The LandTek Group® recently completed the construction of The Elizabeth R. Hennessey Field at the Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, NJ. The multi-purpose turf field is designed for both men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s Lacrosse, and field hockey. The synthetic turf field is surrounded by a custom blue 8 lane running track, new digital scoreboard, chain-link athletic fencing, and a ball stop netting system. LandTek also constructed a new asphalt parking a lot with concrete walking paths adjacent to the new athletic field.
Over the past year, The LandTek Group® was hard at work renovating Robert Moses Middle School’s athletic facility. The area was tilled, laser graded, and fitted with new natural grass sod. The area consists of a renovated softball field, baseball field, two soccer fields, and a football field. New chain-link athletic fencing, backstops, and dugouts were constructed. The existing 6 lane running track was re-surfaced and painted a bright blue. New asphalt walking paths surround the facility interconnecting all the fields.
The new home of Penn State Harrisburg’s mens and womans soccer team was constructed by The LandTek Group®. The new construction of the multipurpose field included excavating the site and building a new drainage system and stone base. LandTek also installed perimeter fencing, a ball stop netting system, surrounding concrete walkways and a Musco lighting system.
The LandTek Group® recently completed a synthetic turf field conversion for Friends Academy in Glen Cove, NY. The new 88,000 sq.ft. multipurpose field is complete with soccer, field hockey and lacrosse inlaid lines. LandTek was responsible for all scope of work including the excavation, laser grading and construction of the new drainage system and stone base. After installing the synthetic turf LandTek installed a new ball stop netting system, perimeter fencing and a bleacher system.
The LandTek Group® is proud to contribute to the most recent renovations to Ellsworth W. Allen Park in Farmingdale, NY. The 22.5 acre expansion was completed in 2020 and has been recognized by the American Society of Civil Engineers with the 2020 Quality of Life Award. The LandTek Group® installed new a irrigation system and a water main to connect the existing park to the newly constructed park. Using synthetic turf LandTek built softball & baseball infields and constructed a synthetic turf t-ball field. The build scope also included a multipurpose field with three inlaid different sized soccer field lines. All the fields were connected by concrete walkways and LandTek installed a new 30’ chain-link fencing that incorporated ball stop netting systems into the design. New sod and natural running tracks were added along with brick pavers around a newly built comfort station. Additional amities included new bleacher systems, backstops, batting cages, scoreboards, and bocce ball courts.
This private NCAA Division III multi-sport facility was completed in 2017. The LandTek Group® was selected over several other specialized outdoor sports facility contractors by the college and entrusted to accomplish the work.
The project involved substantial earthwork and construction of an extensive underground storm water management system to convert the existing natural grass field to a synthetic turf multipurpose facility. This new state of the art facility also contains Musco sports lighting, black vinyl coated fencing with gates, walkways, bleacher pads, ball stopper safety netting system along with indigenous stone retaining wall and decorative landscaping beds.
Moriches Park in St. James, NY received a fresh new look to their two synthetic soccer fields. The LandTek Group® removed the old turf and replaced 170,000 sq. ft. with new state-of-the-art synthetic turf from FieldTurf. During the replacement, LandTek laser graded leveled the field and added new infill.
Phase one of Wellington High Schools’ sports and recreation facility in Wellington, FL has recently been completed. LTG Sports Turf One, a division of LandTek, started by resurfacing the multipurpose field with brand new synthetic turf for football, soccer, and lacrosse. This makes Wellington High School only the 3rd in the county to have an artificial turf field. The surrounding track was also resurfaced and widened. LTG Sports Turf One coordinated all site work, drainage, laser grading, and enhancements to the track and field elements.
Completed in June 2016, Rise Academy – Ashland School now has a new truly state of the art multipurpose alternative infill synthetic sports field that has for the first time provided the students with a safe place to enjoy outdoor activities. The newly renovated facility contains a cork infill synthetic turf field, bleachers with beautifully landscaped garden areas all bordered with new Redi Rock retaining walls and decorative fence integrated with ball stopper netting system.
This project presented a number of unique and unexpected challenges due to its urban location, local authorities/requirements and design enhancements which were added and performed during the construction process. Much of the work was delicate in nature so as to preserve the myriad of existing underground municipal utilities. The storm water management system was designed to meet the new stringent municipal storm water regulations while tying into and working in unison with the City of Newark’ s existing storm water system.