BUILDINGS

Hill has managed many landmark high-rise buildings and commercial headquarters projects. The One World Trade Center in New York, the Etihad Towers in Abu Dhabi, UAE, and the Comcast Center in Philadelphia, are some of Hill’s most recognizable commercial and corporate projects. We manage the many interrelated elements of these projects, from working with well-known architects to managing staging and logistics constraints in busy city centers. Our experience makes Hill the ideal partner to help your high-rise project pierce the sky.

Convention centers are in the public spotlight from conception until the day they open their doors. The economic impact of a convention center is enormous, and timely delivery within budget is paramount. Hill has managed the construction of some of the most complex convention centers in the world, including the major expansion of the Miami Beach Convention Center, demolition and site clearing for the $700 million expansion of the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, and the construction of the Cheju International Convention Center in Seoul, South Korea.

Courthouse and criminal justice projects are often subject to intense scrutiny from numerous sources, including public officials, the media, and the community, and require an exceptional focus on security and safety for staff, judges, and others. We have helped deliver numerous criminal justice and courthouse projects on-time and within budget while helping to address community and end-user concerns. This includes work ranging from the modernization of the U.S. Supreme Court to local multi-use detention and public safety facilities.

Cultural facilities encapsulate an entire community or a period in time and, in many cases, have both local and global significance. We understand the importance of generating and maintaining both community and donor support for cultural projects, incorporating the latest technologies, and delivering these facilities as designed. Hill has managed cultural facilities projects around the world, including the Grand Egyptian Museum, the Qatar National Museum, the museums of the Smithsonian Institution, the District of Columbia Public Library in Washington, DC, the Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan Mosque, and the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Hill has provided construction consulting services on award-winning performing arts and cultural facilities throughout the world. Our portfolio includes the 1,100-seat concert theatre and 600-seat performance atrium at the Jazz at Lincoln Center in Manhattan, NY, the Queens Theatre in the Park in Queens, NY, and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, among others.

Whether for our local, state, or federal clients, government facilities projects present critical security, political, and community relations challenges. Hill knows how to address these requirements, having managed work on such highly sensitive projects as the United Nations Headquarters, New York City Hall, and FBI field offices across the U.S. We work closely with our clients to help ensure that projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest security and quality standards.

Hill has a long history of delivering a wide variety of higher education construction projects. This includes learning facilities, dorms, performing arts centers, and laboratory facilities. For our higher education assignments, Hill’s teams focus on the specific characteristics and needs of the client and project, but we also recognize all collegiate and university projects present challenges and constraints different from other project types, from unique stakeholders to faculty and student safety. We understand these challenges and offer specific expertise in helping our public and private higher education clients meet them successfully. Through this work, Hill understands the drivers and constraints of today’s higher education work, and how to address these issues before they can impact your project or program.

The complexity of healthcare operations, protecting the patient experience, and the technological demands of hospitals all require a detail-diligent management approach. Hill’s project teams go beyond the “bricks-and-mortar” and work with hospital administrators to address both operational and financial goals. We take the time to understand clients’ long-range objectives and develop a comprehensive approach that meets their needs. In addition to comprehensive program, project, and construction management services, Hill provides guidance through operational assessments, productivity analyses, and management consulting.

There are many different types of hotel and resort developments. Some are simple, some have unique features, some projects involve complex renovations, and some are in challenging geographical locations. In addition, the hotel and resort industry is unique from a development perspective because, on most projects, the owner has a close working relationship with the hotel operator. Hill understands that managing and facilitating this relationship is crucial to the success of a project. We work closely with both to help ensure that the owner’s financial risks are mitigated and the goals for quality set by the hotel operator are fully met.

Hill specializes in park projects and has the depth and breadth of industry in-house expertise to help you realize your theme park or zoo project as imagined. We understand the challenges park projects are likely to encounter, from integrating different elements and stakeholder coordination.

Hill’s portfolio of secondary and elementary school projects includes new construction, modernizations, technological retrofits, and expansions for school districts from New York City to Afghanistan. Hill knows that, regardless of their location, all school projects are under stringent budgets and schedules. Hill’s construction consulting services can support any type of K-12 project during any project phase. This includes assisting with pre-planning and bond referendums and helping ensure that even the most time- and cost-sensitive primary and secondary education projects are delivered as intended, and with the support of educators, parents, and the surrounding community.

Hill has managed the construction of housing projects in urban and suburban areas around the world, from the complex 4,000-unit Gardens Development in Abu Dhabi to a challenging 22,000-unit residential housing development in Iraq. We have developed temporary housing for athletes, emergency housing for displaced residents, inner city high-rises, and luxury developments with world-class amenities. To each of these projects, we bring hands-on management and a customized approach, helping to ensure projects are completed expediently and successfully.

Retail projects are extremely varied, with many projects involving customized design elements and specialized FF&E that requires close monitoring of installation and careful commissioning. Retail construction also involves a complex inter-relationship between the owner and the tenant or end-user. The goals of both must be met while still maintaining cost and schedule requirements. Hill customized our retail project approaches to succeed both as construction projects and as shops, malls and outlets. Highlights of our project and construction management retail experience include the Galeria Północna in Warsaw, Cityland Mall in Dubai, and Fashion District Philadelphia.

Hill understands the unique aspects of building sports facilities and has been involved in projects of all types and sizes, from major league stadiums for baseball and soccer to smaller, community-based indoor ice arenas and recreational facilities. The specific needs of the facilities’ end-users often mandate highly specialized design, inflexible schedules, and critical cost and budget controls. We have the experience to manage these cost- and time-sensitive projects, helping to ensure that clients’ and fans’ goals are met.