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University of Pennsylvania Quadrangle – 71 Chimney scaffolds!!!

March 31, 2026

You read that correctly! 71 Chimneys! Look at our scaffold all over the entire Quad complex! The Quadrangle, commonly known as "the Quad," is a historic dormitory complex at the University of Pennsylvania that opened in 1895. Designed by Cope and Stewartson, its architecture was inspired by Oxford and Cambridge universities, featuring a blend of medieval and Renaissance styles. Today, it is organized into three distinct college houses: Fischer Hassenfeld, Ware, and Riepe, and remains a central landmark of undergraduate life on campus. (this from their website). The chimney reconstruction and renovation is just 1 part of a giant $200 million revitalization project...

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A Masterpiece in Renovation – The Fisher Fine Arts Library, University of Pennsylvania

March 24, 2026

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Once rejected, this now much appreciated "work of an artist”, as Frank Lloyd Wright declared, is being brought back to its former glory with a total exterior restoration! https://youtu.be/gZEfseAqfZ4?si=qd7zTzWF8ceY5PCT With the help of GC, INTECH, masonry restoration specialists, Joseph Dugan, Inc., and engineers, Alternate Design Solutions, Superior Scaffold (a Sunbelt Company) provided the foundation for renewal artists to render a masterpiece in renovation. The building’s exterior is undergoing critical restoration work that will target every inch of the facade, from the signature terra cotta tiles, sandstone walls, and copper roof to its doors and windows. Originally built in 1891 from red sandstone, brick and...

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‘Twas the Night before Thanksgiving – Emergency scaffold, shoring & overhead protection, Maple Shade, NJ

January 5, 2026

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Twas the night before Thanksgiving And all through the house Not a creature was stirring – Not even a mouse. Everyone had eaten And had retired to the couch Except for a one Anthony Pini Because he was no slouch While others watch sports And played games with their spouse Mister Pini was eating And cleaning house When his work phone rang It gave him a slight pang Because he knew an emergency Would end his Thanksgiving, with a Bang. Not hesitating, he answered the phone Just like on any other night And as he sped down I-95 Not a person was in sight With a chill in the air And a turkey leg in his hand Anthony pini made a gesture So...

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Suspended Scaffold and overhead protection all around 17th and Market!

September 23, 2025

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This is an impressive job! Not only from a scaffold or access point of view, but on every level. GC, Clemens Construction really did a great job at 17 Market West transforming this 18 story office tower into luxury units. Originally built in 1957, this complete interior/exterior conversion is a prime example of adaptive reuse, aligning with evolving market demands and sustainable construction practices. Superior Scaffold brought out an army of swing stages to help with the exterior renovation. A total of 14 suspended scaffold units around the building, all helping crews reskin the entire structure and reach areas for adding new steel,...

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Superior Scaffold’s debut at the Miller Theater – scaffold, swings, truss and overhead protection!

April 18, 2025

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Superior Scaffold was called in by GC, Clemens Construction, to provide overhead protection and suspended scaffold for the renovation of the Miller Theater, at 250 South Broad Street, within the Avenue of the Arts cultural district of Center City Philadelphia. The Miller Theater is the most prestigious location for touring Broadway shows, so the building needed to look as good as the entertainment it is putting on. Superior provided the swing stages (suspended scaffold) that crews used to reach every inch of the facade for cleaning, repairing, replacing and repointing. One of the biggest challenges was to span the iconic Miller Theater...

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Weathering the Storm. Scaffolding 600 N. Campus Dr., Rowan University

January 5, 2023

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This giant facade restoration and coping replacement job at 600 N. Campus Dr at Rowan University weathered the storm and came out looking new again. What do I mean by that? It was the end of winter and for some strange reason we got an inordinate amount of rain making parts of erecting this job challenging but as you can see from the photos our guys completed the task and it looks fantastic. Because of the size and shape of the building we scaffolded it, using system scaffold, in three phases. We started on one end and then worked our way...

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Reading Terminal Market (East Side) An intricate maze of scaffold

August 26, 2022

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This is one of those jobs that blows my mind. It’s not huge, but it took a lot of ingenuity to get it done. Premier Building Restoration is renovating the entire exterior of the Reading Terminal Market and this side has been challenging, to say the least. We won the prestigious GBCA Scaffold Project of the Year award for our work a little to the left of this job. You can read all about it here. In that job, we had to create a suspended scaffold rig that sat on the parking garage next door. On this job, we had to erect...

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Suspended scaffold, canopy and more at 510 N. Broad

July 19, 2022

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From a hole in the ground to a new mixed use apartment complex. LVL North, at 510 N Broad, offers an artful blend of stylish apartments and luxury living. At least that’s what their website says. No matter how you say it, this complex situated in Philadelphia’s “avenue of the arts” neighborhood will certainly create some buzz when it’s completed. Superior Scaffold was called in early on this project by GC, Clemens Construction, to give access support along the way. We started with a stair town in the hole when they broke ground and then erected a canopy/overhead protection system all the...

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Mission Impossible: Scaffolding the Dome on top of the Tropicana Casino, Atlantic City

January 26, 2022

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Ahhhhh, so here we are, 33 stories above the famed beach at Atlantic City. On top of the world-famous Tropicana Atlantic City, Boardwalk Hotel & Casino. Did I say on top? I believe I did. And not metaphorically either, but physically. Why, you ask? Well, today we are showing you one of those insanely crazy suspended scaffold designs that Superior Scaffold’s, Bob Sarkisian, came up with to solve a problem. And let me be the first to say, “this job looks much easier than it really is.” If my boss would let me fly a drone or pilot a small helicopter like...

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There is no i in team

July 22, 2021

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I’ve been watching a lot of Rick Beato videos lately. He’s the guitar guru who breaks down the coolest songs on the planet lick by lick. His enthusiasm is priceless. Even if you don’t understand the music theory it’s just fun to watch his facial expressions. Like a great song, it’s the collective entirety of the band that collaborates to make one cohesive, emotional, awesome piece. And our scaffold team is no different. I shot the photos of this job and thought about the different elements that came together to make it work. The first thing that came to mind is that...