China Construction America

China Construction America (Chinese: 中建美国) Founded in 1985, China Construction America (CCA) is a subsidiary of China State Construction Engineering Corporation Ltd. (CSCEC) — the world's largest construction and real estate conglomerate and the biggest global contractor[1] — that operates on the East Coast of the U.S[2][3] and the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean,[4] and Latin America,[5] having many finished and ongoing projects worldwide. CSCEC was ranked the 18th on Fortune Global 500 list.[6]

China Construction America
Native name
中建美国
IndustryEngineering, construction, and real estate investment and development
Founded1985; 39 years ago (1985)
Headquarters525 Washington Blvd, ,
U.S.
Area served
The Americas
ParentChina State Construction Engineering Corp. Ltd.
SubsidiariesPlaza Construction, CCA Civil, CCA South America, Strategic Capital
Websitewww.chinaconstruction.us

Headquartered in Jersey City, NJ, CCA operates mainly in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, South Carolina, North Carolina, Louisiana, Florida, California, the Caribbean, and Panama. CCA provides a range of construction services, such as program management, construction management, general contracting, design-build and public-private partnership assistance for public and private clients.

CCA was ranked the 57th biggest contractors in the 2020 Engineering News-Record Top 400 Contractors list,[7] the 35th biggest construction management-at-risk firms by ENR in 2020,[8] the 35th on 2020 ENR Southeast Top Contractors,[9] and the tenth on the Top Contractors in Bridges.

History

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Founded in 1985, China Construction America (CCA) is a subsidiary of China State Construction Engineering Corp. Ltd. (CSCEC). In 2001, the CCA office in the World Trade Center was destroyed in the September 11 terrorist attacks, the company had to move its headquarters from the World Trade Center to Jersey City.[10][11] On April 4, 2014, CCA acquired Plaza Construction, one of the nation's leading construction management and general contracting companies. The sale is prompted by the dynamic growth of Plaza and Fisher Brothers' desire to focus on the development side of their business. According to Richard Wood, the CEO of Plaza Construction, the acquisition is more about creating strategic relationships and sharing resources.[12][13][14] During October 2014, The New York State Supreme Court judge ruled that contractor China Construction America (CCA) owed damages worth $1.6bn to the developer of the Baha Mar resort in the Bahamas, as CCA breached contracts and committed fraud to force the project out of the developer’s hands.[15]

Project highlights

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Rehabilitation of the Alexander Hamilton Bridge, New York and Bronx, NY:[16]

Ventilation Shafts for the 7 Subway Extension, New York, NY:

  • Construction Achievement Project of the Year Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016[21]
  • ENR Best of the Best Award, 2016[22][23]

Fulton Center, New York, NY:

  • Project of the Year by New York State Society of Professional Engineers, 2014[24][25]
  • Diamond Award by American Council of Engineering Companies of New York, 2014[25]
  • Excellence Honorable Mention Award by Center for Active Design, 2015[26]
  • Best of Design Awards by The Architect's Newspaper, 2015[27]
  • MASterworks Best New Building Award by the Municipal Art Society of New York, 2015[28]
  • Construction Achievement Project of the Year Award by the ASCE Metropolitan Section, 2015[21]

River Bluff High School, Lexington, SC:

  • Excellence in Construction Awards, 2013[29][30]

West Eighth Street–New York Aquarium station, Brooklyn, NY:[31]

Power Plant, Astoria, NY:[14][32]

Brookfield Place Glass Pavilion, New York, NY:

  • Award of Merit: Office/Retail/Mixed-Use by ENR, 2014[33]
  • Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel (IDEAS2) and Merit Award for Excellence by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), 2014[34]
  • Outstanding Public Space for 2014 by the Greater New York Construction User Council, 2014[citation needed]

One Thousand Museum, Miami, FL[35]

Baha Mar Mega Resort, Nassau, The Bahamas

Other projects

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Infrastructure

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Real estate

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  • Park and Shore Luxury Condominiums, Jersey City, NJ[41]
  • 445 South Street, Morristown, NJ[42]
  • Broadstone Post Oak, Houston, TX[43]
  • The Pointe, Nassau, The Bahamas[44]
  • British Colonial Nassau Hilton Hotel, Nassau, The Bahamas[45]

Hospitality and residential

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  • Baha Mar Mega Resort, Nassau, The Bahamas[46][47]
  • 150 Charles Street, New York, NY[48][49]
  • AC Hotel by Marriottsm, Miami, FL[48][50]
  • Marquis Residences, Miami, FL[51]
  • Marea Condominiums, Miami, FL[51]
  • One Ocean South Beach, Miami, FL[51]
  • W South Beach, Miami, FL[51]
  • City of Hope, Panama City, Panama[52]
  • Beach House 8, Miami, FL[53]
  • Paraiso Bayviews, Miami, FL[54]
  • Gran Paraiso, Miami, FL[55]

Education

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Business divisions

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  • Plaza Construction[14]
  • CCA Civil[61]
  • CCA South America[62]
  • Strategic Capital[63]

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