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We are excited to announce that our client TANTUM Realty, architect Studio 1200, and Sweetwater have received recognition from the NJ Business & Industry Association for the Veterans Housing Project in Jersey City! The Annual New Good Neighbor Award highlights construction projects that offer community and economic benefits to their surrounding environments. This building offers housing to homeless veterans and self-improvement activities to the residents of the entire neighborhood. The July issue of New Jersey Business Magazine will highlight the project details.

As a veteran-founded company, Sweetwater Construction Corp. is proud to have contributed to making this vision a reality.

62nd Annual New Good Neighbor Award Winners Announced

 

Current Projects

Sweetwater Email Blast – March 2022

Construction for Life – Life Sciences

Sweetwater Email Blast – July 2021

Message from Sweetwater President: Re-start of Construction
To Team Sweetwater, regarding start of all construction, from Ron Witt, President & CEO:
As we begin the transition of various businesses reopening, I continue to be impressed with the dynamic abilities of our great company. Each and every one of you has risen to the challenge and fought to keep us going. It has not been easy, but we are stronger as a result. While we still have hard work in front of us, know that I would go to battle with each of you at my side. The virus threw everything at us and we did not blink! I am proud of every member of our team. Let’s keep up the fight; we now have tangible evidence that we ARE prevailing!!!
Continue to be safe, be well, and be SWEETWATER STRONG!!

ABC-NJ 2019 Excellence in Construction Awards Once again, Sweetwater has been recognized by the Associated Builders & Contractors of New Jersey for quality in merit shop construction. The organization distinguishes projects that are distinguishable for features, complexities, innovations and cost-effectiveness based on expertise.
“Best of the Best” (Eagle Award) for an Institutional project went to our Trinity Hall High School Addition project! Phase 2 of the master plan was the construction of a formidable addition, to transform the building it into a premier preparatory high school. The client entity included the school headmaster and board members, who themselves were tasked with overseeing a construction project that absolutely needed to finish on time and on budget. Sweetwater was awarded Phase 2 based on our precious success in Phase 1, and competitive pricing. We committed to deliver the same cost and schedule accomplishments, and team members, for a January 2019 grand opening celebration and new semester.
The entire Team gets an “A” for a positive commitment to working together respectfully and delivering an academic building that impresses all who enter.
A Merit Award was bestowed on the IT Cosmetics headquarters renovation in Jersey City. Operating on the 9th and 10th floors of an occupied, waterfront hi-rise presented the need for creative logistics, material movement, and debris elimination. Because the client’s beauty industry demands perfection in its visuals, there was an expectation that their newest environment should reflect the same. The myriad of client entities and specialty consultants, along with the glossy designs and shimmering finishes, required careful attention to construction detail, with coordination and precision in the work itself. The Sweetwater team managed and executed all changes and challenges with professionalism and skill, making this makeover a winner for everyone involved!

The ENR New York Top Contractors list, published annually, has Sweetwater Construction Corp. at No. 44 (55 companies reporting) for general contractors, both publicly and privately held, based on a 2018 calendar year construction contracting-specific revenue of $75.91 million. This figure is for work contracted in New York and New Jersey.
As a Construction Manager and General Contractor, Sweetwater’s assignments are new buildings, additions, reconstruction, and renovations for Corporate, Healthcare, Technology, Retail, Senior Living, and Multi-family clients. This work is done primarily around New Jersey, with a deep familiarity of local townships, and state code and regulations.
The firm’s year was highlighted by such projects as Solaris Lofts apartments and IT Cosmetics in Jersey City, the Residences at Renaissance Square in Evesham, Trinity Hall High School in Tinton Falls, Millburn Self Storage, and Prime Healthcare in several locations.

Sweetwater Completes 1st of a Series of Self-Storage Facilities – The 3-story, 104,000 square-foot ExtraSpace Storage facility in Millburn, NJ was unveiled in December. The new structure, owned by The Hampshire Cos., was constructed on a concrete foundation and mat slab, with conventional steel grid. The exterior is an insulated metal panel system. It contains 760 units of 11 different proportions, non-conditioned and climate-controlled, and fire-proofed. The scope included demolition, sitework, fencing, and security gates.
The collaboration and effort of the entire team was lauded by the client and another facility is in preconstruction with Sweetwater for March 2019.

Four 2018 ABC Excellence in Construction Awards for Sweetwater – This Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC) event, held annually at The Borgata in Atlantic City, brings together general contractors and subcontractors to celebrate Merit Shop construction in New Jersey.
ABC believes in free enterprise, open competition, and fair play for construction employers and employees. They support members with the pursuit of legislation to back those beliefs, while providing resources and education for a sound construction industry.
An ABC member for 28 years, Sweetwater has again received the highest level honor for safety, and awards for all four projects submitted. Projects are graded on success and innovation in planning, execution, collaboration, safety, impact and team references.
The Cambridge Club of Aberdeen received a Merit Award for Commercial Facility under $5mm. This rescue and recovery project, with Fabiano Designs, finally brought a long-awaited social and fitness facility to the community.
The Eagle Award is the top honor for each category, and was received for the Institute for Advanced Study Faculty Townhomes, L’Oreal USA R&D, and Saint Clare’s Imaging Suites. Click on the links to view more details on these significant jobs for NJ Merit Shop construction.
IAS Faculty Townhomes are high-end units designed by Studio Hillier and constructed for faculty adjacent to the Institute in Princeton. The L’Oreal USA R&D renovation included office and labs with diverse finishes and elaborate architectural elements by Ware Malcomb. Multiple locations for the Saint Clare’s Health System speak to our specialty healthcare construction expertise and the client’s satisfaction with Sweetwater. These imaging suites were designed by Posen Architects.
Our proud winning project teams enjoyed the dinner, presentation and an evening at The Borgata! Thank you and congratulations to our clients, architects, engineers and subcontractors, as well.

Growing to Learn at Trinity Hall – Our Latest Email Blast https://conta.cc/2JyflCN In 2017, as part of the Fort Monmouth Reuse and Redevelopment Plan, and Trinity Hall’s master plan, Sweetwater turned an existing 20,000 square-foot structure into an all-girls college preparatory high school. The renovation created bright classrooms, state-of-the-art science labs, student common areas and offices, supported with all new mechanical, electrical, plumbing and sprinkler systems.
Sweetwater was chosen to continue with the building program and we are proud to have been given the assignment of creating this exceptional learning environment.
The next exciting phase, in progress, is a 2-story, 20,000 square-foot addition that will bring an inviting entrance to the school and include more classrooms, innovation and design spaces, offices, chapel, student changing rooms and lockers, along with enhanced parking and grounds.