Hollister Construction Services To Build 'Lifetown'

LIVINGSTON, NJ—Hollister Construction Services has been named construction manager for LifeTown, a 47,000-square-foot, $14-million facility in Livingston, NJ, that will provide social, therapeutic, recreational and educational programs to youths with special needs. The facility is being built by The Friendship Circle, a Jewish organization for children with special needs supported by the Chabad Lubavitch, a movement within Orthodox Judaism.

The project, slated for completion in winter 2015, will transform a former warehouse into an inclusive center. LifeTown will offer a variety of educational and therapeutic experiences, from a sand room for tactile therapy to mock retail stores for instruction on self-reliance within society. The center will also enable all children and teens to learn social and life skills in a safe and controlled environment.