The Cleveland Plaza Building Rehabilitation / Restoration Project was a unique project because it was a very old building dating back to 1914. It was originally built as a high school for the Township of Cranford, NJ, until the high school out grew the building. Then in 1937 A new building was built and the high school moved to the new building. Later it was also used as an elementary school until it no longer suitable for a school. Then in the 1980’s the building was bought by Cleveland Plaza Associates. It was then renovated and converted into an office with a retail shopping center complex. The School Building sits in north side of Cranford, New Jersey for almost 100 years. Now newly restored, being an icon for the township, located two blocks from the train station approx. 1 mile west of the Garden State Parkway, exit 137 in Northern New Jersey.

In 2008 CAI was called on to rehabilitate and restore the exterior masonry and stucco facades, limestone panels, corner quoins, coping , sill stones and concrete plaza areas of the original school and retail strip buildings. The scope of work included treatment of exterior brick masonry walls, stucco, joint and crack treatment for the expansion & control joints, stucco facades, concrete plaza areas, ramps and walkways around the retail shopping center.

The work also included the building cleaning with high pressure water to remove air born contaminants, carbon, dirt and stains, surface preparation of the brick masonry, stucco and concrete surfaces, brick tuck pointing, stucco repairs with Sto Hardcoat stucco mix, architectural coating system, Sikaguard 550 W High performance coating system, concrete repair with Sikarepair SHA high strength modified mortars. Joint repairs with Sonneborn NP1 soft joint urethane sealant and brick masonry weatherproofing Sikaguard 501 W transparent weatherproofing system. Value added engineering (VAE) for the design, fabricate, Installation of the rain drip retaining system to eliminate/ minimize water staining to stucco façade and soffit surfaces. Replace exterior doors and lentils, concrete ramps, slabs, walkways, curbs, stair repairs and refinish the site lighting poles.

In summation, the following CAI services applied to Cleveland Plaza Project:

BER&R (Building Envelope Rehabilitation & Restoration) Services sm (for Better Building Operation, Safety and Comfort, of the Employees & Occupants)

HPPM (High Performance /Protection Membranes) Services sm ( for Minimizing Excess Moisture Mold & Keeping a Dryer & Safer Building Interior)

EWR&R (Exterior Wall Rehabilitation & Restoration) Services sm (for a more Aesthetically Appealing Facade Exterior)

MCSR&R (Masonry, Concrete & Stone Rehabilitation & Restoration) Services sm (for Minimizing Water Seepage & Maintaining Structural Integrity and Appealing Facade Exterior)