Construction crews are pushing ahead on a new academic facility at Saddle River Day School in Bergen County, where the campus expansion centers on tying a new building into the look and feel of the existing school.
March Construction shared an update on the Dr. Kristen Walsh Hall of Science and Entrepreneurship, now under development at the private school’s Saddle River campus. The project includes major exterior masonry facade work intended to visually connect the new structure with nearby campus buildings, keeping continuity across the site.
According to project details released by the company, the facade scope sits at the heart of the architectural integration effort. Teams are coordinating stonework detailing, wall assembly components, and exterior finishing elements as part of the building envelope program. The work also requires alignment with existing architectural conditions so the new addition reads as part of the established campus, not a standalone structure.
The new Hall of Science and Entrepreneurship is being built at 147 Chestnut Ridge Road in Saddle River, New Jersey. The facility adds new educational space focused on science and entrepreneurship programming while expanding the school’s physical footprint. March Construction is serving in a construction management role.
For contractors working on K-12 additions, this kind of exterior integration work drives day-to-day planning. Matching adjacent buildings puts pressure on field layout, detailing, and sequencing, and it demands close coordination across the envelope so interfaces line up cleanly. On occupied campuses, phased approaches and utility coordination stay tied to schedule and access, since the school remains operational during construction.
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