The Austin

The Austin is an upscale multi-family apartment complex located in Deptford, NJ. It has a parking lot approximately 295,000 square feet that was aging and experiencing several functional and aesthetic problems. When the parent company and manager of The Austin reached out to us, they let us know they had institutional investors walking the site in a few short weeks and needed the lot looking good as quickly as possible.

We identified underlying asphalt issues that would continue to cause problems in the future if they were not addressed correctly. The Austin management team decided to allow us to fix all identified issues prior to sealcoating and striping the entire lot.

We immediately came up with a plan that addressed all problems and allowed us to complete all work in the tight time frame requested by The Austin management. We began by cutting out and removing old asphalt and replaced it with new asphalt, in addition to using infrared repairs as needed. We addressed all underlying problems, including fixing a grading issue so that water would drain properly moving forward. Addressing drainage issues is step one to extending the life of a parking lot. When drainage issues are not addressed correctly they will begin to damage the base of the parking lot, at which point damage spreads quickly and needs full depth repairs.

After fixing all structural problems, and with very little time to complete the project before an investor walkthrough, we decided to use rubberized tar crack seal to seal all cracks and applied 2-3 coats of coal tar seal in two mobilizations. Due to time constraints by the customer, and the fact that this project was being done at a residential facility with a high volume of pedestrians, we modified our normal standard operating procedure to complete the work in only two mobilizations. We credit our hands-on leadership and agile business model with allowing us to complete this job on time while delivering a top quality product to our customer.