| Project Name: | Paul F. Cullum Tower |
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| Project Location: | North Bergen, New Jersey |
| ALUCOBOND® Materials: | 117,000 sq.ft. 4mm Eight ALUCOBOND® PLUS Spectra Colors Platinum Mica Cool |
| Year of Installation: | 2013 |
| Architect: | Lothrop Associates LLP, White Plains, N.Y. |
| Fabricator: | Fairfield Metal, LLC, Fairfield, N.J. |
| General Contractor/Installer: | Arco Construction, Inc., West Caldwell, N.J. |
| Images: | Daniel Lunghi |
The North Bergen, N.J., Housing Authority’s Paul F. Cullum Tower was built in 1972 to provide homes for low-income senior citizens and disabled individuals. While the 15-floor 200,000 square-foot tower still met its primary goal to provide 308 affordable apartments, its exterior façade constructed with a blue-and-white aluminum curtain-wall system set over reinforced concrete walls with exposed gray concrete columns had faded and looked utilitarian at best.
