LG Now Tops N.J. Palisades After Rocky Road to Finish

摘要

The $300-million new headquarters of LG North America, part of the South Korean giant manufacturer of electronics and other products, survived a unique design challenge: a protracted three-year battle with conservation groups opposed to the building's planned 143-ft height atop New Jersey's iconic Palisades. But once a negotiated deal and revamped design finally led to an early 2017 start, the project team faced a far more down-to-earth struggle-having to blast, chop and haul out "some of the hardest rock known to man."