BierHall Brewing
The project involved the renovation and repurposing of a former nightclub that stood in a prominent intersection in Lancaster, PA. The historic building, originally built in 1849 as the Eden Hotel was turned into a 170-seat German-style beer house and brewery, complete with a wide-open beer hall and a planned outdoor beer garden. A new […]
MedStar Union Memorial Hand Center
Benchmark partnered with MedStar Health to renovate the Curtis National Hand Center located at the MedStar Union Memorial Hospital. The project required interior demolition and renovation of a portion of the second floor of the Johnston Professional Building. The Hand Center had to remain open and fully operational throughout construction. The phased approach, separated by […]
Heritage of Green Hills
Heritage of Green Hills partnered with Benchmark and Meyer Design to design and construct a three-story memory support and personal care building on their campus. The new health care building includes a total of 70-suite: 20 memory care beds and 50 personal care beds. In addition to the individual units, the new building includes a […]
Caron Treatment Center
This project involved the renovation of an old 12,000-square-foot building, which had previously served as an administrative office building and marketing department. The conversion of this building into a research center made Caron the first recovery treatment center in the U.S. to have a research facility. The renovation required an almost complete teardown of the […]
Berger Communities
Benchmark partnered with Berger Communities to construct a 12-story mixed-use residential building on a tight urban site in downtown Lancaster, PA. The building features a variety of amenities including: 142 units Studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments Rooftop deck Fitness Center Community lounge Co-working and coffee lounges Dog washing station Bike storage The building is scheduled […]
Eye Consultants of PA
Benchmark partnered with the Eye Consultants of PA to turn a vacant grocery store into a state-of-the-art medical office building. Due to the unsuitable soils under the existing concrete slab, our team had to install 75 helical piles in order to support the new medical practice. The new ophthalmologist office features a new entrance canopy, […]
Lancaster Public Library
Benchmark was contracted to oversee the construction of a new 43,000 SF space for the Lancaster Public Library, which was looking to move to a more convenient and centralized location. It offers expanded programming, specialized autism learning centers, modern study rooms, and meeting spaces for businesses and government departments. The accessible, state-of-the-art facility significantly enhances […]
Dickinson College
Interior updates are underway on this historic 1950s-era five-story campus residence hall to include resident life and building system upgrades. New connection to recently installed campus 2-pipe hydronic system Installation of new domestic water and fire protection utility lines Existing HVAC and plumbing infrastructure to be fully removed and replaced Boiler & pump replacement Replacement […]
Decades
Benchmark completed the construction to convert the historic Stahr Armory with its attached gymnasium into Lancaster’s first “barcade.” Several historical aspects of the original building were maintained as part of the design including the vaulted ceiling in the former gymnasium and the glazed tile in both the armory and the gym. The space includes a […]
UPMC West Shore
The project consists of a three-story overbuild and a five-story addition on the east side of the existing West Shore Hospital. The overbuild portion of the project is above the existing PACU, OR suite, and Emergency Department and ties back into the third-floor ICU and patient rooms on the upper two floors. The five-story addition […]