The JACX Building, NYC

About The JACX Building

The JACX in Long Island City, NY, is a mixed-use building with street-level retail and two identical 26-story office towers. The structure features two 26-story towers with a combined RSF of 1.2 million and offers sweeping views on all sides of the building, along with an abundance of cutting-edge technology. The building also offers some outdoor spaces, including a one-acre landscaped terrace with a pavilion.

Scope of Work

Contracted to manufacture a custom concrete forming solution for the Y-column forms on the ground level and also supply jigs/templates for the tapered columns in the open courtyard on the 5th floor. Scott System used a 5-axis CNC router to mill expanded polystyrene to the desired shape. Then, fiberglass-reinforced panels were laminated to the concrete pouring face to achieve the proper concrete finish. The custom solution was designed to allow traditional shoring and bracing methods to hold everything in place during the concrete pour and withstand the calculated pour pressures.