Project Overview

RWJBarnabas Health required a new multi-story parking facility to serve its Medical Office Building in Bayonne, New Jersey, while also providing public parking for the surrounding business district. Nitterhouse Concrete Products was engaged to fabricate and erect a 4-story, 120,000 SF precast concrete parking garage providing over 300 parking spaces. The structure serves both the medical campus and the broader community, reinforcing the healthcare provider's role as a neighborhood anchor.

Precast Solution

The project site in the heart of Bayonne's central business district presented the most demanding logistical challenge: delivery and erection in a dense urban environment with limited staging area and heavy surrounding traffic. Nitterhouse worked closely with the general contractor and local police to identify the optimal staging location and delivery route. The result was a seamless erection process completed without disruption to the surrounding businesses and roadways. The architectural treatment — combining tan and white concrete with multiple sandblast depths, two distinct thin brick types (Watsontown Brick and Belden Brick), and monolithically cast cornices with dentil details — produced a refined façade well-suited to the commercial streetscape

 

Project Team

Precast Producer

Nitterhouse Concrete Products

General Contractor

Wm. Blanchard Co.

Key Project Attributes

• Urban infill erection logistics managed in coordination with local authorities — seamless delivery and staging in a constrained downtown setting
• Dual-tone concrete (tan and white) with varied sandblast depths creates visual depth and textural interest
• Two thin brick types integrated into the precast panel system for architectural distinction
• Monolithically cast cornices with 2" dentils reinforce classical detailing at the cornice line
• Serves dual purpose: dedicated medical office building parking plus public municipal parking
• 308 spaces including 13 handicap accessible and 5 van accessible, meeting ADA requirements

Project/Precast Scope

  • 4 Levels (3 Above + Ground)
  • 2 Bays
  • 308+ Parking Spaces (incl. 13 ADA, 5 Van Accessible)
  • 135,730 SF of Precast Concrete Components: Double Tees 93,380 SF, Beams 480 LF, Columns 510 LF, Spandrel Panels 11,180 SF ,Fire Wall Panels 10,965 SF, Litewall Panels 8,000 SF, Stair/Elevator Panels 7,355 SF
  • 10 Stair Units