In 1993, Bertelsmann acquired a Class A building at 1540 Broadway in order to consolidate their New York operations. The office was to serve as the USA Headquarters for several subsidiary companies: Bantam Doubleday Dell, Arista Records, BMG Entertainment, and RCA Victor. Bertelsmann occupied the entire building, consisting of 44 floors and 900,000 square feet of Class A commercial space.
For this large scale relocation project, Bertelsmann asked DVI Communications to provide them with a comprehensive spectrum of consulting and engineering services associated with the construction and deployment of the company’s new communications infrastructure and associated systems. DVI had full responsibility for the design, specification, procurement and implementation management of the communications infrastructure and corporate systems including: cabling, voice (PABX, TMS and voice mail) and rooftop systems (master antenna).
This project marked the beginning of the revival of NYC’s Time Square
district as a world center for a media and entertainment companies. With over
57,000 employees and 300 media companies in film, radio, television production,
book and music publishing, Bertelsmann ranks as the third largest media company
in the world.
PROJECT FACTS:
Location: 1540 Broadway , New York, NY
Size: 900,000 square feet, 44 floors, 400 employees
Services
Provided: Systems Design and Implementation:
• Feasibility Analysis
• Requirements Definition
• Development of Systems Architectures
• Switching & Transmission Technology Design, and Engineering
• Premises Wiring Design & Engineering
• Data Center Design and Layout
• Systems Life-Cycle Cost Analysis
• Systems Procurement & Implementation Management
Facilities Planning:
• Site Infrastructure Reviews
• Technology Systems Space Planning & Environmental Engineering
• Building Communications Requirements
• Wire Management
• Construction Drawings
• Rooftop Communications Design and Engineering
• Implementation Management & Multi-disciplinary Coordination
• Transition and Contingency Planning
• Systems Acceptance Testing
Systems: Voice Communications
• PBX (3000 lines Nortel)
• Voice Mail
• TMS
Cabling Infrastructure
• Lateral Plant (Category 5)
• Backbone (Fiber-Optic)
Data Communications
• Data Center
Wireless Communications
• Rooftop Satellite Dish & Antenna Farm
• UHF/VHF
• TV/RO Earth Stations
Multimedia Communications
• CATV
Special
Features: This project represented the first all Category 5 cable plant installation
in New York City. The project also included the design of a master antenna
farm for a building wide TV and FM distribution system combining CATV, satellite
TV/RO earth stations and UHF/VHF broadcast reception.
