townhome Apartments, a 460-unit residential development along highly-visible Route 130 in Willingboro. This Eagle Award-winner in the over $10 million category was constructed in 6-phases under precise scheduling directed by occupancy and logistics critical for maintaining safety among tenants. The result is a very nicely appointed neighborhood with resort-style amenities and a very happy client. For more info and photos, click here.

Sweetwater completes 450-unit Avery Townhome Apartments in Willingboro! The multi-family project includes 3-story townhome-style apartments built in 6 phases, along a major thoroughfare. The community also contains a resort-style clubhouse with pool, patio bbq and fire pit, theater and fitness area.
Working 7 days a week at times to keep up with the delivery schedule for the units, the Sweetwater team met the requirements to have new units available at all times. They maintained a safe and secure jobsite over a large area and constantly ensure comfort and egress for residents over a 5-year period. The end result is a beautiful community delivered within the exacting cost and quality demands of the owner.

New Jersey Business & Industry Association’s New Good Neighbor Awards annually honor the best and most exciting commercial and industrial development projects in the state. Criteria includes economic benefits, job creation, architectural merit and community impact. The Awards Luncheon was held on July 15th at the Pines Manor in Edison.
Sweetwater, as general contractor for the construction of Pozycki Hall at Monmouth University, won its 3rd New Good Neighbor award in the past 10 years. This is also the second award for this job as it won Project of the Year last October at the Associated Builders & Contractors of NJ Excellence in Construction annual dinner. The stunning structure, located at the West Long Branch campus, houses faculty offices, classrooms, terrace, auditorium and aerial bridge to an adjacent academic building. Nominated by the Long Branch Chamber of Commerce, the facility was funded by alumnus Stephen J. Pozycki, a prominent member of the real estate development community.

Perma Pure HQ Grand Opening in Lakewood! Community leaders and Perma Pure personnel celebrated the relocation of the 35,000 square-foot facility to Lakewood, constructed by Sweetwater, and subsequent completion of ISO certifications and validations. The global leader of gas conditioning solutions for medical, scientific, and environmental monitoring applications received a welcoming plaque from the Mayor and a recognition certificate from the local Senator who all took a tour of the company’s medical cleanroom, production and assembly areas for various product lines, and R&D laboratory.
Sweetwater worked with Perma Pure to assure minimal downtime on all manufacturing processes during the transition into the new facility. Close coordination with their personnel, and understanding of the existing equipment’s electrical & process requirements, allowed Sweetwater to complete this project within the tight time-frame allotted.

2nd Sweetwater-Sponsored Philips Lighting CEU Event Draws Full House! This AIA-approved educational event at the Philips Lighting HQ in Somerset was attended by A/E/D and FM professionals. Guests were taught approaches to lighting controls and the psychology and physics of light and color, given a tour of the Application Center, and shown office space that demonstrates the products and systems Philips develops. Esteemed Philips’ instructor Mark Roush enlightened and entertained the group.

Sweetwater welcomes Anthony Princiotta to our Project Management team. Anthony is a 13-year construction professional with a Bachelor of Architecture degree from NJIT, extensive estimating and budgeting experience, and has performed facilities infrastructure analysis at Princeton University. As a LEED Green Associate, with a broad array of construction management computer skills including Building Information Modeling (BIM), he will be valuable asset to both Sweetwater and our clients.

Sweetwater captures “Best of the Best” in 2 of the 3 General Contractor categories at the 2015 Associated Builders & Contractors Excellence in Constructions Awards Dinner on October 29 at the Hyatt in New Brunswick. The top-spot Eagle Awards were given to our project at Monmouth University in West Long Branch – Pozycki Hall – and for the Siemens White Oak Expansion in Flanders. If these achievements weren’t enough to make the company proud, Pozycki Hall also claimed the definitive Project of the Year. Project of the Year is decided on by the Awards Jury as the job with the most points for narratives, photos, safety, letters of recommendation and community impact. This 2-story, 20,000 square-foot academic building inside an active and dense campus was constructed with a grant from Alumnus Steven J. Pozycki to expand and enhance the business school and associated real estate institute. It features a connector bridge to an adjacent building, a 180-seat state-of-the-art lecture hall, large percentage of glass windows, and second floor paver terrace with drainage system to a subsurface storage bed. A beautiful and functional new asset to the University, perfect safety record and on-time finish for the new academic year rounded out the highlights.
The multi-dimensional White Oak Expansion project consisted of a 147,500 square-foot medical device manufacturing and cGMP warehouse addition, with a kitchen/cafeteria renovation across the 450-employee campus. Not only were the construction elements varied and complex, but NJEDA, minority, prevailing wage, township planning, and LEED reporting demanded a high degree of oversight and administration. Professionals from 9 firms were assembled to secure township approval and design-build this impressive facility. Detailed monthly reports were compiled to Siemens Corporate Real Estate and the parent company in Germany. The Merit Shop project stayed on track through complex site development, intricate employee parking requirements accomplished with phasing and temporary lots, and severe outdoor winter weather conditions, with a zero DART and no safety infractions, culminating in a Grand Opening attended by Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno and 400 additional jobs for the local area.
Sweetwater was also given a Platinum Level STEP Award for safety.