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Feature CONCRETE FLOOR EPOXY Crew Continues Hurricane Sandy Cleanup With Epoxy BY CHRISTA YOUNGPETER PHOTOS COURTESY MANHATTAN CONCRETE DESIGN Editor's note: This issue includes two projects that are part of the Hurricane (aka "Superstorm") Sandy recovery: this epoxy project and a cruise terminal project ("Superstorm Sandy Cruise Terminal Restoration," page 80). Our thoughts are with everyone affected by this storm and those who are still recovering over a year later. I In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, thousands still remain displaced by the unprecedented storm's devastation of New York City and its boroughs, many of which directly abut normally serene, landmark bodies of water. But long after the images have faded from daily news reels, numerous neighborhoods are still rebuilding and facing the logistical reality of rehabbing myriad structures ranging from grand, pre-war apartment homes to the integral arteries of the vast subway system to commercial buildings — all vital to the residents and visitors who inundate the greater metropolitan area daily. For Matthew Koerner of Manhattan Concrete Design, the ongoing renovation of Peter Cooper Village in Stuyvesant Town (known as "Stuy Town" to locals) is proving to be a challenging balance of post-World War II construction, which includes maintaining a semblance of peace for residents going about their busy daily lives and requires keeping peace with countless other trades doing their part in restoring a vast residential community back to its idyllic pre-Sandy condition. Peter Cooper Village itself is a well-known landmark in New York City, taking up more than 80 acres (0.3 km²) of the East Side, housing a staggering 25,000 residents just a block from the East River. Koerner's project is dealing with 15 buildings ravaged by foodwaters, and at 10,000 square feet (929 m²) each, it is no small undertaking. Dealing With Water One of the most devastating efects of Sandy was the amount of time that stagnant water remained in structures. In the case of Peter Cooper Village, fooded areas sat marinating for weeks before power was restored to the area and the proper 44 JANUARY 2014 COATINGSPROMAG.COM