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A leading full-service engineering firm renowned for our trusted, high quality, and innovative approach to solving complex challenges.

NYC
Engineering Firm

McLaren is a top NYC engineering firm providing custom, full-service building solutions that can take projects of any size, shape and scope from concept to completion.

218 W40th Street
8th Floor
New York, NY 10018

Headshot of Brendan Kelly, PE, McLaren Engineering Group's Vice President + NYC Regional Director
Brendan
Kelly
, PE
Vice President + NYC Regional Director

Renowned for our high quality services and innovative solutions, McLaren offers expert consultation, engineering, design, construction support, inspection, project management, and more.

We offer comprehensive engineering services and solutions throughout NYC that take any project from concept to completion with expert consultation, design, construction support, inspection and project management.

Full-Service Solutions

Structural Engineering

New Construction, Building Additions, Renovations, Inspections, Sustainability, Specialty Services...

Site + Civil Engineering

Land Development, Public Infrastructure, Water Resource Management, Traffic Engineering, Sustainability….

Marine + Coastal

Structural Design, Geotechnical, Inspection, Rehabilitation, Permitting, Resiliency...

Construction Engineering

Crane Engineering, Rigging, Heavy Lifts, Steel Connection, Shoring, Logistics, Site Safety…

Bridge, Highway + Rail

Design, Design-Build, Bridge Construction, Inspections, Rehabilitation, Culverts, Dam Structures…

Entertainment Engineering

Live Events, Venues, Rigging, Staging, Show Action Machinery, Rides, Theming, Signage…

Facade + Envelope

Consulting, Design, Glass, Glazing, Metal Panels, Inspection, Remediation…

Geotechnical Engineering

Soil Testing, Foundation Engineering, Earthwork Design…

Forensic Investigation

Litigation Support, Investigations, Expert Testimony, Demonstratives...

Survey + Mapping

Hydrographic, Topographic, Drone, Reality Capture, Construction, Survey Control…

From The Waterfront to Skyscrapers

NYC + Long Island
Engineering Experience

With offices in New York City and Albany, McLaren’s New York engineering team provides custom full-service building solutions throughout the State. We work across 10 distinct markets to shape NY’s unique building environment for both private and public clients. From preserving historic cities to improving infrastructure, bridge and roadway work to PE dive inspections, industrial builds and everything in between, our regional experts are building a better future.

Future Building

Local Law
Expertise

We specialize in understanding the ever-evolving local laws and regulations that govern NYC’s building environment. As trusted engineers, our teams offer strategic insights and innovative solutions to ensure your project not only complies with local laws but also optimizes efficiency and sustainability for the future.

Service

NYC Structural
Engineering

With a wide range of services spanning from concept to completion, McLaren’s structural engineering group is built on a foundation of technical excellence, cutting-edge capabilities, pragmatic solutions, and a sensitivity for aesthetics.

Offering multidisciplinary consulting, analysis, design, project management, and construction phase support, our expert building engineers enable clients to best meet all project goals while building more efficiently and cost-effectively. With a full range of services for new construction projects to additions, renovations, and historic preservation and everything in between, out team can take you from concept to completion.

NYC Structural Engineering Experience

Service

Construction
Engineering, Cranes + Permitting

McLaren’s Construction Engineering team offers full-service crane engineering services, from planning and plan/calculation preparation to in-house expediting to handle all filing and permitting needs (NYC CN Applications).

From large infrastructure projects to buildings and specialty structures, our firm can determine the most optimal and cost-effective engineering solutions by assisting with means and methods of construction, planning, logistics, and project management for building projects across the country. This ensures jobs stay on time and within budget while providing the best solutions from the ground up.

Our construction engineering services include rigging, steel connection, shoring, crane engineering, and site safety.

NYC Construction Engineering Projects

Crane Engineering

Additionally, our crane engineering experience with plan requirements as well as permitting processes with governing agencies (i.e. NYCDOB, NYSDOT, NYCDOT, NJDOT, MTA, MNR, AMTRAK, etc.) results in quicker reviews and approvals.

For example, our innovative full-service construction work includes the Tiffany’s Crane Lift, Manhattan West, and TSX.

Tiffany & Co., Manhattan

Taking crane engineering to new heights over the streets of Manhattan.

Service

NYC Civil
Engineering

Civil engineering plays an integral role in bringing public and private developments to life. From pre-development and due diligence studies to remediation and construction phase, our firm delivers innovative land solutions throughout the entitlement and building process.

Our civil and geotechnical engineers, environmental professionals, and permitting specialists work to develop site plans, land use designs, engineering support, and inspection services for projects of every size, shape, scope, and complexity. In addition to technical expertise, we understand complex regulatory and environmental requirements to ensure project goals are met on time and within budget.

NYC Civil + Geotechnical Engineering Experience

Service

Waterfront Marine
Engineers + Divers

With the most advanced and reliable services available in-house, McLaren’s marine engineering division is changing the landscape of the maritime industry. Comprised of over 45 engineers, designers, engineer divers, and scientists, our firm provides unrivaled services in complex waterfront inspection, design, rehabilitation, permitting, and construction management.

NYC Marine Experience

Our work ranges from large-scale projects like the expansion of the NYC Ferry System the design of complex berths and ship terminals, and the support of offshore wind development, to the rehabilitation of piers, bulkhead designs, and dive inspections led by Professional Engineers.

For example, our New York engineering work includes Brooklyn Navy YardSUNY Maritime College, and NYCDOC On-calls.

NYC Coastal Engineering

The coastal engineering and resiliency team puts the focus on protecting communities and waterfront facilities. Our team of resiliency specialists, WEDG certified engineers, and FEMA experts focus on coastal flood risk management, coastal resiliency, coastal restoration and mitigation, and waterfront redevelopment.

As building codes and city needs change, waterfront projects like adaptive-reusewaterborne transportation, new construction, ZCFR and waterfront parks will need to be engineered with resiliency in mind—especially as climate change and the severity and frequency of storm events increase. Our certified Floodplain Managers (CFMs) are mitigating efforts to alleviate the cycle of damage-rebuild-damage.

We have provided services for projects like Brooklyn Navy YardSuperstorm Sandy Restoration, and Transmitter Park. Additionally, they are an integral force at the forefront of supporting NYC’s initiative to bring offshore wind energy to the region.
Zoning for Coastal Flood Resiliency by Kaitlyn Frega
Zoning for Coastal Flood Resiliency

Expert Insight: Understanding NYC’s new ZCFR rules.

Service

Survey +
Mapping

Quick to mobilize and unwavering in our ability to provide cutting edge solutions and accurate data, McLaren’s survey and scanning team is at the forefront of the industry.

Whether by land, water or air, our team can best catch conflicts before they occur and help reduce rework to help keep any project on-time and within budget.

With the use of our high-tech capabilities and in-house resources, we provide turn-key services clients across NYC from traditional surveys to cutting edge scans and mapping.

NYC Survey + Mapping Experience

Service

Infrastrure Experts
Bridge, Roadways + Rail

Our Infrastructure solutions can be seen throughout NYC. They range from long span river crossings to highway overpasses, railroad bridges to secondary road structures, bridge inspection programs to retaining walls, and everything in between.

The NYC infrastructure engineering division offers full-service solutions for a variety of bridge, highway, and rail projects supporting both public and private clients. Our solutions can help build, maintain, repair, and rehabilitate infrastructure though the City and connections to New Jersey and Connecticut.

For example, our bridge, highway, rail work includes Post Ave BridgePulaski Skyway, and Kosciuszko Bridge Removal.

The Latest in NYC Infrastructure Engineering

Specialty Market

Local Law 126 for NYC Parking Garage Inspections

Distinctive vulnerabilities of parking structures, such as accelerated deterioration from factors like overloading, environmental conditions, and de-icing pose a risk to public safety with potential for partial or total collapses. As such, regular inspections, preventative maintenance, and rehabilitation measures ensure the structural integrity and safety of these facilities. New York City mandates routine inspections of parking garages and structures under Local Law 126 of 2021 be performed by a Professional Engineer certified Qualified Parking Structure Inspectors (QPSIs). These experts are equipped to assess the nuanced structural features and deterioration factors of parking structures and are proficient at identifying potential issues, conducting root cause analyses, and offering remediation support.

Insight on New York’s parking structure inspections and how to achieve compliance with a Qualified Parking Structure Inspector
New York’s Parking Structure Inspections

Achieving Compliance With A Qualified Parking Structure Inspector (QPSI)

New York Required Parking Garage Inspections

New York State’s “Condition Assessments of Parking Garages” rules apply to parking garages falling under the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code. Under Title 19 – Part 1203, it is mandated that parking garage owners in the State must have their garages inspected every three years by a professional engineer who is licensed and registered in New York State to identify any deterioration or unsafe conditions within the structure. Distinctive vulnerabilities of parking structures, such as accelerated deterioration from factors like overloading, environmental conditions, and de-icing pose a risk to public safety with potential for partial or total collapses. As such, regular inspections, preventative maintenance, and rehabilitation measures ensure the structural integrity and safety of these facilities.

Service

Top Entertainment
Engineers

From Broadway theaters and productions to top NYC concerts and events, we have a reputation for visionary entertainment engineering and design. McLaren offers a unique blend of imaginative artistry and cutting-edge technical capabilities with expert structural engineers, mechanical engineers and entertainment specialists.

Working with the biggest names in the business, our iconic work has revolutionized the audience experience with never-before-seen feats of engineering.

In addition to Broadway productions and theater restoration, our entertainment work includes the Intrepid Museum, Battery Park’s Sea Glass CarouselTSX, and art displays like Monster.

The Latest in NYC Entertainment

Service

Studios +
Sound Stages

McLaren’s sound stage and studio engineering services integrate the knowledge and skill of a multidisciplinary team to provide custom solutions for the development, fit-out, and reconfiguration of studio facilities around the nation.

Our holistic approach focuses on best serving our clients’ needs throughout every step of the project lifecycle with in-depth services in consultation, planning, design, construction management, inspection, and analysis that specifically addresses acoustics, vibration, and lighting needs to create optimal studio space.

ON Stage Kaufman Astoria Studios Acoustic Isolation for Sound Stages

Kaufman Astoria Studios Sound Stages, Queens, NY

ONStage contains state-of-the-art soundstage facilities on the first floor and three additional stories reserved for office space.

Specialty Market

Adaptive Reuse +
Historic Preservation

Conversion and repurposing of existing buildings can help meet everchanging market demands with a more sustainable and cost effective option.

As such, McLaren’s NYC engineering team of specialists provide innovative solutions to even the most challenging adaptive-reuse properties. With an extensive structural portfolio along with an understanding of historic preservation needs and building codes, we have helped engineer some of the most iconic and complex adaptive re-use projects in New York and nationwide.

We  provide a full range of services for adaptive re-use projects from structural engineering to restoration, surveying and forensics. We work to explore economical, innovative and sustainable solutions to extend the useful life of existing facilities.

NYC Adaptive Reuse + Historic Preservation Projects

Specialty Market

Mixed-Use Building
NYC engineers

McLaren’s mixed use engineering services are helping to redefine urban planning and build communities in NYC and nationwide. Moreover, we specialize in bringing residential, commercial, entertainment, retail and hospitality uses into one space.

Our teams are behind some of the most iconic NYC mixed-use spaces like 425 Grand Concourse, Moynihan Train Hall, and the Zaha Hadid building to name a few.

Additionally, our experience and expertise encompasses all aspects of the building life cycle with structural design, inspection and construction phase services.

NYC Mixed-Use Projects

Service

Sustainable
Building NYC

All of our engineering divisions are focused on creating a more sustainable NYC both on land and in the water. We understand sustainable building strategies can create higher performing structures and help make a positive impact on our communities. As a result, our full-service team of engineers are committed to helping clients build greener and adapt to carbon-reducing guidelines.

Our structural and civil teams are behind some of the City’s most iconic green buildings and parks from large Passive House Projects like 425 Grand Concourse.

NYC Green Projects

Our teams provide support for green roofs and solar roofs, environmental permitting, building envelope inspections, and designs for building a greener (passive house, Net Zero, LEED certified) NYC.

Service

NYC Traffic
Engineering

Focusing on the safe and efficient movement of people and goods across roadways, our services include investigation of high-crash locations and development of countermeasures for mitigation, design of traffic control device installations and modifications, as well as short-term and long-term traffic flow management plans that estimate impacts of proposed commercial/residential developments on traffic patterns.

Microstation Traffic Engineering Support
Microstation Traffic Engineering Support

Specialty Market

Healthcare
NYC

From large-scale medical centers expanding campuses to smaller senior housing facilities needing structural support for upgrades, McLaren Engineering Group can accommodate the healthcare industry’s unique needs and deliver healing health spaces.

We have broad experience designing elegant, operationally focused engineering solutions for healthcare facilities to deliver best-in-class care.

Latest NYC Healthcare News + Projects

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NYC Engineers

Renowned for a trusted, high-quality approach, our award-winning firm solves complex engineering challenges with creative, custom solutions tailored to our clients’ needs.