New Britain Museum of American Art

Landers House 
Downes Construction provided comprehensive Construction Management Services for the museum’s new 43,000 square foot gallery wing and renovation to the historic Landers House used for museum operations and education. The new museum was scaled for its historic residential setting, and provides new exhibition galleries for permanent and special exhibitions, new patron services, a new auditorium for lectures and films, and collections, study, and storage areas. The Museum offers a distinctly residential, personal scale, providing intimate, memorable experiences in the study and appreciation of its growing collection. 

Chase Family Building Addition
Downes Construction was hired to complete the 17,346 sq. ft. Art & Education addition to the Chase Family Building which provided seven more galleries and two smaller exhibit areas, and three spacious multi-sized art studios replacing one. The $22 million project also included acquisition of contiguous property, construction of more parking, and endowment growth.