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McNamara • Salvia
About
McNamara • Salvia has combined a common sense approach with nationally recognized technical design experience. With more than 95% of their business from returning clients and referrals, their credibility is represented by their clients.
McNamara • Salvia brings award winning creativity, innovation, and experience in structural design to a wide variety of project types. Their experience spans the nation reaching from all areas of New England to the high-seismic regions of Las Vegas and California to the hurricane climate of South Florida.
They specialize in all types of building structures including world-class medical, educational and research facilities, urban and suburban corporate headquarters and campuses, high-rise towers, retail, commercial and mixed use developments, and multi-unit residential structures.
Fields of Expertise
Seismic Design; Structural Engineering; Wind Engineering
Buildings
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Rank
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Name
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Status
Completed Architecturally Topped Out Structurally Topped Out Under Construction On Hold Proposed Vision Never Completed Demolished Competition Entry Canceled Proposed Renovation Under Renovation Renovated Under Demolition |
Completion
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Height
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1 |
2019 |
304.8 m / 1,000 ft |
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2 |
2022 |
267.3 m / 877 ft |
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3 |
2025 |
236.2 m / 775 ft |
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4 |
2020 |
230.1 m / 755 ft |
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5 |
2020 |
220.3 m / 723 ft |
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6 |
2024 |
206.4 m / 677 ft |
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7 |
- |
195 m / 640 ft |
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8 |
2017 |
193.9 m / 636 ft |
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9 |
2021 |
190.8 m / 626 ft |
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10 |
2023 |
182.9 m / 600 ft |
Building Completions Timeline
Videos
19 September 2012
Sloshing Dampers for Slender Concrete Towers
This presentation examines the application of specially designed tuned sloshing dampers such as bi-directional and double-decker dampers to two very slender concrete towers currently under...
Research
19 September 2012
Sloshing Dampers for Slender Concrete Towers
Tall towers with very slender aspect ratios of height to width of the structural system are becoming very common as today’s architectural idiom. Mitigation of...
Global News
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17 November 2022
Brooklyn Crossing Completes Construction in New York City
Construction has reached completion on Brooklyn Crossing, a 51-story residential skyscraper at 18 Sixth Avenue in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn and the tallest building in the 22-acre...
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Name
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City
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Completion
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Height
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1 |
2019 |
305 m / 1,000 ft |
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2 |
2022 |
267 m / 877 ft |
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3 |
2025 |
236 m / 775 ft |
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4 |
2020 |
230 m / 755 ft |
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5 |
2020 |
220 m / 723 ft |
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6 |
2024 |
206 m / 677 ft |
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7 |
- |
195 m / 640 ft |
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8 |
2017 |
194 m / 636 ft |
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9 |
2021 |
191 m / 626 ft |
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10 |
- |
191 m / 625 ft |
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11 |
2023 |
183 m / 600 ft |
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12 |
1987 |
183 m / 600 ft |
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13 |
- |
183 m / 600 ft |
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14 |
- |
183 m / 600 ft |
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15 |
2002 |
172 m / 564 ft |
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16 |
2018 |
168 m / 550 ft |
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17 |
1993 |
164 m / 538 ft |
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18 |
2022 |
162 m / 532 ft |
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19 |
2020 |
158 m / 519 ft |
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20 |
- |
156 m / 512 ft |
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21 |
2020 |
151 m / 495 ft |
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22 |
2021 |
151 m / 494 ft |
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23 |
2021 |
148 m / 487 ft |
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24 |
2019 |
139 m / 456 ft |
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25 |
2011 |
139 m / 456 ft |
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26 |
2017 |
136 m / 444 ft |
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27 |
2022 |
134 m / 440 ft |
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28 |
2019 |
127 m / 416 ft |
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29 |
2000 |
119 m / 390 ft |
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30 |
2018 |
115 m / 378 ft |
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31 |
2018 |
111 m / 364 ft |
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32 |
- |
106 m / 349 ft |
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33 |
1988 |
106 m / 346 ft |
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34 |
2015 |
103 m / 338 ft |
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35 |
2017 |
99 m / 325 ft |
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36 |
1990 |
94 m / 308 ft |
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37 |
2017 |
94 m / 308 ft |
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38 |
1992 |
93 m / 306 ft |
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39 |
- |
90 m / 294 ft |
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40 |
1998 |
89 m / 292 ft |
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41 |
- |
87 m / 286 ft |
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42 |
- |
85 m / 279 ft |
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43 |
2006 |
84 m / 275 ft |
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44 |
- |
83 m / 272 ft |
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45 |
2018 |
64 m / 211 ft |
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46 |
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47 |
2023 |
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48 |
2023 |
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48 |
2023 |
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50 |
2023 |
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51 |
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Statistics
Average Building Age*
11 Years
Most Common Function*
Residential (50%)
Most Common Material*
Concrete (75%)
* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database
Based on 18 buildings over 150 m height
with a function
Based on 16 buildings over 150 m height
with a material
Building Completions Timeline
Building Map
Construction Time Chart
NOTE: Construction start time is not available for all buildings. The average construction time is only displayed if there is three or more buildings with construction start and complete data in that year.
Create your own charts using the Explore Data tool.
Designated Experts
Videos
19 September 2012 | Shanghai
Sloshing Dampers for Slender Concrete Towers
This presentation examines the application of specially designed tuned sloshing dampers such as bi-directional and double-decker dampers to two very slender concrete towers currently under...
19 September 2012 | Shanghai
Track 12: Controlling & Harnessing Building Movement Q & A
The Track 12 panel consisting of: Robert McNamara, McNamara/Salvia Inc.; Constantin Christopoulos, University of Toronto; Ahsan Kareem, University of Notre Dame, answer questions from delegates.
Research
19 September 2012
Sloshing Dampers for Slender Concrete Towers
Robert McNamara, McNamara/Salvia; Ahsan Kareem & Dae-Kun Kwon, University of Notre Dame; Deepak Kumar, IIT Madras
Tall towers with very slender aspect ratios of height to width of the structural system are becoming very common as today’s architectural idiom. Mitigation of...
26 February 2001
Practical Solution to Reduce the Wind-Induced Response of Tall Buildings
Robert J. McNamara, McNamara/Salvia
This paper presents the results of an investigation of the application of viscous dampers in a high-rise structure located in an urban environment. The structure,...
Global News
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04 October 2022
Luxury Hotel Brand Coming to South Station Tower in Boston
The residences being built at South Station Tower are within walking distance of Boston public transit system the T. Famed hotelier Ritz-Carlton will be the...
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09 March 2020
New York City’s Highest Outdoor Skydeck Set to Open
The opening of Edge, the highest outdoor sky deck in the Western Hemisphere, offering 360-degree views of New York City’s iconic skyline will be celebrated...
24 October 2019
Planned Skyscraper Above Boston Rail Station Moves Forward
South Station Tower is planned to rise 677 feet (206.4 meters) above South Station, an aging transportation hub in Boston that’s swarmed daily by thousands...
07 June 2019
Scalloped Condominium Tower Tops Out in Brooklyn, New York City
The Studio Gang-designed 11 Hoyt has topped out in Brooklyn to its full height of 626 feet (191 meters), offering 481 luxury residential condominiums, with...
29 March 2019
New York City May Close Zoning Loophole for Tall Buildings
Following a growing public uproar over developers exploiting loopholes to build tall buildings, the Department of City Planning on Friday March 28th proposed a zoning...
15 March 2019
New York City’s Hudson Yards’ Shops, Restaurants, Officially Open to The Public
At noon on March 15, 2019, New York’s newest neighborhood ceremonially opened for business. Hudson Yards‘ first public-facing attractions, the Shops & Restaurants and Thomas...
08 March 2019
First Tower in Mexico City’s Mitikah Project to Open in 2019
The first office tower of the Mítikah project will enter into operation this year. Real estate investment firm, Fibra Uno will execute capital investments between...
05 March 2019
New Residential Details Revealed for New York City’s 35 Hudson Yards
New details and renderings have been released for 35 Hudson Yards, set to be the tallest residential tower in the Hudson Yards neighborhood at over...
05 April 2018
Loggia-Wrapped New York City Condo Tower Starts to Rise
The Adjaye Associates-designed 130 William, the firm’s first skyscraper in New York, is on the rise. AN has spotted crews working above grade, and a...
19 March 2018
Demolition Begins for 50 West 66th Street in New York City
Demolition has begun on the final building left at 50 West 66th Street, where Extell will soon be adding yet another punctuation mark to the...
CTBUH Initiatives Involving McNAMARA • SALVIA
CTBUH Florida Takes Construction Tour of Jade Signature
17 August 2017
The CTBUH Florida Chapter hosted a tour of Jade Signature, a luxury condominium complex under construction in Miami.
CTBUH NYC Organizes One Vanderbilt Site Tour
06 June 2017
CTBUH New York hosted a series of presentations and a tour at the construction site of One Vanderbilt, which will rise to 427 meters when completed in 2021.
CTBUH Florida: Tall Building Damping Technologies
25 April 2017
CTBUH Florida held a presentation on Tall Building Damping Technologies at the School of Architecture, University of Miami.
CTBUH NYC YPC: Spring Social at BIG
07 April 2016
CTBUH New York Young Professional Committee held their annual Spring Social event at Bjarke Ingels Group's New York Office on April 7, 2016.
YPC: 2015 Achievements and Event Success
16 March 2016
CTBUH YPC held their first meeting of 2016 on March 16 at the offices of SOM to discuss the success of the past events and plans for future initiatives.
Performance and Behavior of Tall Buildings for Wind Loads
13 January 2016
CTBUH YPC hosted an event on wind engineering and understanding its effects on tall buildings as well as to provide insight into the engineering efforts in design of shorter buildings.
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